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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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USA, Mac/PC/Android If I click on ANY podcast in the Mac application, Spotify automatically ads every single podcast to my queue, then sets it to autplay. I don't want this. Example. If I click on "Sword and Scale" ep 135, Spotify will add episodes 1...
USA, Mac/PC/Android If I click on ANY podcast in the Mac application, Spotify automatically ads every single podcast to my queue, then sets it to autplay. I don't want this. Example...
Visitor
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PlanPremium: canada Device(Macbook Pro late 2010 or something)Operating System(OSX) My Question or Issuespotify is not orking i just get a black screen. tried to do a clean install but the files i need are not on my computer (ive looked in libary > c...
Plan Premium: canada Device (Macbook Pro late 2010 or something) Operating System (OSX) My Question or Issue spotify is not orking i just get a black screen. tried to do a clea...
Spotify Star
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I just discovered that Spotify charged me twice in March...Once on 1st and then on 28th when I usually get charged.How could I get my money back from this extra payment or what should I do?
I just discovered that Spotify charged me twice in March... Once on 1st and then on 28th when I usually get charged. How could I get my money back from this extra payment or what should I do?
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Greetings, Has anybody managed to install the Spotify PWA from Chrome on MacOS ? No matter what I do, the web player wants me to download the native installer. This blog post seems to imply (at the very end of the post) that it's only available for C...
Greetings, Has anybody managed to install the Spotify PWA from Chrome on MacOS ? No matter what I do, the web player wants me to download the native installer. This blog post seems to imply ...
Spotify Legend
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Plan: FreeCountry: NetherlandsDeviceMacbook Pro late 2013 Operating SystemtemmacOS 10.14 My Question or IssueIm trying to play Neurotron - Japan (EP) but the play button ('afspelen') is greyed out. Actually, everything is greyed out. How can i play t...
Plan: Free Country: Netherlands Device Macbook Pro late 2013 Operating Systemtem macOS 10.14 My Question or Issue Im trying to play Neurotron - Japan (EP) but the...
Casual Listener
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Everytime I choose a playlist (now it's happening with the Daily Mix) it plays one or two songs and – even before ending the last song – Spotify suddenly changes the music to some random-pop-whatever song. It's happening even if the app is on pause. ...
Everytime I choose a playlist (now it's happening with the Daily Mix) it plays one or two songs and – even before ending the last song – Spotify suddenly changes the music to some random-pop-whatever...
Casual Listener
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PremiumAustralia DeviceMacbook Air ProblemI have spotify downloaded the app onto my macbook air however today it wont connect to wifi when the wifi is on and working fine for everything else, HELP!!! comes up with error code:4
Premium Australia Device Macbook Air Problem I have spotify downloaded the app onto my macbook air however today it wont connect to wifi when the wifi is on and working fin...
Newbie
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Premium plan, Canada, Macbook Pro 15" Mid 2014, macOS 10.12.6 I created a playlist using the desktop app, selecting songs that are available (not greyed-out). However, several songs are not playable. When I view the playlist via a web browser, they a...
Premium plan, Canada, Macbook Pro 15" Mid 2014, macOS 10.12.6 I created a playlist using the desktop app, selecting songs that are available (not greyed-out). However, several song...
Spotify Star
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Device(Macbook Pro)Operating System(macOs) IssueIt looks like the database has pruned on the 1st of February 2019 the song added date information on all the songs on all the playlists created by my account. This is very annoying as now I'm not able t...
Device (Macbook Pro) Operating System (macOs) Issue It looks like the database has pruned on the 1st of February 2019 the song added date information on all the songs on all the pla...
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I've a soundbar made by LG in the living room,It got an internal chromecast. While using my Galaxy Note9 connected to the Wifi I can switch my spotify device from the phone to the soundbar and to my mac's desktop app. However with my Mac's desktop ap...
I've a soundbar made by LG in the living room, It got an internal chromecast. While using my Galaxy Note9 connected to the Wifi I can switch my spotify device from the phone to the soundbar...
Casual Listener
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Plan : PremiumCountry : Japan Device : Macbook and iPhone My Question or Issue : Are there any methods to display all songs on Artist's page? There are "Popular" and "Album & EP" sections but I can't find the way to display all songs at once.Thank yo...
Plan : Premium Country : Japan Device : Macbook and iPhone My Question or Issue : Are there any methods to display all songs on Artist's page? There are "Popular" and...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2018)Operating System10.13.6 High Sierra My Question or IssueI use spotify at work and prefer to use the desktop app over the web client. I did not have the ability to use the mac app until I realized I could a...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 2018) Operating System 10.13.6 High Sierra My Question or Issue I use spotify at work and prefer to use the desktop app over the w...
Casual Listener
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Suddenly today, the small search window in the upper left of the Spotify window has disappeared! The only way to search is to scroll up to the top of the left sidebar, and click Search which takes you to the main Search window. Can't search from anyp...
Suddenly today, the small search window in the upper left of the Spotify window has disappeared! The only way to search is to scroll up to the top of the left sidebar, and click Search which ta...
Newbie
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I've been using spotify for Windows and Android for a while and everything worked almost perfectly, but recently i got a new Mac computer and one of the first things i did was to download spotify app, and since day one its one problem after the other...
I've been using spotify for Windows and Android for a while and everything worked almost perfectly, but recently i got a new Mac computer and one of the first things i did was to download spotify app...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacBook Pro 15 inch 2013Operating SystemMacOs Mojave Since a few days some songs I have added to certain playlists on my phone wouldn't show up in my playlists on my MacBook. Today I wanted to fix this so I reinstal...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device MacBook Pro 15 inch 2013 Operating System MacOs Mojave Since a few days some songs I have added to certain playlists on my phone wouldn't show ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryAusDeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemOS 10.14.3 My Question or IssueEveryday at 9:20am, if my laptop is on it starts playing a specific playlist, I would love to be able to stop it from doing this. I did once have the app wakefy...
Plan Premium Country Aus Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System OS 10.14.3 My Question or Issue Everyday at 9:20am, if my laptop is on it starts playing a specific playlist...
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PlanFreeIndia DeviceMacBook Air 2017Operating SystemMacOS Mojave 10.14.2I have been trying to add songs to my Playlist, I've set show Unavailable songs to turned On, But still, I can't see certain songs being added. Also if I try to play those songs ...
Plan Free India Device MacBook Air 2017 Operating System MacOS Mojave 10.14.2 I have been trying to add songs to my Playlist, I've set show Unavailable songs to turned On...
Regular
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Premium United States Mac Mojave latest version 3/9/19 When I click on the Browse tab on my Mac desktop and then the Discover tab, every week I would see brand new albums and artists that are based on my listening history. About a month ago, this sto...
Premium United States Mac Mojave latest version 3/9/19 When I click on the Browse tab on my Mac desktop and then the Discover tab, every week I would see brand new albums and artists that ar...
Community Legend
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I haven't tried this for probably a couple of years but I used to be able to go into one of my playlists, click share and there was an option to send directly to another Spotify user, and it would go to their Spotify inbox. The only options I see now...
I haven't tried this for probably a couple of years but I used to be able to go into one of my playlists, click share and there was an option to send directly to another Spotify user, and it would go...
Community Legend
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Hi, When I put all my music on spotify I sorted it in a few different playlists.But now I see it's also possible to put the music into a 'library' of in 'maps'. What is the difference between maps, library and playlist? And what do you think is the b...
Hi, When I put all my music on spotify I sorted it in a few different playlists. But now I see it's also possible to put the music into a 'library' of in 'maps'. What is the differ...
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