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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 So none of the artists I have saved are showing up.

Basically, I had to reinstall Spotify and log back in and now, all the artists I'd saved aren't showing currently, in spite of Spotify saying they're saved to my artists lists, nor do the individual songs even show up anymore. Whatever the update did...

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  • Basically, I had to reinstall Spotify and log back in and now, all the artists I'd saved aren't showing currently, in spite of Spotify saying they're saved to my artists lists, nor do the individual ...
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Irregular behaviour with Spotify Connect, external speakers and 3rd party software

I am on a one-person premium plan in Germany. The machine that my issue relates to is a 15-inch 2019 MacBook Pro running MacOS Catalina 10.15.1. I have the latest version of the Spotify app installed (1.1.20.510.g7d28aaaa as of this writing). I use S...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am on a one-person premium plan in Germany. The machine that my issue relates to is a 15-inch 2019 MacBook Pro running MacOS Catalina 10.15.1. I have the latest version of the Spotify app installed...
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Solved!! [Desktop] Can't change my profile picture

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating System(iOS 10.14.3 My Question or IssueI recently removed my current profile in order to change it. Now when I add a new photo after clicking the change button, it's not there. It shows up but on...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System (iOS 10.14.3   My Question or Issue I recently removed my current profile in order to change it. Now when I add...
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Can I filter on desktop (Mac) to show only my downloaded playlists?

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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Podcast Description Timeout

PremiumUSA Macbook Pro 15 inch 2017, Mojave On Podcasts, when opening the description, automatically resets (timeouts) to the top of the description after about 15 seconds. For long descriptions this makes them impossible to read.

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  • Premium USA   Macbook Pro 15 inch 2017, Mojave     On Podcasts, when opening the description, automatically resets (timeouts) to the top of the description after about 15 seconds...
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Commercial freezes all playback

Plan: Free/PremiumCountry: US Device: iMacOperating System: iOS Mojave 10.14 My issue? Since 6:45pm EST. Tuesday, 22nd, I've been forced to shut down (sometimes Force Quit) Spotify and restart it (so far, 7 times) because after a few songs play, it s...

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  •   Plan: Free/Premium Country: US   Device: iMac Operating System: iOS Mojave 10.14   My issue? Since 6:45pm EST. Tuesday, 22nd, I've been forced to shut down...
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[Desktop][Mac] Hover glitch on recently played

PremiumCanada DeviceMacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)Operating SystemmacOs Catalina 10.15.1 When I hover on a recently played group, the background is not covering fully the circle.

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  •     Premium Canada     Device MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) Operating System macOs Catalina 10.15.1   When I hover on a recently played group, the background is not ...
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Using port 80/443 on desktop

Port 4070 is blocked for me - is it at all possible to have Spotify for Mac use port 80 or 443 when attempting to connect? I can use the web player just fine but it's much handier to be able to use the desktop version of Spotify to allow the use of t...

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  • Port 4070 is blocked for me - is it at all possible to have Spotify for Mac use port 80 or 443 when attempting to connect?   I can use the web player just fine but it's much handier to be able...
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Broken visual style in the search button

PlanFree CountryBulgaria DeviceMacMini Operating SystemOSX El Capitan My Question or Issue In the last few months from time to time, the vertical text-align in the Search button simply broke - the text is not in the center but hit the top side - this...

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  • Plan Free   Country Bulgaria   Device MacMini   Operating System OSX El Capitan   My Question or Issue   In the last few months from time to time, the vertical ...
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Downloading Local Files from PC Desktop to Mac

I'm trying to install local files on my mac from my desktop. Both computers are connected to the same network and I've already been successful at downloading local files to my iPhone. Please help PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Pro Mid 2014)Operati...

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  • I'm trying to install local files on my mac from my desktop. Both computers are connected to the same network and I've already been successful at downloading local files to my iPhone. Please help &n...
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Spotify creats Random Folders on my Mac

spotify works well on my macbut creates a lot of folders in my folder /User/Music/ ("9f", "78", "ff",...)Why are these created and how can I prevent it?After uninstalling Spotify no new folders will be created. So it must be a problem with SpotifyWhe...

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  • spotify works well on my mac but creates a lot of folders in my folder /User/Music/ ("9f", "78", "ff",...) Why are these created and how can I prevent it? After uninstalling Spotify no new folders...
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Ads cause music to stop constantly

Plan: FreeCountry: Canada Device: iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007)Operating System: OSX 10.11.6 I use the desktop free version downloaded from the spotify site. Originally it wasn't even playing ads. We realized it started when we noticed the music had stopp...

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  • Plan: Free Country: Canada   Device: iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007) Operating System: OSX 10.11.6    I use the desktop free version downloaded from the spotify site. Original...
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Friends with Similar Taste in Music

Friend activity as-is is relatively useless (IMO). The feature hasn't changed in years and still resembles a basic exercise and showcase of interaction w/ the Facbook API. That being said, there is a real opportunity being lost to further encourage s...

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  • Friend activity as-is is relatively useless (IMO). The feature hasn't changed in years and still resembles a basic exercise and showcase of interaction w/ the Facbook API.   That being said, t...
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Spotify ceased to work on MacBook Air

I wonder could you help-my Spotify has just ceased working on my MacBook Air. It's working on my phone no problem but I click play on anything on my Mac and it just won't even move so it's not a speaker issue as other sound plays on the desktop. Has ...

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  • I wonder could you help-my Spotify has just ceased working on my MacBook Air. It's working on my phone no problem but I click play on anything on my Mac and it just won't even move so it's not a spea...
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Unable to listen offline on my mac

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15 My Question or IssueAs far as I can tell ev...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country   Device MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) Operating ...
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Solved!! Ads playing on podcast even on premium

Premium planCountry: New Zealand DeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMac OS Mojave My Question or IssueI've been listening to the Magnus Archives podcast and I'm getting this problem where it'll play ads before the episode even though I have p...

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  • Premium plan Country: New Zealand   Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System Mac OS Mojave   My Question or Issue I've been listening to the Magnus Archives podcast and I'm ge...
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Unable to upload local files?

Family Premium Plan/USA/Macbook Air mid 2012/OSX Mojave Hi everyone. I've been trying to upload local files for a few days from my computer web player, and have been unable to do so. I have the desktop player and followed all the instructions online,...

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  • Family Premium Plan/USA/Macbook Air mid 2012/OSX Mojave   Hi everyone. I've been trying to upload local files for a few days from my computer web player, and have been unable to do so. I have ...
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Unable to see friends feed

For a while now I'm unable to see my friends feed, now it just shows 1 out of 3 and none of the ones I added in the past day.

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  •   For a while now I'm unable to see my friends feed, now it just shows 1 out of 3 and none of the ones I added in the past day.   
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“Spotify.app” would like to access files in your Downloads folder

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceMacbook Pro mid 2015Operating SystemmacOS Catalia My Question or IssueI updated to macOS Catalina a couple days ago, doing a clean install (completely wipe the hard drive and start new)I installed Spotify and was pr...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Macbook Pro mid 2015 Operating System macOS Catalia   My Question or Issue I updated to macOS Catalina a couple days ago, doing a clean install ...
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"Sorry, couldn't find that" error on Twitter

PlanFree/PremiumUSA DeviceMacbook Pro Mid 2015Operating SystemMacOS Sierra When sharing podcasts on Twitter, the Twitter Web App displays a "Sorry, couldn't find that" error. Seems to work fine on the Twitter app for both iOS and Android, but Chrome,...

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  • Plan Free/Premium USA   Device Macbook Pro Mid 2015 Operating System MacOS Sierra   When sharing podcasts on Twitter, the Twitter Web App displays a "Sorry, couldn't find that" err...
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