Force quit the app, then open it again
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Force the app to close.
- Apple Watch: With the app open, press and hold the side button to show the power options. Then press and hold the Digital Crown to quit the app.
- Apple TV: Double press the TV/Home button and swipe left or right to find the app with the issue. Then swipe up to close the app. You can’t force apps to quit on Apple TV (3rd generation).
Close Spotify and uninstall it. Go to%AppData% in Windows Explorer, and delete any Spotify folders you find in Local and Roaming folders. Restart your computer. Mac os startup app. Install Spotify. If that didn't work, could you tell me where you installed Spotify from (Windows Store or the Spotify's website)? Spotify opens by default when you start up macOS. Oddly enough, the standard Mac mechanism for right clicking the icon and unchecking 'Options Open at Login' doesn't work here. This guide will show you how to disable this functionality once and for all so that Spotify has to be opened manually on boot.
Restart your device
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Restart your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. Then open the app to see if it works as expected.
Check for updates
Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS. Then check for app updates.
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch: You can manually update apps. You might need a Wi-Fi connection to update some apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Apple TV: Go to Settings > Apps and turn on Automatically Update Apps. If you don't have automatic updates turned on, you can open the App Store, go to the Purchased tab, and open an app's product page to see if an update is available.
Reinstall the app
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Open the Settings app. Tap General, then tap iPhone Storage (or iPad Storage). Tap the affected app, then tap Offload app. Tap Offload app again. Wait a moment for the app to offload, then tap Reinstall App.
- Apple TV: Highlight the app on the Home screen, then press and hold the Touch surface until the app jiggles. Press Play/Pause, then select Delete. Open the App Store and redownload the app. Some apps require subscriptions for activation. If you can't activate the app or you don’t remember your sign-in information, contact the app developer.
- Apple Watch: Open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap the My Watch tab. Scroll to the app you want to remove, then tap it. Turn off Show App on Apple Watch, and wait for it to disappear from your watch's Home screen. To reinstall the app, scroll down to Available Apps in the My Watch tab and tap Install.
Contact the app developer
If you're having an issue with an Apple app, contact Apple Support. If it's a third-party app, contact the app developer.
Learn more
- Get help with unfamiliar charges and in-app purchases.
- If you can’t install or update an app, or if it’s stuck waiting, learn what to do.
- Get help with audio, video, or power on Apple TV.
Spotify is one of the most widely-used music streaming services on the internet. Most of us use it on a mobile device like an iPhone, but if you use it on your Mac you’ve probably noticed that it starts up automatically when your Mac starts up. That’s fine if you want to have it running all the time, but if you don’t it can be frustrating. Here are a few ways to stop it.
If you don’t want to prevent apps from launching at startup one by one, there is an app that shows you all the apps that currently run automatically and allows you to prevent that. CleanMyMac X also has several other tools to optimize the performance of your Mac and free up disk space. Here’s how to use it to stop Spotify launching automatically.
- Download CleanMyMac X free version and launch it from your Applications.
- Choose Optimization in the Sidebar.
- Click on Login Items.
- Check the box next to the items you want to stop starting up automatically.
- Press Remove.
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That’s all. By the way, if you click Launch Agents you’ll also see other background apps that are normally not visible. You can then switch them off too.
How to stop Spotify opening on startup using Spotify’s preferences
- If Spotify isn’t open on your Mac, go to your Applications folder and double-click on it. (You can also launch it from the Dock or by using Spotlight to search for it).
- Click on the Spotify menu and choose Preferences.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and choose Advanced Settings.
- Locate Startup and Window Behaviour.
- Click the drop down menu next to it and choose No.
- Quit Spotify
Stop Spotify opening on startup using System Preferences
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- Go to the Dock and click on System Preferences, or choose it from the Apple menu.
- Click on Users & Groups.
- Choose your user account and click on the padlock, then type in your password.
- Select the Login Items tab.
- If Spotify is listed there, select it and press ‘-‘ at the bottom of the screen.
Mac app change dock. Note: If you’re happy for Spotify to launch at startup but just don’t want to see it, leave it listed in Login Items (or press ‘+‘ to add it if it’s not there, and check the box next to it under ‘Hide.’
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Spotify starts automatically when you log in to your Mac. But if you use one of the methods above, you can stop it and have it run only when you want to use it.