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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 on MacOS breaks in sleep mode or when window is inactive

PlanPremiumCountryGeorgia, but I am living in Portugal for now DeviceMac Book Pro (Apple M3 Pro) 16 inchOperating SystemMacOS Sequoia v 15.7.3 (had same issue on previous versions as well) My Question or IssueI use Mac M3 for my job and I like to lis...

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Plan Premium Country Georgia, but I am living in Portugal for now   Device Mac Book Pro (Apple M3 Pro) 16 inch Operating System MacOS Sequoia v 15.7.3 (had same issue on previous version...

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Solved!! App desktop nega l'accesso all'account

Plan Premium Country Italy Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System iOS 15.7.3 My Question or Issue Salve, da diversi giorni ho problemi di accesso all'app desktop, mi viene richiesto l'accesso, (img_1), vengo indirizzata alla schermata per accedere ...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System iOS 15.7.3   My Question or Issue   Salve, da diversi giorni ho problemi di accesso all'app desktop...

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Solved!! Option to view public playlists has been removed

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe 26.1 My Question or IssueAs of today I am no longer able to view the option to see my public playlists on my profile. It used to be below 'Top tracks this month'. Now it is only:Top artist...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe 26.1   My Question or Issue As of today I am no longer able to view the option to see my public playlists on my pro...

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Superuser Contribution On playlist, artist name is not showing in same manners

PlanPremiumCountry Devicemac miniOperating Systemmac os sonoma My Question or IssueThis playlist made by spotify is showing songs from multiple artists.But the placement of "Music Video" button and text are at the wrong place.When I skimmed to find t...

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Plan Premium Country   Device mac mini Operating System mac os sonoma   My Question or Issue This playlist made by spotify is showing songs from multiple artists. But the placeme...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Denon AV X1300W no sound with Spotify Connect - SOLUTION

I would like to share a solution to having no sound despite having a connection through Spotify Connect and despite showing that the app is actually playing the track - but with no sound as said. So far not a single forum entry showed me any work aro...

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I would like to share a solution to having no sound despite having a connection through Spotify Connect and despite showing that the app is actually playing the track - but with no sound as said. So ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app not working anymore

I've used Spotify desktop for Mac without any problems for years (I have a premium account). But since the most recent update it has stopped working. I can open the app but it's extremely slow and would load forever and eventually show "Something wen...

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I've used Spotify desktop for Mac without any problems for years (I have a premium account). But since the most recent update it has stopped working. I can open the app but it's extremely slow and wo...

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Superuser Contribution Airplay devices not showing up in mac app

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...

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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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Superuser Contribution App doesn’t work properly on MacBook Air

PlanPremium FamilyCountryItaly DeviceMacBook Air 2020Operating SystemmacOS 14.4.1 My Question or Issue Hi, since quite a lot of time the App on my MacBook doesn’t work properly. Basically, I can’t go on any playlist besides the one I was able to down...

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Plan Premium Family Country Italy    Device MacBook Air 2020 Operating System macOS 14.4.1   My Question or Issue   Hi,  since quite a lot of time the App on my ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add Spacial Audio support into the Desktop Version.

Within a Macbook Pro late 2016, I am able to activate "Spacial Audio" with compatible devices when watching some videos, movies... but not with Spotify ! In fact, the Spacial audio is available with the Spotify Web version opened in Safari, but using...

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Within a Macbook Pro late 2016, I am able to activate "Spacial Audio" with compatible devices when watching some videos, movies... but not with Spotify !   In fact, the Spacial audio is availa...

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Superuser Contribution How do I remove "Import your music from other apps" button?

PlanPremiumCountrySlovenia DeviceMacOsSOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI want to remove "Import your music from other apps" button. I don't have any other music apps. It's taking up space in already clutter...

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Plan Premium Country Slovenia   Device MacOsS Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I want to remove "Import your music from other ...

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Poor sound quality when on a Discord phone call (MAC)

Whenever I'm on a phone call on Discord, the sound quality drops significantly. I have the high quality streaming option switched on, so the call must be interfering with spotify somehow. I have a Macbook and premium account.

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  Whenever I'm on a phone call on Discord,  the sound quality drops significantly. I have the high quality streaming option switched on, so the call must be interfering with spotify someh...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [macOS] Cannot pause or play Spotify using space bar after minimizing using Command+W

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Air M1, 2020Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueAfter hiding / minimizing Spotify using Command+W (on macOS), play/pause functionality with the space bar does not work until clicking on...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Air M1, 2020 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.6.1   My Question or Issue After hiding / minimizing Spotify using Command+W (on macOS),...

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Superuser Contribution Songs immediately pause whenever I hit play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemVentura My Question or IssueRecently after playing a few songs, one song will just immediately pause upon playing, and trying to make it play again makes it pause after half a second. All following...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System Ventura   My Question or Issue Recently after playing a few songs, one song will just immediately pause upon playing, and tr...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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