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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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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!!Superuser Contribution Some song can't playing on my Desktop but playable on my Mobile

PlanPremiumCountry ThailandDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 12.1.3 and macOS 10.14.2) Spotify on both is updated My Question or Issue Song: No Fun - Golden Features Remixcan't be play on my desktopbut playable on my iPhone - i am using this two d...

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Plan Premium Country  Thailand Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 12.1.3 and macOS 10.14.2)  Spotify on both is updated   My Question or Issue  Song: No Fun - Gold...

Peter

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Solved!! playlist not in sync

PlanPremiumCountry: Netherlands DeviceIphone 7Operating System: iOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueSo I put my playlist in 'recently added' but it isn't in sync with the same playlist on my mac

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  Plan Premium Country: Netherlands   Device Iphone 7 Operating System: iOS 12.1.4     My Question or Issue So I put my playlist in 'recently added' but it isn't in syn...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't find a bunch of music

Hey guys, today I created a Spotify Free account with the intention to upgrade to Premium very soon, but before that, I wanted to move all of my music from Apple Music, so I started looking up each individual album. Over HALF the songs (about 30-ish)...

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    Hey guys, today I created a Spotify Free account with the intention to upgrade to Premium very soon, but before that, I wanted to move all of my music from Apple Music, so I started l...

Peter

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Solved!! Username Numbers

PlanPremium My Question or IssueMy username is displayed in numbers as I de-activated my facebook account. I recently re-activated my facebook account but the username is still being displayed as numbers. Any idea how to revert it back to my name?

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  Plan Premium   My Question or Issue My username is displayed in numbers as I de-activated my facebook account. I recently re-activated my facebook account but the username is st...

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Solved!! Daily Mixes, Friend Feed, Radio not working on desktop (mac)

None of these three things work, they're still visable but clicking them just brings me to an error page. I've tried clearing my cache and restarting my computer multiple times but neither works!

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None of these three things work, they're still visable but clicking them just brings me to an error page. I've tried clearing my cache and restarting my computer multiple times but neither works!&nbs...

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Solved!! Spotify and spotify web wont play music.

PlanPremiumCountry BucharestDeviceOnePlus 6TOperating SystemWindows 10/ android My Question or IssueSo a couple of days ago my spotify app on windows just stopped playing music. I tried to find a solution (reinstalling spotify, deleting some files, i...

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Plan Premium Country  Bucharest Device OnePlus 6T Operating System Windows 10/ android   My Question or Issue So a couple of days ago my spotify app on windows just stopped playin...

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Solved!! After subscribing to premium, Spotify on my Mac(desktop) became unusable

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook pro 15 inch (late 2016) and Iphone SEOperating SystemMac Os Mojave 10.14.3 My Question or Issue Hi, I got a problem on Spotify desktop on my mac and it doesn't apply on my iphone. I just upgraded to premium for t...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook pro 15 inch (late 2016) and Iphone SE Operating System Mac Os Mojave 10.14.3   My Question or Issue  Hi, I got a problem on Spotify desk...

Mantisentil

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Solved!! Songs only playing on Chrome (not on macbook) and playlist only showing on Chrome (not macbook)

HelloStarting from the album 'Guero' by Beck second song .. None of the songs are playable on 'My computer' when I select that as output device;On 'Web Player' it does play. So on Web player I can play the songs and I can add them to a playlist, but ...

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Hello Starting from the album 'Guero' by Beck second song .. None of the songs are playable on 'My computer' when I select that as output device; On 'Web Player' it does play.  S...

Bittencourt

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution There are no songs to play in the queue

I just added songs to Spotify's queue. There were some older additions from the beginning of the week also. I restarted Spotify and now it says "There are no songs to play in the queue". Where did the songs go?! I was about to listen to them. Plan: P...

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I just added songs to Spotify's queue. There were some older additions from the beginning of the week also. I restarted Spotify and now it says "There are no songs to play in the queue". Where did th...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution dowloading spotify onto a new mac

Help. We just got a new mac and wanted to download spotify and all we get is a zip file. We cant open that can anyone help us please

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  Help. We just got a new mac and wanted to download spotify and all we get is a zip file. We cant open that can anyone help us please  

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution A few problems and missing features

My Question or IssueI'm a long time premium user on mac and iphone. Generally I love the service, but there are some significant issues that do make me sometimes wonder about other services. I've looked for a feedback forum, but don't see where to po...

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    My Question or Issue I'm a long time premium user on mac and iphone.   Generally I love the service, but there are some significant issues that do make me sometimes wonder abo...

Jemi

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Solved!! Spotify isn't playing certain songs and albums

PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemiOS 10.14.2 My Question or Issue Every playlist created by spotify and saved album I've tried have worked so far, but some albums (for example Midnight by Set it off) and songs (for example Robin Hood ...

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Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System iOS 10.14.2   My Question or Issue  Every playlist created by spotify and saved album I've tried have worked so far, but some a...

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Solved!! I can't upload a cover image for my playlists

My Question or IssueI have a MacBook Pro without a touch bar and Spotify won't let me upload images that are under 300 x 300. I have found heaps of photos above that measurement, but it still doesn't work. I've had Spotify for 3 years now, and on 3 d...

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  My Question or Issue I have a MacBook Pro without a touch bar and Spotify won't let me upload images that are under 300 x 300. I have found heaps of photos above that measurement, but it sti...

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Solved!! Genre and mood artwork not showing

The Artwork on my computer is not showing up for genres/moods/playlists. It is not enjoyable to use this service without the graphics. Premium UK Device Mac Pro My Question or Issue

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  The Artwork on my computer is not showing up for genres/moods/playlists. It is not enjoyable to use this service without the graphics.  Premium  UK   Device Mac Pro &n...

Bittencourt

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Solved!! [Desktop] Can't play the current song

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceMacbook Pro 2017 My Question or Issue Hi guys, like many others. I've gotten the notorious "Can't play the current song" message. I have tried reinstalling, turning off hardware acceleration, turning it back on. Etc you na...

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Plan Premium   Country US   Device Macbook Pro 2017     My Question or Issue  Hi guys, like many others. I've gotten the notorious "Can't play the current song" me...

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how to unblock a song

My Question or Issue How do you unblock a song that you blocked by mistake. This is extremely annoying. I picked up my device and my thumb hit that stupid block button by mistake now I cannot get back one of my favorite songs. Please fix this! I don'...

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    My Question or Issue   How do you unblock a song that you blocked by mistake.  This is extremely annoying.  I picked up my device and my thumb hit that stupid block b...

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Solved!! Remving from playlist

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiMac 2012Operating SystemHigh Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI have an issue removing songs from my playlist. When i remove the song it is gone from the playlist, but it still plays when i let spotify play the ...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands  Device iMac 2012 Operating System High Sierra 10.13.6   My Question or Issue I have an issue removing songs from my playlist. When i remove the s...

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Solved!! MacOS error

PlanFree/Country New ZealandDeviceMac desktop OS 10.14.2Operating SystemOS 10.14.2 My Question or Issue The installer in the app download is .exe, which of course doesn't work.And the web player doesn't work on Mac/Safari.

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Plan Free/ Country  New Zealand Device Mac desktop OS 10.14.2 Operating System OS 10.14.2   My Question or Issue  The  installer in the app download is .exe, which ...

Derek21246

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Solved!! Unable to right click on Spotify Mac desktop app

The past week I've been unable to righ click songs or playlists in my spotify desktop application about 90% of the time. Clicking the three dots to the right of a song normally to show more options doesn't work either This means I'm unable to in any ...

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  The past week I've been unable to righ click songs or playlists in my spotify desktop application about 90% of the time. Clicking the three dots to the right of a song normally to s...

Ortenzio

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Solved!! Friend feed doesn't show even though I have it set to show

My Question or IssueI have had Spotify free on my MacBook for three or four years and only just discovered that I am supposed to be able to see what my friends are listening to. I have toyed with the settings over and over again, but it doesn't show ...

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      My Question or Issue I have had Spotify free on my MacBook for three or four years and only just discovered that I am supposed to be able to see what my friends are listening...

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