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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...
Visitor
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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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The web player link brings me to a white page that says upstream request timeout. The website said it was fixed in October but it is a new issue for me.
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceMacBook Pro 16" (2019)Operating SystemMacOS 12.4 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop (and web) prevents MacOS from showing the screensaver while playing music when using in clamshell mode. This is very annoying and...
Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device MacBook Pro 16" (2019) Operating System MacOS 12.4 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop (and web) prevents MacOS from ...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceiMacOperating SystemmacOS Monteray (Version 12.4) My Question or Issue For some reason, the shuffle and loop buttons on the desktop app are greyed out, and I cannot click them. Additionally, the play button at the top o...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iMac Operating System macOS Monteray (Version 12.4) My Question or Issue For some reason, the shuffle and loop buttons on the desktop...
Roadie
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FreeAustralia Macbook Air Operating SystemiOS 11.6 My Question or Issue:My spotify search bar has stopped working in entirety. Whenever I search something it gives me the message "No results found for ____. Please make sure your words are spelled cor...
Free Australia Macbook Air Operating System iOS 11.6 My Question or Issue: My spotify search bar has stopped working in entirety. Whenever I search something it give...
Regular
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If I block a user and they have liked one of my playlists before I blocked them, can they still see it?
If I block a user and they have liked one of my playlists before I blocked them, can they still see it?
Casual Listener
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When I connect my Macbook M1 Max to my interface (so I can listen on good speakers), the playback immediately slows down (thus lowering the pitch of the song as well). As soon as I unplug it, it returns to normal speed. Why is this happening? It did ...
When I connect my Macbook M1 Max to my interface (so I can listen on good speakers), the playback immediately slows down (thus lowering the pitch of the song as well). As soon as I unplug it, it retu...
Moderator
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I've started a song in a playlist and moved the progress bar about halfway the song. Then when I play a different song from that playlist, that song starts playing at 0:00, but... the progress bar either moves to the right of the previous song's posi...
I've started a song in a playlist and moved the progress bar about halfway the song. Then when I play a different song from that playlist, that song starts playing at 0:00, but... the progress bar ei...
Casual Listener
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I am trying to log ing, but I get the following error message (I am using Mac):> No internet connection detected. (Error code: access point:31)I tried to re-install the app, but it didn't work.
I am trying to log ing, but I get the following error message (I am using Mac): > No internet connection detected. (Error code: access point:31) I tried to re-install the app, but it didn't ...
Roadie
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Large playlists take forever to load on the Mac desktop app. At times they will return 'Can't Find This Playlist' errors. This has been an issue for approx 3 weeks. I have multiple record label playlists I update a few times a week. This issue is slo...
Large playlists take forever to load on the Mac desktop app. At times they will return 'Can't Find This Playlist' errors. This has been an issue for approx 3 weeks. I have multiple record label playl...
Moderator
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Search only gives four songs
Search only gives four songs
Visitor
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I've just figured out the dislike feature on Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists have been simplified: while before by clicking the minus button I got 2 separate options to dislike the current artist or the current song (which gave me the imp...
I've just figured out the dislike feature on Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists have been simplified: while before by clicking the minus button I got 2 separate options to dislike the curren...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemMac OS 12.4 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play all playlists in a folder I get a popup "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."Pla...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System Mac OS 12.4 My Question or Issue When I try to play all playlists in a folder I get a popup "Spotify can'...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMac Mini Late 2014Operating SystemmacOS 12.4 (21F79)Spotify VersionSpotify for macOS (Intel)1.1.85.895.g2a71e1b8 My Question or IssueSearching works, but clicking on "See All" sometimes shows grey boxes instead of results (...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Mac Mini Late 2014 Operating System macOS 12.4 (21F79) Spotify Version Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.85.895.g2a71e1b8 My Question or Issue Searchin...
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PlanPremiumCountryHong Kong DeviceMacBook AirOperating SystemmacOS Monterey 12.3.1 My Question or IssueI have Spotify on auto-start when I boot my laptop and today I'm on a metered WiFi connection (the router is using 4G). Because it's a bit slow and...
Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device MacBook Air Operating System macOS Monterey 12.3.1 My Question or Issue I have Spotify on auto-start when I boot my laptop and today I'm...
Spotify Legend
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Hi! Several weeks ago my interface has completely changed for no reason and it has become unmanageable and unusable. I tried to reinstall but nothing worked, the search for the interface switch from the visually impaired mode to normal was also unsuc...
Hi! Several weeks ago my interface has completely changed for no reason and it has become unmanageable and unusable. I tried to reinstall but nothing worked, the search for the interface sw...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumUSA DeviceMacBook Pro 2020 Just had a suggestion if there are any developers that read these. Love Spotify's interface as a whole, but I think it would be great to include a song/album's release date (not just year) on the Desktop version,...
Plan Premium USA Device MacBook Pro 2020 Just had a suggestion if there are any developers that read these. Love Spotify's interface as a whole, but I think it would be great t...
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I'm on MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 and Spotify version 1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819 for Intel. I always hide my apps (using Command-H) to switch and manage my windows. When I hide the Spotify app, then switch back to it so it becomes the active application, then pr...
I'm on MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 and Spotify version 1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819 for Intel. I always hide my apps (using Command-H) to switch and manage my windows. When I hide the Spotify app, then switch ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry Device2018 macbook proOperating System My Question or IssueI'd like to make all my playlists private (I have upward of 200). Can I do this in one action? Or does it require going through each individually and privatizing each indiv...
Plan Premium Country Device 2018 macbook pro Operating System My Question or Issue I'd like to make all my playlists private (I have upward of 200). Can...
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Today when playing any playlist on my mac client, spotify does not stay on the playlist I select, and randomly selects other songs from my all liked songs. PlanPremium Countryaccount belongs to Portugal but at the moment I'm in Germany Device(Macbook...
Today when playing any playlist on my mac client, spotify does not stay on the playlist I select, and randomly selects other songs from my all liked songs. Plan Premium Country ac...
Spotify Legend
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This used to be the case, but since the last few versions of Spotify Desktop re-opening the app does not automatically focus the keyboard on the Play/Pause button. How to reproduce:Open SpotifyPlay a songHide Spotify (Cmd+H or from menu Spotify > Hid...
This used to be the case, but since the last few versions of Spotify Desktop re-opening the app does not automatically focus the keyboard on the Play/Pause button. How to reproduce: Open S...
Newbie
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macOS 12.3.1, M1 MacBook AirThe app crashes with that error after launch. There are also many "exception EXC_GUARD invalid in EXC_CRASH" warnings.
macOS 12.3.1, M1 MacBook Air The app crashes with that error after launch. There are also many "exception EXC_GUARD invalid in EXC_CRASH" warnings.
Casual Listener
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