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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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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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Problem with the Playlist Song Search Function

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceMacbook pro 13 inch m2Operating SystemMacOS My Question or Issue Issue with the playlist song search function. There is a bug I believe. Whenever I try to search a song within the playlist, It finds it, but then when I ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Macbook pro 13 inch m2 Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue   Issue with the playlist song search function. There is a bug I b...

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How To Fix Spotify Error 101

Here are some troubleshooting tips for fixing Spotify error 101:Restart Spotify: Fully close out of the Spotify app on your device and restart it. This can help clear out any temporary bugs.Update Spotify: Make sure you have the latest version of the...

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Here are some troubleshooting tips for fixing Spotify error 101: Restart Spotify: Fully close out of the Spotify app on your device and restart it. This can help clear out any temporary bugs. Upda...

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Superuser Contribution View Friend Activity not working since last update

PlanPremiumCountry - USADevice(iMac)Operating System(MacOS Ventura ) My Question or IssueMy View > Friend Activity has not been working at all since the most recent update of Spotify on the Mac (version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.18.999.g9...

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Plan Premium Country - USA Device (iMac) Operating System (MacOS Ventura )   My Question or Issue My View > Friend Activity has not been working at all since the most recent update o...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Issues Playing to External Speaker

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 & Macbook Pro M1 Operating SystemAndroid 13 & MacOS Ventura My Question or IssueI listen to Spotify almost everyday while working. For over a year, I've been successfully using Spotify to play...

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Plan Premium   Country United States   Device Samsung Galaxy S21 & Macbook Pro M1   Operating System Android 13 & MacOS Ventura   My Question or Issue I liste...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Collaborative playlist, can't see the username of who added song.(Spotify for Mac)

Hello. I have a collaborative playlist and before it used to show the song, artist, album, username and length of the song....but now im unable to see the username option so i don't know who added the songs. Ive been trying to search for this online ...

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Hello. I have a collaborative playlist and before it used to show the song, artist, album, username and length of the song....but now im unable to see the username option so i don't know who added th...

miyaov

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Using spotify web through MenubarX

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueHey y'all. I prefer having Spotify web in my menu bar as opposed to opening the full application. But it won't let me access my library on web. It just shows a message...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Macbook Pro Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue Hey y'all. I prefer having Spotify web in my menu bar as opposed to opening the full applic...

Maxim

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Superuser Contribution How to view exact date a song was added to a playlist

 PlanPremiumDeviceMacBook Pro 2019Operating SystemmacOS Monterey (12.2) Is there a way to view the exact date that a song was added to a playlist instead of the vague "[...] weeks ago"? It's only possible to see the exact date for songs added to a pl...

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  Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro 2019 Operating System macOS Monterey (12.2)   Is there a way to view the exact date that a song was added to a playlist instead of the vague "[...] week...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Reorganize my Playlist by alphabetical order

Plan: Student Premium Country: U.S. My Question or Issue: I want to reorganize my list of playlist that I followed and created so I can access them easier. Any tips on how I can do that? Thanks!

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  Plan: Student Premium    Country: U.S.    My Question or Issue: I want to reorganize my list of playlist that I followed and created so I can access them easier. Any t...

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Superuser Contribution I can't login to my app errorcode 409

I have a Premium Individual plan but when I'm trying to login I'm getting an error message that tells me that the app is only available for premium users

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I have a Premium Individual plan but when I'm trying to login I'm getting an error message that tells me that the app is only available for premium users

Dian

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Superuser Contribution problemas con la actualización número 1.2.17.834.g26ee1129

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuela última actualización [1.2.17.834.g26ee1129] parece [parece] que no va todo lo fina que deb...

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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 la últi...

Akodar

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Superuser Contribution I've subscribed to Premium Individual and am still getting ads

I am getting ads and also the Calm app telling me to breathe - lol. Very frustrating. Have logged out and in and no difference.

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I am getting ads and also the Calm app telling me to breathe - lol. Very frustrating. Have logged out and in and no difference.

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Spotify for Desktop saying I don't have premium and wont let me log in

PlanFamily Premium CountryUSA Device(Macbook Pro, late 2019) My Question or Issue:I have had Spotify Premium for over 7 years now. My subscription has not changed. Looking at my account on both my iPhone and a web browser on my Macbook, my family pre...

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Plan Family Premium   Country USA   Device (Macbook Pro, late 2019)   My Question or Issue: I have had Spotify Premium for over 7 years now. My subscription has not changed. ...

Maxim

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Solved!! Albums and tracks disabling, then no-longer findable on Spotify (coming up as "no results found")

Hi. An album I had saved has now disappeared. It started some weeks ago when the tracks on the iPhone version were diabled (greyed out) and wouldn't play. Then this spread to some views (but all) of the album on the MacBook version. The a track was d...

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Hi. An album I had saved has now disappeared. It started some weeks ago when the tracks on the iPhone version were diabled (greyed out) and wouldn't play. Then this spread to some views (but all...

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App saying I’m restricted for premium users

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacBook it’s from like 2021 Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue errorcode:access point:22 trying to log in on my Mac, but I’m getting that error code when trying logging in and I have ...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device MacBook it’s from like 2021  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   errorcode:acce...

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Spotify desktop keeps auto changing volume level to that of my connected phone (android)

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePixel XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhile listening to music on my Macbook Pro, Spotify will, every so often, dip in volume. The volume it dips to is the volume that is set on my phone.It took me a wh...

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Plan Premium Country England Device Pixel XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue While listening to music on my Macbook Pro, Spotify will, every so often, dip in volume....

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Superuser Contribution When I play music at 'artist-popluar' section, the navigation bar at below doesn't work on mac app

PlanPremiumCountrySouth Korea DeviceMacbook Pro 2021 (M1 Max)Operating SystemmacOS MontereySpotify mac app version1.2.17.834.g26ee1129 (newest version) My Question or Issue When I listen to music on the Spotify iPhone app, if I try to select a differ...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea   Device Macbook Pro 2021 (M1 Max) Operating System macOS Monterey Spotify mac app version 1.2.17.834.g26ee1129 (newest version)   My Question o...

Lyubka

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Solved!! Playlist/Album header background UI bug on Mac app

On the Mac application, when the header becomes smaller after scrolling, it does not span the whole width of the window and the playlist items background is visible behind it.

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On the Mac application, when the header becomes smaller after scrolling, it does not span the whole width of the window and the playlist items background is visible behind it.  

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Superuser Contribution Chrome VS Web App Not Working

This last week the web app stopped working in Chrome, only Chrome, it still works in Safari and Firefox. Running most up to date version of Chrome on my Macbook and an older version on my iMac, same results on both. The timeline moves as if the song ...

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This last week the web app stopped working in Chrome, only Chrome, it still works in Safari and Firefox.   Running most up to date version of Chrome on my Macbook and an older version on my iM...

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Superuser Contribution Jeg ønsker at sætte Spotify op ligesom iTunes da jeg er tango Dj. Hvordan

Since I also want to use Spotify like iTunes, I would like some guidance on the setup. + whether you can put in your own edited music (Cortina) and whether you can synchronize between Windows (desktop) and MacBook Air?

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Since I also want to use Spotify like iTunes, I would like some guidance on the setup. + whether you can put in your own edited music (Cortina) and whether you can synchronize between Windows (deskto...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Exiting fullscreen creates separate frozen snapshot of app window

Plan: PremiumCountry: IrelandDevice: iMac, Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019Operating System: 13.4.1 (c) (22F770820d) When exiting the fullscreen app on my system a separate copy of the application window is created which is frozen in place and unresponsive. ...

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Plan: Premium Country: Ireland Device: iMac, Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 Operating System: 13.4.1 (c) (22F770820d)   When exiting the fullscreen app on my system a separate copy...

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