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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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  • MattSuda
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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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This AD Refuses to Play

Free | United StatesMacbook Pro (Retina 13" Mid-2014)MacOS Mojave This single ad absolutely refuses to play. To get around it, I have to ⌘Q and completely reopen Spotify, every time it plays. This is the only ad that won't play, and only on desktop, ...

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  • Free | United States Macbook Pro (Retina 13" Mid-2014) MacOS Mojave   This single ad absolutely refuses to play. To get around it, I have to ⌘Q and completely reopen Spotify, every time...
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Desktop app won't download or play local files on devices

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(iPhone XR, Macbook Pro late 2011)Operating System(iOS 10, ) I'm having a problem I hope someone can help with. The desktop app shows local files and plays them just fine, that have been put into playlists. The downlo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (iPhone XR, Macbook Pro late 2011) Operating System (iOS 10, )   I'm having a problem I hope someone can help with.     The desktop app...
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Spotify min window height

Hello, There is an issue which bothered me for months now. I often have spotify up on my second monitor while working. Because it is not the only winow I need to have open beside my main monitor, I try to minimize it as much as I can. The thing is, n...

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  • Hello,   There is an issue which bothered me for months now.    I often have spotify up on my second monitor while working. Because it is not the only winow I need to have open bes...
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New Releases "New albums & singles" hasn't updated in weeks

I was a regular user of the "New albums & singles" page that could be found under Browse -> New Releases. However the last releases shown there are from 2018, if I'm not mistaken out of the last week of 2018. It is the same thing for a couple of Germ...

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  • I was a regular user of the "New albums & singles" page that could be found under Browse -> New Releases. However the last releases shown there are from 2018, if I'm not mistaken out of the la...
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Bugreport: bad advertisement placement on desktop UI

See picture, bottom advert covers the texts from the content, which is already scrolled to the bottom and cannot moved further up to actually see what's there. Edit: OSX desktop client.

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  • See picture, bottom advert covers the texts from the content, which is already scrolled to the bottom and cannot moved further up to actually see what's there. Edit: OSX desktop client.
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Playlist Information Won't Save/Update

Plan: Spotify PremiumCountry: United States Device: Macbook Pro 15" 2017Operating System: macOS Mojave 10.14.5Spotify Version: 1.1.12.449.g4109e645 Brief description of the issue: When I update my playlist cover/description, it will initially show as...

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  • Plan: Spotify Premium Country: United States   Device: Macbook Pro 15" 2017 Operating System: macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Spotify Version: 1.1.12.449.g4109e645   Brief description...
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    Playlist Cover image change
    playlist description
    playlist descriptions and photos
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Collaborative Playlist

Hello! I have sent a collaborative playlist to my friends, but one of them can't open it at all on her iPhone 6 on the latest iOS. I have Premium, but she has a free account. USA.

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  • Hello!    I have sent a collaborative playlist to my friends, but one of them can't open it at all on her iPhone 6 on the latest iOS. I have Premium, but she has a free account. USA. &nb...
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Playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI used to filter my playlists on my Spotify app on Macbook. Apparantly this is no longer poss...

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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 I used ...
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New Desktop update messes up scrolling with album art

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro late 2013Operating SystemMojave My Question or IssueWhen I listen to spotify on the desktop app, I like to have the album art as big as possible because I like to see it. However the album art uses the same sid...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro late 2013 Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue When I listen to spotify on the desktop app, I like to have the album art a...
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Solved!! Spotify for Macbook Kaput

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBookOperating SystemHigh Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI couldn't download recently added Mac "Local Files" onto my android Pixel phone. In desperation, I uninstalled Spotify on my mac, and have since found Apple no...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Operating System High Sierra 10.13.6       My Question or Issue I couldn't download recently added Mac "Local Files" onto my android...
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[iOS][Search] OS X 10 no supported artwork glitching

On a mac mini the art work doesnt down load. The whole system is glitching in many ways. Spotify says it is not longer supported in few months and apple isnt providing updates. How do i revert to an older version of Spotify that will be more stable? ...

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  • On a mac mini the art work doesnt down load.   The whole system is glitching in many ways.  Spotify says it is not longer supported in few months and apple isnt providing updates.&nbsp...
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[iOS][Connect] MacBook 10.9.5 - Spotify only available in Web Player

I can only use Spotify on the MacBook via "Web Player (Chrome)". Clicking on the Spotify in the menu bar simpy elicits yet another download and all I get is a black Spotify page that does nothing, altho it's shown in finder as another drive (like a b...

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  • I can only use Spotify on the MacBook via "Web Player (Chrome)".  Clicking on the Spotify in the menu bar simpy elicits yet another download and all I get is a black Spotify page that does nothi...
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Solved!! [Bug] Sort on time and you're not able to jump back

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceiMacOperating SystemOS XMy Question or IssueIf I sort a playlist on time (ie. latest on top and not the order when added which is default) and play something in the list. If I now press the litte preview icon in bottom ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device iMac Operating System OS X My Question or Issue If I sort a playlist on time (ie. latest on top and not the order when added which is default) and ...
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Mac App Loads and Logs In but Won't Play....

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBookPro mid-2019Operating SystemOS 10.14.5Spotify Version1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f I've been using Spotify for years on my mac laptop, even though today, and then for some reason today it got super wonky and I haven't been ab...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBookPro mid-2019 Operating System OS 10.14.5 Spotify Version 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f     I've been using Spotify for years on my mac laptop, even...
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Clicking album artwork for current song highlighting wrong song in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMBP 2015 Operating SystemMacOS Mojave My Question or IssueWhen playing songs in a playlist, if I click the album artwork of currently playing song, I expect Spotify to navigate to the song currently playing and highlight wh...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MBP 2015   Operating System MacOS Mojave   My Question or Issue When playing songs in a playlist, if I click the album artwork of currently playin...
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How to locate downloaded songs in iPhone interface?

All of the info on the net says that you need to go to a section and "swipe down from the top of the app." I do this but nothing happens. If I go higher the iPhone swipe down is displayed.

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  • All of the info on the net says that you need to go to a section and "swipe down from the top of the app." I do this but nothing happens. If I go higher the iPhone swipe down is displayed.
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When reach the end of a track the next track played is not the next one in the album

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro (Desktop App)Pixel 3 XLOperating SystemmacOS High SierraAndroid OS My Question or IssueWhen playing a track (from any album or a podcast) and the track selected or podcast comes to an end a random track from the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro (Desktop App) Pixel 3 XL Operating System macOS High Sierra Android OS   My Question or Issue When playing a track (from any album or a pod...
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[Desktop][Other] Podcast glitch, skips playback

So my podcast won't play, there seems to be a glitch and it just skips all playback and goes to the next episode. It started with just one, but the more I've messed around trying to fix it, the more episodes that now seem to be affected. I'm listenin...

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  • So my podcast won't play, there seems to be a glitch and it just skips all playback and goes to the next episode. It started with just one, but the more I've messed around trying to fix it, the more ...
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unwanted song starts playing at random times

For a couple of weeks now an unwanted song ( an unimaginably crappy swedish rap song, that I'd never in a million years would choose to play) starts playing at random times. It happens on both my mac and my iphone. Sometimes it interrupts other songs...

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  • For a couple of weeks now an unwanted song ( an unimaginably crappy swedish rap song, that I'd never in a million years would choose to play) starts playing at random times. It happens on both my mac...
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Adding songs to a playlist via the music bar at the bottom of the page

Macbook 201913 inch with touch bar when using Spotify and a random song comes along to the section at the bottom of the bar where it shows what song one is playing, there is no way to add it to a playlist, I have to go to the album and add it from th...

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  • Macbook 2019 13 inch with touch bar   when using Spotify and a random song comes along to the section at the bottom of the bar where it shows what song one is playing, there is no way to add ...
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