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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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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't install - Catalina 10.15.7

MacBook Pro 2017Catalina 10.15.7 USA I was having an issue opening up Spotify, it was just a black screen and nothing was happening, so I used instructions found on the Spotify website to clean the app and all files pertaining to the app off my lapto...

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MacBook Pro 2017 Catalina 10.15.7  USA   I was having an issue opening up Spotify, it was just a black screen and nothing was happening, so I used instructions found on the Spotify...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music stops playing on Mac desktop app

PlanPremium CountryJapan DeviceMacbook Pro late 2019 and Mac mini M1 2020 Operating SystemCatalina and Big Sur My Question or Issue I'm using the Mac app and am running into the problem of music stopping when I press the play button. The problem I im...

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Plan Premium   Country Japan   Device Macbook Pro late 2019 and Mac mini M1 2020   Operating System Catalina and Big Sur   My Question or Issue   I'm using the ...

Jeremy

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Solved!! Clicking on album cover image of the song currently playing takes me to a wrong song on a playlist

When playing music from a playlist clickin on album image in left corner does not take me to the right song on a playlist. Instead it takes me to a wrong song. This happens when the sorting column is activated, but does not happen when the sorting co...

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When playing music from a playlist clickin on album image in left corner does not take me to the right song on a playlist. Instead it takes me to a wrong song. This happens when the sorting column is...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution unable to change cover picture for playlist

PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro 2012 My Question or IssueYesterday and today I haven't been able to change the cover picture for any of my playlists, it says "Failed to save playlist changes. Please try again" I have tried on several playlists, there's...

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Plan Premium   Device Macbook Pro 2012     My Question or Issue Yesterday and today I haven't been able to change the cover picture for any of my playlists, it says "Failed to ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution LIKED SONG GONE

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2012 Operating SystemMojave My Question or IssueI really keep coming back to my liked song to play a song. But now all gone after new update im installed, checkout the file given.

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2012  Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue I really keep coming back to my liked song to play a song. But now all gon...

Mihail

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't reinstall spotify app on Catalina

PlanPremiumCountry : Israel DeviceMacbook Pro 13-inch Catalina 10.15.6 I deleted the Spotify app from my computer about two months ago because it wasn't working well and kept crashing. I haven't been able to reinstall it ever since then. I've tried m...

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Plan Premium Country : Israel   Device Macbook Pro 13-inch Catalina 10.15.6   I deleted the Spotify app from my computer about two months ago because it wasn't working well and kep...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song Display in Playlists

Plan: Premium CanadaDevice: Macbook AirMy Question or Issue:When DJ-ing for my community, I create Playlists using Spotify. I'm sure thousands of your clients do, too. So, help us out, please. Simply include the running time in the list of songs in t...

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  Plan: Premium Canada Device: Macbook Air My Question or Issue: When DJ-ing for my community, I create Playlists using Spotify. I'm sure thousands of your clients do, too. So...

Alex

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Solved!! Can't share Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(MacOSCatalina) My Question or IssueI can't share my playlist or song on facebook, instagram, twitter.I also can not copy the url-link

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (MacOSCatalina)   My Question or Issue I can't share my playlist or song on facebook, instagram, twitter. ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Zoom in Spotify on mac OS

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

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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 w...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Mac] app crashes instantly

CountryUnited States DeviceMacbook Air 2020Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueThe moment I try to launch spotify, it shows up on dock and then goes away. The app doesn't even open for a second. I tried deleting cache, deleting...

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Country United States   Device Macbook Air 2020 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5   My Question or Issue The moment I try to launch spotify, it shows up on dock and then goes...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music randomly pausing on all my device, Mac, Iphone

Music keeps pausing every few second. Can't even finish a song. The problem is happening on all my device, Mac, iPhone 8s, Apple watch SE PlanPremium Device(iPhone 8s, Macbook Pro, Apple Watch SE)Operating System(iOS 14.1)

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Music keeps pausing every few second. Can't even finish a song. The problem is happening on all my device, Mac, iPhone 8s, Apple watch SE   Plan Premium     Device (iPhone 8s, M...

Peter

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Solved!! Adding to Queue Duplicates Song

I have a premium family plan, US. Every time I add a song to the queue (when dragging, usually from a playlist, into the queue icon in the lower right) it always adds two instances. This happens on multiple computers, all Mac, for me. Here's a gif of...

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I have a premium family plan, US.   Every time I add a song to the queue (when dragging, usually from a playlist, into the queue icon in the lower right) it always adds two instances. This hap...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution MAC DESKTOP UPDATE

On my mac, it's not allowing me to reorder my songs properly (I try to drag one song to the top but it just stops scrolling), dragging a song to the bottom is fine

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On my mac, it's not allowing me to reorder my songs properly (I try to drag one song to the top but it just stops scrolling), dragging a song to the bottom is fine

Elena

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Solved!! YamahaRX-V479 A/V Amp not showing as Connect device

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacbook Pro late 2012)Operating System10:13:6 High Sierra My Question or IssueTwo days ago the option to select my Yamaha RX-V479 amp disappeared from the Spotify app on my Macbook Pro and all the other Mac, iPhones and my ...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Macbook Pro late 2012) Operating System 10:13:6 High Sierra   My Question or Issue Two days ago the option to select my Yamaha RX-V479 amp disapp...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Obscure/unpopular tracks do not play

Recently I start hitting issues with playing obscure/unpopular artists/tracks. Here is an example:spotify:artist:3AUmmVu7wsx1EvUr1vlsk9 I hit Play and on most of tracks progress stays at 0:00 and nothing plays. For the artist above second track from ...

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Recently I start hitting issues with playing obscure/unpopular artists/tracks.   Here is an example: spotify:artist:3AUmmVu7wsx1EvUr1vlsk9   I hit Play and on most of tracks progress s...

yuryzholobov

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Dislike button missing from Spotify

PlanPremium CountryRomania DeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) Operating SystemmacOS Catalina (v 10.15.7) My Question or IssueDislike button is missing in every playlist in Spotify desktop app, same if I use Spotify player directly in browser.Is this t...

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  Plan Premium   Country Romania   Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020)   Operating System macOS Catalina (v 10.15.7)   My Question or Issue Dislike button is mis...

Alex

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Solved!! How to get the scrubbing Feature (Touch Bar)

I see people on their touchbar with the spotify logo and the scrubbing bar, how do you enable it or get it on there? Im stuck to only play, pause, change spotify volume, loop, shuffle, the default keys for spotify. How do i get the scrub bar on it?Pr...

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I see people on their touchbar with the spotify logo and the scrubbing bar, how do you enable it or get it on there? Im stuck to only play, pause, change spotify volume, loop, shuffle, the default ke...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify suddenly lags computer, won't load, and is barely functional. [Mac]

PlanPremiumCountryCaliforniaDeviceMac DesktopOperating SystemMacOS Sierra Spotify suddenly lags computer, won’t load, and is barely functional.One day I opened spotify and suddenly it just lagged my whole computer, I could still move my mouse but non...

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Plan Premium Country California Device Mac Desktop Operating System MacOS Sierra   Spotify suddenly lags computer, won’t load, and is barely functional. One day I opened spotify and su...

Ver

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Organising title in a playlist with desktop app

How can I organise titles within a playlist using spotify app on a mac book pro?They remains impossible to move.thks

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How can I organise titles within a playlist using spotify app on a mac book pro? They remains impossible to move. thks

Elena

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Mac] Spotify does not show content, does not play any tracks as if it was offline

With two different Macs I have the same issue with the latest versions of Spotify.Spotify lets me log in, shows me the home page but no content is loaded, my playlist are empty and if I try to play a song doesn't load anything.All is working if I ins...

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With two different Macs I have the same issue with the latest versions of Spotify. Spotify lets me log in, shows  me the home page but no content is loaded, my playlist are empty and if I try t...

Elena

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