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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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Alexa won't play certain playlists

Some playlists seem to be broken on Alexa. Can anyone hear anything when playing any of the following playlists? "Alexa, play infinite accoustic on spotify""Alexa, play creative day at work on spotify""Alexa, play swagger on spotify"

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  • Some playlists seem to be broken on Alexa. Can anyone hear anything when playing any of the following playlists?   "Alexa, play infinite accoustic on spotify" "Alexa, play creative day at wor...
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Spotify doesn't go completely fullscreen

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceMacbook Pro 15-inch mid-2015Operating SystemMojave My Question or IssueWhen I go fullscreen on Spotify I keep this black space on the right side of the screen. Also when I enlarge the screen by dragging the corners it h...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Macbook Pro 15-inch mid-2015 Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue When I go fullscreen on Spotify I keep this black space on the right sid...
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Superuser Contribution I play one song but Spotify play a different one

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Macbook Pro late 2018)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueEverytime I play certain songs that are saved in my library is show that it is playing iy however it plays a different song that is on my itunes library and...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device (Macbook Pro late 2018) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue Everytime I play certain songs that are saved in my library is show that it is p...
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Superuser Contribution Can't make playlist public anymore

Macbook Pro 2017 Mojave There seems to be no option to make a playlist public anymore, has this functionality changed because of an update? Please see attached screenshot

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  • Macbook Pro 2017 Mojave   There seems to be no option to make a playlist public anymore, has this functionality changed because of an update?   Please see attached screenshot
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Solved!! Strange "heart" icons all over the UI?

Suddenly there are "heart" icons everywhere in my interface. Why? 

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Music added to my paid account playlist

Can someone please help me? Ive created a playlist for my sisters funeral tomorrow. And all these random songs keep getting added. I have a paid student membership. Its taken me 20 minutes to navigate to this page. Her funeral is in 5 hrs and I'm a m...

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  • Can someone please help me? Ive created a playlist for my sisters funeral tomorrow. And all these random songs keep getting added. I have a paid student membership. Its taken me 20 minutes to navigat...
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Working with Amazon Echo

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhon 10 and Macbook AirOperating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueI have an Amazon Echo and an Echo dot. The Echo dot feeds an amplifier which is linked to ceiling speakers throughout the house and the dot is linked to th...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhon 10 and Macbook Air Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue I have an Amazon Echo and an Echo dot. The Echo dot feeds an amplifier which is...
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Solved!! Bug - Repeat One Track doesn't work if you're playing on an external device

Hi, I found a bug. Normally the Repeat One Track will automatically repeat a song after its done playing, but if you're playing through an external device it will just go to the next song as if repeat one isn't even on. My setup is:-Music streaming o...

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  • Hi, I found a bug. Normally the Repeat One Track will automatically repeat a song after its done playing, but if you're playing through an external device it will just go to the next song as if repea...
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Spotify (MacOS) won't play through other outputs besides system default.

DeviceMacBook Pro 2018Operating SystemMacOS Mojave 10.14.5 My Question or IssueSpotify plays through 'Internal Speakers' no matter what output I set in MacOS. This prevents me from being able to use Bluetooth headphones or my USB DAC/AMP.

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  • Device MacBook Pro 2018 Operating System MacOS Mojave 10.14.5   My Question or Issue Spotify plays through 'Internal Speakers' no matter what output I set in MacOS. This prevents me from b...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify is really big

Macbook Pro OSX El Capitan Spotify interface is just huuge, too much.Haven't tried redownloading yet, but has anyone else had this problem?

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  • Macbook Pro OSX El Capitan   Spotify interface is just huuge, too much. Haven't tried redownloading yet, but has anyone else had this problem?
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Superuser Contribution Empty Playlists, No Friend Feed, Songs Disappear...

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro, mid 2016Operating SystemMacOS Mojave 10.14.3 My Question or Issue So basically the Spotify desktop player is completely unusable for me - and has been for 6 months or so. First, the Friend Activity feed started...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro, mid 2016 Operating System MacOS Mojave 10.14.3    My Question or Issue   So basically the Spotify desktop player is...
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Spotify Connect to Sonos Play 3 Stoped working.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro mid 2010 and Android phone My Question or IssueSince the latest update I don't seem to be able to use spotify connect to connect to a sonos Play 3. It's just greyed out and says "connecting" and then gives up aft...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro mid 2010 and Android phone   My Question or Issue Since the latest update I don't seem to be able to use spotify connect to connect to a sonos ...
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New music not showing up

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)Operating SystemMac OS Mojave 10.14 My Question or IssueNew songs are not appearing on my macbook. I have done a clean reinstallation and what not but still, there is no change. All the son...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Singapore   MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) Operating System Mac OS Mojave 10.14   My Question or Issue New songs are not appearing on my macbook. I...
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[Playlists] Sorting Options for List of Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Pro 2018 (and Late 2013)Operating SystemMojave My Question or IssueI used to be able to jump to a specific artist by typing the artist's name's first letter on the keyboard. Does anyone know what happened to that kin...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro 2018 (and Late 2013) Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue I used to be able to jump to a specific artist by typing the artist's nam...
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Resolved

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMBP 2015 10.14.5 , iPhone xr iOS 12 Operating SystemMacOS 10.14.5, iOS 12 My Question or IssueWhile browsing a certain playlist of mine on say Laptop, or iPhone, when I go to select a new device (Xbox One), it does not conn...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MBP 2015 10.14.5 , iPhone xr iOS 12   Operating System MacOS 10.14.5, iOS 12   My Question or Issue While browsing a certain playlist of mine on s...
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Accidentally downloaded local file playlist

PlanFree CountryBulgaria DeviceDesktop Operating SystemOS X El Capitan MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) Hello,Not long ago as I was playing around with Spotify, I noticed the "download" button and thought maybe this meant that you could downl...

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  • Plan Free   Country Bulgaria   Device Desktop   Operating System OS X El Capitan MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)   Hello, Not long ago as I was playing aroun...
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Im missing friends on the friend activity bar

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceMacbook Retina 12" 2017Operating Systemmac OS 10.14.5 mojave My Question or IssueFor the past 1-2 weeks my friend activity bar has been only showing half of my friends and sometimes switching between the half t...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device Macbook Retina 12" 2017 Operating System mac OS 10.14.5 mojave   My Question or Issue For the past 1-2 weeks my frien...
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'Made for You' not accurate?

PremiumNew Zealand Device(iPhone 7, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10) Something weird happened to my 'Made for you feed' on my Mac where the title did not represent the songs selected. Example: My third feed is showing classical and soun...

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  • Premium New Zealand   Device (iPhone 7, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10)   Something weird happened to my 'Made for you feed' on my Mac where the title did not repre...
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[Bug] Removing songs from your library unexpected behavior

This seems to be true across desktop environments. Go to your songs and select a song to be removed. Click "Delete" on your keyboard and a popup should come up asking for confirmation that you want to delete it. If you hit "enter" on your keyboard, t...

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  • This seems to be true across desktop environments.   Go to your songs and select a song to be removed. Click "Delete" on your keyboard and a popup should come up asking for confirmation that y...
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Solved!! Save album doesn't save songs

Plan: PremiumCountry: U.S. DeviceMacbook ProOperating System: macOS 10.13.3 When I click on SAVE under an album, it doesn't save the songs on the album to my library (see GIF).

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  • Plan: Premium Country: U.S.   Device Macbook Pro Operating System: macOS 10.13.3   When I click on SAVE under an album, it doesn't save the songs on the album to my library (see...
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