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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

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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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jruby

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Solved!! Spotify playing podcast when I'm listening to a playlist

Hi! Spotify is automatically playing podcasts after the first song of the playlists I'm listening to. How can I prevent that? Thanks!

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Hi! Spotify is automatically playing podcasts after the first song of the playlists I'm listening to. How can I prevent that? Thanks!

DanifC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Hello! How do you use spotify as an alarm on your macbook pro?

Hi there - I would like to use spotify as an alarm on my macbook pro - doesn anyone know the best way to go about this? I tried Wakefy before but had trouble using it Many thanks in advance

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Hi there -  I would like to use spotify as an alarm on my macbook pro - doesn anyone know the best way to go about this? I tried Wakefy before but had trouble using it   Many thanks in ad...

Guido

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Solved!! Local files will not play at all

Can't get local files to work on desktop Spotify. I have tried logging out and back in, re-installing Spotify, deselecting the local libraries and re-selecting, selecting multiple different source folders, and I cannot get local files to play. They a...

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  Can't get local files to work on desktop Spotify.   I have tried logging out and back in, re-installing Spotify, deselecting the local libraries and re-selecting, selecting multiple di...

CBPoindexter

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Solved!! Strange "heart" icons all over the UI?

Suddenly there are "heart" icons everywhere in my interface. Why? 

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Suddenly there are "heart" icons everywhere in my interface. Why?  

jsannn

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Solved!! Bug - Repeat One Track doesn't work if you're playing on an external device

Hi, I found a bug. Normally the Repeat One Track will automatically repeat a song after its done playing, but if you're playing through an external device it will just go to the next song as if repeat one isn't even on. My setup is:-Music streaming o...

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Hi, I found a bug. Normally the Repeat One Track will automatically repeat a song after its done playing, but if you're playing through an external device it will just go to the next song as if repea...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify is really big

Macbook Pro OSX El Capitan Spotify interface is just huuge, too much.Haven't tried redownloading yet, but has anyone else had this problem?

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Macbook Pro OSX El Capitan   Spotify interface is just huuge, too much. Haven't tried redownloading yet, but has anyone else had this problem?

kayl-

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Solved!! Save album doesn't save songs

Plan: PremiumCountry: U.S. DeviceMacbook ProOperating System: macOS 10.13.3 When I click on SAVE under an album, it doesn't save the songs on the album to my library (see GIF).

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Plan: Premium Country: U.S.   Device Macbook Pro Operating System: macOS 10.13.3   When I click on SAVE under an album, it doesn't save the songs on the album to my library (see...

DanifC

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Solved!! So this is happening to me.

Ok so this is apparently occurring and yet, all my saved music is still there:Everything was just fine before, I'm not sure what exactly happened-

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Ok so this is apparently occurring and yet, all my saved music is still there: Everything was just fine before, I'm not sure what exactly happened-

DanifC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution UI Button with bug

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(macOS Mojave v10.14.5) Hi everyone I found a problem in the UI Button.For reproduce the same error is necessary open "about Spotify" menu, on this window has a close button, this s...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (macOS Mojave v10.14.5)   Hi everyone I found a problem in the UI Button. For reproduce the same error is ne...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problems to play some albums or playlist

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemiOS 10.14.5 My Question or IssueGood morning,I just realized that I have problems to play most of the albums or playlists in spotify. I can find them and open the details but when I cli...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System iOS 10.14.5   My Question or Issue Good morning, I just realized that I have problems to play most of the album...

Guido

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Solved!! Spotify App on Mac won't load music

Spotify FreeCountry: Italy Device: MacBook Pro 2017/18OS: Mojave 10.14 My Question:I haven't been using Spotify for at least a year on my MacBook. Yesterday I uninstalled and re-installed it, and now I have a big issue: I cannot load any kind of musi...

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Spotify Free Country: Italy   Device: MacBook Pro 2017/18 OS: Mojave 10.14   My Question: I haven't been using Spotify for at least a year on my MacBook. Yesterday I uninstalled and ...

monaka33

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcast page says there was a problem on desktop client, no problem on web client

I'm a premium member in the US This is a problem occuring on the OSX desktop client on an iMac running Sierra. When I click on Podcast from the navigation I am presented with a layer that reads:"There was a problem displaying this page!This page eith...

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I'm a premium member in the US   This is a problem occuring on the OSX desktop client on an iMac running Sierra.   When I click on Podcast from the navigation I am presented with a laye...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Specific podcast not filtering out "played" episodes

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 15inch 2018Operating SystemMojave This is specifically happening on my account for the podcast "Hello from the Magic Tavern." I have listened to episodes 1-41 so far to completion. However, when I filter the vie...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 15inch 2018 Operating System Mojave   This is specifically happening on my account for the podcast "Hello from the Magic Tavern." I have list...

Katerina

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Solved!! Songs gone after reinstallation

PlanFreeCountrySwedenDevice(Macbook Air, 2016)Operating System(MacOS Mojave 10.14.) My Question or Issue I reinstalled Spotify because some of the songs won't play. But after the reinstallation, all of my songs from all playlists are gone. And no it'...

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Plan Free Country Sweden Device (Macbook Air, 2016) Operating System (MacOS Mojave 10.14.)   My Question or Issue   I reinstalled Spotify because some of the songs won't play. Bu...

Bethany_Dawn

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Playlists are empty

PremiumFree/PremiumMalaysia Device(MacBook Pro 2012)Operating System(MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.2) My Friends' Spotify Playlists are empty ever since I downloaded the new update, they have not deleted the playlist since it still appears on my phone.I...

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Premium Free/Premium Malaysia   Device (MacBook Pro 2012) Operating System (MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.2)   My Friends' Spotify Playlists are empty ever since I downloaded the new ...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How long are the artist images cached?

I have a small visual issue with the Mac application. As a Spotify artist, I changed my avatar image almost a week ago, and it is correctly updated on all platforms I checked (iPhone, iPad, web player) except the Desktop Mac which still displays the ...

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I have a small visual issue with the Mac application. As a Spotify artist, I changed my avatar image almost a week ago, and it is correctly updated on all platforms I checked (iPhone, iPad, web playe...

Katerina

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Solved!! No favourite songs and i can't even play music

Spotify FreeItalyiMac Late 2015 macOS 10.13.4 Hi, i wanted to listen to a newly released song so i searched for it, pressed play but... nothing happened. In the bottom i had the progress bar empty, an empty album icon and no infos. So i uninstalled S...

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Spotify Free Italy iMac Late 2015  macOS 10.13.4   Hi, i wanted to listen to a newly released song so i searched for it, pressed play but... nothing happened. In the bottom i had the p...

Bethany_Dawn

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution YOUR DAILY DRIVE

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemAndroid & MacOS My Question or Issue Your Daily Drive is an amazing playlist, and now its gone! It has not been opening up for weeks! At first it would close out now it just won't open! PLEASE HELP!

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Android & MacOS   My Question or Issue   Your Daily Drive is an amazing playlist, and now its gone! It has not been opening up for wee...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Many of the songs on Spotify are blank and have no content for me. How do I fix this?

PremiumUnited States Macbook Air Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5 Many of the songs on Spotify are blank and have no content for me. How do I fix this?

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Premium United States   Macbook Air  Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5   Many of the songs on Spotify are blank and have no content for me. How do I fix this?  

zbononcini

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop (Mac) displaying different track to one playing

Premium PlanCountry UKMacBook Pro Mid 2014Operating System iOS 10.14.3 My Question or Issue Since last Spotify Update my main playlist (which is also often offline) - is on shuffle but the song displaying on the desktop app is not the same as the one...

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    Premium Plan Country UK MacBook Pro Mid 2014 Operating System iOS 10.14.3   My Question or Issue   Since last Spotify Update my main playlist (which is also often off...

malcolmduffin

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