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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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Jemi

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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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jo_margo

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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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jruby

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Where can I find the PDF that goes with my audiobook?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Air 2022 My Question or IssueI am listening to an audiobook on Premium that comes with supplemental docs/pdfs but I cannot find them on the Desktop app only on the mobile app. Any ideas where I can find these docs o...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air 2022   My Question or Issue I am listening to an audiobook on Premium that comes with supplemental docs/pdfs but I cannot find them on the Des...

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Superuser Contribution Loss of audio quality on macbook

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacbook Air M2 2023Operating SystemMacOS Sequoia 15.5 My Question or IssueThe audio quality is worse than on my iphone 14 pro with the same lossless setting and connection to wifi, it gets better when i turn the pla...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Macbook Air M2 2023 Operating System MacOS Sequoia 15.5   My Question or Issue The audio quality is worse than on my iphone 14 pro with the same...

Vasil

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Solved!! Spotify Sound Quality lowers while on Discord

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceMacbook Pro 13" Early 2015Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15.2 My Question or IssueWhenever I'm in a discord call, the sound quality from Spotify is dreadful. My headphones are Sony WH-H900N and connected thro...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom   Device Macbook Pro 13" Early 2015 Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15.2     My Question or Issue Whenever I'm in a discord call, the...

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Superuser Contribution MacOS, Spotify Crashing Immediately on Startup

PlanFree/PremiumCountry None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryCambodia, but currently in JapanDeviceMacMini M4Operating SystemMacOS 15.5 My Question or ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Cambodia, but curr...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Automix not working on macbook sequia 15.6

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Air M4Operating SystemSequia 15.6 My Question or IssueMy mac used to work perfectly for automixes. Today, upon checking my playlist I realized my automixes were all broken and the previous mix "pattern" (still access...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Air M4 Operating System Sequia 15.6   My Question or Issue My mac used to work perfectly for automixes. Today, upon checking my playlist I realiz...

Ivelina

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Re: Scope Extension Approved, but still getting Illegal scope

Hello, i am getting an illegal scope message when trying to log in on my Spotify account on my Mac. any ideas about how to solve that?

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Hello, i am getting an illegal scope message when trying to log in on my Spotify account on my Mac.  any ideas about how to solve that?  

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Spotify causing iCloud sync to hang

On MacBook Air M2, latest OS 26.1, Spotify desktop app is causing iCloud sync to hang ("uploading one item, 0 of 87kb"). As soon as I quit Spotify, the iCloud sync completes. As soon as I re-open Spotify the issue re-appears. I've already disabled lo...

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On MacBook Air M2, latest OS 26.1, Spotify desktop app is causing iCloud sync to hang ("uploading one item, 0 of 87kb"). As soon as I quit Spotify, the iCloud sync completes. As soon as I r...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution USB connection to Amplifier does not show anymore on iMac

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiMac late 2016Operating System Monterey, 12.7.6 My Question or IssueSince this week Spotify does not show my USB connection to my amplifier anymore, I can only see devices elsewhere in the house (TV, BlueOS). I do n...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iMac late 2016 Operating System   Monterey, 12.7.6   My Question or Issue Since this week Spotify does not show my USB connection to my am...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music won't play and I've tried refreshing

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceMac desktop My Question or IssueMy music won't play and I've refreshed, I've re-installed the app, and it keeps bugging out when i try to play music.

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Plan Free Country US Device Mac desktop   My Question or Issue My music won't play and I've refreshed, I've re-installed the app, and it keeps bugging out when i try to play music.

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Superuser Contribution Keyboard play/pause button doesn't work on video podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMacBook Pro M4 ProOperating SystemMacOS 26.1 My Question or IssueI have two external monitors. While watching a podcast video on Spotify on my Mac, and I'm using my browser/any other app on an external monitor an...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device MacBook Pro M4 Pro Operating System MacOS 26.1   My Question or Issue I have two external monitors. While watching a podcast video on Spotify...

Ivelina

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How to delete a playlist

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 I can't delete playlists I made accidentally. How do you delete a playlist and not just a so...

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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  I...

Bittencourt

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Superuser Contribution download a playlist

I am no longer able to download a playlist that I have created on my Apple McBook Air?

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I am no longer able to download a playlist that I have created on my Apple McBook Air?

Vasil

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Solved!! Get error Cant Play Current Song on every song i try

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro M3 ProOperating SystemIOS 15.6.1 My Question or IssueEvery song I try to play it says Cant Play this Song, that's the only info I get

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro M3 Pro Operating System IOS 15.6.1   My Question or Issue Every song I  try to play it says Cant Play this Song, that's the only info I...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Cant download Spotify on Mac OS 10.15.7

Hi, my MacBook air is the version of15.7.2, just redownloaded due to can not turn on the app anymore as well, but all shows up a black page and shutdown...why???? i've been listing on my laptop for years....

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Hi, my MacBook air is the version of15.7.2, just redownloaded due to can not turn on the app anymore as well, but all shows up a black page and shutdown...why???? i've been listing on my laptop for y...

dwfresh

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle on desktop

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 ...

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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. Ca...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after asking to reopen

Spotify crashes after asking to reopen PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemIOS Sequoia 15.6 My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify, a popup displays stating "the last time you opened Spotify it was force quite while reopenin...

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Spotify crashes after asking to reopen  Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Macbook Air Operating System IOS Sequoia 15.6   My Question or Issue When I open Spotify, a po...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 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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Plan Premium Country United States Of America Device MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7   My Question or Issue When I try to install Spotify ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Play/pause button not automatically focused after re-opening Spotify desktop

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...

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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 S...

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is there a way to edit incorrect lyrics?

The lyrics feature offers an option to "report" wrong lyrics, but it doesn't ask which ones are wrong or what the correct lyrics are. Normally I'm not too picky about this kind of thing, but I've come across a few lines that are just really flat-out ...

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The lyrics feature offers an option to "report" wrong lyrics, but it doesn't ask which ones are wrong or what the correct lyrics are. Normally I'm not too picky about this kind of thing, but I've com...

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Automatic bookmark for Audio books is not working

PlanPremium IndividualCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 15 Pro, Macbook Air)Operating System IOS 18.6.2, Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1 My Question or IssueAutomatic bookmark for Audio books is not working. If I want to stop listening to an audio book switching to li...

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Plan Premium Individual Country Germany Device (iPhone 15 Pro, Macbook Air) Operating System   IOS  18.6.2, Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1   My Question or Issue Automatic bookmark for...

Billy-J

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