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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...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:40:52 PM
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
2023-06-26 9:01:14 AM
MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
MattSuda
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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....

mariomrt
Casual Listener
2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
2023-05-18 3:32:12 PM
bfteach
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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...

Goodman
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2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Solved!! Don't have all the songs in a playlist

Hi,I have a MacBook, and since April my playlists don't get updated, but I can see that on my phone they do get updated.What can I do?

PompomSamael
Casual Listener
Hi, I have a MacBook, and since April my playlists don't get updated, but I can see that on my phone they do get updated. What can I do?
2019-05-26 4:13:17 PM
2019-05-26 7:31:32 PM
Bethany_Dawn
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Playing a filtered playlist no longer works

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 15 inch 2017Operating SystemMac OS Mojave My Question or IssueUntil recently, if I applied a filter to a playlist and started playing a song, the subsequent songs that would play would also be part of the filte...

pnut
Roadie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 15 inch 2017 Operating System Mac OS Mojave My Question or Issue Until recently, if I applied a filter to a playlist and started p...
2019-05-22 5:49:00 AM
2019-05-26 3:21:37 PM
Bugequalfeature
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Spotify on Mac is SLOOOWWW

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA DeviceMacOSOperating SystemOS 10.14.3 Anytime I search for anything it doesn't do anything. Not even the spinning dots. Clicking on a playlist takes roughly 10min to load and when it does, if I click on the artist to go to...

NAF606
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Plan - Premium Country - USA Device MacOS Operating System OS 10.14.3 Anytime I search for anything it doesn't do anything. Not even the spinning dots. Clicking on a playlist ta...
2019-03-12 5:34:57 PM
2019-05-25 6:05:25 PM
NAF606
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now == farewell to Spotify

PlanFreeCountryIT DeviceMacbook Pro mid 2018Operating SystemMojave 10.14.4 On my brand new macbook, after 3 installation attempts, spotify can't play any song for more than 1 second, then the "error" in the subject poups and that's it. after wasting ...

DDR999
Regular
Plan Free Country IT Device Macbook Pro mid 2018 Operating System Mojave 10.14.4 On my brand new macbook, after 3 installation attempts, spotify can't play any song for more t...
2019-04-19 5:28:05 PM
2019-05-25 2:09:38 PM
Guido
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[Podcast] Sort by Release Date Bug

Free/Premium- PremiumCountry- Austria DeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbold 3 ports)Operating SystemmacOs Mojave (Version 10.14.4) My Question or IssueI am daily listening to the Podcast Ö1 Jounrale by ORF Radio Ö1. Since today I am not a...

carlosrodri
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Free/Premium - Premium Country - Austria Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbold 3 ports) Operating System macOs Mojave (Version 10.14.4) My Question or Issue ...
2019-05-24 2:05:29 PM
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Podcast Episodes
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Solved!! Latest release stops all playback after 2 seconds.

I was having a different issue unreleated to this which said reinstalling would fix it. I am now unable to play any song longer than 2 seconds. Whatever is the issue its in your latest build / update. My previous issue is that whenever spotify reache...

m0nk37
Regular
I was having a different issue unreleated to this which said reinstalling would fix it. I am now unable to play any song longer than 2 seconds. Whatever is the issue its in your latest build / update...
2019-05-23 8:17:10 PM
2019-05-23 9:53:16 PM
aefasdfasdflol
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Superuser Contribution Please implement difference between Followed Artists and Saved-Album Artists

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemDesktop/iOS My Question or IssueI think a lot more can be done to help people organise enormous libraries.For example - Please can we have some sort of distinction between followed artists and artists who make save...

jameslondon74
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Desktop/iOS My Question or Issue I think a lot more can be done to help people organise enormous libraries. For example - Please can we have s...
2019-05-16 3:45:26 PM
2019-05-23 4:15:09 PM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution Auto DJ Crossfade still active?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.3 My Question or IssueHi!As Electronic Dance Music amateur, I like the selection and weekly updated track of Spotify playlist, especially Night Rider and Techno Bunker. Also, I really love ...

okolivier
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.3 My Question or Issue Hi! As Electronic Dance Music amateur, I like the selection and weekly updated track of Sp...
2019-05-22 6:09:32 AM
2019-05-23 3:49:49 PM
Guido
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Superuser Contribution Songs vanished from playlist and many can't be played

H Many songs from my playlists have vanished and many songs that I find can't be played (even popular ones like Ed Sheeran - Perfect). When I log in from a different computer there aren't any problems... my songs are still in my playlists. What seems...

tonyy
Newbie
H Many songs from my playlists have vanished and many songs that I find can't be played (even popular ones like Ed Sheeran - Perfect). When I log in from a different computer there aren't any problem...
2019-05-22 9:10:22 AM
2019-05-23 3:40:51 PM
Guido
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Superuser Contribution Password re-set - forgotten email address.

Hi there, I have an account with the username JGostage. I have been logged out of my account on all devices and have been trying to log back in. I clicked to re set my password but none of my active email addresses have received a link, i therefore d...

gostage
Newbie
Hi there, I have an account with the username JGostage. I have been logged out of my account on all devices and have been trying to log back in. I clicked to re set my password but none of my active ...
2019-05-22 8:23:33 PM
2019-05-23 2:04:19 PM
Guido
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Superuser Contribution Some songs won't play

I have Spotify Premium on a desktop Mac and iPhone. Some tracks will not play on the Mac. They WILL play on the phone (ie sound comes out of phone) and if I link the Mac to the phone, then on that (ie the track is playing on the phone but the sound c...

Headover
Music Fan
I have Spotify Premium on a desktop Mac and iPhone. Some tracks will not play on the Mac. They WILL play on the phone (ie sound comes out of phone) and if I link the Mac to the phone, then on that (i...
2019-05-22 4:38:03 PM
2019-05-23 1:58:32 PM
Guido
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Superuser Contribution Can't play the current song

Each time I try to play any song, it says Can't play the current song. I have tried relaunching the app, going on the web app, uninstalling it, and logging out of spotify. But the problem still keeps on persisting. Can someone please help me out?

user-removed
Visitor
Each time I try to play any song, it says Can't play the current song. I have tried relaunching the app, going on the web app, uninstalling it, and logging out of spotify. But the problem still keeps...
2019-05-22 2:17:36 PM
2019-05-23 1:51:38 PM
Guido
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Superuser Contribution My playlist consistently stops after approximately two hours of play

I have a really long ambient playlist that I like to have in my work space all day... it is generally over 200 tracks long, and over 24 hours of music. Every couple hours of letting it do it's thing, it will stop... generally around 2 hours or so int...

user-removed
Visitor
I have a really long ambient playlist that I like to have in my work space all day... it is generally over 200 tracks long, and over 24 hours of music. Every couple hours of letting it do it...
2019-05-15 11:42:17 PM
2019-05-23 1:42:02 PM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution Jump to song now playing is no longer working

Plan: PremiumLocation: USA Device: iMac 27-inch, Late 2012OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Issue: I used to be able to click on the miniature album cover image shown in the lower left corner of the player, just above the title of the current song, and the pl...

leonardol
Newbie
Plan: Premium Location: USA Device: iMac 27-inch, Late 2012 OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Issue: I used to be able to click on the miniature album cover image shown in the lowe...
2019-05-15 3:28:54 PM
2019-05-23 9:43:10 AM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution All my Spotify playlists and made for me playlists have 15 second crossovers...

As above... Ive deleted and reinstalled twice. I have deleted my cache. Its driving me crazy. I DO NOT WANT CROSS FADING SONGS. HELP!!!

alexjashley
Newbie
As above... Ive deleted and reinstalled twice. I have deleted my cache. Its driving me crazy. I DO NOT WANT CROSS FADING SONGS. HELP!!!
2019-05-03 6:18:12 AM
2019-05-22 11:59:45 AM
Katerina
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Superuser Contribution Find Friends not loading

Device - Macbook Pro 2017Operating System - OS Mojave 10.14.4Spotify version - 1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f

elzd2-z5_d8nw
Newbie
Device - Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System - OS Mojave 10.14.4 Spotify version - 1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f
2019-04-19 10:36:46 PM
2019-05-22 11:49:19 AM
Katerina
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Superuser Contribution Helpless - "Spotify can't play this right now."

Premium Family Device(Macbook pro)Operating System(OSX 10.13.6) My Question or IssueI suddenly have an issue with playback. One or two songs are playable but all others play a second and skip to the next song. The message "Spotify can't play this rig...

Wingedmind
Casual Listener
Premium Family Device (Macbook pro) Operating System (OSX 10.13.6) My Question or Issue I suddenly have an issue with playback. One or two songs are playable but all others play...
2019-05-02 8:35:02 PM
2019-05-22 11:35:15 AM
Katerina
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Superuser Contribution Se paran las canciones de spotify después de un cierto tiempo.

Mi problema es que al iniciar una cancion en la aplicación de spotify se para despues de 4,5,6,7 o 8 segundos y despues me sale "No es posible reproducir la cancion actual" y al parecer solo funciona con las canciones de spotify ya que si me voy a ar...

Dante_441
Newbie
Mi problema es que al iniciar una cancion en la aplicación de spotify se para despues de 4,5,6,7 o 8 segundos y despues me sale "No es posible reproducir la cancion actual" y al parecer solo funciona...
2019-05-15 2:21:32 AM
2019-05-22 9:57:49 AM
Peter
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Installing the Spotify PWA on MacOS

Greetings, Has anybody managed to install the Spotify PWA from Chrome on MacOS ? No matter what I do, the web player wants me to download the native installer. This blog post seems to imply (at the very end of the post) that it's only available for C...

lucsky
Music Fan
Greetings, Has anybody managed to install the Spotify PWA from Chrome on MacOS ? No matter what I do, the web player wants me to download the native installer. This blog post seems to imply ...
2019-04-06 4:09:04 PM
2019-05-22 9:52:37 AM
Katerina
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Superuser Contribution Spotify repeatedly skips the current playing song in any playlist after 1-2 seconds

Premium account, U.S.A.MacBook Pro 2018 with Mac OS High Sierra No matter what playlist I use, or how I try to search for songs, whenever I try to play a song, I get "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can im...

TerranRich
Regular
Premium account, U.S.A. MacBook Pro 2018 with Mac OS High Sierra No matter what playlist I use, or how I try to search for songs, whenever I try to play a song, I get "Spotify can't play th...
2019-04-19 4:44:49 PM
2019-05-22 9:48:55 AM
Katerina
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