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Discuss Spotify for Mac
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...
Spotify Legend
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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...
Music Fan
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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...
Visitor
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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.
Visitor
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How do I stop this pop-up from appearing every time I click on a Spotify link in Chrome? PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice2015 MacBook AirOperating SystemOS Monterey
How do I stop this pop-up from appearing every time I click on a Spotify link in Chrome? Plan Premium Country US Device 2015 MacBook Air Operating System OS Monterey
Casual Listener
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Using Spotify Desktop on Mac. Hey folks! Recently I've faced a bug after updating the app. Last time when I was listening to my Liked Songs, I used to sort songs by genre as it gives you an opportunity to filter. (Example: Indie, Rock, Hip-Hop, etc)....
Using Spotify Desktop on Mac. Hey folks! Recently I've faced a bug after updating the app. Last time when I was listening to my Liked Songs, I used to sort songs by genre as it gives ...
Newbie
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I use a MacBook Air. I have limited space in the menu bar. I see no need and no use for Spotify placing on icon there. I do not need this to use Spotify. Its placement in the menu bar means I cannot see other icons I need to see. Before I got my new ...
I use a MacBook Air. I have limited space in the menu bar. I see no need and no use for Spotify placing on icon there. I do not need this to use Spotify. Its placement in the menu bar means I ca...
Spotify Star
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Plan PremiumCountry US Device Mac Air bookUsing Sequoia 15.5 My Question or IssueI cannot log into Spotify on my laptop. Repeatedly get an auth2 error code. I’m logged in fine on my iPhone and iPad so I don’t know why my account is not being recogniz...
Plan Premium Country US Device Mac Air book Using Sequoia 15.5 My Question or Issue I cannot log into Spotify on my laptop. Repeatedly get an auth2 error code. I’m l...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryMexico Device(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(macOS Mojave) My Question or Issue Maximum volume is too low on my Desktop app (Mac), but it is normal when I use the Spotify Web Player, help!
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (macOS Mojave) My Question or Issue Maximum volume is too low on my Desktop ap...
Casual Listener
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Hi, On windows there is (was?) the possibility to hide Spotify in the taskbar instead of having it as a classic window.Would it be possible to add the same behavior on Mac and hide Spotify inside a Menubar icon?I always have it playing in the backgro...
Hi, On windows there is (was?) the possibility to hide Spotify in the taskbar instead of having it as a classic window. Would it be possible to add the same behavior on Mac and hide Spotify...
Moderator
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I am located in India and using an older mac that is still on Mojave that is macOS 10.14.6. If i download the current version it is unable to install. Can someone help me find an older version that will run on this system?
I am located in India and using an older mac that is still on Mojave that is macOS 10.14.6. If i download the current version it is unable to install. Can someone help me find an older version that w...
Roadie
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PlanPremium StudentCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemmacOS Monterey My Question or IssueI keep attempting to download the Spotify Installer file to my Mac and the file remains stagnant at zero bytes. This is the first time I'm...
Plan Premium Student Country United States Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System macOS Monterey My Question or Issue I keep attempting to download the Spotify Installer file to my...
Not applicable
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I have a heap of local files on my mac that I want to put into a spotify playlist. I think most of them would be in the spotify catalogue but some may not be. I know that sometimes spotify will use a spotify catalogue track instead of the local file ...
I have a heap of local files on my mac that I want to put into a spotify playlist. I think most of them would be in the spotify catalogue but some may not be. I know that sometimes spotify will use a...
Newbie
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Everytime I open Spotify after a while, I have to re-enable the settings "Library > Use compact library view" and "Library > Show Local Files". The libraray filter and order resets as well. I don't want it to be ordered by recents, I hate this terrib...
Everytime I open Spotify after a while, I have to re-enable the settings "Library > Use compact library view" and "Library > Show Local Files". The libraray filter and order resets as well. I d...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro Operating SystemMac OSX My Question or IssueThe DJ says to hold the button to give it suggestions (which I assume would be spoken) but holding the button does nothing and it definitely doesn't respond to anything I say. ...
Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro Operating System Mac OSX My Question or Issue The DJ says to hold the button to give it suggestions (which I assume would be spoken) but...
Spotify Star
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How do I copy and paste a link to social media to get people to follow me on spotify
How do I copy and paste a link to social media to get people to follow me on spotify
Regular
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Can anyone point to a way to unsync the streaming song or podcast between my iphone and mac? I want to keep separate what I'm listening to on each device. If I choose "forget device" for the mac, from my phone will I still be able to log in from the ...
Can anyone point to a way to unsync the streaming song or podcast between my iphone and mac? I want to keep separate what I'm listening to on each device. If I choose "forg...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMacbook Mini intel core i3Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueJust commenced a week ago - the application and web browser both are having playback issues and not continuing through playlists. It wi...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Macbook Mini intel core i3 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or Issue Just commenced a week ago - the application and web browser...
Spotify Star
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemSonoma 14 My Question or IssuePlaying on my smart speaker.Mute when an ad comes on.Unmute when the ad ends and a song is playing.A few seconds later it goes back to being muted.Cli...
Plan Free/Premium Country United Kingdom Device MacBook Pro Operating System Sonoma 14 My Question or Issue Playing on my smart speaker. Mute when an ad comes on. Unmute w...
Moderator
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I personally have a lot of public playlists, and there’s many that I would like people to see first when they open my profile. I believe the ability to pin these playlists would come in really handy. (Keep in mind that pinning playlists to your profi...
I personally have a lot of public playlists, and there’s many that I would like people to see first when they open my profile. I believe the ability to pin these playlists would come in really handy....
Moderator
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I love using the mini player, but how do I keep it open while using the AI DJ?Every time he talks, he hides the mini player and won't reopen it. I click it to open it again, then he hides it again next time he speaks. I even tried opening the mini pl...
I love using the mini player, but how do I keep it open while using the AI DJ? Every time he talks, he hides the mini player and won't reopen it. I click it to open it again, then he hides it again ...
Moderator
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Spotify Star
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This error appears whenever I try to use the search function within the desktop app.Listening to songs in Playlists works.Web-app works perfectly fine. Already ensured the app is not in offline mode , switched to another network and also performed a ...
This error appears whenever I try to use the search function within the desktop app. Listening to songs in Playlists works. Web-app works perfectly fine. Already ensured the app is not in offline...
Spotify Star
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Planpremium individualCountryGermany DeviceiMacOperating SystemSonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueI open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to type in into the search field -> after the first letter there comes a message "som...
Plan premium individual Country Germany Device iMac Operating System Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or Issue I open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to...
Casual Listener
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