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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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Solved!! [Desktop] Can't change my profile picture

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating System(iOS 10.14.3 My Question or IssueI recently removed my current profile in order to change it. Now when I add a new photo after clicking the change button, it's not there. It shows up but on...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System (iOS 10.14.3   My Question or Issue I recently removed my current profile in order to change it. Now when I add...

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Solved!! Ads playing on podcast even on premium

Premium planCountry: New Zealand DeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMac OS Mojave My Question or IssueI've been listening to the Magnus Archives podcast and I'm getting this problem where it'll play ads before the episode even though I have p...

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Premium plan Country: New Zealand   Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System Mac OS Mojave   My Question or Issue I've been listening to the Magnus Archives podcast and I'm ge...

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Solved!! Media Keys not working (F7,F8,F9)

Plan: Premium StudentCountry: USA Device: Macbook ProOperating System: High SierraMy Question or Issue: I used to be able to use the media keys (F7 for previous, F8 for play/pause, and F9 for next) to control spotify on my macbook pro. These no longe...

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Plan: Premium Student Country: USA   Device: Macbook Pro Operating System: High Sierra My Question or Issue:   I used to be able to use the media keys (F7 for previous, F8 for play/p...

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Desktop Spotify crashes every time on macOS 10.14.6

Plan PremiumBulgaria DeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)Operating SystemMojave 10.14.6 My Question or IssueEverytime I try to start Spotify it just crashes (does not start). Tried adding in privacy settings accessibility, no luck.Tried uninstalling the...

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Plan Premium Bulgaria   Device MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) Operating System Mojave 10.14.6   My Question or Issue Everytime I try to start Spotify it just crashes (does not st...

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Solved!! Can't post my playlist in playlist exchange forum

Hi there, I have this technical issue, I tried to make a post in the Playlist Exchange community but the system keeps on rejecting my post, saying that I must enter a valid Spotify URI, and that's what I'm doing but I can't fix the problem.Already tr...

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Hi there, I have this technical issue, I tried to make a post in the Playlist Exchange community but the system keeps on rejecting my post, saying that I must enter a valid Spotify URI, and that's wh...

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Solved!! Local Files on Mac Catalina

GerätMacBook ProBetriebssystemCatalina Hi!I can't play local mp3 Files on my Desktop APP. I added my local Folder, but Music is shown like this (1 second): The Files are free,- no protection.....Any ideas?Kind regards from GermanyBernd

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Gerät MacBook Pro Betriebssystem Catalina   Hi! I can't play local mp3 Files on my Desktop APP. I added my local Folder, but Music is shown like this (1 second):     &nb...

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Solved!! Can't find cache folder

Plan: Premium (Canada) Device: iMac (OS Mojave) My spotify app is extremely slow. I have looked through previous posts dealing with the same issue, and have found a guide for fixing this problem (linked below). However, the spotify cache folder that ...

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Plan: Premium (Canada)   Device: iMac (OS Mojave)   My spotify app is extremely slow. I have looked through previous posts dealing with the same issue, and have found a guide for f...

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Solved!! i can't change the song arrangement in my playlist

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceMacbook Air My Question or IssueNormally you can change the arrangement of songs in a playlist by dragging one but it doesn't work in just one of my playlists, in other playlists I don't have a problem with it and can ch...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Macbook Air   My Question or Issue Normally you can change the arrangement of songs in a playlist by dragging one but it doesn't work in just one of my...

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Solved!! Mojave text issues on non-Retina

Hi all, Have just upgraded to Mojave, and I use an external monitor alongside my Retina MacBook Pro (early 2015). However, the fonts look terrible on Spotify when using my non-Retina display. There's been plenty of chat online about Apple disabling s...

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Hi all,   Have just upgraded to Mojave, and I use an external monitor alongside my Retina MacBook Pro (early 2015). However, the fonts look terrible on Spotify when using my non-Retina display...

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Solved!! Spotify completely not working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Air Early 2015Operating SystemMacOS Mojave My Question or IssueSpotify just doesn't work at all. After opening the app, none of my friends appear. I click on my playlist and none of my songs are present. I try to pla...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Air Early 2015 Operating System MacOS Mojave   My Question or Issue Spotify just doesn't work at all. After opening the app, none of my friends a...

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Solved!! Unable to link spotify and facebook

Plan - PremiumCountry - UK Device - Macbook Pro 13 inch, 2017Operating System - MacOS Mojave 10.14.16 My Question or Issue I've tried multiple ways to connect my Spotify and Facebook over the last few weeks but have been unsuccessful. When I click on...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK   Device - Macbook Pro 13 inch, 2017 Operating System - MacOS Mojave 10.14.16   My Question or Issue   I've tried multiple ways to connect my S...

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Solved!! Queue won't queue

Trying to set up a queue from my playlists (which I do regularly), but nothing is loading int he queue. I am in Mohave 10.14.6 and Spotirfy just ran an update yesterday. Now this. Please fix before my morning session at 8:45 am EST.

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Trying to set up a queue from my playlists (which I do regularly), but nothing is loading int he queue. I am in Mohave 10.14.6 and Spotirfy just ran an update yesterday. Now this. Please fix before m...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Daily Mixes are regular playlists

I may be posting this on the Mac forum but this is happening on all of my devices including my MacBook Pro Retina. My other devices that I have Spotify Premium are my iPad Pro 2018, my iPhone 8 Plus and my iPhone 6S Plus. So today I was browsing my S...

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I may be posting this on the Mac forum but this is happening on all of my devices including my MacBook Pro Retina. My other devices that I have Spotify Premium are my iPad Pro 2018, my iPhone 8 Plus ...

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Solved!! Song title with a time in it adds a base date of 1899-12-31 in front of it.

My Issue:When a song title has a time in it, a base date of 1899-12-31 is added with the time displayed in 24-hour format. Please see the attached screenshot of Elliot Smith's song "2:45 AM" as an example. The title displays properly in the album tra...

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My Issue: When a song title has a time in it, a base date of 1899-12-31 is added with the time displayed in 24-hour format. Please see the attached screenshot of Elliot Smith's song "2:45 AM" as an ...

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Troubles with Mac El Capitan 10.11.6

Hello,since months Spotify on my Mac El Capitan (10.11.6) gets slower and slower. It needs maybe up to ten minutes to see not a black screen only.But also when playlists are loaded after such long time, normally it is not possible to start any list o...

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Hello, since months Spotify on my Mac El Capitan (10.11.6) gets slower and slower. It needs maybe up to ten minutes to see not a black screen only. But also when playlists are loaded after such lon...

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Solved!! Wrong song when clicking on the album jacket

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMacBookPro 2018Operating SystemmacOS 10.14.6 My Question or IssueI've got more than 4000 songs on a playlist, I don't know if it does something but, when I click on the jacket of the song, it doesn't focus the right song...

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Plan Premium Country France Device MacBookPro 2018 Operating System macOS 10.14.6   My Question or Issue I've got more than 4000 songs on a playlist, I don't know if it does something ...

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Solved!! Plays start and end of song only

Plan Premium for Family (master)DeviceMacbook Pro (2018 15")Operating SystemMacOS 10.3.5 I am playing back a particular album, and it will play around 20-30 seconds of the song, and then skip to play the last 20 seconds of a song. I once selected to ...

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  Plan Premium for Family (master) Device Macbook Pro (2018 15") Operating System MacOS 10.3.5   I am playing back a particular album, and it will play around 20-30 seconds of the so...

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Solved!! Down load time

HelloHow long does it take Spotify to play music after you have logged on? I have a fast connection and all other apps work very fast. Spotify takes 4 to five minutes. Is that normal?Matt

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  Hello How long does it take Spotify to play music after you have logged on? I have a fast connection and all other apps work very fast. Spotify takes 4 to five minutes. Is that normal? Matt

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