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Solved!! Spotify begins playing random music

When listening to one of my own playlists, Spotify begins to play random (usually top hits or hip hop) music instead. I may be mid song and it will change to something completely random, or if I have the music paused it will begin playing again later...

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Jemi

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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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Alcyon

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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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jruby

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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 Spotify volume is suddenly really quiet

PlanPremiumCountry AustriaDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue I have had Spotify on my Mac for months but suddenly the volume is really really quiet although the volume is completely turned on. The volume on my Mac does work ...

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Plan Premium Country  Austria Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  I have had Spotify on my Mac for months but suddenly the volume is really rea...

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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...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Installation/Login issues: "firewall may be blocking spotify"/ "downloaded disk spotify image"

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceMac ProOperating SystemHigh Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or IssueWhen attempting to log into a new device, Spotify initially refused to recognize my login information through my usual method (Facebook). I reset my passwor...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Mac Pro Operating System High Sierra (10.13.6)   My Question or Issue When attempting to log into a new device, Spotify initially refus...

AAnugrah281

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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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Superuser Contribution Premium user can't log in because of error 409

Hi, I'm trying to login to my desktop app (on Macbook) and it says I can't login because "App is restricted to premium users only. Error 409." I am on a family premium account that works fine on my phone. How can I get Spotify back on my computer?

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Hi, I'm trying to login to my desktop app (on Macbook) and it says I can't login because "App is restricted to premium users only. Error 409." I am on a family premium account that works fine on my p...

AlejaR

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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...

Luan

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Superuser Contribution Discord Rich Presence Reversed with Spotify Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacBook Air M2Operating SystemMacOS 13.0.1 Ventura My Question or IssueSpotify's rich presence in Discord only works when the Spotify desktop app is closed. This means when I run discord and stream Spotify music on ...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device MacBook Air M2 Operating System MacOS 13.0.1 Ventura   My Question or Issue Spotify's rich presence in Discord only works when the Spotify deskt...

igoroliveiragg

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Superuser Contribution add a second album to the waiting list at the end

Unfortunately I found the interface and navigation in Spotify to be quite annoying and cumbersome often... there does not seem to be organisation featues I would like and some things are missing that I find very basic... Anyway...One thing I would li...

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Unfortunately I found the interface and navigation in Spotify to be quite annoying and cumbersome often...   there does not seem to be organisation featues I would like and some things are mis...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Start a Jam on Mac

I am on the latest version of MacOS and the most updated version of Spotify, and for some reason I still cannot see the option to start a jam. PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceMacBook Air M1 2021Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.5

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I am on the latest version of MacOS and the most updated version of Spotify, and for some reason I still cannot see the option to start a jam.    Plan Premium Country United States&nbs...

2fatchiksAbgofchips

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Superuser Contribution Can't sort search results?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating System(OS 11.1) My Question or IssueHmm, seems this was a feature black in 2014 but why on Earth can I NOT sort my search results? Screenshot attached, and no, no green arrows pop-up upon hove...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System (OS 11.1)   My Question or Issue Hmm, seems this was a feature black in 2014 but why on Earth can I NOT sort my s...

Morriz

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Does Spotify get kickbacks from Creedence Clearwater Revival

I cant understand spotify's love for Creedence Clearwater Revival. No matter what radio station i pick, or how many times i thumbs down, I constantly get songs by Creedence. Seriously, on Bo Diddley radio, 6 out of the first 12 songs were Creedence e...

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I cant understand spotify's love for Creedence Clearwater Revival.  No matter what radio station i pick, or how many times i thumbs down, I constantly get songs by Creedence.  Seriously, on...

Phuckcreedance

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Superuser Contribution Spotify always plays the same playlist at the same time everyday

PlanPremiumCountryAusDeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemOS 10.14.3 My Question or IssueEveryday at 9:20am, if my laptop is on it starts playing a specific playlist, I would love to be able to stop it from doing this. I did once have the app wakefy...

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  Plan Premium Country Aus Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System OS 10.14.3   My Question or Issue Everyday at 9:20am, if my laptop is on it starts playing a specific playlist...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Please stop showing Pop-ups to remind me upgrading to the latest MacOS when I open it

As an old MacOS(Catalina, 10.15.7) user, I do have reason keeping my system version at 10.15.7 cause My Mac runs on Intel Chip and once it updates to a higher system version it would run slowly, which is also the reason I downgrade it and stay at 10....

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As an old MacOS(Catalina, 10.15.7) user, I do have reason keeping my system version at 10.15.7 cause My Mac runs on Intel Chip and once it updates to a higher system version it would run slowly, whic...

JMSch

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The solution to seeing how many songs you have downloaded on Spotify!

Hi there, I have had seen tons of people wanting to see if they can see how many songs they have downloaded. Well here is the solution! All you need is to go to whatever web browser you use and then click on it. It will open then paste this link to t...

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  Hi there,   I have had seen tons of people wanting to see if they can see how many songs they have downloaded. Well here is the solution! All you need is to go to whatever web browser ...

teknokraze

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desktop app

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...

Bittencourt

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Superuser Contribution Crossfade not working on Spotify Mac OS

Plan PremiumCountry USA Device/Operating SystemMacbook OS Sonoma 14.5My Question or IssueI've done a full clean reinstall (twice now) but I still can't get the crossfade to work. It used to work and then at some point stopped. Is this a bug? It's on ...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device/Operating System Macbook OS Sonoma 14.5 My Question or Issue I've done a full clean reinstall (twice now) but I still can't get the crossfade to ...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution album and playlist covers not showing/loading on desktop/web app (macos/edge)

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMacBook Air M1Operating System(MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 My Question or IssueEverything else works fine except for every album cover and playlist cover showing up as blank/black. here are some extra details: -I'm on Sonoma 14....

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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device MacBook Air M1 Operating System (MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1   My Question or Issue Everything else works fine except for every album cover and playlist cove...

sagenoob

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