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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!! Upstream request timeout?

The web player link brings me to a white page that says upstream request timeout. The website said it was fixed in October but it is a new issue for me.

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Superuser Contribution same song appear again in the same playlist

same song from the same album would appear multiple times in the same playlist, and this happened to many songs in my playlist

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same song from the same album would appear multiple times in the same playlist, and this happened to many songs in my playlist

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Mac won't download music I locally have on my Windows computer

I have a playlist saved on my Windows called Downloads, this playlist is just a way for me to dump locally saved songs so that I can press the download button from other devices to get those locally saved songs onto my phone.I recently got a mac and ...

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I have a playlist saved on my Windows called Downloads, this playlist is just a way for me to dump locally saved songs so that I can press the download button from other devices to get those locally ...

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Superuser Contribution Mac Desktop app can no longer click search results

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Pro 2021 M1 MaxOperating SystemSonoma My Question or IssuePrior to an app update some time in the last week or two when you searched for a song in the desktop app you could click it to go to that song. Now clicking i...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Max Operating System Sonoma   My Question or Issue Prior to an app update some time in the last week or two when you searched for a s...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to use spotify on mullvad browser

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro 2024)Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueUnable to use the spotify app in macbook pro nor the web version onn mullvad browser.

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro 2024) Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue Unable to use the spotify app in macbook pro nor the web version onn mullvad browser.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Text disappears from search bar while typing.

Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.44.405.g81fd6352macOS 14.5 (23F79) Just now I've noticed there's a chance for a character to disappear a moment after typing it. For example while I was typing "classical reading" the "e" disappeared around the ti...

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Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.44.405.g81fd6352 macOS 14.5 (23F79)   Just now I've noticed there's a chance for a character to disappear a moment after typing it. For example while I ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't open on my Mac and I even uninstalled Spotify

I tried everything including deleting all the folders in Library (cache, applications, etc). I even put my Mac on Safe Mode to check if it was a Mac thing (it wasn't). I restarted, shut down, uninstalled, reinstalled, etc etc but Spotify refuses to o...

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I tried everything including deleting all the folders in Library (cache, applications, etc). I even put my Mac on Safe Mode to check if it was a Mac thing (it wasn't). I restarted, shut down, uninsta...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect plays greyed out songs in a playlist

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: M2 Macbook Air + Onkyo TX-NR676 via Spotify ConnectOperating System: Sonoma 14.1 My Question or Issue: I am posting this here because there is no Spotify Connect section of the forum. Spotify Connect plays tracks in ...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: M2 Macbook Air + Onkyo TX-NR676 via Spotify Connect Operating System: Sonoma 14.1   My Question or Issue:   I am postin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Expanding or closing a playlist folder scrolls the playlist sidebar out of position

PlanPremiumDeviceMacBook Pro, Intel, 2019Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 My Question or IssueSometime recently, I don't know if it's after a Spotify update or a macOS update to Sonoma, my playlists view has started losing its position when I expand...

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Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5   My Question or Issue Sometime recently, I don't know if it's after a Spotify update or a macOS update to...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Since the latest ios update i can't control spotify on my mac anymore

PlanPremium FamilyCountry DeviceMacbook Pro m1Pro 2021Iphone 15 pro Max My Question or IssueHi, suddenly when i am playing music on mac my spotify on ios doesn't switch to "remote control mode". I actually can play different music on spotify on my ip...

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Plan Premium Family Country   Device Macbook Pro m1Pro 2021 Iphone 15 pro Max     My Question or Issue Hi, suddenly when i am playing music on mac my spotify on ios doesn't s...

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Superuser Contribution Synced local files not available in playlist across devices

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceMacBook Pro 2021Operating SystemMacOS 14.2.1 (23C71) My Question or IssueHi, I'm having some problems with syncing between mac and iphone. I have some songs stored as local files on my mac, and I created a playlist ...

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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device MacBook Pro 2021 Operating System MacOS 14.2.1 (23C71)   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having some problems with syncing between mac and iph...

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent bug when trying to remove multiple songs at once

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro with Apple M2 ProOperating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)Spotify versionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.42.290.g242057a2 My Question or Issue There is a bug when trying to first select multiple songs a...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro with Apple M2 Pro Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) Spotify version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.42.290.g2...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The playlist description tooltip incorrectly displays HTML

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMac14,10Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) My Question or IssueThis is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description that contains links, the tooltip displays the HTML markup (likely due to do...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Mac14,10 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)   My Question or Issue This is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description...

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Green bubbles on desktop app with helpful tips I don't want or need (Mac user)

longtime userPremiumUSA DeviceMacBook Air M2, 2022Operating SystemSonoma 14.5 My Question or Issue:When I restart my laptop or relaunch Spotify after a period of indeterminate time, the green bubbles tell me what I can do inside the app. It would be ...

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longtime user Premium USA   Device MacBook Air M2, 2022 Operating System Sonoma 14.5   My Question or Issue: When I restart my laptop or relaunch Spotify after a period of indeter...

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Superuser Contribution No Miniplayer button

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacBook Air 2012Operating SystemMacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina) My Question or IssueI used to have a Miniplayer button, but it disappeared unexpectedly. I am unsure if this is an issue only affecting me or others, which is why ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device MacBook Air 2012 Operating System MacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina)   My Question or Issue I used to have a Miniplayer button, but it disappeared unexpectedly...

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After updating my 2020 macbook air to Sonoma 14.5, I am getting the following error when trying to open the desktop app."You can’t open the application “Spotify” because this application is not supported on this Mac."I have tried uninstalling and rei...

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After updating my 2020 macbook air to Sonoma 14.5, I am getting the following error when trying to open the desktop app. "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because this application is not s...

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Superuser Contribution Error "Network Connection Failed While Playing Content" but I'm online, music won't play

Over the last few days, I've noticed an increasing issue where the music stops playing mid song and I have a lot of trouble getting any music to start again. Eventually I've succeeded to get something to play again until now.Now I can't get any music...

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Over the last few days, I've noticed an increasing issue where the music stops playing mid song and I have a lot of trouble getting any music to start again.  Eventually I've succeeded to get so...

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Superuser Contribution 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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  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 ...

DeepZadina

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Superuser Contribution no username and password area/issue with signing in entirely

PlanPremiumCountryAmericaDeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemiOS 14.5 My Question or IssueOKAY SO- it started when my spotify for desktop suddenly stopped working. it wouldn't load songs, menus, podcasts, or even playlists. it was all just buffering and...

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Plan Premium Country America Device Macbook Air Operating System iOS 14.5    My Question or Issue OKAY SO- it started when my spotify for desktop suddenly stopped working. it woul...

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