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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...
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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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PremiumUKDevice - MacOperating System - macOS Catalina v10.15.2 My Question or IssueWhen I search for any song using the search bar on my mac it gives the expected titles but also titles of the same name that are unplayable which have a number (e.g 0...
Premium UK Device - Mac Operating System - macOS Catalina v10.15.2 My Question or Issue When I search for any song using the search bar on my mac it gives the expected titles b...
Moderator
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I'm using the free version of Spotify on my MacBook Pro, and for some reason, I can no longer delete playlists. I go into the playlist, click on the (...) button under the playlist title, and click "delete" from the drop down menu. Nothing happens. T...
I'm using the free version of Spotify on my MacBook Pro, and for some reason, I can no longer delete playlists. I go into the playlist, click on the (...) button under the playlist title, and click "...
Visitor
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In a playlist of mine that is more than 6 hours long, shuffle often plays songs twice or three times within 30 minutes. I know there are a few posts about this already, but there isn't a recent one and this problem still exists. It is obviously not d...
In a playlist of mine that is more than 6 hours long, shuffle often plays songs twice or three times within 30 minutes. I know there are a few posts about this already, but there isn't a rec...
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Implement "don't play / block / hide artists or tracks" -function on the desktop version of spotify, only available on ios/android?Thanks
Implement "don't play / block / hide artists or tracks" -function on the desktop version of spotify, only available on ios/android? Thanks 🙂
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PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceMac My Question or IssueSpotify won’t play local MP3 files. I’ve removed and reinstalled Spotify. I’ve made all the Local Files changes to ensure Spotify can play from their file location. Error message reads ‘Spotify cann...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Mac My Question or Issue Spotify won’t play local MP3 files. I’ve removed and reinstalled Spotify. I’ve made all the Local Files chang...
Roadie
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Plan: PremiumCountry: Czech republic Device: Macbook Pro Mid-2017Operating System: MacOS Catalina 10.15.4 After the latest update, I cannot use the MacOS app in offline mode. Most of my downloaded playlists are not available and all I get is the erro...
Plan: Premium Country: Czech republic Device: Macbook Pro Mid-2017 Operating System: MacOS Catalina 10.15.4 After the latest update, I cannot use the MacOS app in offlin...
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PlanPremium (latest version app installed)CountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 My Question or IssueI'm not able to start Spotify connect (for cromecast audio, samsung galaxy S9 plus) from my laptop as I cannot even ...
Plan Premium (latest version app installed) Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.6 My Question or Issue I'm not able to start Spotify conne...
Newbie
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Seemingly for no reason, Spotify on my MacBook Air was not connecting to the internet. I thought this was because I moved house, as I changed wifi sources. So, I logged out. Now that I try to log back in, there is a message saying a firewall might be...
Seemingly for no reason, Spotify on my MacBook Air was not connecting to the internet. I thought this was because I moved house, as I changed wifi sources. So, I logged out. Now that I try to log bac...
Spotify Legend
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Hi! I am on my desktop APP (not web browser) for Mac and I can no longer edit playlists (change cover, reorder songs, etc.) I have the premium plan. I have some custom covers I would love to use but can't find that option anymore. The pencil edit opt...
Hi! I am on my desktop APP (not web browser) for Mac and I can no longer edit playlists (change cover, reorder songs, etc.) I have the premium plan. I have some custom covers I would love to use but ...
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PlanPremium CountryGermany DeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) Operating SystemmacOS 10.14.2 (18C54) My Question or IssueHi, yesterday I updated the desktop app to version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6. The songs that were added to the queue before the upda...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) Operating System macOS 10.14.2 (18C54) My Question or Issue Hi, yesterday I updated t...
Spotify Legend
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Open Finder In the Menu Bar select Go and then 'Go to Folder' Enter: /private/etc/hosts Locate the file called 'host' and drag to desktop Open the file and replace the text with: ### Host Database## localhost is used to configure the loopback interfa...
Open Finder In the Menu Bar select Go and then 'Go to Folder' Enter: /private/etc/hosts Locate the file called 'host' and drag to desktop Open the file and replace ...
Gig Goer
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Macbook pro 2019Operating System: macOS 10.14.6 My Question or Issue Is it possible to configure Spotify to stop playing after I have been idle for a period of time, or perhaps after the screen locks? I have searched...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Macbook pro 2019 Operating System: macOS 10.14.6 My Question or Issue Is it possible to configure Spotify to stop playing aft...
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It looks like Spotify desktop client on mac OS is based on web-ui. It behaves as webpage when it comes to zoom functionality. I can use pinch-to-zoom or double-finger-tap (one finger) to zoom-in. I was just wondering if this expected? CheersRadek
It looks like Spotify desktop client on mac OS is based on web-ui. It behaves as webpage when it comes to zoom functionality. I can use pinch-to-zoom or double-finger-tap (one finger) to zoom-in. I w...
Spotify Legend
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I'm in the US, and I have Spotify premium. I'm trying to edit my playlist covers from one of my public playlists from my MacBook air, and I decided I didn't like one of the covers I chose and wanted to go back to the original four-album cover display...
I'm in the US, and I have Spotify premium. I'm trying to edit my playlist covers from one of my public playlists from my MacBook air, and I decided I didn't like one of the covers I chose an...
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No matter what my computer's output settings are, the Spotify app will *always* play through my laptop's speakers. All other apps are able to be played through headphones, a bluetooth speaker, my Scarlett 18i8, etc. but no matter my output settings, ...
No matter what my computer's output settings are, the Spotify app will *always* play through my laptop's speakers. All other apps are able to be played through headphones, a bluetooth speaker, my Sca...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: IndiaDevice:MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)Operating System: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or IssueI have recently noticed that local files from my Mac show up in search results despite the Show Local Files opt...
Plan: Premium Country: India Device:MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Operating System: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or Issue I have recently noticed that loca...
Composer
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Plan PremiumCountry CanadaDevice: Macbook Pro 11,5 2015, MacOS Catalina 10.15.4, Spotify 1.1.31.703.g256add22 My Question or IssueA few days ago (I think Thurs., April 30) suddenly the album cover for current song in the lower left corner of the Spot...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device: Macbook Pro 11,5 2015, MacOS Catalina 10.15.4, Spotify 1.1.31.703.g256add22 My Question or Issue A few days ago (I think Th...
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The most recent Spotify Installer for Mac gets stuck at 'Installing Spotify', and keeps eating RAM. I left it for a good 30 minutes, and by that time it occupied more than 28 GBs or RAM. PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro Retina 2014Operating ...
The most recent Spotify Installer for Mac gets stuck at 'Installing Spotify', and keeps eating RAM. I left it for a good 30 minutes, and by that time it occupied more than 28 GBs or RAM. Pla...
Casual Listener
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Hi all I am using webplayer and I would like to disable explicit content. I cannot find the setting. I am following the steps described here https://support.spotify.com/uk/using_spotify/system_settings/explicit-content/ Is there a way to remove expli...
Hi all I am using webplayer and I would like to disable explicit content. I cannot find the setting. I am following the steps described here https://support.spotify.com/u...
Casual Listener
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I was wondering if I could delete my 'Persistent Cache' folder without damaging my library of functioning of my desktop Spotify app? It is now at 30gb and taking up space I could do with. Also is there a way to cap this folder size or must I manually...
I was wondering if I could delete my 'Persistent Cache' folder without damaging my library of functioning of my desktop Spotify app? It is now at 30gb and taking up space I could do with.  ...
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