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Pop-up for xpui appears on app startup

Every time my desktop app starts up another window appears for https://xpui.app.spotify.com/index.html with the error:DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN The app works fine but it's incredibly annoying to have this random window appear every single time. Mac...

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Solved!! Cant download Spotify on Mac OS 10.15.7

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Of AmericaDeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueWhen I try to install Spotify the installer says "Unsupported PlatformSorry, this version of Spotify is for mac...

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Solved!! Clear recently played on home screen?

How do I clear the recently played items that appear on the home screen upon launching the desktop app? If I go into the Recently Played section and remove them there, they still show up on the home screen.

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Solved!! Upstream request timeout?

The web player link brings me to a white page that says upstream request timeout. The website said it was fixed in October but it is a new issue for me.

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect plays greyed out songs in a playlist

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: M2 Macbook Air + Onkyo TX-NR676 via Spotify ConnectOperating System: Sonoma 14.1 My Question or Issue: I am posting this here because there is no Spotify Connect section of the forum. Spotify Connect plays tracks in ...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: M2 Macbook Air + Onkyo TX-NR676 via Spotify Connect Operating System: Sonoma 14.1   My Question or Issue:   I am postin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Expanding or closing a playlist folder scrolls the playlist sidebar out of position

PlanPremiumDeviceMacBook Pro, Intel, 2019Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 My Question or IssueSometime recently, I don't know if it's after a Spotify update or a macOS update to Sonoma, my playlists view has started losing its position when I expand...

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Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5   My Question or Issue Sometime recently, I don't know if it's after a Spotify update or a macOS update to...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Since the latest ios update i can't control spotify on my mac anymore

PlanPremium FamilyCountry DeviceMacbook Pro m1Pro 2021Iphone 15 pro Max My Question or IssueHi, suddenly when i am playing music on mac my spotify on ios doesn't switch to "remote control mode". I actually can play different music on spotify on my ip...

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Plan Premium Family Country   Device Macbook Pro m1Pro 2021 Iphone 15 pro Max     My Question or Issue Hi, suddenly when i am playing music on mac my spotify on ios doesn't s...

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Superuser Contribution Synced local files not available in playlist across devices

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceMacBook Pro 2021Operating SystemMacOS 14.2.1 (23C71) My Question or IssueHi, I'm having some problems with syncing between mac and iphone. I have some songs stored as local files on my mac, and I created a playlist ...

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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device MacBook Pro 2021 Operating System MacOS 14.2.1 (23C71)   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having some problems with syncing between mac and iph...

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent bug when trying to remove multiple songs at once

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro with Apple M2 ProOperating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)Spotify versionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.42.290.g242057a2 My Question or Issue There is a bug when trying to first select multiple songs a...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro with Apple M2 Pro Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) Spotify version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.42.290.g2...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The playlist description tooltip incorrectly displays HTML

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMac14,10Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) My Question or IssueThis is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description that contains links, the tooltip displays the HTML markup (likely due to do...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Mac14,10 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)   My Question or Issue This is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description...

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Green bubbles on desktop app with helpful tips I don't want or need (Mac user)

longtime userPremiumUSA DeviceMacBook Air M2, 2022Operating SystemSonoma 14.5 My Question or Issue:When I restart my laptop or relaunch Spotify after a period of indeterminate time, the green bubbles tell me what I can do inside the app. It would be ...

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longtime user Premium USA   Device MacBook Air M2, 2022 Operating System Sonoma 14.5   My Question or Issue: When I restart my laptop or relaunch Spotify after a period of indeter...

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Superuser Contribution No Miniplayer button

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacBook Air 2012Operating SystemMacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina) My Question or IssueI used to have a Miniplayer button, but it disappeared unexpectedly. I am unsure if this is an issue only affecting me or others, which is why ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device MacBook Air 2012 Operating System MacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina)   My Question or Issue I used to have a Miniplayer button, but it disappeared unexpectedly...

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After updating my 2020 macbook air to Sonoma 14.5, I am getting the following error when trying to open the desktop app."You can’t open the application “Spotify” because this application is not supported on this Mac."I have tried uninstalling and rei...

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After updating my 2020 macbook air to Sonoma 14.5, I am getting the following error when trying to open the desktop app. "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because this application is not s...

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Superuser Contribution Error "Network Connection Failed While Playing Content" but I'm online, music won't play

Over the last few days, I've noticed an increasing issue where the music stops playing mid song and I have a lot of trouble getting any music to start again. Eventually I've succeeded to get something to play again until now.Now I can't get any music...

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Over the last few days, I've noticed an increasing issue where the music stops playing mid song and I have a lot of trouble getting any music to start again.  Eventually I've succeeded to get so...

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Superuser Contribution Pop-up for xpui appears on app startup

Every time my desktop app starts up another window appears for https://xpui.app.spotify.com/index.html with the error:DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN The app works fine but it's incredibly annoying to have this random window appear every single time. Mac...

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  Every time my desktop app starts up another window appears for https://xpui.app.spotify.com/index.html with the error: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN    The app works fine but ...

bigriver76

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Superuser Contribution no username and password area/issue with signing in entirely

PlanPremiumCountryAmericaDeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemiOS 14.5 My Question or IssueOKAY SO- it started when my spotify for desktop suddenly stopped working. it wouldn't load songs, menus, podcasts, or even playlists. it was all just buffering and...

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Plan Premium Country America Device Macbook Air Operating System iOS 14.5    My Question or Issue OKAY SO- it started when my spotify for desktop suddenly stopped working. it woul...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast Playlist

Hello everyone,I have a problem with the Spotify app on my MacBook. On my iPhone and iPad, there is a "New Episodes" feature that allows me to easily find new episodes of my subscribed podcasts. However, this feature is missing in the Spotify app on ...

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Hello everyone, I have a problem with the Spotify app on my MacBook. On my iPhone and iPad, there is a "New Episodes" feature that allows me to easily find new episodes of my subscribed podcasts. Ho...

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Superuser Contribution Mac OS sequoia web player issues

using the Spotify web player on developer version os Mac OS sequoia is resulting in playback sounding like there's a sheet of glass lying on my MacBooks speakers, issue presents on built in laptop speakers and also when using bluetooth headphones, au...

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using the Spotify web player on developer version os Mac OS sequoia is resulting in playback sounding like there's a sheet of glass lying on my MacBooks speakers, issue presents on built in laptop sp...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Mac app won't play the song I want to hear. It gives out "can't play this right now" error.

I tried to clear app cache, force restarted app, restarted my Macbook Air but it still wouldn't play the song. Any ideas why?

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I tried to clear app cache, force restarted app, restarted my Macbook Air but it still wouldn't play the song. Any ideas why?

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Superuser Contribution spotify for artists working on phone but not mac

Hello, I am trying to update some information on my spotify artists page. I wanted to use my computer because I like the bigger screen to see everything. The problem is spotify for artists is not working on my Mac. I'm using safari to access the page...

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Hello,    I am trying to update some information on my spotify artists page. I wanted to use my computer because I like the bigger screen to see everything. The problem is spotify for art...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Crashes on Open (Mac) - Have tried reinstall/deleting cache

Spotify is crashing on open. Have tried multiple re-installs. During re-install, i delete the cache and application support folders, in addition to moving the application from apps folder to trash bin. On reinstall, it cues me to login on browser, wh...

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Spotify is crashing on open.  Have tried multiple re-installs.  During re-install, i delete the cache and application support folders, in addition to moving the application from apps folder...

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