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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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jo_margo

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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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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.????

EddSchlaghecke

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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 ...

andrefernandes

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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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Solved!! Auto open spotify on startup always on

Hi,I can't turn this feature OFF, it's stuck on minimized.Anyone have solution?

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Hi, I can't turn this feature OFF, it's stuck on minimized. Anyone have solution?

jaknudsen

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Solved!! Spotify (Mac) keeps STARTING by itself all the time (whilst "launch on startup" is DISABLED)

Spotify 0.8.5.1333 keeps launching by itself every time I "touch" my Mac OS X 10.8.2, for example after standby or when working on my Mac - haven't been able to figure out which program this might cause: working with browser (chrome), facebook and gm...

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Spotify 0.8.5.1333 keeps launching by itself every time I "touch" my Mac OS X 10.8.2, for example after standby or when working on my Mac - haven't been able to figure out which program this might ca...

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Sound quality on Mac desktop app

Love the idea of Spotify, just installed on my Macbook Pro and am doing the free 30 day premium trial. I changed the sound quality to High in preferences but it's not very good sound. I'm not running it through anything else, my Mac is connected dire...

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Love the idea of Spotify, just installed on my Macbook Pro and am doing the free 30 day premium trial.  I changed the sound quality to High in preferences but it's not very good sound.  I'm...

GFSinPhilly

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Solved!! Track information in Japanese only for many of Nobuyuki Tsujii's albums

Nobuyuki was a winner at the 2009 Van Cliburn competition. I'd like to listen to more of his music but many of his albums have track information in Japanese. So there's some head scratching to do if I want to figure our what is what. A sample grab of...

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Nobuyuki was a winner at the 2009 Van Cliburn competition. I'd like to listen to more of his music but many of his albums have track information in Japanese. So there's some head scratching to do if ...

billclassic

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Solved!! Can I play on Desktop Speakers AND Wireless in other rooms?

HI, I recently got two of thew new Alexa enabled speakers, called "One" speakers. (Sorry, I am new to the Sonos sphere overall) I have figured out how to group my "Living Room" and "Bedroom" so they play together. However, I can't seem to figure out ...

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HI, I recently got two of thew new Alexa enabled speakers, called "One" speakers. (Sorry, I am new to the Sonos sphere overall)   I have figured out how to group my "Living Room" and "Bedroom"...

Noah

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Solved!! iPhone, Mac and Spotify Family.

Hello and Season's Greetings. I've been using Spotify happily integrating my iPhone with my Mac - using the phone to control what's playing on the Mac. I've now upgraded to Spotify Family and my partner has Spotify on her iPhone.What do I have to do ...

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Hello and Season's Greetings.  I've been using Spotify happily integrating my iPhone with my Mac - using the phone to control what's playing on the Mac.   I've now upgraded to Spotify Fa...

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Is it possible to shuffle a playlist?

And I don't mean by pressing the shuffle button. I mean it as in shuffle the order in which the songs in the playlist are displayed. If anyone can help, thank you.

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And I don't mean by pressing the shuffle button. I mean it as in shuffle the order in which the songs in the playlist are displayed.  If anyone can help, thank you.

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Solved!! HIGH CPU usage Mac.

Hey all.Hoping someone can help.After the latest update, I am running on overdrive on my machine, spinning fans etc. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and I am getting the same issue even when spotify is at idle. Just running it is straining my CPU....

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Hey all. Hoping someone can help. After the latest update, I am running on overdrive on my machine, spinning fans etc. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and I am getting the same issue even when s...

laptopleon

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Apostrophe show up as code ['] when sharing playlist

Hey there! I found a few other users with this problem dating a while back, but haven't seen a solution in the community yet. So, fingers crossed that you can help me out: When I share a playlist that has an apostrophe in the description, the apostro...

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Hey there!   I found a few other users with this problem dating a while back, but haven't seen a solution in the community yet. So, fingers crossed that you can help me out:   When I sh...

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