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How to Prevent Third-Party Apps from Misusing Your Spotify Account

I recently discovered that a third-party app was using some Spotify accounts to sell streams, and this led me to understand the importance of managing third-party apps' access to my account. Here is how you can prevent this from happening to you. Fir...

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Solved!! Spotify friends activity empty/not updating

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor several months (pretty much years at this point), my Spotify friends feed has not been updating, it only shows 1 friend I have, while it should have a dozen others. T...

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  • chiccawith2cs
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Solved!! How can i change my my spotify username?

Hi! This is probably been asked a lot before, but I could not find exactly what I was looking for. I got my spotify account some years ago, and I made my account through facebook. My problem is that I really want to connect spotify to other devises e...

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Solved!! Unknown people logging in

My Question or IssueI have got four emails over the past two days about people from other countries logging into my spotify account. I am from Australia and I have had people from the United States, Russia, Finland and Israel log in to my account. Af...

  • Casual Listener
  • Maria
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Solved!! Unable to log in (error code 404)

Hello. I'm trying to log in to my account on Spotify. However it states the error code: 404 - unable to log in. It says Spotify is possibly blocked by my firewall. But I used Spotify for years... ? Please help.

  • Roadie
  • Hello.    I'm trying to log in to my account on Spotify. However it states the error code: 404 - unable to log in.  It says Spotify is possibly blocked by my firewall. But I used ...
  • vermicyde
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unknown Device Connected to my Account

Two issues:1) I have a device connected to my account that I am unfamiliar with. It has the speaker symbol, so it is not a phone or a computer, I guess. I have gone through the suggested steps already (change password, sign out of all accounts from w...

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  • Regular
  • Two issues: 1) I have a device connected to my account that I am unfamiliar with. It has the speaker symbol, so it is not a phone or a computer, I guess. I have gone through the suggested steps alre...
  • wsly_odom
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Superuser Contribution Someone is using my account

There's a device connectet to my sporify that is not mine nor does it belong to anyone in my family. It is really irritating when i'm listening to music and it just turnes of because someone else, that I don't know, is listening from my account with ...

  • Newbie
  • There's a device connectet to my sporify that is not mine nor does it belong to anyone in my family. It is really irritating when i'm listening to music and it just turnes of because someone else, th...
  • MaríaCamila
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Superuser Contribution Spotify device Web Player (opera) interrupts and controls my spotify playing

When i open the spotify windows app there is a device called Web player (Opera) that keeps taking control of my playing and plays it's own **bleep**-list of music. I've disconnected all apps in my account, changed password multiple times, logged out ...

  • Casual Listener
  • When i open the spotify windows app there is a device called Web player (Opera) that keeps taking control of my playing and plays it's own **bleep**-list of music.  I've disconnected all apps i...
  • Alfredo
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Discover Tab not updating as much as it used to.

I use Spotify every single day for many hours of the day, and I pay for premium. It states that the more I use spotify, the more recommendations I recieve. Though, my Top Recommendations For You list hasn't updated itself for about one to two weeks, ...

  • Newbie
  • I use Spotify every single day for many hours of the day, and I pay for premium. It states that the more I use spotify, the more recommendations I recieve. Though, my Top Recommendations For You list...
  • sophiabernard
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify pauses randomly and plays tracks i have never listened to

Spotify is acting weird recently. On both my devices (windows and android phone) the program is pausing my songs, after that changes my music/playlist to some (maybe) thai music that I've never listened to. The album is Best of Drill Beats, by drill ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify is acting weird recently. On both my devices (windows and android phone) the program is pausing my songs, after that changes my music/playlist to some (maybe) thai music that I've never l...
  • iagaresko
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify plays music, switches songs by itself

My Spotify has had some issues for a while. The first issue is that my Spotify will skip to alternate songs mid-song. Many times it skips to an artist from southeast Asia or India and I have no idea who the artists are. Sometimes it skips to other so...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Spotify has had some issues for a while. The first issue is that my Spotify will skip to alternate songs mid-song. Many times it skips to an artist from southeast Asia or India and I have no idea ...
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Solved!! I can't read my gift card code

I have tried and tried to get the gift card code to work. It keeps saying "this premium account ia valid" I checked the receipt and it is activated. It is next to impossible for me to decipher of the code has zeros or O's or if they are possibly d's!...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have tried and tried to get the gift card code to work. It keeps saying "this premium account ia valid" I checked the receipt and it is activated. It is next to impossible for me to decipher of the...
  • sory_1512
  • Newbie
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Wrong artist playlist

Wrong artist for Icha for album "Not Think Hard But Deeply", its different artist.this is artist on your list Icha This is the original, and only have 1 album at 2004This is link from CD Baby for original releasehttps://store.cdbaby.com/cd/ichahttps:...

  • Newbie
  • Wrong artist for Icha for album "Not Think Hard But Deeply", its different artist. this is artist on your list Icha   This is the original, and only have 1 album at 2004 This is link fr...
  • Tom
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  • 1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify sent a Facebook Message While I Was Away

So I woke up and found out there was a spotify message with a playlist I've never seen before sent from my facebook to my cousin's randomly. I was asleep whenever it was sent, and Spotify is not even connected to my facebook account... Is there an ex...

  • Newbie
  • So I woke up and found out there was a spotify message with a playlist I've never seen before sent from my facebook to my cousin's randomly. I was asleep whenever it was sent, and Spotify is not even...
  • FabianS_Bogota
  • Roadie
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  • 713 Views
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spotify acc won't be deleted

hello. i tried to delete my spotify acc a few times but everything that works is the message i should write to the contact form. but i just get the automatic email back which says i should look into the community/support....... can someone pls delete...

  • Visitor
  • hello.   i tried to delete my spotify acc a few times but everything that works is the message i should write to the contact form. but i just get the automatic email back which says i should l...
  • mrrodneysteven
  • Newbie
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  • 4 replies
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Solved!! Somebody controls my spotify

Hey! I did not found any similar topic so i started this. First of all a user cannot join to my home network on wifi if its device mac address is missing from the router's mac filter. I'm using WPA2 authentication with a 15 long password that contain...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey!   I did not found any similar topic so i started this.   First of all a user cannot join to my home network on wifi if its device mac address is missing from the router's mac filte...
  • ravencs
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Superuser Contribution Account possibly hacked. Any way to track the devices connected?

I've been using Spotify for quite a long time now. I have a family plan premium membership. the issue is that none of the accounts related to my plan are using my account without my knowledge. It was fine until a strange playlist appeared on my list,...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been using Spotify for quite a long time now. I have a family plan premium membership. the issue is that none of the accounts related to my plan are using my account without my knowledge. It was...
  • MonicaM_Bogota
  • Roadie
  • 1268 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
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  • 1268 Views
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Superuser Contribution Songs removed from playlist

Oddly enough only the music I added from the past 15 days has been removed. Everything before is still around. Not really sure how to further explain, nor can I even remember what I added. Any responses appreciated.

  • Casual Listener
  • Oddly enough only the music I added from the past 15 days has been removed. Everything before is still around. Not really sure how to further explain, nor can I even remember what I added. Any respon...
  • SurelyNotSam
  • Casual Listener
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Collection Full !!

Hi everyone ! I have a "big" problem, I was in love with Spotify until something happened, my collection is.... Full. Yes, I reached 1000 albums.Yes, I listen all of them and No, I don't want delete my albums to add some more albums.So... How can I d...

  • Newbie
  • Hi everyone ! I have a "big" problem, I was in love with Spotify until something happened, my collection is.... Full. Yes, I reached 1000 albums. Yes, I listen all of them and No, I don't want delet...
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Superuser Contribution Can´t log in

Last time i logged in was i Oct. 2016. I logged in with FB and I haven't been able to log in since. I alvways get ''Inncorrect username and password'' no matter what I do. I am trying to log in on a windows desktop with chrome browser. If I try loggi...

  • Newbie
  • ...windows desktop with chrome browser.   If I try logging in with FB I get ''Inncorrect username and password''  I have even reset my FB password and still get the same message.   I...
  • Erika
  • Roadie
  • 493 Views
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Playstation4 Account won't transfer music

I have a Spotify account on my PS4 but the music that is saved on my PS4 won't transfer to my Spotify account on computer even though they are signed into the same account. What do I do?

  • Newbie
  • I have a Spotify account on my PS4 but the music that is saved on my PS4 won't transfer to my Spotify account on computer even though they are signed into the same account. What do I do?
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My song is on a wrong artist page

Device: Windows Operating System Version: Windows 10 Spotify Version: 1.0.21.143 Description: I posted a single through Record Union a few days ago and now i saw that it was uploaded but on a artist page with the same name... To reproduce:Step 1Step ...

  • Newbie
  •   Device: Windows   Operating System Version: Windows 10   Spotify Version: 1.0.21.143   Description: I posted a single through Record Union a few days ago and now i s...
  • jsethl
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Change language in account overview

Anyway to change language in account overview. It is quite confusing because I am already used to English language rather than Indonesian language which is my own country. For example, I did not even know the word 'tautan' which means link in English...

  • Newbie
  • Anyway to change language in account overview. It is quite confusing because I am already used to English language rather than Indonesian language which is my own country. For example, I did not even...
  • Maxim
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  • 1 replies
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  • 569 Views
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