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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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ghiesz

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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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Ivelina

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Solved!! Spotify freezing on latest release? Report it here.

Hey everyone, As we're rolling out a new release of Spotify for desktops - v0.8.4 - we're keen to stay on top of any bugs that may have crept in while we weren't looking. We hate bugs. So if you're having problems please use the following template to...

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Hey everyone,   As we're rolling out a new release of Spotify for desktops - v0.8.4 - we're keen to stay on top of any bugs that may have crept in while we weren't looking. We hate bugs. &...

deavon20

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Minilyric plugins for spotify wasn't installed properly

hey, i installed minilyric.. it says that minilyric is a plugin fro spotify..minilyric ask me to choose the installation path manually and after i did it, minilyric keep saying that spotify plugin wasn't installed properly..what should i do?thanks

Newbie

hey, i installed minilyric.. it says that minilyric is a plugin fro spotify.. minilyric ask me to choose the installation path manually and after i did it, minilyric keep saying that spotify plugin ...

The_Argentinian

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Minilyrics

Hello everbody. I've been using an app called Minilyrics and since a few updates, the app couldn't work fine again. Has someone been using this app and experimented this? If so, could it be fixed?Thanks!!

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Hello everbody. I've been using an app called Minilyrics and since a few updates, the app couldn't work fine again. Has someone been using this app and experimented this? If so, could it be fixed? T...

The_Argentinian

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Solved!! lost all songs suddenly,NOT PLAYLIST,ALL MY MUSIC IN SONGS FOLDER-perdidas todas las canciones

He estado usando spotify todo el dia y hace media hora derrepente,sin haber modificado nada he perdido todas las canciones añadidas en la seccion ´´canciones´´ no las playlist,que se pueden recuperar desde la web,tambien conservo todos los artistas q...

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He estado usando spotify todo el dia y hace media hora derrepente,sin haber modificado nada he perdido todas las canciones añadidas en la seccion ´´canciones´´ no las playlist,que se pueden recuperar...

xari_67

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Solved!! Playlist limits

Are there any limits to the number of playlists that you can have? Am hitting the limit of Albums and I just wondered...

Roadie

Are there any limits to the number of playlists that you can have?   Am hitting the limit of Albums and I just wondered...    

Bittencourt

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Spotify does not work on MacOS High Sierra

Spotify does not connect to internet in MacOS High Sierra because it uses deprecated code no longer supported by MacOS. Spotify[914]: DEPRECATED USE in libdispatch client: Changing the target of a source after it has been activatedSpotify[914]: BUG i...

Newbie

Spotify does not connect to internet in MacOS High Sierra because it uses deprecated code no longer supported by MacOS.   Spotify[914]: DEPRECATED USE in libdispatch client: Changing the targe...

deathmonger

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Cannot drag songs in playlist to change order

Hi, I cannot drag songs in my playlist to change order. For example, I might want a song at the top of myplaylist instead of at the bottom. Yet when I drag it to the top of my playlist it doesn't move. I have tried to restart Spotify, it still doesn'...

Regular

Hi,   I cannot drag songs in my playlist to change order. For example, I might want a song at the top of myplaylist instead of at the bottom. Yet when I drag it to the top of my playlist it ...

Signet_Sounds

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Filter multiple artists on a playlist

I have a very large playlist, and making a queue full of the multiple artists I feel like listening to on it is very time consuming. I'd love to see a feature where you can filter a playlist to only play a select few of the artists on it, as opposed ...

Casual Listener

I have a very large playlist, and making a queue full of the multiple artists I feel like listening to on it is very time consuming. I'd love to see a feature where you can filter a playlist to ...

tonioss22

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Solved!! help me find diss tracks!

Hi, I'm interested in creating a playlist of all diss tracks recorded by hip hop/rap artists. Does anyone know of an efficient and/or comprehensive way of getting at a list of tracks? I can do a search for the word 'diss' but that might not cover eve...

Newbie

Hi,   I'm interested in creating a playlist of all diss tracks recorded by hip hop/rap artists. Does anyone know of an efficient and/or comprehensive way of getting at a list of tracks? &n...

Bluebird0100

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Solved!! older G4 Macs

Spotify still works on my G4 laptop but the message every day that "spotify updates will no longer be available soon on this platform" worry me - should I be thinking of selling my lovely laptop sometime soon? I can't find a full length explanation o...

Music Fan

Spotify still works on my G4 laptop but the message every day that "spotify updates will no longer be available soon on this platform" worry me - should I be thinking of selling my lovely laptop some...

rubber1

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Solved!! Spotify not loading social bar or artist page.

Hello, Spotify won't load the social activity bar, friends profiles or artist pages (remain blank, with a find people tab on the SB). It's working other than that. Happened after I installed the update this morning. Tried loading a previous version, ...

Music Fan

Hello,   Spotify won't  load the social activity bar, friends profiles or artist pages (remain blank, with a find people tab on the SB). It's working other than that. Happened afte...

phippsy

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Solved!! How do I delete offline synced songs?

I'm sure this has been asked alot, but is there a way to delete the "cache" of offline music synced to my mac? I know there is no way to delete the music on my iphone except to reinstall the app. But I'm wondering if theres a way to delete the downlo...

Regular

I'm sure this has been asked alot, but is there a way to delete the "cache" of offline music synced to my mac? I know there is no way to delete the music on my iphone except to reinstall the app. But...

user-removed

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How can I get Spotify to recognize updated tag info?

I have been taking on the task of running many, many of my files through a tag program, deleting old (multiple) tags, and, generally, cleaning everything up. One issue that I've noticed is that Spotify doesn't recognize the changes that I've made to ...

Visitor

I have been taking on the task of running many, many of my files through a tag program, deleting old (multiple) tags, and, generally, cleaning everything up.   One issue that I've noticed is t...

rodmusic

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Solved!! HELP, SPOTIFY WON'T QUIT!

I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, and have th latest version of spotify but in the last couple of days it has just frozen up and it wont let me quit the application. When I click on it to open all the options at the top have disappeared and won't let me se...

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I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, and have th latest version of spotify but in the last couple of days it has just frozen up and it wont let me quit the application. When I click on it to open all the opti...

hannahedaw

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Solved!! Fel användare visas

När jag skulle gå in på Spotify via min frus mobil, så använde jag mina inloggningsuppgifter. Troligen har jag sagt ja på fel ställe, för nu visas alltid hennes Facebookprofilbild uppe i högerhörnet, när jag är inloggad på Spotify med mina uppgifter,...

Casual Listener

När jag skulle gå in på Spotify via min frus mobil, så använde jag mina inloggningsuppgifter. Troligen har jag sagt ja på fel ställe, för nu visas alltid hennes Facebookprofilbild uppe i högerhörnet,...

luciablond

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Shows/podcasts + last.fm

I was wondering why none of the shows and podcasts scrobble to last.fm. Everything else does, and I like to have everything I listen to in my last.fm profile, including things like podcasts, audiobooks and radio shows. Will this be available in the f...

Roadie

I was wondering why none of the shows and podcasts scrobble to last.fm. Everything else does, and I like to have everything I listen to in my last.fm profile, including things like podcasts, audioboo...

osornios

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Superuser Contribution Shows I'm still following people that I unfollowed

My followers list still shows I'm following 4 people that I unfollowed months ago. It also shows up when looking at my profile from other accounts. I'll inclue a screenshot. They are on my followers list even though I am not following them.

Newbie

My followers list still shows I'm following 4 people that I unfollowed months ago. It also shows up when looking at my profile from other accounts. I'll inclue a screenshot. They are on my followers ...

Lee

Spotify

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Solved!! Spotify plays ALL songs from an artist, not just the one I select

After searching for an album by an artist, I click the big PLAY button next to the album. It starts playing, but looking at the Play Queue, it's filled with songs from other albums by this artist, not just the one I wanted to play. This *can't* be th...

Casual Listener

After searching for an album by an artist, I click the big PLAY button next to the album. It starts playing, but looking at the Play Queue, it's filled with songs from other albums by this artist, no...

fdshenika

Newbie

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Solved!! Clearing Play Queue

I'm sure this topic has been covered dozens of times by now but it seems like there's new behavior now. It was annoying as hell that you couldn't remove songs from the queue if you hadn't technically "queued" them to begin with. Now, even when you fi...

Gig Goer

I'm sure this topic has been covered dozens of times by now but it seems like there's new behavior now.  It was annoying as hell that you couldn't remove songs from the queue if you hadn't techn...

Sam174

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Solved!! Can't hide "Recently played artists"

I unchecked the "show the top artists I've been listening to" option because they're not even close to accurate, but I can still see them in my profile. I checked it from my roommates account and he can see it too.

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I unchecked the "show the top artists I've been listening to" option because they're not even close to accurate, but I can still see them in my profile. I checked it from my roommates account and he ...

MFP3

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