Type in your question below and we'll check to see what answers we can find...
Loading article...
Submitting...
If you couldn't find any answers in the previous step then we need to post your question in the community and wait for someone to respond. You'll be notified when that happens.
Simply add some detail to your question and refine the title if needed, choose the relevant category, then post.
Before we can post your question we need you to quickly make an account (or sign in if you already have one).
Don't worry - it's quick and painless! Just click below, and once you're logged in we'll bring you right back here and post your question. We'll remember what you've already typed in so you won't have to do it again.
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
149745 Views
5 replies
2 likes
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
36659 Views
62 replies
11 likes
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
25981 Views
5 replies
0 likes
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
166600 Views
12 replies
25 likes
How are updates communicated or downloaded for the MacOS app? I don't see a check for updates? They are pushed for the iOS devices. Curious as to how it works on Mac OS since it wasn't downloaded through the App store. Thanks.
How are updates communicated or downloaded for the MacOS app? I don't see a check for updates? They are pushed for the iOS devices. Curious as to how it works on Mac OS since it was...
Community Legend
1198 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Updated Spotify desktop client yesterday (about says v0.9.8.258) and the 'Library' option has dissappeared and been replaced by a rather useless and blank looking Your Music > Songs / Albums / Artists. Also I cannot star anything, a plus seems to hav...
Updated Spotify desktop client yesterday (about says v0.9.8.258) and the 'Library' option has dissappeared and been replaced by a rather useless and blank looking Your Music > Songs / Albums / Art...
Spotify
53439 Views
219 replies
37 likes
Hey all, new to the Spotify Community. Living in Brazil, using spotify by invitation supposedly. Can I configure my windows/mac desktop app to automatically share all songs I listen to on mu Facebook page? As of now, the sharing feature works only if...
Hey all, new to the Spotify Community. Living in Brazil, using spotify by invitation supposedly. Can I configure my windows/mac desktop app to automatically share all songs I listen to on mu Facebo...
Community Legend
2838 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Spotify keeps crashing when i open it! was working fine yesterday, now i can't even open it, have to force quit every time it launches! Seems this defect has been around for a while and no fix yet! what is going on? Not happy about paying for a servi...
Spotify keeps crashing when i open it! was working fine yesterday, now i can't even open it, have to force quit every time it launches! Seems this defect has been around for a while and no...
Community Legend
14021 Views
44 replies
1 likes
I can't use the F9 key anymore to skip to the next song. Instead, it jumps to the beginning of the song already playing. Really annoying.
I can't use the F9 key anymore to skip to the next song. Instead, it jumps to the beginning of the song already playing. Really annoying.
Community Legend
2104 Views
5 replies
0 likes
Spotify on mac crashes when I try to listen to the "Pre-Party playlist" in the "Party" category in "Browse". I have restarted the program and computer several times and the problem is just for this particular playlist, Pre-Party....
Spotify on mac crashes when I try to listen to the "Pre-Party playlist" in the "Party" category in "Browse". I have restarted the program and computer several times and the problem is just for this p...
Casual Listener
914 Views
4 replies
0 likes
My Spotify crashed once on computer, and was unable to load at all when i try to re-launch it. Have tried re-installing the software but it still will not load at all. Have attached a screenshot. It basically just stops at this progress with will not...
My Spotify crashed once on computer, and was unable to load at all when i try to re-launch it. Have tried re-installing the software but it still will not load at all. Have atta...
Community Legend
3264 Views
12 replies
0 likes
Hey guys I'm trying to get Spotify, but I can't even download the installer. There is no error message or anything... the download page loads, but nothing happens. If I click on "restart the download", the page simply reloads, and again nothing happe...
Hey guys I'm trying to get Spotify, but I can't even download the installer. There is no error message or anything... the download page loads, but nothing happens. If I click on "restart the downl...
Casual Listener
8691 Views
12 replies
1 likes
Hello all, I have a problem. My friend and I have the same account and I'm creating playlists for him. Each and every track is playing for me fine here in Norway, but he cannot find some of the tracks in his home country. It looks like these tracks w...
Hello all, I have a problem. My friend and I have the same account and I'm creating playlists for him. Each and every track is playing for me fine here in Norway, but he cannot...
Community Legend
924 Views
1 replies
0 likes
When does the new OS X update come out?
When does the new OS X update come out?
Music Fan
3862 Views
12 replies
1 likes
Hi everyone, I'm posting this here because I'm unable to post in the "Bugs" section. I'm working on OS X 10.9. After listening to an advertisement which pointed to a new playlist "Taste the summer" and being half a second too late to click on the ban...
Hi everyone, I'm posting this here because I'm unable to post in the "Bugs" section. I'm working on OS X 10.9. After listening to an advertisement which pointed to a new playlist "Taste th...
Community Legend
839 Views
1 replies
0 likes
I love the "Browse" function in the web-based Spotify app, but I am simply not able to find it in my desktop app. How can I save the same playlists in my desktop app that I follow online? This should happen automatically via their servers, but it doe...
I love the "Browse" function in the web-based Spotify app, but I am simply not able to find it in my desktop app. How can I save the same playlists in my desktop app that I follow online? This ...
Community Legend
11855 Views
13 replies
0 likes
So like it says, as soon as I open my spotify app on my Mac, it crashes. Before, the login keychain thing that plagues mac computers came up and asked me to put my password in for the keychain, for spotify to remember. I didn't know my login password...
So like it says, as soon as I open my spotify app on my Mac, it crashes. Before, the login keychain thing that plagues mac computers came up and asked me to put my password in for the keychain, for s...
Community Legend
1025 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Dear Spotify Community, Ever since I got my new MBP, I installed a little app (gfxCardStatus v.2.3) which show which is the currently used GPU. When I'm travelling I try to use my integrated graphics card - so that I can conserve battery power. Unfor...
Dear Spotify Community, Ever since I got my new MBP, I installed a little app (gfxCardStatus v.2.3) which show which is the currently used GPU. When I'm travelling I try to use my ...
Community Legend
2440 Views
1 replies
1 likes
Hi I want to pay my subscription in Dollars because I live on the small Island Curacao and our currency is also Dollars. So I set my Location as USA but now i cant find a lot of famous dutch hiphop artists like Opposites and Fresku. The thing is i ca...
Hi I want to pay my subscription in Dollars because I live on the small Island Curacao and our currency is also Dollars. So I set my Location as USA but now i cant find a lot of...
Community Legend
793 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Whenever I add new albums to my "check out" playlist--which is about 3900 total songs at this point--the desktop app freezes and I get the spinning ball of death. However, if I force quite and then re-add the same album it works, but then breaks when...
Whenever I add new albums to my "check out" playlist--which is about 3900 total songs at this point--the desktop app freezes and I get the spinning ball of death. However, if I force quite and then r...
Regular
1076 Views
2 replies
0 likes
=== START OF TEMPLATE === Description I've just got a new Mac Mini and copied my old system (running 10.6.8) over to it using Time Machine. Spotify app crashes immediately after it asks for my username and password. After I've input my username and p...
=== START OF TEMPLATE === Description I've just got a new Mac Mini and copied my old system (running 10.6.8) over to it using Time Machine. Spotify app crashes immediately after it...
Community Legend
3086 Views
10 replies
1 likes
Igor Stravinsky – Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky (1951-1957) I've only listened to it using the Mac Desktop client so I posted here. I'm getting a completely different album than I expected.
Igor Stravinsky – Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky (1951-1957) I've only listened to it using the Mac Desktop client so I posted here. I'm getting a completely different album tha...
Not applicable
682 Views
2 replies
0 likes
For about a month now, I havent been able to open my Spotify. I click the icon on the dock, and it bounces as if it was going to open, and before it does, I get a message saying "The application Spotify quit unexpectedly. Mac OS X and other applicati...
For about a month now, I havent been able to open my Spotify. I click the icon on the dock, and it bounces as if it was going to open, and before it does, I get a message saying "The application Spot...
Casual Listener
14830 Views
26 replies
2 likes
When I try to open spotify it bounces once in my dock and does nothing. No crash report, it just refuses to open. I've tried reinstalling.
When I try to open spotify it bounces once in my dock and does nothing. No crash report, it just refuses to open. I've tried reinstalling.
Newbie
30772 Views
133 replies
0 likes
