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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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Unknown Kitchen Speaker shows up in Spotify Connect

I launched spotify on my macbook, I'm currently home where my only device is this laptop and my iPhone, suddenly my music stopped working at it's showin the green bar at the bottom with the text: Listening on Kitchen Speaker. I don't even have kitche...

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  • I launched spotify on my macbook, I'm currently home where my only device is this laptop and my iPhone, suddenly my music stopped working at it's showin the green bar at the bottom with the text: Lis...
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Solved!! All songs stop playing after a few seconds in MacOs

I've been using spotify for Windows and Android for a while and everything worked almost perfectly, but recently i got a new Mac computer and one of the first things i did was to download spotify app, and since day one its one problem after the other...

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  • I've been using spotify for Windows and Android for a while and everything worked almost perfectly, but recently i got a new Mac computer and one of the first things i did was to download spotify app...
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Oops something went wrong

I'm using a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), ios version 10.14.3, web application on chrome. Every time i try and go to the home tab I get the error: 'oops something went wrong. reload'. Tried closing the tab and opening it again without success, clearin...

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  • I'm using a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), ios version 10.14.3, web application on chrome.   Every time i try and go to the home tab I get the error: 'oops something went wrong. reload...
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Spotify: why am I constantly failing your CAPTCHA tests

An issue with the forums. I am using my macbook. It usually takes several tries for me to pass the captcha! I swear on my life that I am a human and not a robot. Is this a bug? Or do I really act that much like a bot?

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  •     An issue with the forums. I am using my macbook. It usually takes several tries for me to pass the captcha! I swear on my life that I am a human and not a robot. Is this a bug? Or do ...
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Can't change the playlist image.

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacbook Air Early 2015Operating SystemMac OS Mojave 10.14.2 My Question or Issue I can't change the image of my playlist on my spotify app. Here is the image i want to upload. I made it myself so there is no possibilites for ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Macbook Air Early 2015 Operating System Mac OS Mojave 10.14.2   My Question or Issue   I can't change the image of my playlist on my spotify ap...
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How to play full Album in order ?

All I want to do is to play an album by Angus and Julia Stone (Memories of an old friend) from the first to the last song, in order. When I press the "PLAY" button next to the album cover image the Spotify app plays the first song from the Angus & Ju...

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  • All I want to do is to play an album by Angus and Julia Stone (Memories of an old friend) from the first to the last song, in order. When I press the "PLAY" button next to the album cover image the S...
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Solved!! Desktop App (Mac) loads but no music is available

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2018)Operating System10.13.6 High Sierra My Question or IssueI use spotify at work and prefer to use the desktop app over the web client. I did not have the ability to use the mac app until I realized I could a...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2018) Operating System 10.13.6 High Sierra   My Question or Issue I use spotify at work and prefer to use the desktop app over the w...
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Superuser Contribution Friend Feed not loading (MacBook)

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)Operating SystemiOS 10.14.3 My Question or IssueSo I am following my friends via Spotify and they can see my activity but I can't see theirs. I already acivated t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) Operating System iOS 10.14.3   My Question or Issue So I am following my friends via Spoti...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play any music

I'm using spotify on my windows10 Laptop and it can't play any music or find any music. I already tried to reinstall but it didn't help. The webPlayer finds and can show music but won't play anything either. PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceWindows 10

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  • I'm using spotify on my windows10 Laptop and it can't play any music or find any music. I already tried to reinstall but it didn't help. The webPlayer finds and can show music but won't play anything...
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Superuser Contribution Adding a new radio station unavailable

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Pro 2014Operating SystemiOS 10My Question or IssueThe "Add New" button is no longer available on the Radio page, and the list of recommended stations has been reduced to like 8 choices. What up?

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro 2014 Operating System iOS 10 My Question or Issue The "Add New" button is no longer available on the Radio page, and the list of recommended statio...
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Spotify blank screen, wont work at all.

PlanPremium Device(Macbook Air) My Question or Issue Hi, so my problem is that Spotify on my laptop isn't working at all. Every time I open it, it just has a blank screen even if I leave it for a long time. I have tried reinstalling and deleting Spot...

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  • Plan Premium   Device (Macbook Air)     My Question or Issue   Hi, so my problem is that Spotify on my laptop isn't working at all. Every time I open it, it just has...
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Solved!! I add a song to my Playlist but it does not show up in it , when i add it again it says already in

PlanFreeIndia DeviceMacBook Air 2017Operating SystemMacOS Mojave 10.14.2I have been trying to add songs to my Playlist, I've set show Unavailable songs to turned On, But still, I can't see certain songs being added. Also if I try to play those songs ...

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  •   Plan Free India    Device MacBook Air 2017 Operating System MacOS Mojave 10.14.2 I have been trying to add songs to my Playlist, I've set show Unavailable songs to turned On...
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Can's play any song on mac

Free/Premium PremiumCountry Australia Device Macbook Pro w Retina 2014Operating System 10.14 Mojave My Question or IssueAt first it only plays songs that have been cached on the mac, couldn't any other new songs found in the search bar or playlists. ...

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  • Free/Premium Premium Country Australia   Device Macbook Pro w Retina 2014 Operating System 10.14 Mojave   My Question or Issue At first it only plays songs that have been cached...
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Superuser Contribution Mobile app using data when playing on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop & Android PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro & Android 7.0 My Question or IssueGood afternoon. So I am playing Spotify from my desktop all day. I also have my phone connected to spotify, but I shut it down....

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop & Android Phone Operating System Windows 10 Pro & Android 7.0   My Question or Issue Good afternoon. So I am playing Spotif...
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Superuser Contribution Search function on Spotify

Hi,When I’m searching for a song on Spotify I would like to see if this song is already in some of my playlists or not. Is this an option yet?Now I have to choose to search ‘in a personal playlist’ or search on Spotify itself. I would be handy if we ...

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  • Hi, When I’m searching for a song on Spotify I would like to see if this song is already in some of my playlists or not. Is this an option yet? Now I have to choose to search ‘in a personal pla...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after 15 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook pro late 2013Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.3 I noticed my friend list wasn't showing anything so I did a clean install and re-downloaded the app and now after about 15 seconds, the app crashes. I've done numero...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook pro late 2013 Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.3   I noticed my friend list wasn't showing anything so I did a clean install and re-downl...
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Solved!! songs won't play, all saved playlists are empty

so since about a week now, specific songs wont play in my desktop app on my mac. songs play on my ipod and ipad but on my mac, when i click on a song nothing happens. this used to happen to random songs, not all. however from yesterday, no song plays...

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  • so since about a week now, specific songs wont play in my desktop app on my mac. songs play on my ipod and ipad but on my mac, when i click on a song nothing happens. this used to happen to random so...
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Solved!! Browse=>Discover Tab not being updated

Premium United States Mac Mojave latest version 3/9/19 When I click on the Browse tab on my Mac desktop and then the Discover tab, every week I would see brand new albums and artists that are based on my listening history. About a month ago, this sto...

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  • Premium United States Mac Mojave latest version 3/9/19   When I click on the Browse tab on my Mac desktop and then the Discover tab, every week I would see brand new albums and artists that ar...
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Artist tracks don't play / Playlist tracks do.

Had free, had the issue, paid for premium, the issue remains.UK MacBook Pro late 2016 - Spotify app (reinstalled and update)Mojave, latest Okay, so tracks don't play if I search on an artist page, eg, popular tracks. It just has the icon of playing (...

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  • Had free, had the issue, paid for premium, the issue remains. UK   MacBook Pro late 2016 - Spotify app (reinstalled and update) Mojave, latest   Okay, so tracks don't play if I search...
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Solved!! Sharing playlist to Spotify user directly no longer possible?

I haven't tried this for probably a couple of years but I used to be able to go into one of my playlists, click share and there was an option to send directly to another Spotify user, and it would go to their Spotify inbox. The only options I see now...

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  • I haven't tried this for probably a couple of years but I used to be able to go into one of my playlists, click share and there was an option to send directly to another Spotify user, and it would go...
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