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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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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!! Matt Suda, you seem pretty helpful.. any suggestions on Spotify alternatives?

Seriously though, what are some GOOD apps similar to Spotify? I'm tired of paying you guys to bug test this **bleep** for the moron in charge of updates.

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Seriously though, what are some GOOD apps similar to Spotify? I'm tired of paying you guys to bug test this **bleep** for the moron in charge of updates.

Grazzt

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Solved!! Notifications not working OS X Yosemite

Since for a week, my notifications in the app not working, just click the bell icon, and the screen only shows...the "wave waiting"...but never shows the notifications

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Since for a week, my notifications in the app not working, just click the bell icon, and the screen only shows...the "wave waiting"...but never shows the notifications

MattSuda

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Solved!! Import Ivy converted playlist

I have converted my Grooveshark playlist using Ivy. The playlist text file looks like this: ....spotify:track:0RTjFVHvqjTdpX2NawwyXI.... The instruction says that I can copy the list and paste it into any Spotify playlist.However, unless I'm missing ...

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I have converted my Grooveshark playlist using Ivy.  The playlist text file looks like this:   .... spotify:track:0RTjFVHvqjTdpX2NawwyXI ....   The instruction says that I can c...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Friend feed not listing previously played songs

Am I missing something or does Spotify only show you your friend's last played song instead of listing every song they recently listened to? For example, now it shows what they're currently listening to, which is nice and all, but it doesn't show wha...

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Am I missing something or does Spotify only show you your friend's last played song instead of listing every song they recently listened to?   For example, now it shows what they're currently ...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Local files not displaying

I am using Spotify on Mac OS 10.10. My local files do not show up at all. I even tried manually adding my iTunes media directory in the preferences, but still nothing. Any ideas? I also don't see a way to import iTunes playlists (was that option remo...

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I am using Spotify on Mac OS 10.10.  My local files do not show up at all.  I even tried manually adding my iTunes media directory in the preferences, but still nothing.  Any ideas?&nb...

Grazzt

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Solved!! Spotify changes the song order when adding multiple songs to the queue

Hello lads.After using Spotify for years, a recent update introduced a very annoying bug: when adding multiple songs to the queue, either by adding an entire album or a custom set from a playlist, Spotify always changes the order of the songs. It see...

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Hello lads. After using Spotify for years, a recent update introduced a very annoying bug: when adding multiple songs to the queue, either by adding an entire album or a custom set from a playlist...

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Solved!! Playlist bugged

Hello! Im having some trouble with my playlist. It´s a bit hard to explain, but im going to try. After the newest spotify update, for some reason when i click on a song on my playlist, a totally different one appears. I´ve tried reinstalling spotify,...

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Hello! Im having some trouble with my playlist. It´s a bit hard to explain, but im going to try. After the newest spotify update, for some reason when i click on a song on my playlist, a totally diff...

Soundofus

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Solved!! Remember playlist scroll position

If anyone from Spotify could answer this, that'd be awesome. Since the latest update the program no longer remembers the playlist scroll position upon exiting / restarting and even when changing views (navigating away from the playlist, then clicking...

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If anyone from Spotify could answer this, that'd be awesome.  Since the latest update the program no longer remembers the playlist scroll position upon exiting / restarting and even when changi...

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Solved!! Playlist generators

Since the folks here have this brilliant idea to remove the Desktop Apps could you suggest me a way to generate playlist automatically? I am using spotify mostly to discover new music and as background music at work. No time to generate every day 10 ...

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Since the folks here have this brilliant idea to remove the Desktop Apps could you suggest me a way to generate playlist automatically?   I am using spotify mostly to discover new music a...

hans-jürgen

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Solved!! MacOS 10.10 two different users same computer

Hi there. I have a macbook with two different users. Both of them are used by me. I use one for personnal use and the other one at work.I've installed Spotify in my personal profile but I would like to have it on my other profile.When I try to connec...

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Hi there.   I have a macbook with two different users. Both of them are used by me.  I use one for personnal use and the other one at work. I've installed Spotify in my personal profile...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Problem, no option to create a playlist folder

On the file menu I only have the Logout and Close Window option. Im using Spotify in spanish, any hint why Im missing the other options? Thanks a lot!

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On the file menu I only have the Logout and Close Window option. Im using Spotify in spanish, any hint why Im missing the other options?   Thanks a lot!

Soundofus

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Solved!! Collaborative Playlists no longer indicate new tracks or who added them

Seriously, what is going on with this new desktop app? It's like the developers simply forgot to implement a lot of these features.

Newbie

Seriously, what is going on with this new desktop app? It's like the developers simply forgot to implement a lot of these features.

MattSuda

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Solved!! Bring back Top 100 auto generated playlist

I like listening to the top 100 playlist that is being played here in teh UK and also in italy! Always fresh music that i don't have to search out! Please bring it back. Thanks

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I like listening to the top 100 playlist that is being played here in teh UK and also in italy! Always fresh music that i don't have to search out!   Please bring it back.   Thanks

MattSuda

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Solved!! Getting Logged off

For last few days whenever I put on Sonos, it seems to log me off if I am playing Spotify through my mac or iphone. Has something changed? For the three device limitation, I use it on my mac, my iphone and sonos. Occasionally sonos will be playing at...

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For last few days whenever I put on Sonos, it seems to log me off if I am playing Spotify through my mac or iphone.    Has something changed? For the three device limitation, I use it on ...

MattSuda

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Solved!! iPhone 4s won't sync to Mac via USB.

Ok so I have an iPhone 4s and a Mac running OS X 10.6 and my iPhone won't sync or show up under the devices tab on the Spotify desktop client version 0.9.15.27 (Is this the latest version? If not, it wont let me update, every restart and even several...

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   Ok so I have an iPhone 4s and a Mac running OS X 10.6 and my iPhone won't sync or show up under the devices tab on the Spotify desktop client version 0.9.15.27 (Is this the latest versio...

MattSuda

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Solved!! The Devices?

I'm really fond of the ability to sync your local tracks to your phone using the devices option on my desktop spotify. However, since the update, there is no device section that I can find, and boy have I looked. Thus, I don't know how to sync any mo...

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I'm really fond of the ability to sync your local tracks to your phone using the devices option on my desktop spotify. However, since the update, there is no device section that I can find, and boy h...

Grazzt

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Solved!! Bring back Date Added in Local Files

We used to be able to sort the local files by date added now that's even gone... And with the ctrl/cmd+f find filter gone from all the views, it's very difficult to find a song. Basically have to sort alphabetically and look for it — which doens't wo...

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We used to be able to sort the local files by date added now that's even gone... And with the ctrl/cmd+f find filter gone from all the views, it's very difficult to find a song. Basically have to sor...

MattSuda

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Solved!! My "Play Queue" and "Messages" disappeared

For some time now I don't have the Play queue or the Messages bar. (Mac OS X)

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For some time now I don't have the Play queue or the Messages bar.       (Mac OS X)

MattSuda

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Solved!! Please bring back AppleScript support

I was excited to see an update today for Mac (1.0.2.6.g9977a14b) but unfortunately scripting support is still broken. It seems like a simple fix... the .sdef file is in the wrong place according to the Info.plist. We can't ask all of our users to dri...

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I was excited to see an update today for Mac (1.0.2.6.g9977a14b) but unfortunately scripting support is still broken. It seems like a simple fix... the .sdef file is in the wrong place according to t...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Apple scripting broken in 1.0.1.988.g8f17a348

Steps to reproduce: Open AppleScript editor Paste the following: tell application "Spotify" playpause end tell Script -> Run Expected result: Spotify toggles playing Actual result: error "The variable playpause is not defined." Root cause: Scripting ...

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Steps to reproduce: Open AppleScript editor Paste the following: tell application "Spotify" playpause end tell Script -> Run Expected result: Spotify toggles playing   ...

MattSuda

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