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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 Removal of desktop notifications, back from the dead

They locked the old thread here https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Removal-of-desktop-notifications/td-p/1343904 But it looks like what we feared is now becoming a confirmed reality about Spotify allowing record companies to push notificati...

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  • They locked the old thread here https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Removal-of-desktop-notifications/td-p/1343904      But it looks like what we feared is now becoming a ...
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Max Volume is too low (compared to web player and youtube)

PlanFree/Premium PremiumCountry USA Device Macbook Air (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHow do I increase volume? I restarted computer but it didnt work

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  • Plan Free/Premium Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Air  (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   ...
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Timestamp for Podcasts!

Since Spotify is expanding the Podcast portfolio especially on the regional side I would love to have this feature spotify:episode:"spotifyURI"#Min:Sec. Maybe here is someone who can give this to a to do list, thx³

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  • Since Spotify is expanding the Podcast portfolio especially on the regional side I would love to have this feature spotify:episode:"spotifyURI"#Min:Sec. Maybe here is someone who can give this to a t...
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Apple Music (sometimes) opens when I'm trying to play Spotify

PremiumUnited StatesMacbook AirmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 If I have Spotify open on my laptop, I can usually use the play/pause button and it works fine. However, it seems like when I have my music paused for longer than a few minutes and try and use the p...

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  • Premium United States Macbook Air macOS Mojave 10.14.6   If I have Spotify open on my laptop, I can usually use the play/pause button and it works fine. However, it seems like when I have m...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify URI Invalid :/

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook AirOperating SystemMojave My Question or IssueHey when I try to post my playlist link into the playlist exchange I keep receiving an error message saying my URI is invalid?! I have a spotify account linked...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Air Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue Hey when I try to post my playlist link into the playlist exchange I keep receiving...
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Solved!! Spotify completely not working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Air Early 2015Operating SystemMacOS Mojave My Question or IssueSpotify just doesn't work at all. After opening the app, none of my friends appear. I click on my playlist and none of my songs are present. I try to pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Air Early 2015 Operating System MacOS Mojave   My Question or Issue Spotify just doesn't work at all. After opening the app, none of my friends a...
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After Catalina update, app closes immediately

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDeviceMacBook 12-inch, 2017Operating SystemOS Catalina Version 10.15 (19A603) Everytime i open up the app it closes immediatelyI have:-done a quick clean reinstall-restarted my laptop-cleared the folders '~/Library/Caches/com.sp...

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  • Plan Free Country England Device MacBook 12-inch, 2017 Operating System OS Catalina Version 10.15 (19A603)   Everytime i open up the app it closes immediately I have: -done a&nbs...
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downloading to iMac

I have spotify premium, playlists on iphone work fine, since updating software to 10.15 Catalina on iMac I cannot download any tracks. Plenty of memory, fast internet connection, accessing on 3 devices (including the iMac) My Question or Issue

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  • I have spotify premium, playlists on iphone work fine, since updating software to 10.15 Catalina on iMac I  cannot download any tracks.   Plenty of memory, fast internet connection, acces...
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HomePod

Hi guys, With Spotify now being able to used with Siri on iPhone. Is this available on HomePod? Currently, Siri says it cannot play music on Spotify. Do I need to enable it somewhere?

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  • Hi guys,   With Spotify now being able to used with Siri on iPhone. Is this available on HomePod? Currently, Siri says it cannot play music on Spotify.   Do I need to enable it somewher...
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App opens but nothing loads - Macbook Pro

Premium PlanAustraliaMacbook Pro - iOS Mojave ----I can open the app but just keep getting nothing. Whenever I click on a playlist it says there are no songs on that list. I have restarted the machine, I have deleted the app and all cache files and d...

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  • Premium Plan Australia Macbook Pro - iOS Mojave   ---- I can open the app but just keep getting nothing. Whenever I click on a playlist it says there are no songs on that list.  ...
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Solved!! Unable to link spotify and facebook

Plan - PremiumCountry - UK Device - Macbook Pro 13 inch, 2017Operating System - MacOS Mojave 10.14.16 My Question or Issue I've tried multiple ways to connect my Spotify and Facebook over the last few weeks but have been unsuccessful. When I click on...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - UK   Device - Macbook Pro 13 inch, 2017 Operating System - MacOS Mojave 10.14.16   My Question or Issue   I've tried multiple ways to connect my S...
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Geen geluid macbook

Hallo, Ik heb een premium account en ik kan ineens geen muziek meer luisteren via mijn Macbook. Spotify zelf doet het gewoon, maar als ik een nummer af wil spelen dan krijg ik geen geluid. Het geluid van mijn Macbook en de Spotify app staan wel gewoo...

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  • Hallo,    Ik heb een premium account en ik kan ineens geen muziek meer luisteren via mijn Macbook. Spotify zelf doet het gewoon, maar als ik een nummer af wil spelen dan krijg ik geen gel...
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Solved!! Queue won't queue

Trying to set up a queue from my playlists (which I do regularly), but nothing is loading int he queue. I am in Mohave 10.14.6 and Spotirfy just ran an update yesterday. Now this. Please fix before my morning session at 8:45 am EST.

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  • Trying to set up a queue from my playlists (which I do regularly), but nothing is loading int he queue. I am in Mohave 10.14.6 and Spotirfy just ran an update yesterday. Now this. Please fix before m...
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Sound quality on MacBook Pro

Hi everybody. I`ve follow different advises about sound quality on MacBook Pro without any improvment. I have already clean the cache, changed imput/output options in my settings, set the quality in Spotify...The problem persist.Quality is very poor,...

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  • Hi everybody.   I`ve follow different advises about sound quality on MacBook Pro without any improvment. I have already clean the cache, changed imput/output options in my settings, set the qu...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now." Songs stop after seconds.

I have tried everything I've seen here: deleted the Library files, restarted the app, reinstalled the app.Mac OS Mojave 10.14.4, Macbook Pro 13-inch 2017.

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  • I have tried everything I've seen here: deleted the Library files, restarted the app, reinstalled the app. Mac OS Mojave 10.14.4, Macbook Pro 13-inch 2017.
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Superuser Contribution "Couldn't load friends to follow"

My find firnds function doesn't work anymore. I have tried re install spotify. still no luck . I am on a macbook pro. It did work 6 months ago, but was sometimes unwilling to load. now it doesn't load at all...Any surgestions...Trinelise In Copenhage...

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  • My find firnds function doesn't work anymore. I have tried re install spotify. still no luck . I am on a macbook pro.   It did work 6 months ago, but was sometimes unwilling to load. now it do...
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Superuser Contribution MacOS how to disable autostart spotify on start up?

the recommended option via settings didn't work for me. I ended up renaming Spotify app to Spotify2 and all is good.

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  • the recommended option via settings didn't work for me. I ended up renaming Spotify app to Spotify2 and all is good.
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albums view in grid only now?

Some update seems to have made the All Albums view for an artist now appear in grid format without release dates being available. This is extremely frustrating—not being able to explore an artists 20-something albums by release date from early to lat...

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  • Some update seems to have made the All Albums view for an artist now appear in grid format without release dates being available.  This is extremely frustrating—not being able to explore an arti...
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Spotify mutes itself

PremiumFinland Macbook ProHigh Sierra Spotify mutes the volume about once a minute. Doesn't seem to be related to anything else going on with the computer. Restarting Spotify doesn't help.

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  • Premium Finland   Macbook Pro High Sierra   Spotify mutes the volume about once a minute. Doesn't seem to be related to anything else going on with the computer. Restarting Spotify do...
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