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Solved!! All playlists are empty and I can't play songs

PlanFreeDeviceXiaomi Lite 12 Operating SystemXiaomi HyperOS My Question or IssueI logged into my account and saw that I can't play a single song and absolutely all playlists are empty. I don't know what this could be connected with. Moreover, this pr...

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  • Jelle88
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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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  • Babyodaa
  • Music Fan
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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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  • Ninux
  • Casual Listener
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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
  • 12paws
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows app randomly playing weird music, setting it to repeat, and lowering the app volume

Hi all, The past few days, I noticed that my Spotify on the Windows app is playing random music I never started or wanted to listen to and the app volume is set to extremely low (as if to make sure I am not able to notice it playing) and setting the ...

  • Gig Goer
  • ...s on my account Ran multiple malware scans using MalwareBytes and Windows Security which showed nothing out of the ordinary   After monitoring, I noticed that the music is playing directly f...
  • aftergleam
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Superuser Contribution 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...

  • Spotify Star
  • Spotify Star
  • ...s how you can prevent this from happening to you.   First, access your Spotify account through your browser, whether on your PC or cell phone, and log in. Then go to "Account" > "Security a...
  • Babyodaa
  • Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution Unsolicited"Your email address has changed" email

PlanPremium familyCountryUkDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue**bleep** asking to confirm a change of email address, none of us have changed our email a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium family Country Uk Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue **bleep**...
  • Dessi
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My spotify username is turned into bunch of numbers and letters

Plan Free Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 pro My Question or Issue I registered on Spotify several months ago. I NEVER registered with my facebook and it was NEVER connected to my account. I registered with a proper username [removed...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 pro   My Question or Issue I registered on Spotify several months ago. I NEVER registered with my facebook and it w...
  • Alie62
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Log In Only With Password, Not Login Code.

My Question or IssueI know my password. I have my password.I have no need, nor want to receive an e-mail for a "login code" that I'm just going to end up trashing anyway without ever having used it.I'd like to see an option to default to password log...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue I know my password. I have my password. I have no need, nor want to receive an e-mail for a "login code" that I'm just going to end up trashing anyway without ever having used ...
  • Jose_M
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Permanently Delete My Spotify Account

Hi thereheres the situation: i have two accounts, one with a subscription on and one that doesnt. i recently had to change my billing address for the account that has the subscription but it wasn't connected to my current email address. My current em...

  • Visitor
  • Hi there heres the situation: i have two accounts, one with a subscription on and one that doesnt. i recently had to change my billing address for the account that has the subscription but it wasn't...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
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Can't login to account

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone/web)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI updated my email several years ago, and now a linked card has expired it's asking to update online. However, Spotify is now showing o...

  • Visitor
  • ...inked card has expired it's asking to update online. However, Spotify is now showing only my old email from a decade ago and unfortunately, I closed down that account as it was part of several security b...
  • Jose_M
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Superuser Contribution Login Error Cannot Access Profile

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPhone 14 and MacBook Air My Question or IssueHi I have had an issue with my profile as I tried to open Spotify via the app on my phone it immediately logged out and when I logged in It says “wrong username/email or ...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country Australia  Device iPhone 14 and MacBook Air   My Question or Issue Hi I have had an issue with my profile as I tried to open Spotify via the app on my p...
  • Dessi
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2 factor authentication

Why is there no information on 2 factor authentication... With the data breach that you have had in December 2020 you would think that would be an option to PROTECT your customer base. As a member of the cybersecurity community its as abhorrent that ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Why is there no information on 2 factor authentication... With the data breach that you have had in December 2020 you would think that would be an option to PROTECT your customer base. As a member of...
  • grenw
  • Casual Listener
  • 219 Views
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Superuser Contribution "Playback disabled"

No matter what I do or which browser I use, the spotify website redirects me to the same pop-up; "Playback disabled" as seen in the image below.

  • Casual Listener
  • No matter what I do or which browser I use, the spotify website redirects me to the same pop-up; "Playback disabled" as seen in the image below.
  • MihailY
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  • 447 Views
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify gave my account to another user

I received notification that my account email had been changed to another email address I do not own despite me ignoring the 2FA codes emailed to me. I replied to the notification and also emailed the address it changed to. I got a response that the ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I received notification that my account email had been changed to another email address I do not own despite me ignoring the 2FA codes emailed to me. I replied to the notification and also emailed th...
  • Christina65
  • Casual Listener
  • 284 Views
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Superuser Contribution Password Reset Due To "Suspicious Activity"

PlanFreeCountryAmericaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Today, I was forced to reset my password by Spotify. They logged me out of my account and they sent me my E-Mail. "To protect your Spotify account, we've reset your passwor...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country America Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Today, I was forced to reset my password by Spotify. They logged me out of my account and...
  • jemwarwick
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Changement d'adresse mail

PlanGratuitPaysFranceAppareilPCSystème d’exploitationWindows 10 Ma question ou mon problèmeLorsque je souhaite changer d’adresse mail, une erreur se produit systématiquement, aidez moi svp

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Gratuit Pays France Appareil PC Système d’exploitation Windows 10   Ma question ou mon problème Lorsque je souhaite changer d’adresse mail, une erreur se produit systémati...
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Spotify auto playing music and volume gets turned down to 0

This tittle may seem like this is not a account issue but please read the whole thing first (._.)After having my spotify paused for a period of time (if i had to guess, somewhere around 10-15 minutes) on my windows desktop client AND mac, spotify vol...

  • Regular
  • This tittle may seem like this is not a account issue but please read the whole thing first (._.) After having my spotify paused for a period of time (if i had to guess, somewhere around 10-15 minut...
  • Dessi
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  • 938 Views
  • 13 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify randomly play music from the same chinese artist the same time everyday

hi, my account start playing songs from one chinese artist at the same time (3:54pm UTC+7) everyday for the past 4 days in a row now, and I'm not sure why.Yes, I already change password.Yes, I've checked nobody has controlled over what music I've pla...

  • Regular
  • hi, my account start playing songs from one chinese artist at the same time (3:54pm UTC+7) everyday for the past 4 days in a row now, and I'm not sure why. Yes, I already change password. Yes, I'...
  • ynath
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  • 161 replies
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Account

PremiumCountrySweden Device(Samsung Galaxy a15) My Question or IsIssue my account dosnt exist but im paying for is and its been like five months now that i cant use it att all and I can search for it and its there but when I try to log in it says it ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Premium Country Sweden  Device (Samsung Galaxy a15)   My Question or IsIssue my account dosnt exist but im paying for is and its been like five months now that i cant use it a...
  • Fabianstahl1
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  • 377 Views
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Superuser Contribution I lost my account and still have a premium suscription

Hi, I had a spotify account with premium plan, but my account was linked with my phone number, and my cell phone was stolen and I cannot recover my phone number and I don't know my user, I still have my account login in my xbox, the problem is maybe ...

  • Visitor
  • Hi, I had a spotify account with premium plan, but my account was linked with my phone number, and my cell phone was stolen and I cannot recover my phone number and I don't know my user, I still have...
  • Eni
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  • 165 Views
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Superuser Contribution Random Devices Connecting To Account

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of America My Question or IssueRandom phones keep connecting to my Spotify account and kicking me out from the music I am playing, when I look at the devices connected its always a different name (ie. Ivy’s IPhone). In...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country United States of America   My Question or Issue Random phones keep connecting to my Spotify account and kicking me out from the music I am playing, when I look at the ...
  • Emil_Community
  • Casual Listener
  • 27962 Views
  • 24 replies
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Superuser Contribution My son's account vanished but couldn't re-register

PlanPremium familyCountryUKDeviceiPad ProOperating SystemLatest iOS My Question or IssueMy son uses the Spotify iOS app on only one device: an iPad. We've added his user onto our family plan (set up under my wife's username). Twice now, my son has ju...

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  • Casual Listener
  • ...e-enabled, but it had dropped off our family plan.   When pressed on what had happened, all the offered was "security reasons".   Now, my son's password comes from a password manager a...
  • dommunchau
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Solved!! Is this a real Spotify account or is it a spam?

Hi, I just got an email from below email address asking to confirm my Spotify account but I’ve already done that yesterday. how do I know if this is a genuine real Spotify account or if this is a spam? None of the below information is required. Howev...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I just got an email from below email address  asking to confirm my Spotify account but I’ve already done that yesterday.   how do I know if this is a genuine real Spotify ac...
  • Maxim
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