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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 Spotify increasingly slow on iMac app and on internet

I have a premium plan. I live in Japan. I am using an iMac (2017), Ventura 13.6.7.My Question or IssueWhen I attempt to access Spotify from the Internet (https://open.spotify.com/), the first thing that pops up is a screen that says: "Something's wro...

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I have a premium plan. I live in Japan. I am using an iMac (2017), Ventura 13.6.7. My Question or Issue When I attempt to access Spotify from the Internet (https://open.spotify.com/), the first t...

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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 ...

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Superuser Contribution How do I go to the playlist of currently playing song on the Web interface?

So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the currently playing playlist. But for some reasons that do...

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So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the curre...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to get Spotify desktop to work

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook M1 ProOperating SystemmacOS Ventura 13.6.4 My Question or Issue Hi there, Just can't get this to work. Ever since I changed my display name and logged out I have had issues. I now have my display name and username th...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook M1 Pro Operating System macOS Ventura 13.6.4   My Question or Issue   Hi there,   Just can't get this to work. Ever since I changed ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App Not Working on MacBook

PlanPremium DuoCountryFranceDeviceMacBook Pro M2 2022Operating SystemmacOS Tahoe 26.3 My Question or IssueHi everyone,I’m having serious issues with the Spotify desktop app on my MacBook.The app opens, but it doesn’t function properly. Here are the p...

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Plan Premium Duo Country France Device MacBook Pro M2 2022 Operating System macOS Tahoe 26.3   My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I’m having serious issues with the Spotify desktop app...

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Superuser Contribution Insanely high battery impact and usage

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceMacBook Air 2023Operating SystemmacOS 14 My Question or IssueRecently I've began noticing an issue with the battery impact and usage of Spotify. Sometimes when using the app it'll randomly shoot up to like 300 energy im...

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  Plan Premium Country Denmark Device MacBook Air 2023 Operating System macOS 14   My Question or Issue Recently I've began noticing an issue with the battery impact and usage of...

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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Overlapping Audio Plays Automatically When Returning to Home Page

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceMacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)Operating SystemmacOS 26.1My Question or IssueWhen you click "Home" to return to the home page on the Spotify Web Player on Safari, it automatically starts to play many overlapping songs without an...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023) Operating System macOS 26.1 My Question or Issue When you click "Home" to return to the home page on the Spotify Web Player on Safa...

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Superuser Contribution Forced Smart Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro 2023Operating SystemSonoma 14.4.1 My Question or IssueSmart shuffle keeps getting forced onto my playlists. The shuffle button has the 3 options (no shuffle, smart shuffle, remove smart shuffle), but it only ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro 2023 Operating System Sonoma 14.4.1   My Question or Issue Smart shuffle keeps getting forced onto my playlists. The shuffle button has t...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution folder suddenly disapears after creation

Planfamily Countrysweden DeviceMac mini M2 pro Operating SystemMacOS Tahoe 26.3 My Question or Issue I have an issue when i create a folder it is viewable for a second and then it disaperas (see the attached video) its the same in both the web player...

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Plan family   Country sweden   Device Mac mini M2 pro   Operating System MacOS Tahoe 26.3     My Question or Issue   I have an issue when i create a folde...

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not syncing from iPhone to MacBook

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 11, Macbook Pro 2019)Operating SystemiOS 14.3 and MacOS Big Sur My Question or IssueWhen I like a song it always shows up on my liked songs on my phone, but my liked songs list on my MacBook is constantly ...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 11, Macbook Pro 2019) Operating System iOS 14.3 and MacOS Big Sur   My Question or Issue When I like a song it always shows up on my l...

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Superuser Contribution Mac desktop app multiple issues

PlanPremiumDeviceiMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)Operating SystemMac OS Monterey 12.7.6My Question or IssueI am using the most up-to-date version of Spotify and encountering multiple issues. 1- Some of my settings revert back to Spotify's default, specifi...

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Plan Premium Device iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) Operating System Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6 My Question or Issue I am using the most up-to-date version of Spotify and encountering multiple issues....

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Superuser Contribution playback reverts to same album

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issueplayback keeps reverting to an album I listened to three days ago. Will not play more than on...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue playbac...

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle on desktop

I want to buy Spotify premium but i Cant see Smart shuffle feature in the desktop app. Smart shuffle is present in the mobile app, but there is no smart shuffle feature in the desktop version. Can you help me if this feature is in active development ...

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I want to buy Spotify premium but i Cant see Smart shuffle feature in the desktop app. Smart shuffle is present in the mobile app, but there is no smart shuffle feature in the desktop version. Ca...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not work Mac

My Spotify app stopped working on my Mac.The App does not show any content. I was able to perform a clean install which worked only one. After coming back to my Mac, the same issue occurred: Spotify does not show any content. After reinstalling the A...

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My Spotify app stopped working on my Mac. The App does not show any content. I was able to perform a clean install which worked only one. After coming back to my Mac, the same issue occurred: Spotif...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing after a few seconds...

I start Spotify and go to play any song but within a few seconds Spotify will glitch and stop playing. The song's progress bar will continue to move forward but no sound will come out of my computer. My problem is on an M1 MacBook Pro hooked up to a ...

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I start Spotify and go to play any song but within a few seconds Spotify will glitch and stop playing. The song's progress bar will continue to move forward but no sound will come out of my computer....

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs appearing in 'Your Library' when empty

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe 26.4 My Question or IssueThe Liked Songs playlist has appeared all of a sudden in my library, similar to the ongoing Your Episodes issue this folder is also empty. Is this an issue or some...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe 26.4   My Question or Issue The Liked Songs playlist has appeared all of a sudden in my library, similar to the ong...

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Superuser Contribution Problem with blank dark screen after restarting the app on desktop, version 1.2.88.483

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro M1 2021Operating SystemTahoe 26.0.1 My Question or Issue[Update]:Took about 10 minutes to get past the blank screen - now I see my playlists and liked songs (but 0 songs in liked songs, despite having ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro M1 2021 Operating System Tahoe 26.0.1   My Question or Issue [Update]: Took about 10 minutes to get past the blank screen - now I...

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Lag on Apple Silicon

PlanPremium DeviceMacBook Air (2022, M2) Operating SystemmacOS Monterey 12.5 My Question or Issue: The Spotify interface and animations are often very choppy on my Apple Silicon mac with hardware acceleration on, and scrolling feels choppy and skippy...

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Plan Premium   Device MacBook Air (2022, M2)   Operating System macOS Monterey 12.5   My Question or Issue:   The Spotify interface and animations are often very choppy...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App Not Working on Macbook Neo

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook NeoOperating SystemMacOs 26My Question or IssueI am setting up a MacBook Neo and am having endless trouble with the Spotify Mac Desktop App. It simply will not synch content - something that I take for granted with ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Neo Operating System MacOs 26 My Question or Issue I am setting up a MacBook Neo and am having endless trouble with the Spotify Mac Desktop App. It si...

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Solved!! Missing - Audio Quality Setting

Hello, My Mac Spotify App is missing the Audio Quality setting. However, it shows up in settings within my Chrome browser. When clicking the streaming quality setting, it prompts me to the download the app. Edit to add computer specs:MacBook Air - M5...

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Hello,   My Mac Spotify App is missing the Audio Quality setting. However, it shows up in settings within my Chrome browser. When clicking the streaming quality setting, it prompts me to the d...

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