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Jam now available on Desktop

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Solved!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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Mac Spotify App only playing 5 songs at a time.

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceImac 2020 3.3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5Operating SystemMac My Question or IssueHi, I’ve tried everything suggested online and this issue just isn’t going away. Reinstall Spotify, delete cache, deleting com.spotify folder...

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  • Plan Premium Country England Device Imac 2020 3.3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 Operating System Mac   My Question or Issue Hi, I’ve tried everything suggested online and this issue ju...
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Superuser Contribution Scrolling bar not working

The scrolling is not working properly on Spotify App for Desktop (Mac). However I scroll (up or down) on any playlist the bar simply stops like it's stuck or something, it comebacks after a while but it's very annoying and I've never had this problem...

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  • The scrolling is not working properly on Spotify App for Desktop (Mac). However I scroll (up or down) on any playlist the bar simply stops like it's stuck or something, it comebacks after a while but...
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Superuser Contribution How do I go to the playlist of currently playing song on the Web interface?

So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the currently playing playlist. But for some reasons that do...

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  • So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the curre...
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Superuser Contribution album & playlist covers way too small, bug thats been going on for ~4mo now

PlanPremium IndividualCountryUSDeviceMacBook Pro 14" (early 2023, apple silicon m2 pro chip [16gigs of ram, 1tb storage])Operating SystemmacOS 14.4.1 (23E224)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.35.663.gb699649eMy Question or Issuehi all. ive reporte...

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  • Plan Premium Individual Country US Device MacBook Pro 14" (early 2023, apple silicon m2 pro chip [16gigs of ram, 1tb storage]) Operating System macOS 14.4.1 (23E224) Spotify for macOS (Apple ...
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I can't play anything. Nothing happens when I press "play" now.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution Can't Drag Spotify Window

Hi, For a while now I've been unable to click the top of the Spotify window and drag it around my desktop. This is only a problem with Spotify, not any other applications on my computer. It's a big pain! Has anyone else experienced this issue? I'm us...

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  • Hi,   For a while now I've been unable to click the top of the Spotify window and drag it around my desktop. This is only a problem with Spotify, not any other applications on my computer. It'...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app takes forever to start

PremiumCanadaiMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)Monterey 12.7.4 Spotify runs fine on most of my home devices (Windows laptop, Android phone, etc). But on my work iMac at the office, the app takes forever to start. When I open Spotify from my dock, it opens p...

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  • Premium Canada iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) Monterey 12.7.4   Spotify runs fine on most of my home devices (Windows laptop, Android phone, etc). But on my work iMac at the office, the app ta...
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Solved!! 300x300 jpeg image too small to fit in any of my playlists - No help from Customer Service

Hey guys! So I have been having this issue for quite a while. Every time I try to put an image on any of my playlists. Spotify says, "Sorry, the image is too small." Not only does that happen when I have a 300x300 image that is a jpeg, but it also sa...

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  • Hey guys!   So I have been having this issue for quite a while. Every time I try to put an image on any of my playlists. Spotify says, "Sorry, the image is too small." Not only does that happe...
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Superuser Contribution [bug] "public playlist" text is cut off when viewing public playlists

PlanPremium IndividualCountryUSDeviceMacBook Pro 14" (early 2023, apple silicon m2 pro chip [16gigs of ram, 1tb storage])Operating SystemmacOS 14.4.1 (23E224)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.35.663.gb699649eMy Question or Issuehi all. discovered ...

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  • ...pple Silicon) 1.2.35.663.gb699649e My Question or Issue hi all. discovered this bug a while ago, but finally getting around to reporting it. the "public playlist" text is cut off when viewing public p...
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Superuser Contribution I can't see the song recommendation.

The star-shaped song recommendation feature disappeared from my Spotify app. First click shuffle, second click recommendation is possible, but it's different from the old version.I want a recommendation function that was convenient and easy in the pa...

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  • The star-shaped song recommendation feature disappeared from my Spotify app. First click shuffle, second click recommendation is possible, but it's different from the old version. I want a recomme...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify mutes YouTube videos on Chrome etc.

Hi. How is it possible that Spotify is muting my YouTube video after pressing Pause button on Spotify? It happens only when my MacBook is playing music through Bluetooth devices like headphones, speaker etc. I have noticed that it mutes also system s...

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  • Hi. How is it possible that Spotify is muting my YouTube video after pressing Pause button on Spotify? 😮 It happens only when my MacBook is playing music through Bluetooth devices like headphon...
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Superuser Contribution How to get a playlist on both iPhone & Mac? (Currently only on iPhone)

I clicked on a playlist link I recd from a friend & it automatically downloaded on to my iPhone...how to also get it on my Mac's app?

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  • I clicked on a playlist link I recd from a friend & it automatically downloaded on to my iPhone...how to also get it on my Mac's app?
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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Mac Not Responding when Quitting and Not Showing Music Library in Local Files

Ever since upgrading to macOS Sonoma, Spotify never quits on its own and is not showing any songs from my Music Library even though Spotify has access to it in System Settings. It always says not responding in the Force Quit Applications window. I’m ...

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  • Ever since upgrading to macOS Sonoma, Spotify never quits on its own and is not showing any songs from my Music Library even though Spotify has access to it in System Settings. It always says not res...
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Superuser Contribution How do I force Firefox to always open open.spotify.com links in the desktop app? [Premium]

How do I force Firefox to always open open.spotify.com links in the desktop app?I am using the latest MacOS and the latest desktop app with a Premium account. Extra context: The biggest issue is that the open.spotify.com web app doesn't notify you wh...

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  • How do I force Firefox to always open open.spotify.com links in the desktop app? I am using the latest MacOS and the latest desktop app with a Premium account.   Extra context:   The b...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop Mac UI full of artifacts

Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.35.663.gb699649eThere are black/red bars and boxes covering my library and the recently played albums/playlists at the top of my Home page.

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  • Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.35.663.gb699649e There are black/red bars and boxes covering my library and the recently played albums/playlists at the top of my Home page.
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Superuser Contribution public playlists links aren't working

playlist with public + display on account ticked on aren't showing up, instead when link is clicked from not my account it will say: "Sorry, that's currently not available." despite on my screen it is on my public playlists and is displayed on my pro...

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  • playlist with public + display on account ticked on aren't showing up, instead when link is clicked from not my account it will say: "Sorry, that's currently not available." despite on my screen it i...
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Superuser Contribution volume controls not working anymore when listening on another device - play/pause/next/previous are

Plan - Premium - the NetherlandsDevice - Macbook Pro Early 2015Operating System - Catalina 10.15.7Application - Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.96.785.g464c973aIssue: when playing using Spotify on MacOS and playing to another device (Chromecast Audio),...

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  • Plan - Premium - the Netherlands Device - Macbook Pro Early 2015 Operating System - Catalina 10.15.7 Application - Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.96.785.g464c973a Issue: when playing...
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Superuser Contribution album and playlist covers not showing/loading on desktop/web app (macos/edge)

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMacBook Air M1Operating System(MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 My Question or IssueEverything else works fine except for every album cover and playlist cover showing up as blank/black. here are some extra details: -I'm on Sonoma 14....

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico Device MacBook Air M1 Operating System (MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1   My Question or Issue Everything else works fine except for every album cover and playlist cove...
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Superuser Contribution Light Mode for desktop / mobile app

Hi, I've been a premium user for almost a decade now and have a Mac and iPhone, but this topic goes beyond platforms in general. I was wondering if there are any plans to have a Light Mode for the app. The extreme contrast difference between the blac...

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  • Hi,   I've been a premium user for almost a decade now and have a Mac and iPhone, but this topic goes beyond platforms in general.   I was wondering if there are any plans to have a Lig...
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