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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...
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...
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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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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spotify can't play this right now message comes up
spotify can't play this right now message comes up
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i connected my wireless headphones (beats studio pro) to my laptop, but when i press play in spotify, it starts playing through my laptop speakers and not my headphones. it still says i'm connected to my headphones though.
i connected my wireless headphones (beats studio pro) to my laptop, but when i press play in spotify, it starts playing through my laptop speakers and not my headphones. it still says i'm connected t...
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Plan PremiumCountry UK Device(iMac 27"late 2014)Operating System(MacOs 11.0.1) My Question or Issuehi, I'm just after updating my Spotify app, and my app has changed name to Spotify (old) why is this? thanks in advance
Plan Premium Country UK Device (iMac 27"late 2014) Operating System (MacOs 11.0.1) My Question or Issue hi, I'm just after updating my Spotify app, and my app ...
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Hi team, I've encountered an interesting bug on the desktop app for mac.when I do "switch to video" the ui gets stuck for a second and the lyric turns to "you have to guess" before it re-calibrates and continues.I've noticed it's more noticeable on n...
Hi team, I've encountered an interesting bug on the desktop app for mac. when I do "switch to video" the ui gets stuck for a second and the lyric turns to "you have to guess" before it re-calibrates...
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I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop app asks me to login via my browser (Safari) and I log i...
I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop ...
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Hi there,Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of the time but even then sometimes it reopens. I've gone ...
Hi there, Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of...
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PlanPremiumCountry: France DeviceMacBook Pro Apple M1 ProOperating System15.2 (24C5089c)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Hi team, since the last app update, some titles are clickable are now underlined. It feels like a bug, righ...
Plan Premium Country: France Device MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro Operating System 15.2 (24C5089c) Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Hi...
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I had my spotify app installed in my macbookpro for several months. Suddenly it stops working. When I click to open the app it starts the process and in 1 second it close the app again. All the time. I've tried to reinstall the app and it happened th...
I had my spotify app installed in my macbookpro for several months. Suddenly it stops working. When I click to open the app it starts the process and in 1 second it close the app again. All the time....
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so one of my playlists has been acting up since last week, a few songs are missing and the order has been changed on the app on my Mac, but it is fine on the phone app and even on the web, the support chat has been of no use until now, any suggestion...
so one of my playlists has been acting up since last week, a few songs are missing and the order has been changed on the app on my Mac, but it is fine on the phone app and even on the web, the suppor...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS / CanadaDeviceMacbook Pro M3 (Max)Operating SystemMac OS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60)Spotify Version:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.32.997.g4c6498b6 My Question or Issuehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SJY2YkZnCTP_8DZwoshF1...
Plan Premium Country US / Canada Device Macbook Pro M3 (Max) Operating System Mac OS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60) Spotify Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.32.997.g4c6498b6 &nbs...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicemacbook pro early 2023 m2 pro chipOperating SystemmacOS 15.1My Question or IssueSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.49.439.gfae492c7for a month or two now theres been a blue rectangle highlight around search results anyti...
Plan Premium Country USA Device macbook pro early 2023 m2 pro chip Operating System macOS 15.1 My Question or Issue Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.49.439.gfae492c7 for a month or two...
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This happens across all of my devices and only on Spotify, not on any other application or on the browser. I'm pretty confident that it is not a hardware issue and I have completed all troubleshooting steps. I play music for really long periods of ti...
This happens across all of my devices and only on Spotify, not on any other application or on the browser. I'm pretty confident that it is not a hardware issue and I have completed all troubleshootin...
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PlanPremium DeviceMac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every time Spotify starts.There will be no new operating system versions for Mac Pro 5,1 ...
Plan Premium Device Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every...
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I have my playlist sorted by song length. Shuffle is off. The Mac desktop app is updated to the newest version. When I look at my queue, the songs only partially match the playlist order. Some songs are skipped and others are out of order. You can te...
I have my playlist sorted by song length. Shuffle is off. The Mac desktop app is updated to the newest version. When I look at my queue, the songs only partially match the playlist order. Some songs ...
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How do I stop Spotify from opening automatically on my desktop device?
How do I stop Spotify from opening automatically on my desktop device?
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PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceAny desktop device (currently on Macbook Air 2024)Operating SystemWindows or macOS (currently macOS Sequoia) My Question or IssueMy settings continually reset. For example I've switched off the canvas feature (short ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Any desktop device (currently on Macbook Air 2024) Operating System Windows or macOS (currently macOS Sequoia) My Question or Issue My s...
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Plan — PremiumCountry — New ZealandDevice — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)Operating System — macOS 10.x.x, and 11.1Spotify Version — 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11ed My Question or IssueAfter Spotify has been open for a couple of minutes, reliably every time, CPU u...
Plan — Premium Country — New Zealand Device — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) Operating System — macOS 10.x.x, and 11.1 Spotify Version — 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11ed My Question...
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PlanFreeCountryUSA (California) DeviceMac Pro 2013Operating SystemMacOS Monterey 12.5.1 Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.93.896.g3ae3b4f3My Question or Issue I'm constantly getting the error "Can't play the current song" from the Mac Desktop app, versio...
Plan Free Country USA (California) Device Mac Pro 2013 Operating System MacOS Monterey 12.5.1 Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.93.896.g3ae3b4f3 My Question or...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)Operating SystemMac OS 12.1 I am sick of the constant stuttering/dropping out for a second all the time. I have searched the "community" and there is no solution that works. It would be nice i...
Plan Premium Country USA Device iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) Operating System Mac OS 12.1 I am sick of the constant stuttering/dropping out for a second all the time. ...
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When I try to go to an artist page it doesn't let me but whenever I go on another artist page it works just fine I even closed and reopened the app and deleted and reinstalled it but for some reason, I can't look at this one specific artist's page (U...
When I try to go to an artist page it doesn't let me but whenever I go on another artist page it works just fine I even closed and reopened the app and deleted and reinstalled it but for some reason,...
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