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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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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not loading.

Ok so turns out, none of my liked songs are loading at all, nor are the artist's songs I liked are loading either. I tried closing it and reopening it, disabling hardware acceleration, and none of it worked at *all.* What's up with this? Man. e3e

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  • Ok so turns out, none of my liked songs are loading at all, nor are the artist's songs I liked are loading either.   I tried closing it and reopening it, disabling hardware acceleration, and n...
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Can't reorder playlist on Mac

Using Spotify on Mac. Can't reorder songs in a playlist, when I select and try and drag them to the top it doesn't seem to work at all? Only thing I can do it drag them into a new playlist. Any solutions? Currently having to re-order on my phone whic...

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  • Using Spotify on Mac. Can't reorder songs in a playlist, when I select and try and drag them to the top it doesn't seem to work at all? Only thing I can do it drag them into a new playlist. Any solut...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is randomly stopping tracks, then closing completely.

Plan: PremiumCountry: United KingdomDevice: Macbook Pro mid 2012Operating System: Mac OS Mojave (10.14.6)My Question or IssueFor about 2 weeks now I've been having issues with Spotify on my Mac. While playing music Spotify keeps randomly muting/stopp...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: United Kingdom Device: Macbook Pro mid 2012 Operating System: Mac OS Mojave (10.14.6) My Question or Issue For about 2 weeks now I've been having issue...
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Superuser Contribution Contrast/moon icon

Hi all, premium user from Canada here, on a Macbook Pro. I'm wondering what that icon is about: Found on some tracks in the Spotify desktop app. Went through the documentation without finding any icon guide, does anybody know what it is? Thanks.

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  • Hi all, premium user from Canada here, on a Macbook Pro.   I'm wondering what that icon is about:   Found on some tracks in the Spotify desktop app.   Went through the d...
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Superuser Contribution Any way to make Spotify to revert to have shuffle turned off?

When playing music, if the last time I was listening to any playlist/album/whatever it was on shuffle, Spotify will play the next completely different to listen to on shuffle. I don't think I'm being hyperbolic when I say that it's kind of infuriatin...

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  • When playing music, if the last time I was listening to any playlist/album/whatever it was on shuffle, Spotify will play the next completely different to listen to on shuffle. I don't think I'm being...
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Artist Fundraising Pick(COVID-19 support) not appearing on MacBook desktop using SPOTIFY app.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating System(iOS 10, My Question or Issueits on my iPhone 6s mobile, but not on desktop version?

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System (iOS 10,    My Question or Issue its on my iPhone 6s mobile, but not on desktop version?
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Superuser Contribution Ecran noir

Bonjour je suis récemment passé sur l'offre premium de SpotifyLe seul hic c'est que je veux me connecter sur l'application sous imac et rien ne se passe quand je la lance, je reste sur un écran noirEst-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider svp? Je suis sous ...

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  • Bonjour   je suis récemment passé sur l'offre premium de Spotify Le seul hic c'est que je veux me connecter sur l'application sous imac et rien ne se passe quand je la lance, je reste sur un ...
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[Mac] Spotify app takes forever to open

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice2019 iMacOperating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueThis has come up before on these forums, but it's clearly some sort of bug and not something that can be solved by turning off hardware acceleration - s...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device 2019 iMac Operating System macOS Catalina   My Question or Issue This has come up before on these forums, but it's clearly some sort of bug a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Control strip needs impovements

Device: MacBook Pro 16" 2019Operating System: MacOS 10.15.4 The current layout of the control strip leaves something to be desired.Whether in the application or outside it is not possible (for example) to like a song, to see the name of the song or t...

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  • Device: MacBook Pro 16" 2019 Operating System: MacOS 10.15.4   The current layout of the control strip leaves something to be desired. Whether in the application or outside it is not possibl...
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Spotify affecting wifi on my MacBook

Has anyone experiencing anything similar, my internet works fine when the app is open. When i open spotify, the internet disconnects few seconds after. I tried to re-install but still experiencing the same problem.

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  • Has anyone experiencing anything similar, my internet works fine when the app is open. When i open spotify, the internet disconnects few seconds after. I tried to re-install but still experiencing th...
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Superuser Contribution Not all Followers appear on Friend Activity

PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Air early 2015)Operating System(macOS Catalina 10.15.4 ) My Question or IssueA few people that I follow don't appear on my Friend Activity when I appear on theirs. I have tried logging in and out again and reinstalling the ap...

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  • Plan Premium Device Macbook Air early 2015) Operating System (macOS Catalina 10.15.4 )   My Question or Issue A few people that I follow don't appear on my Friend Activity when I ap...
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Deleting Local Files on Macbook Air

I'm trying to delete my 'local files', and I've followed all the instructions to delete it by deleting the 'local-files' things, but it still has not deleted them when I open my spotify and just creates another file under the same name. Pls help. I h...

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  • I'm trying to delete my 'local files', and I've followed all the instructions to delete it by deleting the 'local-files' things, but it still has not deleted them when I open my spotify and just crea...
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Spotify no longer works after downloading Catalina on MacBook Pro

Plan - PremiumUK DeviceMacbook Pro Catalina 10.15.4Retina 13" Late 2013 My Question or IssueSince downloading Catalina Spotify quits as soon as I start my MacBook

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  • Plan - Premium UK   Device Macbook Pro Catalina 10.15.4 Retina 13" Late 2013   My Question or Issue Since downloading Catalina Spotify quits as soon as I start my MacBook 
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"Liking" songs isn't working properly

I wanted to post this in "on going issues" as this issue affects me across devices.PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Samsung Galaxy S8 & MacBook Pro 2019)Operating System(Latest, android 9 & Catalina ) My IssueLiking songs on macOS and android isn't workin...

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  • I wanted to post this in "on going issues" as this issue affects me across devices. Plan Premium Country USA Device (Samsung Galaxy S8 & MacBook Pro 2019) Operating System (Latest, androi...
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Public playlists appearing on listening activity.

Hello, I wanted to know that, when I am playing songs from other public playlists is there any way to hide only the playlist name from my listening activity other than opting for a private session? Also, I already added the playlist to my account but...

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  • Hello, I wanted to know that, when I am playing songs from other public playlists is there any way to hide only the playlist name from my listening activity other than opting for a private session? A...
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Songs being added to queue twice

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceiMac (2017, 27", Retina 5K)Operating SystemMacOS Mojave (version 10.14.6) Every time I drag a song to the queue button (beside the player) to try and add it to my queue, it is added twice. This issue doesn't happen when...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada   Device iMac (2017, 27", Retina 5K) Operating System MacOS Mojave (version 10.14.6)   Every time I drag a song to the queue button (beside the...
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Sharing songs to Facebook yields inconsistent results - why?

I shared 2 songs to my Facebook, both from my imac within minutes of each other.One has the 30 second preview player - the other doesn't. Spotify Cares can't offer me any reason as to why this is happening.Anyone know a fix or why this keeps happenin...

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  • I shared 2 songs to my Facebook, both from my imac within minutes of each other. One has the 30 second preview player - the other doesn't. Spotify Cares can't offer me any reason as to why this is h...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Music plays and pauses constantly after recent update

PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro late 2018Operating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueHi, I've found that after updating to the latest version (1.1.31.703.g256add22) music constantly plays and pauses quickly. Video linked for reference, as I coul...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Macbook Pro late 2018 Operating System macOS Catalina    My Question or Issue Hi, I've found that after updating to the latest version (1.1.31.703.g256ad...
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Spotify App Malfunctioning in Safe Mode on Mac

Plan: PremiumCountry: UK Device: Macbook AirOperating System: macOS Catalina version 10.15.3 My Question or Issue:I have switched into safe mode on my mac as a solution to my bluetooth constantly connecting and disconnecting. However, now my Spotify ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: UK   Device: Macbook Air Operating System: macOS Catalina version 10.15.3   My Question or Issue: I have switched into safe mode on my mac as a ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play song when changing audio device

This issue still exists and seriously annoys me.More than a year later nothing has changed.@Spotify: will this ever be solved? If so, when? What do you need from me to resolve this issue?

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  • This issue still exists and seriously annoys me. More than a year later nothing has changed. @Spotify: will this ever be solved? If so, when? What do you need from me to resolve this issue?
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