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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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Using the desktop app for Mac. Activity feed now just says 'Find Friends', and shows no friend activity . I know the friends I am following are online and listening to music but it is not appearing in the feed. Seeing what my friends are listening to...
Using the desktop app for Mac. Activity feed now just says 'Find Friends', and shows no friend activity . I know the friends I am following are online and listening to music but it is not appearing i...
Casual Listener
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2 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. discovered ...
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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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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
Moderator
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PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceMacbook Air (Mid 2013) Operating SystemOS X Yosemite, Version 10.10.5 Over the weekend, I had to do a series of shutting down and restarting my Macbook Air due to several tabs refusing to force quit. Today, I opened up th...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air (Mid 2013) Operating System OS X Yosemite, Version 10.10.5 Over the weekend, I had to do a series of shutting down ...
Newbie
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27 replies
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The artist released this album on april 10th and it's still hidden on my spotify account (or greyed out on my desktop app). I can see that people can listen to it. Am i the only one?
The artist released this album on april 10th and it's still hidden on my spotify account (or greyed out on my desktop app). I can see that people can listen to it. Am i the only one?
Visitor
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9 replies
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PremiumCanadaiMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)Monterey 12.7.4 Spotify runs fine on most of my home devices (Windows laptop, Android phone, etc). But on my work iMac at the office, the app takes forever to start. When I open Spotify from my dock, it opens p...
Premium Canada iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) Monterey 12.7.4 Spotify runs fine on most of my home devices (Windows laptop, Android phone, etc). But on my work iMac at the office, the app ta...
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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The star-shaped song recommendation feature disappeared from my Spotify app. First click shuffle, second click recommendation is possible, but it's different from the old version.I want a recommendation function that was convenient and easy in the pa...
The star-shaped song recommendation feature disappeared from my Spotify app. First click shuffle, second click recommendation is possible, but it's different from the old version. I want a recomme...
Moderator
374 Views
1 replies
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I clicked on a playlist link I recd from a friend & it automatically downloaded on to my iPhone...how to also get it on my Mac's app?
I clicked on a playlist link I recd from a friend & it automatically downloaded on to my iPhone...how to also get it on my Mac's app?
Moderator
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How do I force Firefox to always open open.spotify.com links in the desktop app?I am using the latest MacOS and the latest desktop app with a Premium account. Extra context: The biggest issue is that the open.spotify.com web app doesn't notify you wh...
How do I force Firefox to always open open.spotify.com links in the desktop app? I am using the latest MacOS and the latest desktop app with a Premium account. Extra context: The b...
Moderator
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13 replies
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I toggle the offline mode but Spotify still thinks I am offline. I have to quit Spotify and open it again for it to stop thinking I'm offline. Anyone experience this issue? Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.35.663.gb699649e
I toggle the offline mode but Spotify still thinks I am offline. I have to quit Spotify and open it again for it to stop thinking I'm offline. Anyone experience this issue? Spotify for macOS ...
Community Legend
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Team, The play count is not displaying for some users on deskptop. Example: The Beatles Spotify page is showing <1000 for their top songs when I view it on Desktop. When I view it on mobile, the plays are normal, well over a million.
Team, The play count is not displaying for some users on deskptop. Example: The Beatles Spotify page is showing <1000 for their top songs when I view it on Desktop. When I view i...
Casual Listener
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15 replies
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I don't know when Neil Young came back to Spotify, but I do not want that communist's music, face, name ... or anything of him to ever show up on my Spotify. Mr. "Rockin In A Free World" who gets famous then tries to leverage his fame to silence free...
I don't know when Neil Young came back to Spotify, but I do not want that communist's music, face, name ... or anything of him to ever show up on my Spotify. Mr. "Rockin In A Free World" who g...
Casual Listener
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When I view my account on my sister's device, two of my playlists do not show and I have no clue why. I did not get any copyright warnings, or any other popups about this and I am utterly confused. Please help, I want my friends and sisters to be abl...
When I view my account on my sister's device, two of my playlists do not show and I have no clue why. I did not get any copyright warnings, or any other popups about this and I am utterly confused. P...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMac Pro 2013Operating SystemOSX 12.7 My Question or IssueWhen typing songs into the search bar of my library, no results ever come up.The songs I search for are definitely saved in my library.Screenshots attached of a partic...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Mac Pro 2013 Operating System OSX 12.7 My Question or Issue When typing songs into the search bar of my library, no results ever come up. The songs I ...
Gig Goer
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I have a MacBook and have always listen to Spotify on it with no trouble I recently got a notification to update it and when I did the app wouldn't reopen. I tried to redownload the app but it still won't work
I have a MacBook and have always listen to Spotify on it with no trouble I recently got a notification to update it and when I did the app wouldn't reopen. I tried to redownload the app but it still ...
Community Legend
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Installing doesn't complete. I do have enough storage space on my Mac.
Installing doesn't complete. I do have enough storage space on my Mac.
Moderator
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i have some local files that i'd like to delete. i deleted the files from my mac but they still show up on spotify.
i have some local files that i'd like to delete. i deleted the files from my mac but they still show up on spotify.
Casual Listener
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DeviceiPhone, iPad, Mac Operating SystemiOS, MacOS Hallo, wer kennt das Problem und weiß Rat: Der Button "Entfernen" (durchgestrichener Kreis) in der Mac App hat anscheinend eine andere Funktion als das gleiche Icon in den Mobil Apps. Dort bewirkt de...
Device iPhone, iPad, Mac Operating System iOS, MacOS Hallo, wer kennt das Problem und weiß Rat: Der Button "Entfernen" (durchgestrichener Kreis) in der Mac App hat ansche...
Casual Listener
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I've just downloaded Spotify, but on the login screen, when opening browser, the option "continue in app" launches an error
I've just downloaded Spotify, but on the login screen, when opening browser, the option "continue in app" launches an error
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Air M1Operating SystemMacOS 14.2.1 My Question or IssueEvery time I play a song on the desktop Mac app, I get a popup saying "listen on your speaker!" I do not have a speaker (or any other Spotify capable device) co...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air M1 Operating System MacOS 14.2.1 My Question or Issue Every time I play a song on the desktop Mac app, I get a popup saying "listen on you...
Moderator
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