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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 Visual bug when player is smaller in size (vertically)

Plan: PremiumCountry: US Device: Macbook Pro late 2019 (16in)Operating System: MacOS 13 (Ventura) My Question or IssueWhen I have the desktop player shrunk a bit, I notice that some overflow issues occur on the top of the window. See screenshot for r...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US   Device: Macbook Pro late 2019 (16in) Operating System: MacOS 13 (Ventura)   My Question or Issue When I have the desktop player shrunk a bit, I notic...
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spotify won't install

I cannot get spotify to install on my mac. i've been trying for two days. It continues to get an error and just goes back to downloading after I unzip and click the thing to start downloading/installing after getting it off the website.

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  • I cannot get spotify to install on my mac. i've been trying for two days. It continues to get an error and just goes back to downloading after I unzip and click the thing to start downloading/install...
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Superuser Contribution Grouping my playlists

I've got many playlists, and would love the option to organise these playlists by custom groups. e.g. a group for all my Afrobeats playlists, or one for just Instrumentals. This would make the experience of scrolling down the left column (on desktop)...

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  • I've got many playlists, and would love the option to organise these playlists by custom groups. e.g. a group for all my Afrobeats playlists, or one for just Instrumentals.   This would make t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop. MacOS. Spotify didn't load

Plan: PremiumCountry: Ukraine Device: Macbook Pro late 2017Operating System: MacOS Ventura 13.0.1 After launching the app, it didn't load showing the error. See attachment.

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Ukraine   Device: Macbook Pro late 2017 Operating System: MacOS Ventura 13.0.1   After launching the app, it didn't load showing the error. See attach...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist Radio: "More Songs load as you listen" not working

PremiumUnited States macOS 12.0.1 Spotify for macOS (Intel)1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad Steps to reproduce: Right-click a playlist"Go to playlist radio" (Shows 5 songs and "More songs load as you listen")Play a few songs or hit "next" a few timesExpected beh...

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  • Premium United States   macOS 12.0.1   Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad   Steps to reproduce:  Right-click a playlist "Go to playlist radio"  (Shows ...
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Music that’s not mine starts playing without me playing it

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevice(iPhone 6, Macbook Pro mid 2015)Operating System(iOS 12+, macOS Mojave 10.14.1) My Question or IssueIt started a month ago or so. Music randomly starts playing. A song that I’ve never listened to. I press pause, but afte...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device (iPhone 6, Macbook Pro mid 2015) Operating System (iOS 12+, macOS Mojave 10.14.1)   My Question or Issue It started a month ago or so. Music r...
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Superuser Contribution Big issues to delete songs from liked song list

I can't delete some songs from liked song list. I have this problem for a long time.I maybe identify that troubled songs are often old add to liked songs. (I don't have issues to add/delete new songs from liked list,). But for a lot of, when I try to...

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  • I can't delete some songs from liked song list. I have this problem for a long time. I maybe identify that troubled songs are often old add to liked songs. (I don't have issues to add/delete new...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to stop spotify from starting every time i turn my mac on.

Okay, so I have gone to advanced preferences and switched it to No , but still it comes on when i start my computer and when i go look the switch is back to yes. Driving me nuts.

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  • Okay, so I have gone to advanced preferences and switched it to No , but still it comes on when i start my computer and when i go look the switch is back to yes. Driving me nuts.
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MacOs Catalina - Play button only works on Apple Music

Spotify Premium DeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) Operating SystemMacOs Catalina 10.15 (19A583) After upgrading to Catalina, the Play button on the Mac Keyboard no longer controls Spotify. With Spotify open, no other music player, if I hit the Play/P...

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  • Spotify Premium    Device MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)   Operating System MacOs Catalina 10.15 (19A583)   After upgrading to Catalina, the Play button on the Mac Keybo...
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[Desktop] Mac app top of screen cut off

Is anyone else having issues with a bug where the top of the app is cut off, which means I can't click any of the UI there? It's happened multiple times for me now. I can't scroll up any further and it doesn't change when switching between full scree...

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  • Is anyone else having issues with a bug where the top of the app is cut off, which means I can't click any of the UI there? It's happened multiple times for me now.   I can't scroll up any fur...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution using siri for Spotify on mac

PlanPremiumDeviceMacBookPro My Question or Issue:please put Spotify on the Mac app Store , to allow using it with Siri assistant

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  •   Plan Premium Device MacBookPro     My Question or Issue: please put Spotify on the Mac app Store , to allow using it with Siri assistant  
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Bluetooth speaker for Spotify and headphones for everything else

Hi folks, I want to play my music the way I did with both Apple Music and Qobuz: I use my bluethooth speaker to play my music and I use my headphones to play every other sound my system makes. I want ambient music in the room and computer sounds in m...

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  • Hi folks,   I want to play my music the way I did with both Apple Music and Qobuz: I use my bluethooth speaker to play my music and I use my headphones to play every other sound my system make...
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Superuser Contribution ORGANIZING ALBUMS AND ARTISTS WITH FOLDERS

I think it would be extremly helpfull to also have the option to make folders in your albums and artists. This option is now only available for playlists. Making it necesary to make a playlist for each album if you want to organize them. There should...

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  • I think it would be extremly helpfull to also have the option to make folders in your albums and artists. This option is now only available for playlists. Making it necesary to make a playlist for ea...
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Superuser Contribution Error with the timestamps for when a track was added to playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacBook Air (M1, 2020)Operating SystemmacOS Monterey version 12.2.1 My Question or IssueThere is a bug with the timestamps informing when a track was added to a playlist. When it reaches 30 minutes it switches to 1 hour ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device MacBook Air (M1, 2020) Operating System macOS Monterey version 12.2.1   My Question or Issue There is a bug with the timestamps informing when a trac...
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Superuser Contribution Constantly 100% CPU usage

Plan PremiumCountry Germany DeviceMacbook Pro 2015Operating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueHi, Spotify is constantly using up 100% CPU. I've followed the instructions in the other threads, almost all options are turned off (hardware accelle...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Macbook Pro 2015 Operating System macOS Catalina   My Question or Issue Hi, Spotify is constantly using up 100% CPU. I've followed the instruc...
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Superuser Contribution Moving tracks in a playlist is making a copy of the track instead of new or

I am trying to move a track in a playlist, but instead the app is adding a copy of the track. I am using the app on MacBook.

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  • I am trying to move a track in a playlist, but instead the app is adding a copy of the track. I am using the app on MacBook.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Listening multiple playlists causes all identical songs to play consecutive

I have a Playlist folder where I keep all of my "Your Top Songs 20xx" playlists curated by Spotify. With "shuffle" active,I double click this playlist folder so that it shuffles across all Playlists in the folder. The "shuffled" songs put all identic...

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  • I have a Playlist folder where I keep all of my "Your Top Songs 20xx" playlists curated by Spotify. With "shuffle" active,I double click this playlist folder so that it shuffles across all Playlists...
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Solved!! Chrome macos does not detect "next/previous song" commands

The built-in next, previous keys do not work anymore on the web player on Chrome, play/pause does. They are also greyed out in the little control window, which means they're not detected at all by chrome.  Free PlanItalyVersion 108.0.5359.124 (Offici...

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  • The built-in next, previous keys do not work anymore on the web player on Chrome, play/pause does.  They are also greyed out in the little control window, which means they're not detected at al...
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Superuser Contribution Audio stops 2 seconds in on Macbook Pro, only when connected to external monitors

PremiumAustralia MacBook Pro 14-inch, 2021macOS VenturaApple Studio Display set up I have just downloaded Spotify to my new MacBook Pro 14-inch. Songs will play audio for 2 seconds, then the audio cuts out but I can see the song is still playing. Thi...

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  • Premium Australia   MacBook Pro 14-inch, 2021 macOS Ventura Apple Studio Display set up   I have just downloaded Spotify to my new MacBook Pro 14-inch. Songs will play audio for 2 se...
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Superuser Contribution Starting a new Spotify song breaks Sidecar connection

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacBook Pro M2 2022, IPad Pro 11-inch M2Operating SystemVentura 13.1, iPadOS 16.1.1 My Question or IssueWhile using my iPad as an external display, the screen freezes whenever a new song starts. This only occurs when Spotify...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device MacBook Pro M2 2022, IPad Pro 11-inch M2 Operating System Ventura 13.1, iPadOS 16.1.1   My Question or Issue While using my iPad as an external display, ...
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