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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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Superuser Contribution Can't watch music videos on iMac

It shows but is greyed out on Spotify new app in iMac so cant watch music videos anymore with a premium membership

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It shows but is greyed out on Spotify new app in iMac so cant watch music videos anymore with a premium membership

Dessi

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Superuser Contribution MacOS Sequoia Version 15 - issues? iPhone not showing Spotify widget in lock screen.

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA Device: iPhone 12 Pro and MacBook Air MacOS Sequoia v. 15Operating System - iOS and MacOS My Question or IssueI updated my laptop to Sequoia v.15 and Spotify stop working and I struggle to uninstall it. Now it is not compa...

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Plan - Premium Country - USA   Device: iPhone 12 Pro and MacBook Air MacOS Sequoia v. 15 Operating System - iOS and MacOS   My Question or Issue I updated my laptop to Sequ...

Yordan

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Specific songs are played without any sound on macOS App

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacBook Air M3Operating SystemmacOS Sequoia 15.5 My Question or IssueSome songs of smaller bands are played without any sound. The time runs and no error is displayed, but there is no sound. The same songs can be played...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Air M3 Operating System macOS Sequoia 15.5   My Question or Issue Some songs of smaller bands are played without any sound. The time runs an...

osornios

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Superuser Contribution sign ini cannot sign in to my mac spotify app

even though i downloaded the spotify from official website, when i ever i click sign in button it redirects me to a browser where i expect to see a sign in page, but all i see is a "Illegal Scope" text on a white blank background in my browser, i tri...

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even though i downloaded the spotify from official website, when i ever i click sign in button it redirects me to a browser where i expect to see a sign in page, but all i see is a "Illegal Scope" te...

AlejaR

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Bug: the macos Spotify desktop client doesn't behave correctly when user clicks to focus

My Question or IssueThe macOS Spotify desktop client doesn't behave like other macOS applications when clicked. The normal behavior on macOS is that when an applications window is clicked, it is focused, but that click is not used as an action in the...

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My Question or Issue The macOS Spotify desktop client doesn't behave like other macOS applications when clicked. The normal behavior on macOS is that when an applications window is clicked, it is fo...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 300x300 jpeg image too small to fit in any of my playlists - No help from Customer Service

Hey guys! So I have been having this issue for quite a while. Every time I try to put an image on any of my playlists. Spotify says, "Sorry, the image is too small." Not only does that happen when I have a 300x300 image that is a jpeg, but it also sa...

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Hey guys!   So I have been having this issue for quite a while. Every time I try to put an image on any of my playlists. Spotify says, "Sorry, the image is too small." Not only does that happe...

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how do i disable open Spotify popup in Chrome?

How do I stop this pop-up from appearing every time I click on a Spotify link in Chrome? PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice2015 MacBook AirOperating SystemOS Monterey

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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

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Superuser Contribution Liked Songs not appearing

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)....

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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 ...

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In macOS option to remove spotify from menu bar

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 ...

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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 ca...

Amay

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Auth2 error code on Mac

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...

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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...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Max volume is too low on my Desktop app (Mac), but it is normal when I use the Spotify Web Player

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!

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  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...

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Superuser Contribution Hide Spotify in Menu bar

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...

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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...

AlejaR

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Where can I get a version of Spotify Web Player app for macOS 10.14.6?

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?

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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 w...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Installer won't download onto my MacBook Pro

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...

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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...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Replace local files with spotify versions

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 ...

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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...

Tirelli

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How do I prevent the macOS client to reset library settings?

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...

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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 d...

Amay

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Hold DJ Button

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. ...

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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...

CryticalAce

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How to share your profile to social media on a desktop

How do I copy and paste a link to social media to get people to follow me on spotify

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How do I copy and paste a link to social media to get people to follow me on spotify

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Unsync Streaming Song Between Iphone and Mac

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 ...

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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 "forg...

Amay

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MAC - Playback issue both web browser and app

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...

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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...

Amay

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