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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...
Casual Listener
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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...
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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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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.
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 ...
Visitor
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Hi, For a while now I've been unable to click the top of the Spotify window and drag it around my desktop. This is only a problem with Spotify, not any other applications on my computer. It's a big pain! Has anyone else experienced this issue? I'm us...
Hi, For a while now I've been unable to click the top of the Spotify window and drag it around my desktop. This is only a problem with Spotify, not any other applications on my computer. It'...
Newbie
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hi I need Spotify version to catlina 10.15 mac
hi I need Spotify version to catlina 10.15 mac
Spotify Star
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Even with the setting disables, the now playing pane still appears when I click and play something. My expected behaviours is that the Now Playing panel never opens. As an addendum, the Now Playing pane is an annoyance and truly terrible UX design. I...
Even with the setting disables, the now playing pane still appears when I click and play something. My expected behaviours is that the Now Playing panel never opens. As an addendum, the Now Playi...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemVentura 13.0 My Question or Issue: After I updated my Macbook Pro 2021 to Ventura 13.0 the Spotify app doesn't work anymore. When I start the app it is just gray and after awhile is says t...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System Ventura 13.0 My Question or Issue: After I updated my Macbook Pro 2021 to Ventura 13.0 the Spotify app doesn'...
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Using Mac (M1) Desktop app on a premium account in the UK and finding that artists I have successfully disliked/removed on iOS and are not showing up on mobile app are appearing/included and playing in desktop app when playing same playlist. Was conf...
Using Mac (M1) Desktop app on a premium account in the UK and finding that artists I have successfully disliked/removed on iOS and are not showing up on mobile app are appearing/included and playing ...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro M4 MAXOperating SystemMacOS Sequoia My Question or IssueIf I'm in a playlist or allowing Spotify to continue the playing similar music, and I decide to either manually adjust the song (bring it back to...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro M4 MAX Operating System MacOS Sequoia My Question or Issue If I'm in a playlist or allowing Spotify to continue the playing simi...
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PlanPremium DeviceMac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every time Spotify starts.There will be no new operating system versions for Mac Pro 5,1 ...
Plan Premium Device Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacbook Pro M4 2024Operating SystemmacOS Sequaoia 15.5 (24F74) My Question or IssueWhen accessing shared song link (for example in telegram) spotify plays links both web and app mac..
Plan Premium Country Device Macbook Pro M4 2024 Operating System macOS Sequaoia 15.5 (24F74) My Question or Issue When accessing shared song link (for example in telegram)&nbs...
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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. Can you help me if this feature is in active development ...
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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I was using Spotify, everything was as usual. But one day on startup my theme became inoperable. All the text went black on the dark theme and overlapped each other, it just became unreadable.PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacbook Pro14Operating Syste...
I was using Spotify, everything was as usual. But one day on startup my theme became inoperable. All the text went black on the dark theme and overlapped each other, it just became unreadable. Plan ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatuesDeviceMacbook Air M2Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueThe "liked" indicator is often not shown when it should.For example, the currently playing a song is displayed in the lower left. Next to it, ...
Plan Premium Country United Statues Device Macbook Air M2 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or Issue The "liked" indicator is often not shown when it should. For exam...
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PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceMacbook Pro M1 / Macbook Air M2Operating SystemSonoma Version 14.4.1 (23E224) on both Spotify VersionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.36.959.g04bf500c My Question or IssueOn my M1 mac I can see the little Open Minip...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device Macbook Pro M1 / Macbook Air M2 Operating System Sonoma Version 14.4.1 (23E224) on both Spotify Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1....
Music Fan
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PlanFreeCountryMexicoDeviceiMacOperating SystemMacOS Ventura 13.6.4 My Question or IssueHi! Since mid-February the Spotify desktop app for Mac doesn't open. I tried with reinstall the app and update to the latest MacOS version but the issue persists.
Plan Free Country Mexico Device iMac Operating System MacOS Ventura 13.6.4 My Question or Issue Hi! Since mid-February the Spotify desktop app for Mac doesn't open. I tried with rein...
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Brief description of the issueSpotify memory usage does not stop increasing until my MacBook runs out of memory/swap (I experienced up to 79 GB (!!!)) Steps to reproduce the issue:Start Spotify and just stream musicWait (do not know how long exactly,...
Brief description of the issue Spotify memory usage does not stop increasing until my MacBook runs out of memory/swap (I experienced up to 79 GB (!!!)) Steps to reproduce the issue: Start...
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It shows but is greyed out on Spotify new app in iMac so cant watch music videos anymore with a premium membership
It shows but is greyed out on Spotify new app in iMac so cant watch music videos anymore with a premium membership
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Premium AccountUSAMac OS Mojave Seems like Spotify keeps pushing this issue aside because not enough people are complaining about it. I've actually seen a good amount of posts on the community boards about it but none of them seem to have gained trac...
Premium Account USA Mac OS Mojave Seems like Spotify keeps pushing this issue aside because not enough people are complaining about it. I've actually seen a good amount of posts on t...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited STatesDeviceMacbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 MaxOperating SystemMacOS Ventura My Question or Issue The mac app won't show any airplay devices other than my phone or the web browser. My iphone Spotify app can see and send audio t...
Plan Premium Country United STates Device Macbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 Max Operating System MacOS Ventura My Question or Issue The mac app won't show any airplay devices oth...
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Plan - PremiumCountry - USA Device: iPhone 12 Pro and MacBook Air MacOS Sequoia v. 15Operating System - iOS and MacOS My Question or IssueI updated my laptop to Sequoia v.15 and Spotify stop working and I struggle to uninstall it. Now it is not compa...
Plan - Premium Country - USA Device: iPhone 12 Pro and MacBook Air MacOS Sequoia v. 15 Operating System - iOS and MacOS My Question or Issue I updated my laptop to Sequ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacBook Air M3Operating SystemmacOS Sequoia 15.5 My Question or IssueSome songs of smaller bands are played without any sound. The time runs and no error is displayed, but there is no sound. The same songs can be played...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Air M3 Operating System macOS Sequoia 15.5 My Question or Issue Some songs of smaller bands are played without any sound. The time runs an...
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