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Discuss Spotify for Mac
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...
Spotify Legend
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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 it's incredibly annoying to have this random window appear every single time. Mac...
Music Fan
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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...
Visitor
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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.
Visitor
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12 replies
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Search only gives four songs
Search only gives four songs
Visitor
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7 replies
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My Question or Issue Some time ago I only had to click on the album cover at the bottom left - and the song in the playlist where I started it was displayed in the middle. Now the additional album information opens. How do I “find” my current track a...
My Question or Issue Some time ago I only had to click on the album cover at the bottom left - and the song in the playlist where I started it was displayed in the middle. Now the additional album ...
Newbie
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3 replies
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Like many people I'd like to organize my library with album playlists. The auto-naming of an album saved as a playlists in the format «Artist – Album» was very convenient even though it has to be done on the Mac desktop client, since it wasn't workin...
Like many people I'd like to organize my library with album playlists. The auto-naming of an album saved as a playlists in the format «Artist – Album» was very convenient even though it has to be don...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Air 2015Operating SystemiOS 12.7.1 My Question or IssueIs it possible to block an artist on Spotify on the desktop app? All I've found is that you can block artists on a phone app, but I use my premium account th...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Air 2015 Operating System iOS 12.7.1 My Question or Issue Is it possible to block an artist on Spotify on the desktop app? All I've found i...
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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I have a Family Premium plan in the USA. I'm running the Spotify app version 1.1.63.568.gda8cb5ac-a on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) running macOS Big Sur 11.4. The gateway is a Ubiquiti ER-6P running v2.0.9-hotfix.2 with dnsmasq v2.85. The gateway u...
I have a Family Premium plan in the USA. I'm running the Spotify app version 1.1.63.568.gda8cb5ac-a on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) running macOS Big Sur 11.4. The gateway is a Ubiquiti ER-6P...
Casual Listener
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8 replies
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PlanPremium IndividualCountryUSDeviceMacBook Pro 14" (early 2023, apple silicon m2 pro chip [16gigs of ram, 1tb storage])Operating SystemmacOS 14.4.1 (23E224)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.35.663.gb699649eMy Question or Issuehi all. ive reporte...
Plan Premium Individual Country US Device MacBook Pro 14" (early 2023, apple silicon m2 pro chip [16gigs of ram, 1tb storage]) Operating System macOS 14.4.1 (23E224) Spotify for macOS (Apple ...
Not applicable
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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 ...
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...
Casual Listener
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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 ...
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...
Visitor
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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...
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...
Moderator
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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...
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...
Newbie
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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 ...
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...
Music Fan
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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 phone. How can I get Spotify back on my computer?
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...
Moderator
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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 ...
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...
Spotify Star
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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 ...
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...
Newbie
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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 missing that I find very basic... Anyway...One thing I would li...
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...
Moderator
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8 replies
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it skips songs automatically when clicked and doesn't stop shuffling and doesn't play song
it skips songs automatically when clicked and doesn't stop shuffling and doesn't play song
Moderator
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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. PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceMacBook Air M1 2021Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.5
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...
Newbie
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2 replies
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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...
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...
Casual Listener
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5 replies
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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 Bo Diddley radio, 6 out of the first 12 songs were Creedence e...
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...
Newbie
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1 replies
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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...
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...
Moderator
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