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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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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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Cutting off end of songs

Playing Spotify Premium through a desktop Apple Mac (running Mac OS High Sierra). ALL songs cut off the last 2 or 3 seconds. Really irritatiiong when you know the song or it has a non fade end. Tried reinstalling, same problem. Any ideas?

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Playing Spotify Premium through a desktop Apple Mac (running Mac OS High Sierra). ALL songs cut off the last 2 or 3 seconds. Really irritatiiong when you know the song or it has a non fade end. Tried...

Bethany_Dawn

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Beats by Dre Wireless Bluetooth Skipping and Pausing Songs

I recently purchased Beats by Dre Studio Wireless Bluetooth enabled headphones. On Spotify only, (not iTunes), songs pause randomly for a split second when playing, making it incredibly annoying and impossible to use the Bluetooth feature enjoyably. ...

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I recently purchased Beats by Dre Studio Wireless Bluetooth enabled headphones.  On Spotify only, (not iTunes), songs pause randomly for a split second when playing, making it incredibly annoyin...

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Solved!! Can't see friend activity

I don't know if it is the update or an error on my computer but I can't see what my friends have previously listened. I can only see what they are listening if they are listening at the moment. Is there a way to fix that or is the update?

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I don't know if it is the update or an error on my computer but I can't see what my friends have previously listened. I can only see what they are listening if they are listening at the moment. ...

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Solved!! Albums not able to play them!

Hi there i search sometimes albums, i find them, play them but after a while you can't play them anymore!Is this intended?Best Hochenkeit

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Hi there  i search sometimes albums, i find them, play them but after a while you can't play them anymore! Is this intended? Best Hochenkeit  

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Solved!! Highly unstable Spotify

Hello,So for months I've been battleing my Spotify app on my macbook, the problem being that it at any time might randomly switch into Offline mode, even though I have internet connection (this being quite poor in my city, but always present when Spo...

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Hello, So for months I've been battleing my Spotify app on my macbook, the problem being that it at any time might randomly switch into Offline mode, even though I have internet connection (t...

phan_times

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Solved!! STATS STATS STATS

please tell me i'm wrong - there is absolutely no way to know to which artist i've listen to the most in 2017, or last month, or ever. or which track, or playslit, or how much time did i spend listning to music on spotify. all the data that Spotify h...

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please tell me i'm wrong - there is absolutely no way to know to which artist i've listen to the most in 2017, or last month, or ever. or which track, or playslit, or how much time did i spend l...

Bethany_Dawn

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Is there a list view for albums/artists etc or are we restricted to this inconvenient grid view?

I keep looking for a way to view my categories as a list instead of this awful grid view with album covers which is I guess all the rage in design but is HORRIBLE from a usability perspective, however I cannot find any such option. Am I missing somet...

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 I keep looking for a way to view my categories as a list instead of this awful grid view with album covers which is I guess all the rage in design but is HORRIBLE from a usability perspective, ...

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Solved!! Continuous play

Why do songs sometimes play continuously and other times not?

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Why do songs sometimes play continuously and other times not?

ADB68

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Solved!! Is there a way to sort playlists on desktop?

I can do it on mobile app but not in the desktop app. Also, I'm curious why Spotify only limits 3,333 songs per device? Thanks!

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I can do it on mobile app but not in the desktop app. Also, I'm curious why Spotify only limits 3,333 songs per device? Thanks!  

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Desktop(Mac) UNINSTALL SPOTIFYY

I need help, ahm i wanna unistall spotify in my mac, but i dont know how. Can someone tell me how i can do it, unistall it permanently.????

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I need help, ahm i wanna unistall spotify in my mac, but i dont know how.   Can someone tell me how i can do it, unistall it permanently.????

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Solved!! Can't play playlist or music at all...

I have spotify on a chromebook and that's it. I have an issue. It is only on a song, but won't play it. I can't play any others and can't select a playlist. I have tried logging out and back inot my account, shutting off my computer, refreshing it, a...

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I have spotify on a chromebook and that's it. I have an issue. It is only on a song, but won't play it. I can't play any others and can't select a playlist. I have tried logging out and back inot my ...

FabianS_Bogota

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Spotify won't install on Mac OS 10.13.1 High Sierra

Hi, Previously I had Spotify installed and working fine on my iMac running 10.13.1 high sierra.I've had to reinstall 10.13.1 for other reasons but now I'm unable to get Spotify to reinstall. It's definitely not installed on the hard drive as I have s...

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Hi,   Previously I had Spotify installed and working fine on my iMac running 10.13.1 high sierra. I've had to reinstall 10.13.1 for other reasons but now I'm unable to get Spotify to reinstal...

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New "Everywhere" device

What is this "Everywhere" device that starting showing up in my device list? My guess is that its related to the Amazon Echo, because it only plays on those devices when selected.Any details on it? It would be cool if we could make our own groups of ...

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What is this "Everywhere" device that starting showing up in my device list? My guess is that its related to the Amazon Echo, because it only plays on those devices when selected. Any details o...

TalkingHead

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Spotify on OSX sending semi-regular packets to 1.1.1.1 on 57621

Every minute or so I'll see Spotify send 76 odd bytes via UDP to 1.1.1.1 with "SpotUdp0Y6" in the conversation on port 57621.From what I can tell, 57621 is used as part of it's P2P system, however what I can't ascertain is why 1.1.1.1?Is it tunneling...

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Every minute or so I'll see Spotify send 76 odd bytes via UDP to 1.1.1.1 with "SpotUdp0Y6" in the conversation on port 57621. From what I can tell, 57621 is used as part of it's P2P system, however ...

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Solved!! High CPU usage

Hi, If i'm in the Explore tab(Utforska in Swedish) the CPU usage get very high! Seems to have to do with the Music bar(see picture). As soon as i hide it the CPU drops. Best regards Johnny

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Hi, If i'm in the Explore tab(Utforska in Swedish) the CPU usage get very high! Seems to have to do with the Music bar(see picture). As soon as i hide it the CPU drops. Best regards Johnny

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Solved!! OSX - blank black screen

First off, I'm running OSX Mavericks 10.9.4. My Spotify version is 0.9.11.27.g2b1a638c. This problem only exists at work, where I am behind a proxy. The proxy settings work because I can play music and scrobble to last.fm and browse. Here's my issue:...

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First off, I'm running OSX Mavericks 10.9.4. My Spotify version is 0.9.11.27.g2b1a638c. This problem only exists at work, where I am behind a proxy. The proxy settings work because I can play mu...

BrianM3

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Solved!! Can't delete or remove "Local Files" (OSX)

Hi, this is turning me a little bit bonkers. I can't delete (or remove) songs that show up in my Spotify Desktop client no matter what I try. I will try to explain in detail what I have tried: I have Spotify on my MacI have Spotify on my iPadI have S...

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Hi,   this is turning me a little bit bonkers. I can't delete (or remove) songs that show up in my Spotify Desktop client no matter what I try. I will try to explain in detail what I have trie...

benpunter

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Solved!! Crossfader disables itself

Hey there!I am using the Spotify Version 1.0.70.388.g8e1ed5af on Mac.I always setted the crossfader on 4 sec. and it always worked. As soon as a I leave the settings, the next playing song doesn't crossfade at my specified time. Since a few weeks the...

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Hey there! I am using the Spotify Version 1.0.70.388.g8e1ed5af on Mac. I always setted the crossfader on 4 sec. and it always worked. As soon as a I leave the settings, the next playing song doesn'...

paflourenco

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Solved!! [Desktop][Mac] Crossfade is constantly being disabled automatically

I don't know what happens but the Spotify songs crossfade is automatically being disabled each time I enable it. I mean, I am able to enable it but few minutes after, it is disabled automatically and I don't know why that happens.I guess it is a bug ...

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I don't know what happens but the Spotify songs crossfade is automatically being disabled each time I enable it. I mean, I am able to enable it but few minutes after, it is disabled automatically and...

IguanaSetup

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