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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
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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
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62 replies
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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
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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
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12 replies
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PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceMacBook Pro 2018Operating SystemioS My Question or IssueSo I’ve been dealing with a different problem mentioned in a separate thread (see here) and as soon as that got fixed, the web browser let me play three songs and then mov...
Plan Free Country UK Device MacBook Pro 2018 Operating System ioS My Question or Issue So I’ve been dealing with a different problem mentioned in a separate thread (see here) a...
Moderator
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1 replies
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all my music stops after 10 seconds on my laptop. I think it's a common issue, but can't find the solution
all my music stops after 10 seconds on my laptop. I think it's a common issue, but can't find the solution
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacBook Air 2020Operating System(macOS Sonoma) My Question or IssueI’m experiencing a frustrating sync issue between devices. Earlier today, I spent over an hour organising the “My Episodes” playlist on the Spotify Mac Desk...
Plan Premium Country UK Device MacBook Air 2020 Operating System (macOS Sonoma) My Question or Issue I’m experiencing a frustrating sync issue between devices. E...
Moderator
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correct output selected, have reloaded webpage, no bluetooth device connected, mac not muted, still no sound even though track says it's playing
correct output selected, have reloaded webpage, no bluetooth device connected, mac not muted, still no sound even though track says it's playing
Moderator
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PlanPremiumDeviceMac ProOperating SystemiOS 15.2, happened on previous versions as well My Question or Issue Hi,I can't solve the following issue since a while now.Since about 4 months I am unable to eject any harddrives. In harddrive-helper I see th...
Plan Premium Device Mac Pro Operating System iOS 15.2, happened on previous versions as well My Question or Issue Hi, I can't solve the following issue since a while now. Sin...
Moderator
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10 replies
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I start Spotify and go to play any song but within a few seconds Spotify will glitch and stop playing. The song's progress bar will continue to move forward but no sound will come out of my computer. My problem is on an M1 MacBook Pro hooked up to a ...
I start Spotify and go to play any song but within a few seconds Spotify will glitch and stop playing. The song's progress bar will continue to move forward but no sound will come out of my computer....
Casual Listener
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The command 'play track $trackid' unintentionally also triggers the activate command, causing the Spotify app to come to the foreground. However, the activate command is intended for separate use and should not be automatically triggered when playing...
The command 'play track $trackid' unintentionally also triggers the activate command, causing the Spotify app to come to the foreground. However, the activate command is intended for separate use and...
Moderator
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1 replies
1 likes
Spotify servers are blocked on my network, so I configure the software settings to use a SOCKS 5 tunnel over SSH. While the application itself works, device discovery, for example, my Android phone, does not work.When I connect to a network where Spo...
Spotify servers are blocked on my network, so I configure the software settings to use a SOCKS 5 tunnel over SSH. While the application itself works, device discovery, for example, my Android phone, ...
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Plan - PremiumCountry - UkraineDevice - iPhone 12Operating System - MacOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue:My web and mobile clients are showing that I have in Liked Songs 1037 tracks. But in my Mac OS app I have a similar playlist with 1033 songs. The Ma...
Plan - Premium Country - Ukraine Device - iPhone 12 Operating System - MacOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue: My web and mobile clients are showing that I have in Liked Songs ...
Moderator
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Plan PremiumDevice MacBook Pro 2023Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263) My Question or IssueI’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching between songs, the icon indicating whether a song is added to my library briefly shows ...
Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro 2023 Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263) My Question or Issue I’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching b...
Spotify Star
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Ever since upgrading to macOS Sonoma, Spotify never quits on its own and is not showing any songs from my Music Library even though Spotify has access to it in System Settings. It always says not responding in the Force Quit Applications window. I’m ...
Ever since upgrading to macOS Sonoma, Spotify never quits on its own and is not showing any songs from my Music Library even though Spotify has access to it in System Settings. It always says not res...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemMost recent My Question or IssueI have playlists with about 1000 songs in them. When I add a set of new songs to the playlist, especially if its 10 or more songs at once, Spotify will place that c...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro Operating System Most recent My Question or Issue I have playlists with about 1000 songs in them. When I add a set of new songs to...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro late 2019Operating SystemOS Version 15.3.2 (24D81)My Question or IssueStarting today (Apr 21) the next song in the queue (Spotify generated playlists) won't play the next song, nor will playlists that I've saved...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System OS Version 15.3.2 (24D81) My Question or Issue Starting today (Apr 21) the next song in the queue (Spotify generat...
Moderator
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I have clicked Don't Allow on this dozens of times. Why is this designed to coerce and erode away my choice. I DO NOT WANT to allow this permission. That is LITERALLY WHY it is locked behind a permission in MacOS. So WHY do I need to enforce this bou...
I have clicked Don't Allow on this dozens of times. Why is this designed to coerce and erode away my choice. I DO NOT WANT to allow this permission. That is LITERALLY WHY it is locked behind ...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemMacOS Monterrey 12.6.6 My Question or IssueHi, since downloading the latest Spotify update I have experienced extremely slow response times when pressing play on any song. Everything else ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System MacOS Monterrey 12.6.6 My Question or Issue Hi, since downloading the latest Spotify update I have experienc...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro mid 2015Operating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueWhen I add songs to my queued list, I can't press back to listen to the previous songs again. Instead, it plays some other song I might have been listening...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro mid 2015 Operating System macOS Mojave My Question or Issue When I add songs to my queued list, I can't press back to listen to the pr...
Regular
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Plan - PremiumFree/PremiumCountry USA Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Mac OS Catalina10.15.6 My Question or Issue Spotify does not remember custom sorting on playlists. W...
Plan - Premium Free/Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Mac OS Catalina10.1...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountry Device Macbook Pro 2020 My Question or IssueI am connected to wifi but my Spotify app won't switch off offline mode. Is this a bug or an easy fix?
Plan Premium Country Device Macbook Pro 2020 My Question or Issue I am connected to wifi but my Spotify app won't switch off offline mode. Is this a bug or...
Spotify Star
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When listening to a podcast, the video is not playing and is showing transparant. When the podcast is paused, there is a still of the video showing but it disappears as soon as the podcast is playing again.
When listening to a podcast, the video is not playing and is showing transparant. When the podcast is paused, there is a still of the video showing but it disappears as soon as the podcast is playing...
Visitor
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