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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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jimminym

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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!! Slider buttons don't work - any of them

Hi, You know these buttons you use to make songs available offline or to change account settings? See the attached image if you don't. None of them works. When i grab them, they pull a little bit, but refuse to change position. This applies to ALL of...

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Hi,   You know these buttons you use to make songs available offline or to change account settings? See the attached image if you don't.   None of them works. When i grab them, they pul...

Toivo

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Solved!! Saving followed playlists

Is there a way to favorite or save a playlist like The Billboard Top 100? The only way I can find it is by searching for it, even though I am following it. Feel like I am missing something... like a menu option for followed playlists or something lik...

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Is there a way to favorite or save a playlist like The Billboard Top 100? The only way I can find it is by searching for it, even though I am following it.   Feel like I am missing something.....

MauriceMV

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Solved!! HELP... "This playlist is currently empty"

My playlist is empty suddenly today. Could I recover it? Many thanks.Playlist link:https://open.spotify.com/user/zeals75/playlist/4nGaeKpcR3qduhzz3MpCdg Spotify URI:spotify:user:zeals75laylist:4nGaeKpcR3qduhzz3MpCdg

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My playlist is empty suddenly today. Could I recover it? Many thanks. Playlist link: https://open.spotify.com/user/zeals75/playlist/4nGaeKpcR3qduhzz3MpCdg   Spotify URI: spotify:user:zeal...

MichaelJerzak

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Solved!! How to get the old version of spotify! (0.8.5 > 1.0.1)

PC users: Go to C:/Users//Appdata/Roaming/Spotify 1. Make a new empy text file2. Name it Spotify_new.exe3. Right click the file and make the file read only 1. Make a new empty text file2. Name it Spotify_new.exe.sig3. Right click the file and make th...

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PC users: Go to C:/Users/<Name>/Appdata/Roaming/Spotify 1. Make a new empy text file 2. Name it Spotify_new.exe 3. Right click the file and make the file read only 1. Make a new empty t...

Black_Francis

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Solved!! I upgraded to premium but am still seeing ads on the Desktop Player

Hello, I recently (16 hours ago) upgraded to premium (not the free trial - the $11.99 AUD premium subscription), but I'm still seeing ads on my desktop player. Is this normal? I was under the impression they would be gone completely. I have tried shu...

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Hello, I recently (16 hours ago) upgraded to premium (not the free trial - the $11.99 AUD premium subscription), but I'm still seeing ads on my desktop player. Is this normal? I was under the impress...

smidny

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Solved!! Intermittent Connectivity

On the latest version of Yosemite, connected to my company's wireless internet which is typically extremely fast. I've been having Spotify cut in and out all the time and it's only at the office as far as I can tell. The puzzling thing is that it doe...

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On the latest version of Yosemite, connected to my company's wireless internet which is typically extremely fast.   I've been having Spotify cut in and out all the time and it's only at the ...

ibbutler

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Solved!! Song suddenly plays different soundtrack

I've been listening to 'Tidal Wave by Snowmine' for a couple of days now and I love the song!! Only all of the sudden when I play the song on my macbook it plays a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT song? Like how does this suddenly happen? When I play the same so...

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I've been listening to 'Tidal Wave by Snowmine' for a couple of days now and I love the song!! Only all of the sudden when I play the song on my macbook it plays a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT song? Like how...

Soundofus

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Solved!! [Mac] General unstable nondeterministic behavior after client has been running for a long time

DescriptionI am not sure what changed but within the last few weeks, but now I find myself restarting Spotify more frequently. Maybe this problem has already existed and the software updates prevented me from experiencing it. Either way, there seems ...

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Description I am not sure what changed but within the last few weeks, but now I find myself restarting Spotify more frequently. Maybe this problem has already existed and the software updates p...

unchkdException

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Solved!! Activity feed - How to remove it? (and everything in it)

As the topic states, how do i remove the acitivity frame. Ive manage to turn most of the stuff in there off. But i cant get away from the suggestions for people to follow. If you want to turn this service into a music facebook fine with me, but let m...

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As the topic states, how do i remove the acitivity frame. Ive manage to turn most of the stuff in there off. But i cant get away from the suggestions for people to follow.   If you want to tur...

lilbran

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Solved!! How to search in saved song list?

They had this before, then it disappeared, what hapepned to it? I have a sizable saved song list and I literlaly have to scroll through it like I'm looking for something in a dictionary. Am I doing something wrong? How do you search for songs in your...

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They had this before, then it disappeared, what hapepned to it? I have a sizable saved song list and I literlaly have to scroll through it like I'm looking for something in a dictionary. Am...

OSUMatthew

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Solved!! installation failed an error occurred while trying to mount the downloaded Spotify disk image

Learned all, I am on a macbook air 10.10, and have inunstalled Spotify because of stuttering to re install it. I'm a premuim member and this now my only source of music. The installation continously fails, re the error message in the title. Other for...

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Learned all,   I am on a macbook air 10.10, and have inunstalled Spotify because of stuttering to re install it. I'm a premuim member and this now my only source of music.   The install...

candyaddie

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Solved!! AppleScript - Add to queue

Hi dear Spotify Team & community I'm developing an OS X that uses the AppleScript functionality of Spotify. I'm using the method `playTrack:inContext:` via Scripting Bridge API.It works but unfortunately when the track is done you never return to wha...

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Hi dear Spotify Team & community   I'm developing an OS X that uses the AppleScript functionality of Spotify.   I'm using the method `playTrack:inContext:` via Scripting B...

iluuu1994

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Solved!! Demanding compensation for your faulty service

Dear Spotify, Your concept started a big movement in the entertainment industry. Your concept was user centred, you gave the people what they wanted all this time! But since you've become the marketleader your arrogance started to take over. This new...

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Dear Spotify,   Your concept started a big movement in the entertainment industry. Your concept was user centred, you gave the people what they wanted all this time! But since you've become th...

awzc

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Solved!! Premium subscription: How do I stop these new annoying announcements?!

Ok, so since the new Spotify version I get annoying ads at the startup of Spotify. So first: Yes, I have an active premium subscription and yes, I am logged in in Spotify. Using the latest version 1.0.4.90 In German it is called "Ankündigungen" which...

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Ok, so since the new Spotify version I get annoying ads at the startup of Spotify.    So first: Yes, I have an active premium subscription and yes, I am logged in in Spotify. Using the la...

Jordi

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Solved!! My spotify won't open at all.

So here's the deal is I have OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, and I've reinstalled spotify (after completely clearing it from my macbook) twice now. But every time I try to open it, all I get is: this. Forever. I thought maybe I just needed to be patient and l...

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So here's the deal is I have OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, and I've reinstalled spotify (after completely clearing it from my macbook) twice now. But every time I try to open it, all I get is:  &nbs...

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Solved!! Play queue disappeared on Spotify Mac desktop

Since previous update I cannot find certain menu items anymore. Could be me, but it seems that they disappeared. It concerns items like the App 'store' and more important, the Play queue. Could anyone tell me if and where I can find the Play queue in...

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Since previous update I cannot find certain menu items anymore. Could be me, but it seems that they disappeared. It concerns items like the App 'store' and more important, the Play queue.   Co...

Soundofus

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Solved!! My Music has gone

DescriptionOn my macbook my songs under "Your Music" has disappeared and instead shows the page where it says "this is where you will find songs you have saved". My music still exists on my iphone and on my ps4. A more detailed description, using num...

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Description On my macbook my songs under "Your Music" has disappeared and instead shows the page where it says "this is where you will find songs you have saved". My music still exists on my iphone ...

bjoshi

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Solved!! Can`t open spotify!!! :(

Hi, I have Macbook air and when I`m trying open spotify nothing happens just black screen with loading cyrcle and then nothing one minute, 5,10... when I close this window spotify freezes and ofer me to send this problem to apple....... the text of t...

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Hi, I have Macbook air and when I`m trying open spotify nothing happens just black screen with loading cyrcle and then nothing one minute, 5,10...    when I close this window spotify free...

Fonzi9

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Solved!! [OS X] Spotify Connect suddenly stopped working. No longer sees phone or PS4

Until a few days ago*, I had been using Connect between my laptop, android phone, and PS4. It works fine between my phone and PS4, but my laptop doesn't see either device anymore. When I click on the Connect button beside the volume slider, nothing h...

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Until a few days ago*, I had been using Connect between my laptop, android phone, and PS4. It works fine between my phone and PS4, but my laptop doesn't see either device anymore.    ...

AshDroid

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