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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!!Superuser Contribution not possible to search ...

Planpremium individualCountryGermany DeviceiMacOperating SystemSonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueI open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to type in into the search field -> after the first letter there comes a message "som...

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Plan premium individual Country Germany   Device iMac Operating System Sonoma 14.6.1   My Question or Issue I open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to...

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Superuser Contribution "No internet connection detected" on desktop app (Error code: accesspoint: 31)

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Air, M2, 2022Operating SystemSeqouia 15.4.1 My Question or IssueI had issued with my desktop app not being able to play podcasts - just musics.I did a complete wipe of cache, still did not work.Did a complete uni...

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Air, M2, 2022 Operating System Seqouia 15.4.1   My Question or Issue I had issued with my desktop app not being able to play pod...

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Superuser Contribution Can't reach Spotify for Artists page on Safari

An animation of three dots persist when I try to open Spotify for artists page on Safari. I have been checking my stats from my mobile device, hoping the Safari issue would be solved by itself, but now it has been over a month. Thanks for help

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An animation of three dots persist when I try to open Spotify for artists page on Safari. I have been checking my stats from my mobile device, hoping the Safari issue would be solved by itself, but n...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artwork and Artist Images Missing in Expand Now Playing View

I'm experiencing an issue where artwork, canvas, and artist images are not displayed when using the "Expand Now Playing view" feature.Issue DetailsWhen entering "Expand Now Playing view", artwork, canvas, and artist images fail to loadThis issue cons...

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I'm experiencing an issue where artwork, canvas, and artist images are not displayed when using the "Expand Now Playing view" feature. Issue Details When entering "Expand Now Playing view", artwor...

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Two MacBook's appeared to be linked

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceMacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M1 ProOperating SystemMacOS 15.5 My Question or IssueAfter buying another mac, I moved configuration keeping the old one for different purposes. I log out Spotify on both devices than logged i...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device MacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M1 Pro Operating System MacOS 15.5   My Question or Issue After buying another mac, I moved configuration keeping the old...

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Pausing spotify mutes audio on entire computer when using bluetooth earphones

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceMacbook Pro 2017 (13")Operating SystemMacOS 10.13.5 (17F77)Spotify Version1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 When I pause a song on Spotify whilst using bluetooth earphones, audio is muted for every other application on the computer. Fo...

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Plan Premium Country  UK   Device Macbook Pro 2017 (13") Operating System MacOS 10.13.5 (17F77) Spotify Version 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9   When I pause a song on Spot...

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle recommendations appear in shuffle mode

So, when you click the "shuffle" button, it toggles between three modes: regular, shuffle, and smart shuffle. Smart shuffle recommendations appear in both "shuffle" and "smart shuffle" mode. Meaning I am unable to play in regular "shuffle" mode witho...

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So, when you click the "shuffle" button, it toggles between three modes: regular, shuffle, and smart shuffle. Smart shuffle recommendations appear in both "shuffle" and "smart shuffle" mode. Meaning ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Persistent sound muting/reducing by itself around every hour with a pause in playback of music

For the past few days, I've been having an issue where the volume of my music mutes by itself, which I have to increase manually again to resume playback.PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMacbook Air 2018Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.3 My Question or Is...

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For the past few days, I've been having an issue where the volume of my music mutes by itself, which I have to increase manually again to resume playback. Plan Premium Country India Device Macb...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs playlist won’t play individual tracks on macOS desktop app

Plan: PremiumCountry: CHDevice: MacBook Pro M1Operating System: macOS (Apple Silicon)Spotify Version: 1.2.61.443.gc51c574bMy Question or Issue:The "Liked Songs" playlist won't always start in the desktop app. It works when I click "Play" to launch th...

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Plan: Premium Country: CH Device: MacBook Pro M1 Operating System: macOS (Apple Silicon) Spotify Version: 1.2.61.443.gc51c574b My Question or Issue: The "Liked Songs" playlist won't always star...

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Superuser Contribution Fine-grained volume control using the mouse wheel

I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll wheel.Modern peripherals are becoming more exacting...

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I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll ...

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Superuser Contribution Wrong shortcut to playing song

PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro (16-inc, 2019)Operating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.2.3 My Issue:If the currently playing playlist is sorted by any way (like date added)And you click on the playing album thumbnail, will go to a random song

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Plan Premium   Device Macbook Pro (16-inc, 2019) Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.2.3   My Issue: If the currently playing playlist is sorted by any way (like date added) And you...

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Superuser Contribution Not playing any songs

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceMacBook Pro 2018Operating SystemioS My Question or IssueSo I’ve been dealing with a different problem mentioned in a separate thread (see here) and as soon as that got fixed, the web browser let me play three songs and then mov...

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Plan Free Country UK Device MacBook Pro 2018 Operating System ioS   My Question or Issue So I’ve been dealing with a different problem mentioned in a separate thread (see here)  a...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist changes to “My Episodes” lost after syncing between Mac and iOS

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacBook Air 2020Operating System(macOS Sonoma) My Question or IssueI’m experiencing a frustrating sync issue between devices. Earlier today, I spent over an hour organising the “My Episodes” playlist on the Spotify Mac Desk...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device MacBook Air 2020 Operating System (macOS Sonoma)   My Question or Issue I’m experiencing a frustrating sync issue between devices.   E...

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Superuser Contribution spotify in browser not making sound

correct output selected, have reloaded webpage, no bluetooth device connected, mac not muted, still no sound even though track says it's playing

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correct output selected, have reloaded webpage, no bluetooth device connected, mac not muted, still no sound even though track says it's playing

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Superuser Contribution unable to dismount discs due to spotify image

PlanPremiumDeviceMac ProOperating SystemiOS 15.2, happened on previous versions as well My Question or Issue Hi,I can't solve the following issue since a while now.Since about 4 months I am unable to eject any harddrives. In harddrive-helper I see th...

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Plan Premium Device Mac Pro Operating System iOS 15.2, happened on previous versions as well   My Question or Issue   Hi, I can't solve the following issue since a while now. Sin...

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Spotify ignores SOCKS proxy for device discovery

Spotify servers are blocked on my network, so I configure the software settings to use a SOCKS 5 tunnel over SSH. While the application itself works, device discovery, for example, my Android phone, does not work.When I connect to a network where Spo...

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Spotify servers are blocked on my network, so I configure the software settings to use a SOCKS 5 tunnel over SSH. While the application itself works, device discovery, for example, my Android phone, ...

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Superuser Contribution Different Liked Songs on different devices

Plan - PremiumCountry - UkraineDevice - iPhone 12Operating System - MacOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue:My web and mobile clients are showing that I have in Liked Songs 1037 tracks. But in my Mac OS app I have a similar playlist with 1033 songs. The Ma...

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Plan - Premium Country - Ukraine Device - iPhone 12 Operating System - MacOS 15.4.1   My Question or Issue: My web and mobile clients are showing that I have in Liked Songs ...

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Song Status Icon Delay

Plan PremiumDevice MacBook Pro 2023Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263) My Question or IssueI’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching between songs, the icon indicating whether a song is added to my library briefly shows ...

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Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro 2023 Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263)   My Question or Issue I’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching b...

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