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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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62 replies
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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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I've been testing this extensively for the past month, with different speakers and headphones, both with Bluetooth or without. There are no more doubts: Spotify MAC OSX App streaming quality is inferior than the Spotify iOS App. I have "High-Quality ...
I've been testing this extensively for the past month, with different speakers and headphones, both with Bluetooth or without. There are no more doubts: Spotify MAC OSX App streaming qu...
Newbie
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5 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice2020 Macbook Pro (M1)Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.4.1 My Question or IssueI've been completely unable to open the Spotify app on my Mac for the past several days now because it crashes the second I try to open it. It cra...
Plan Premium Country USA Device 2020 Macbook Pro (M1) Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 My Question or Issue I've been completely unable to open the Spotify app on my Mac for the ...
Visitor
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9 replies
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PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceMacbook Air 2020Operating SystemmacOS 15 My Question or IssueMy miniplayer/PiP keeps saying it's a premium feature when i want to make it smaller but i have Spotify Premium.
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Macbook Air 2020 Operating System macOS 15 My Question or Issue My miniplayer/PiP keeps saying it's a premium feature when i want to make it ...
Spotify Star
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA DeviceiMac 24-inch M1 2021Operating SystemSequoia 15.5 My Question or IssueHow do I stop this from happening every single time I switch to a different tab? I can hear what's playing -- I don't want a tiny window to show up....
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device iMac 24-inch M1 2021 Operating System Sequoia 15.5 My Question or Issue How do I stop this from happening every single time I swi...
Casual Listener
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6 replies
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Hi there,Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of the time but even then sometimes it reopens. I've gone ...
Hi there, Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of...
Music Fan
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13 replies
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PlanDUO/PremiumCountry Mexico Device(iPhone 12 Pro, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemiOS 18.6.2 / Monterrey 12.7.6 My Question or IssueI've tried inquiring by Google AI and also Brave browsers, as well as several recommended YouTube videos for h...
Plan DUO/Premium Country Mexico Device (iPhone 12 Pro, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System iOS 18.6.2 / Monterrey 12.7.6 My Question or Issue I've tried inquiring by Googl...
Moderator
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Hi, I'm trying to change the output channel of the Spotify App. Does anyone know how to do this? Please DO NOT tell me to change the default output device of my whole machine. Thats exactly what I do not want to do. I want to be able to play spotify ...
Hi, I'm trying to change the output channel of the Spotify App. Does anyone know how to do this? Please DO NOT tell me to change the default output device of my whole machine. ...
Newbie
22748 Views
23 replies
72 likes
PlanPremium DuoCountryUSADeviceMac DesktopOperating SystemSonoma My Question or IssueWhen I try to use the miniplayer, I get "you've discovered a premium feature" even though I am a premium user.
Plan Premium Duo Country USA Device Mac Desktop Operating System Sonoma My Question or Issue When I try to use the miniplayer, I get "you've discovered a premium feature" even though...
Visitor
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Running on OS X Mavericks. I went to go do something and I came back to my computer and my spotify was logged out and I can't seem to log back in. Is there any sort of backend update that happened recently that would cause this? I would switch to the...
Running on OS X Mavericks. I went to go do something and I came back to my computer and my spotify was logged out and I can't seem to log back in. Is there any sort of backend update that happened re...
Casual Listener
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154 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro late 2020 (Intel chip)Operating SystemMacOS Tahoe 26.0 My Question or IssueAfter upgrading MacOS, certain Spotify app features are missing. So far I have noticed that the controls which used to be enab...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro late 2020 (Intel chip) Operating System MacOS Tahoe 26.0 My Question or Issue After upgrading MacOS, certain Spotify app feature...
Visitor
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PremiumUnited States DeviceMacbook Pro 2014)Operating System(Sierra 10.12.6) Hello! So, Spotify will not completely download onto my desktop. It seems to be finished, but opens to a blank, grey screen. I've tried finding an answer online, however not...
Premium United States Device Macbook Pro 2014) Operating System (Sierra 10.12.6) Hello! So, Spotify will not completely download onto my desktop. It seems to be f...
Visitor
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Plan - Premium - the NetherlandsDevice - Macbook Pro Early 2015Operating System - Catalina 10.15.7Application - Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.96.785.g464c973aIssue: when playing using Spotify on MacOS and playing to another device (Chromecast Audio),...
Plan - Premium - the Netherlands Device - Macbook Pro Early 2015 Operating System - Catalina 10.15.7 Application - Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.96.785.g464c973a Issue: when playing...
Visitor
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17 replies
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I use a Mac. I have a free account. I have 620 songs but it won’t let me load any more. Is this the limit for a free account?
I use a Mac. I have a free account. I have 620 songs but it won’t let me load any more. Is this the limit for a free account?
Moderator
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA, Sweden (frequent travel)Device: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)Operating System: macOS 10.12.6 (16G29) My MAIN Question or Issue:How can I PERMANENTLY DISABLE automatic app updates so that it NEVER automatically updates again (...
Plan: Premium Country: USA, Sweden (frequent travel) Device: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) Operating System: macOS 10.12.6 (16G29) My MAIN Question or Issue: How can I ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiMac 2025Operating SystemSequoia (15.6.1)My Question or IssueWhen I try to pay a song, no matter what the song or by whom, it plays for a couple seconds and then begins playing "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift. Even if I play "F...
Plan Premium Country USA Device iMac 2025 Operating System Sequoia (15.6.1) My Question or Issue When I try to pay a song, no matter what the song or by whom, it plays for a couple seconds a...
Spotify Star
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hi! this is the same question as this one but because it’s marked as solved and the solution doesn’t work for me, I’m posting it again. I’ve double checked:1) I have no “login items” for my user in the Users & Groups pref pane2) when I right click th...
hi! this is the same question as this one but because it’s marked as solved and the solution doesn’t work for me, I’m posting it again. I’ve double checked: 1) I have no “login items”...
Casual Listener
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I have premium plan until March 2026 but cannot open my library on my mac
I have premium plan until March 2026 but cannot open my library on my mac
Spotify Star
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United Kingdom Premium Plan iOS10.15 MacBook Pro mid-2012 Spotify Ver 1.2.37.701 (Desktop Application) My Question or Issue Any time I type anything into the main search bar, I get the "Something went wrong. Try reloading the page." with the "RELOAD ...
United Kingdom Premium Plan iOS10.15 MacBook Pro mid-2012 Spotify Ver 1.2.37.701 (Desktop Application) My Question or Issue Any time I type anything into the main search bar, I get...
Newbie
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39 replies
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PlanPremium (student)CountryEgyptDeviceMacBook pro 2021Operating SystemmacOS 15 My Question or IssueMy spotify desktop app is always gray (nothing else appears). I tried to delete and reinstall numerous times but nothing changes. I tried troubleshoot...
Plan Premium (student) Country Egypt Device MacBook pro 2021 Operating System macOS 15 My Question or Issue My spotify desktop app is always gray (nothing else appears). I tried to d...
Moderator
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1 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceBrand new Macbook ProOperating SystemmacOS Sequoia My Question or IssueAs the subject states, I can't watch music videos on my desktop app - yesterday it was just freezing and taking me out of my current playlist...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Brand new Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Sequoia My Question or Issue As the subject states, I can't watch music videos on my desktop a...
Moderator
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