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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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Alcyon

Music Fan

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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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Fdowns

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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!! Unblock an artist

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacbook Pro late 2018Operating SystemMacOSX Mojave I blocked an artist (which, for some reason, is only possible via mobile). I'm now on my desktop and don't have my phone to hand, but I'm unable to unblock artists from des...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Macbook Pro late 2018 Operating System MacOSX Mojave   I blocked an artist (which, for some reason, is only possible via mobile). I'm now on my de...

Billy-J

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Most of "Liked Songs" are missing

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemHigh Sierra My Question or IssueHi, this morning I noticed that i have only 9 songs out of 2854 in my Liked Songs, I still have all my liked songs in the phone app & browser but not o...

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  Plan Premium Country France Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System High Sierra   My Question or Issue Hi, this morning I noticed that i have only 9 songs out of 2854 in ...

Dakat

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify keep pausing on Macbook and Android?

I can't believe that I have to post this question in 2020. I see this issue has been spinning around in the entire universe since 2015 or so. I know some of you are bored to see this question. Spotify keeps (randomly) pausing on both my laptop (Macbo...

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I can't believe that I have to post this question in 2020. I see this issue has been spinning around in the entire universe since 2015 or so. I know some of you are bored to see this question. &nbsp...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Playlists say they are downloaded but aren't

Hi folks! I just got a new Macbook Air, redownloaded Spotify (I have premium) and tried to download all my old playlists. They are downloaded on my phone, and I can play the songs on there, but unfortunately I can't get them to play on my computer. M...

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Hi folks! I just got a new Macbook Air, redownloaded Spotify (I have premium) and tried to download all my old playlists. They are downloaded on my phone, and I can play the songs on there, but unfor...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Solved!! My Jpg Cover Image Is Invalid?

Hi, okay soooo im trying to put a (900x900 pixel) cover image on my playlist (i dont have explicit artist permission to use it so im keeping it secret/for my own personal enjoyment until i do) and it was originally a png, but i duplicated the image a...

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Hi, okay soooo im trying to put a (900x900 pixel) cover image on my playlist (i dont have explicit artist permission to use it so im keeping it secret/for my own personal enjoyment until i do) a...

Delilah_Byrd

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Solved!! Play Queue: History says Empty

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(OnePlus 5T running Android 8.1.0, Mac OS 10.13.6 Desktop) EDIT/SOLVED: Uninstalled/Reinstalled desktop app. My Question or Issue My history of the last 50 songs played is empty on my Desktop app. Last week I listened to m...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device (OnePlus 5T running Android 8.1.0, Mac OS 10.13.6 Desktop)   EDIT/SOLVED: Uninstalled/Reinstalled desktop app.   My Question or Issu...

Socalrooster

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Solved!! Unable to install on mac

Family premium planCountry: Australia DeviceMacbook Pro 2019 Operating SystemVersion 10.15.7 My Question or Issue:Spotify works just fine on my iPhone but it stopped working on my mac for some reason. It would tell me that I was offline even though I...

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Family premium plan Country: Australia    Device Macbook Pro 2019   Operating System Version 10.15.7   My Question or Issue: Spotify works just fine on my iPhone but it ...

Billy-J

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Solved!! (MAC) Spotify

PlanPremium FamilyCountryItalyDeviceMacbook Pro late 2012Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.6 My Question or IssueAfter downloading and log in succesfully to spotify,the program doesn't start,doesn't play any track,and doesn't connect to any devic...

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Plan Premium Family Country Italy Device Macbook Pro late 2012 Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6   My Question or Issue After downloading and log in succesfully to spotify,the p...

Billy-J

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Solved!! Songs disappearing from playlists, mac

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro late 2015Operating SystemmacOS Catalina, 10.15.6 My Question or IssueHi,Is there a way to configure or remove certain keyboard shortcuts?I would like to specifically remove the ''Backspace-shortcut'' that del...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro late 2015 Operating System macOS Catalina, 10.15.6    My Question or Issue Hi, Is there a way to configure or remove certain k...

Billy-J

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[MacOS] Skip track button not working

DeviceMacbook Pro 13" 2016Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 The 'skip track' button (F9) does not work on the Spotify desktop app. 'Previous track' and 'play/pause' buttons work just fine. I reinstalled the app multiple times, does not help.

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Device Macbook Pro 13" 2016 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5   The 'skip track' button (F9) does not work on the Spotify desktop app. 'Previous track' and 'play/pause' buttons work j...

Joel-M

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Superuser Contribution Mac Desktop App not updating New Liked Songs from iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Device(iPhone 7 Plus, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.4) My Question or Issue If I have my mac desktop app open to the Liked Songs list and I use my iPhone to like a song in the ...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device (iPhone 7 Plus, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.4)   My Question or Issue   If I have ...

Elena

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Almost all albums are missing in the mac desktop app

On the iPhone app and web view the albums are still there.I've cleared the cash files, deleted the app and reinstalled. The only thing that changed is that before I could see all the albums if I changed the sorting to 'Recently Added'. I have the des...

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On the iPhone app and web view the albums are still there. I've cleared the cash files, deleted the app and reinstalled. The only thing that changed is that before I could see all the albums if I ch...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Installation on Catalina 10.15.6

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceiMac 18,1Operating SystemMac OS 10.15.6 My Question or IssueWhen in installing Spotify on Mac 10.15.6 the installer just quits without installation confirmation or opening the program. Is this normal?

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Plan Free Country Finland Device iMac 18,1 Operating System Mac OS 10.15.6   My Question or Issue When in installing Spotify on Mac 10.15.6 the installer just quits without installatio...

danisilver

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sign In With Apple on the Mac app

My account is based on Sign in with Apple, but there is no button for that to sign-in on the Mac app. How can I log in?

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My account is based on Sign in with Apple, but there is no button for that to sign-in on the Mac app. How can I log in?

theforcebemay

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Solved!! Can't change the oder of songs

My Question or Issue:After the latest update I can't change the order of my songs in my playlists. This is unacceptable and a good reason to stop the premium subscription! Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Macbook Pro 2020Operating System: macOS Catal...

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My Question or Issue: After the latest update I can't change the order of my songs in my playlists. This is unacceptable and a good reason to stop the premium subscription!   Plan: Premi...

music_datum

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist description not updating

Premium Family Plan - USADevice - Macbook Pro 2018Operating System - macOS Mojave v. 10.14.4 My Question or IssueI can't get already created playlist descriptions to update. Everytime I try to save an update to the playlist it reverts back to the ori...

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Premium Family Plan - USA Device - Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System - macOS Mojave v. 10.14.4   My Question or Issue I can't get already created playlist descriptions to update. ...

delysid23

Music Fan

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Solved!! Liked song not marked on artist page

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacOperating SystemMac OS My Question or IssueHi, Am I the only one with this issue? my songs present in my playlist "liked songs" are not marked (white heart) on the artist/album view, I thing this is an issue has it lead ...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Mac Operating System Mac OS   My Question or Issue Hi, Am I the only one with this issue?  my songs present in my playlist "liked song...

OUTAN30

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Solved!! View search results as text?

Is there any way to view search results as text not album covers, there used to be a way.Thanks Premium Mac desktopUSA

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Is there any way to view search results as text not album covers, there used to be a way. Thanks   Premium  Mac desktop USA

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Follower count

Why has my follower count reduced overnight?? It say 249 followers on the spotify application on my macbook pro but 279 followers on my artists.spotify.com page. I know some of the people that followed me on spotify cause i told them to. They couldnt...

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Why has my follower count reduced overnight?? It say 249 followers on the spotify application on my macbook pro but 279 followers on my artists.spotify.com page. I know some of the people that follow...

Joel-M

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Solved!! Not all local files showing up on iMac app.

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,e...

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 None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9,...

guavaman55

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