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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!! [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

Hey, I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control. I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote! Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotify, that's a huge disadvantage! I would request to build i...

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Hey, I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control. I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote! Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotif...

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Solved!! Can't download a playlist to another computer

Hello I use Spotify prenium on three of my devices, a windows pc, a mac and my iphone. I added local files to a playlist. on my iphone I was able to download the playlist in question but on my mac it does not matter, it's still waiting. I tried to re...

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Hello I use Spotify prenium on three of my devices, a windows pc, a mac and my iphone. I added local files to a playlist. on my iphone I was able to download the playlist in question but on my mac it...

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Solved!! Discover weekly songs in different languages

Hello.I personally am a great supporter of spotify. My discover weekly playlists are always great, but recently, diffrent language songs that I neither know nor speak is popping up in my discover weekly section. Can someone help me?By the way, here i...

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Hello. I personally am a great supporter of spotify. My discover weekly playlists are always great, but recently, diffrent language songs that I neither know nor speak is popping up in my discover w...

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Add MP3's to Spotify / MP3 Folders to Playlists

Please read carefully I have a huge amount of MP3s from back in the days. I would like to add those to Spotify BUT not integrating the local files into spotify as a link. So I am not looking for spotify to play my local files. I want spotify to recog...

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Please read carefully 😉   I have a huge amount of MP3s from back in the days. I would like to add those to Spotify BUT not integrating the local files into spotify as a link. So I am not look...

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Solved!! Scrolling

For some reason I can't scroll down on a page anymore. Any solutions?

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For some reason I can't scroll down on a page anymore. Any solutions?

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Solved!! Play/Pause button MacBook Pro version 10.13.1

My play/pause button on macbook pro doesn't work anymore with spotify. I am running version 10.13.1 and I use firefox as my internet search browser if that has anything to do with it. What should I do? Please help because I love this feature.

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My play/pause button on macbook pro doesn't work anymore with spotify.  I am running version 10.13.1 and I use firefox as my internet search browser if that has anything to do with it.  Wha...

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Solved!! If I delete songs on my computer (MacBook Air), will they stay on the Local Files tab in Spotify?

I don't have a lot of storage on my computer (120 gigs) and my music takes up a big portion of it, I want to delete them to make more storage but still want to be able to find them easily.

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I don't have a lot of storage on my computer (120 gigs) and my music takes up a big portion of it, I want to delete them to make more storage but still want to be able to find them easily.

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Solved!! Does Spotify use the local files to play from Offline playlist or does it stream?

Hello there,I downloaded my playlist on my Mac to save data. However, I wondered: When I'm connected to the internet but play my playlist, does ist use the offline files or does it stream? Thanks!

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Hello there, I downloaded my playlist on my Mac to save data. However, I wondered: When I'm connected to the internet but play my playlist, does ist use the offline files or does it stream?   ...

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Solved!! Playlist Sharing With Non-Facebook User

In April 2012 I convinced my elderly mother to download and install spotfiy. Soon after that I made a few playlists that I knew she would like and was able to simply enter her spotify username and send them to her inbox, which she promptly received, ...

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In April 2012 I convinced my elderly mother to download and install spotfiy. Soon after that I made a few playlists that I knew she would like and was able to simply enter her spotify username and se...

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Contact an artist

How do i contact an artist? The song 'You and I' by Mayday is not on iTunes or anywhere I can find apart form on spotify... I want to use this track from something so want to buy the track / contact the owner.... PLEASE!!!????

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How do i contact an artist?    The song 'You and I' by Mayday is not on iTunes or anywhere I can find apart form on spotify...   I want to use this track from something so want to ...

Bethany_Dawn

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Solved!! Script to change settings

Hi there! I am using Spotify desktop on my MBP. At the office, we use a proxy and I have configured spotify to go through the proxy. At home, I don't use anything. This means that every day, I have to go back to my settings, disable / enable the prox...

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Hi there!   I am using Spotify desktop on my MBP.   At the office, we use a proxy and I have configured spotify to go through the proxy. At home, I don't use anything.    Th...

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Solved!! Can't disconnect local file

I'm currently using the latest desktopversion of Spotify on my macbook and I'm unable to disconnect local files from songs on albums. Sometimes a wrong version is connected to a certain song, but when I click the right button on the song I can't find...

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I'm currently using the latest desktopversion of Spotify on my macbook and I'm unable to disconnect local files from songs on albums. Sometimes a wrong version is connected to a certain song, but whe...

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Songs cutting out mid play

Issue has started this morning and has occurred frequently. Whilst playing track, cuts out and clicking play doesn't restart - I have to click on the track listing and then it restarts (from the beginning). Not receiving any error messages to indicat...

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Issue has started this morning and has occurred frequently.   Whilst playing track, cuts out and clicking play doesn't restart - I have to click on the track listing and then it restarts (fr...

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Solved!! Can't Prevent Autostarting

I recently installed Spotify on a Mac running OS 10.10.3 (Yosemite). Spotify insists on autostarting despite all my efforts to disable it. The obvious mechanism appears to be to go into Spotify Preferences, Advanced Settings, and choose "No" on the o...

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I recently installed Spotify on a Mac running OS 10.10.3 (Yosemite). Spotify insists on autostarting despite all my efforts to disable it.   The obvious mechanism appears to be to go into Spot...

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Solved!! "Recently Played Artists" not updating after hack.

RPA will not update for me. I was hacked and they played a ton of weird polish music with generic album covers. I resolved the hacking issue and secured my account yesterday. However, the constant reminder of the hack is still there, in my recently p...

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RPA will not update for me. I was hacked and they played a ton of weird polish music with generic album covers. I resolved the hacking issue and secured my account yesterday. However, the consta...

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Solved!! Lyrics

Are lyrics only available using mobile devices, or can I see lyrics on my Mac?

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Are lyrics only available using mobile devices, or can I see lyrics on my Mac?

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Solved!! automatic start of spotify

Hello, When i start my computer Macbookpro, it automatically starts Spotify and i don't want it. (I desabled automatic start of stpotify on my users settings in the mac) Any ideas to stop that?Thanks.

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Hello,   When i start my computer Macbookpro, it automatically starts Spotify and i don't want it.   (I desabled automatic start of stpotify on my users settings in the mac)   An...

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Solved!! Find song that is currently playing

Hi - I love spotify but there's one thing I find maddening - I have a long, long playlist that I like to just play on shuffle. Sometimes a song comes on that I want to get rid of, or get more information on, but I can't find a quick way to go to the ...

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Hi - I love spotify but there's one thing I find maddening - I have a long, long playlist that I like to just play on shuffle. Sometimes a song comes on that I want to get rid of, or get more informa...

RDDJ

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Solved!! Play a certain playlist every day between 8 am - 4pm

Hello, I need to be able to play a certain playlist every day in the office between 8am-4pm. Does any of you have an idea how to do it? I have a dedicated Mac, which is open all the time and Spotify is also open. Thanks Kasper

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Hello, I need to be able to play a certain playlist every day in the office between 8am-4pm. Does any of you have an idea how to do it? I have a dedicated Mac, which is open all the time and Spotify ...

SimonLundsgaard

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