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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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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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Spotify makes the system daemon "coreaudiod" use 25% CPU while music is paused.

Family PremiumGermanyMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)macOS Mojave 10.14.3 (18D109) (latest)Spotify 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (no newer update available) While playing music the audio system daemon "coreaudiod" uses between 8% and 11% C...

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  • Family Premium Germany MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) macOS Mojave 10.14.3 (18D109) (latest) Spotify 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (no newer update available)   Whil...
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Playing from Spotify desktop to SONOS Connect - gapless playback possible?

Hi all, Is gapless playback possible from Spotify desktop app to SONOS Connect? I'm not talking about Spotify via the Sonos app - just talking about using the official desktop Spotify app Many thanks

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  • Hi all,   Is gapless playback possible from Spotify desktop app to SONOS Connect?   I'm not talking about Spotify via the Sonos app - just talking about using the official desktop Spoti...
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Bose Quite Comfort 35 does not work with Spotify on Macbook air

Hello, Premium memberCountry United Kingdom DeviceMacbook Air Mid 2013Operating SystemOS X El Capitan, Version10.11.6 IssueWith the Bose Quite Comforter 35 via Bluetooth, Music only from Spotify desktop application and also via web browser tracks kee...

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  • Hello,  Premium member Country United Kingdom   Device Macbook Air Mid 2013 Operating System OS X El Capitan, Version10.11.6   Issue With the Bose Quite Comforter 35 via Blue...
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shuffle on spotify

Hi,Is it possible to shuffle between our own playlists? Now I can shuffle all my songs from just one playlist, but I want to be able to shuffle my own songs from 2 of more different playlists I made. Thanks already!

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  • Hi, Is it possible to shuffle between our own playlists? Now I can shuffle all my songs from just one playlist, but I want to be able to shuffle my own songs from 2 of more different playlists I m...
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Deleted songs on Spotify

Hi,Like many spotify users I put all of my music into my own spotify playlists.
Now I would like to make this as a replacement for all my mp3 files on my computer, so I only have my spotify account. (and delete all my mp3 files) But what happens when...

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  • Hi, Like many spotify users I put all of my music into my own spotify playlists.
Now I would like to make this as a replacement for all my mp3 files on my computer, so I only have my spotify account...
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Solved!! Discover does not update anymore

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMacBookPro11,5Operating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueSince a few weeks, the discover board does not update anymore in spite of a recurrent usage of Spotify. All the discover page is stuck in time. For example, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device MacBookPro11,5 Operating System macOS Mojave  My Question or Issue Since a few weeks, the discover board does not update anymore in spite of a recurre...
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songs in queue appear blank, say "NaN", and they don't play

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevice2015 macbook airOperating Systemos10mojave My Question or Issue this appears in my queue and songs don't play

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device 2015 macbook air Operating System os10mojave  My Question or Issue  this appears in my queue and songs don't play 
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Songs wont play, All playlists are empty.

Whenever I open any playlist, including ones created by Spotify, they're all empty. Whenever I search and play a song, a grey disk image appears Everything works fine on my phone, when they're synced I can even play the songs on my mac, but on my mac...

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  • Whenever I open any playlist, including ones created by Spotify, they're all empty. Whenever I search and play a song, a grey disk image appears  Everything works fine on my phone, when they'...
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Superuser Contribution TOP RECOMMENDATIONS HAVEN'T UPDATED IN 6 WEEKS

Although I use spotify daily and favorite dozens of songs, follow artists, add songs to playlists, search other artists - my Top Recommendations page doesn't change at all. Nothing has changed in 6 weeks or more. However, my Discover Weekly and New R...

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  • Although I use spotify daily and favorite dozens of songs, follow artists, add songs to playlists, search other artists - my Top Recommendations page doesn't change at all.  Nothing has changed ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Some song can't playing on my Desktop but playable on my Mobile

PlanPremiumCountry ThailandDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 12.1.3 and macOS 10.14.2) Spotify on both is updated My Question or Issue Song: No Fun - Golden Features Remixcan't be play on my desktopbut playable on my iPhone - i am using this two d...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Thailand Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 12.1.3 and macOS 10.14.2)  Spotify on both is updated   My Question or Issue  Song: No Fun - Gold...
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Bose SoundTouch unable to repeat 1

PlanPremiumCountryUS Device(iPhone 7+Operating Systemios My Question or Issuewhile playing through my Bose SoundTouch speaker I am unable to “repeat 1”. If I am playing directly through the iPhone this is not an issue.

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device (iPhone 7+ Operating System ios    My Question or Issue while playing through my Bose SoundTouch speaker I am unable to “repeat 1”. ...
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App keeps going offline

Plan - PremiumCountry - US DeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemMojave My Question or IssueSpotify app keeps going offline for no reason. No issues with my WiFi

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  •     Plan - Premium Country - US   Device Macbook Air Operating System Mojave  My Question or Issue Spotify app keeps going offline for no reason. No issues with my ...
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Superuser Contribution All playlists with auto-generated titles have a "2" at the end

As title says, even though I have no existing playlists with those titles, if I make a playlist by adding a track to a "New Playlist" it will get an appropriate title with a 2 on the end, even though I have no other playlists with that title. I assum...

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  • As title says, even though I have no existing playlists with those titles, if I make a playlist by adding a track to a "New Playlist" it will get an appropriate title with a 2 on the end, even though...
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Solved!! playlist not in sync

PlanPremiumCountry: Netherlands DeviceIphone 7Operating System: iOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueSo I put my playlist in 'recently added' but it isn't in sync with the same playlist on my mac

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  •   Plan Premium Country: Netherlands   Device Iphone 7 Operating System: iOS 12.1.4     My Question or Issue So I put my playlist in 'recently added' but it isn't in syn...
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Album art not visible on mac desktop APP

Album art is not working on my mac desktop app, it works if i switch the desktop user to another.

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  • Album art is not working on my mac desktop app, it works if i switch the desktop user to another.
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