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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot connect to Streamer unless I restart

Hello, Every morning, I encounter difficulty connecting to my Spotify-Connect streamer (Cambridge Audio CXNv2) unless I restart the Spotify app. Could this be a technical issue? PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacBook Air M1Operating SystemMacOS Sonom...

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  • Hello,   Every morning, I encounter difficulty connecting to my Spotify-Connect streamer (Cambridge Audio CXNv2) unless I restart the Spotify app. Could this be a technical issue?   Pla...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ads playing in the middle of a song

Plan - FreeCountry - England Device - iMac(Late 2015) running macOS Catalina(10.15.7) My Question or Issue When using Spotify, occasionally an advert starts in the middle of a song, and when it finishes, skips to the next song.

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  • Plan - Free Country - England   Device - iMac(Late 2015) running macOS Catalina(10.15.7)   My Question or Issue   When using Spotify, occasionally an advert starts in the m...
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Superuser Contribution can i get a free prem im a student and cant afford it and music download is the one helping me

PlayPremiumCountryPHDevice(iPhone 6s)Operating System(iOS 15.7.3) My Question or Issuemay question is can i have a free premium i cant affort it because im a student and i dont have the money for it and i really need spotify prem because it help me w...

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  • Play Premium Country PH Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (iOS 15.7.3)   My Question or Issue may question is can i have a free premium i cant affort it because im a student and i do...
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Superuser Contribution NaN:NaN being shown in place of 00:00 duration value around playback progress bar for inactive songs

PlanPremiumCountry: Japan Device: Macbook Pro (15-inch, 2017)Operating System: MacOS Mojave (10.14.6 (18G103))Spotify desktop version: 1.1.54.592.gc0b20638Issue:On opening the desktop Mac client, the duration values beside the playback progress bar s...

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  • Plan Premium Country: Japan   Device: Macbook Pro (15-inch, 2017) Operating System: MacOS Mojave (10.14.6 (18G103)) Spotify desktop version: 1.1.54.592.gc0b20638 Issue: On op...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The playlist description tooltip incorrectly displays HTML

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMac14,10Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) My Question or IssueThis is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description that contains links, the tooltip displays the HTML markup (likely due to do...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Mac14,10 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)   My Question or Issue This is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description...
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Superuser Contribution Mac: Liking smart shuffle songs w/ "plus" (bottom left)->Not added to Liked

Desktop Mac: Liking A Smart Shuffle recommended song (when using Smart Shuffle in Liked Songs list) by clicking "plus" at bottom left of App (where also the minus button is) does not cause the Sont to be added to the liked list. When I go to the song...

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  • Desktop Mac: Liking A Smart Shuffle recommended song (when using Smart Shuffle in Liked Songs list) by clicking "plus" at bottom left of App (where also the minus button is) does not cause the Sont t...
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I can't play My Liked Songs

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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What does the MacOS Background Process Do?

What does the Spotify.app background process that shows up under "Allow in Background" under "Login Items" do? What happens if I disable it?

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  • What does the Spotify.app background process that shows up under "Allow in Background" under "Login Items" do? What happens if I disable it?    
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Superuser Contribution I can't loop a song - only the entire playlist. Problem is on all devices!

I have premium. I cannot loop an individual song. When it's set to loop it plays every song in the playlist/album etc.

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  • I have premium. I cannot loop an individual song. When it's set to loop it plays every song in the playlist/album etc.
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Superuser Contribution I've lost all my music in queue!

Hello, today i was ready to listen my queued music more than 700 songs when i opened spotify there was 0 music in que!! i have an heart attack! also because now i don't remember which albums i have picked to listen! anything to do to ? why happened?!

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  • Hello,   today i was ready to listen my queued music more than 700 songs when i opened spotify there was 0 music in que!! i have an heart attack! also because  now i don't remember whic...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play Local Files anymore.

PlanPremiumCountryUK Device(Macbook Air early 2015)Operating System(iOS 11.5.2 Big Sur) My Question or IssueI had synched up Spotify to play local files and suddenly it won't anymore. They appear grey and spotify just skips past them. I've checked an...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device (Macbook Air early 2015) Operating System (iOS 11.5.2 Big Sur)   My Question or Issue I had synched up Spotify to play local files and suddenly i...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Text disappears from search bar while typing.

Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.44.405.g81fd6352macOS 14.5 (23F79) Just now I've noticed there's a chance for a character to disappear a moment after typing it. For example while I was typing "classical reading" the "e" disappeared around the ti...

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  • Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.44.405.g81fd6352 macOS 14.5 (23F79)   Just now I've noticed there's a chance for a character to disappear a moment after typing it. For example while I ...
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Superuser Contribution Freezing up during commercials using Macbook free version.

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 listen through my Macbook, current on all software. It sees my TV/ROKU which is hooked to m...

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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 liste...
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Solved!! High CPU Usage (~100%) on Mac

Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d Device: MacBook M1 ProOperating System: Ventura 13.0 (22A380) I'm experiencing consistently high CPU usage from the Spotify desktop app for Mac. Whether the app is playing music or not, it consiste...

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  •   Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d   Device: MacBook M1 Pro Operating System: Ventura 13.0 (22A380)   I'm experiencing consistently high CPU usage from...
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Applescript "starred" property returns Error

Plan: PremiumVersion: 1.1.18.611.g9cc9bdc9Country: New ZealandDevice: Macbook Pro 2016Operating System: Mojave The Applescript API still has a "starred" property for the current track, which I believe refers to the old system of starring tracks in Sp...

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  • Plan: Premium Version: 1.1.18.611.g9cc9bdc9 Country: New Zealand Device: Macbook Pro 2016 Operating System: Mojave   The Applescript API still has a "starred" prop...
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different country problem without premium

i have recently moved to a different country and now i can't play spotify normally since the music stops or it doesn't play at all. i can not use VPN and I'm not sure on what to do. someone please help!!

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  • i have recently moved to a different country and now i can't play spotify normally since the music stops or it doesn't play at all. i can not use VPN and I'm not sure on what to do. someone please he...
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Superuser Contribution same song appear again in the same playlist

same song from the same album would appear multiple times in the same playlist, and this happened to many songs in my playlist

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  • same song from the same album would appear multiple times in the same playlist, and this happened to many songs in my playlist
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Spotify opens with reboot in Ventura, can't make it stop

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device2020 iMacOperating SystemVentura 13.4.1 My Question or IssueI cannot figure out how to stop Spotify from opening automatically when I restart my Mac. I've checked System Preferences -> Login items and Spotify is NOT list...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device 2020 iMac Operating System Ventura 13.4.1   My Question or Issue I cannot figure out how to stop Spotify from opening automatically when I resta...
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Poor audio quality on MacBook Pro

Hello, I'm on a 2017 MacBook Pro listening on my spotify desktop app. Settings are set to very high quality sound, but the sound quality is awful compared to listening from my phone. It is noticeably worse -- whether I'm listening through AirPods or ...

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  • Hello, I'm on a 2017 MacBook Pro listening on my spotify desktop app. Settings are set to very high quality sound, but the sound quality is awful compared to listening from my phone. It is noticeably...
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