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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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Merge iTunes local library with Spotify albums

I have a new Spotify premium subscription, so I may not have some of the terminology right - I'm still trying to figure out how things work. I have a large iTunes library on my computer; I have linked it to my Spotify library as Local Files. What I w...

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  • I have a new Spotify premium subscription, so I may not have some of the terminology right - I'm still trying to figure out how things work.   I have a large iTunes library on my computer; I h...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Stations Disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone X and iMac Operating SystemmacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or IssueToday, I noticed that none of my stations are being displayed either on my desktop, iPhone X, and web player. On the desktop and iPh...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States  Device iPhone X and iMac  Operating System macOS High Sierra 10.13.6   My Question or Issue Today,  I noticed that none of my station...
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Superuser Contribution Daily Mix Not Loading More Songs on Desktop

Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 7 & MacBook Pro mid-2013) Operating System MacOS My Question or Issue I really enjoy Spotify's Daily Mixes, however I'm running into a problem when listening on my laptop - the Daily Mixes just end when I li...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device (iPhone 7 & MacBook Pro mid-2013) Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue I really enjoy Spotify's Daily Mixes, however I'm...
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Superuser Contribution Release Radar is gone off track and is including music I don't like.

Release Radar is showing me artists I don't follow. This is why I liked things before when you could just get updates on specific artists. Then Spotify changed that all, and now the new method is broken.

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  • Release Radar is showing me artists I don't follow.  This is why I liked things before when you could just get updates on specific artists. Then Spotify changed that all, and now the new meth...
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Display offset

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice( Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(Mac OS Mojave) My Question or IssueThe duration doesn't display under clock icon

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device ( Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (Mac OS Mojave)   My Question or Issue The duration doesn't display under clock icon
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Artists in 'Library>Artists'-page

First off, I'm not quite sure if I'm in the correct section right now for this. I'd love to have an overview of my favorite artists which is easily/visibly accessible in the menu. For now, the artists only show up on this page will only show when I s...

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  •   First off, I'm not quite sure if I'm in the correct section right now for this.   I'd love to have an overview of my favorite artists which is easily/visibly accessible in the men...
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Spotify on Desktop at work keeps switching to my Sonos at home

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceiMacOperating SystemMojave My Question or IssueWhen I am listening to Spotify on my work computer, at the office, it continously switches to playing on my Sonos at home. Sometimes I'm not listening to anything an...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States Device iMac Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue When I am listening to Spotify on my work computer, at the office, it continously sw...
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Spotify won't play songs I have in my iTunes library

Ok, so follow me here: If I own a song, whether is synced to my library or not, Spotify will not play the same song that they have on their platform. I have disconnected Spotify from iTunes library and reinstalled and it STILL won't let me play a son...

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  • Ok, so follow me here: If I own a song, whether is synced to my library or not, Spotify will not play the same song that they have on their platform. I have disconnected Spotify from iTunes library a...
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My playlist description won't save

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice2014 Macbook ProOperating SystemMacOS I've been trying to save my playlist description for a few hours now and it just won't save. It's really important for me to save this description as it has notes about points in the p...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device 2014 Macbook Pro Operating System MacOS   I've been trying to save my playlist description for a few hours now and it just won't save. It's really ...
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Solved!! Songs Won't Play

Spotify FreeAustralia (iOS 10.13.6, Mac Air) My Question or Issue I can only play songs that are already on my playlists. Any songs which are not previously in my playlists can't be played (eg. reccomended songs, spotify curated playlists, new artist...

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  •   Spotify Free Australia   (iOS 10.13.6, Mac Air)   My Question or Issue   I can only play songs that are already on my playlists. Any songs which are not previously in my...
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Media Keys won't control Spotify on Mac anymore

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USA Device(Macbook Pro late 2013)Operating System(MacOS High Sierra) My Question or IssueFor the past 6 years I've been able to control Spotify with both my macbook keyboard and the bluetooth apple keyboard I use. Within the l...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  USA   Device (Macbook Pro late 2013) Operating System (MacOS High Sierra)   My Question or Issue For the past 6 years I've been able to control Sp...
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Solved!! BUG: Spotify app does not properly install itself in "Login items"

After reinstalling Spotify, I found that it autostarted when logging in to the mac... but the application wasn't listed in Login items. I had to go somewhere in advanced settings to disable the autostart of spotify. Spotify should just System Prefere...

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  •   After reinstalling Spotify, I found that it autostarted when logging in to the mac... but the application wasn't listed in Login items.   I had to go somewhere in advanced setting...
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Connecting Macbook Pro to Airport Express 'through' iPhone 6s??

As a newbie I may have the worng end of the stick. very likely. My iPhone 6S sees my Airport Express and plays directly from it. My Macbook Pro, on the other hand, will not see my Airport Express BUT if my iPhone 6S is connected to Airport Express I ...

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  • As a newbie I may have the worng end of the stick. very likely. My iPhone 6S sees my Airport Express and plays directly from it. My Macbook Pro, on the other hand, will not see my Airport Express BUT...
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Spotify Freezes During Commercial

Free Plan iMac OS Mojave 10.14 About half the time my Spotify goes to commercial, it freezes. And it takes forever to reload. Anyone have a fix?

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  •   Free Plan  iMac OS Mojave 10.14   About half the time my Spotify goes to commercial, it freezes. And it takes forever to reload. Anyone have a fix?
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Local files on Mac and Windows

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceMacbook Pro 13" 2018Operating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueI'm trying to get local files I initially imported on a Windows 10 desktop to work on my MacBook Pro. Unlike mobile devices the songs are not accessi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Macbook Pro 13" 2018 Operating System macOS Mojave   My Question or Issue I'm trying to get local files I initially imported on a Windows 10 d...
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Unable to stream songs

Plan: PremiumCountry: United StatesDevice: Macbook Pro late 2013Operating System: macOS High Sierra Whenever I try to stream a song, nothing happens.

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  • Plan: Premium Country: United States Device: Macbook Pro late 2013 Operating System: macOS High Sierra   Whenever I try to stream a song, nothing happens.
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Superuser Contribution There was a problem showing this page!, how to fix???

PlanPremiumCountryThailand Device(Macbook Pro late 2017)Operating System(Mac OSX Mojave) My Question or IssueThere is no new music or playlist or album suggest show in Browse tab.I already remove and re-install it's work but when i'm close and re-ope...

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  • Plan Premium Country Thailand   Device (Macbook Pro late 2017) Operating System (Mac OSX Mojave)   My Question or Issue There is no new music or playlist or album suggest show in...
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Explicit Filter

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemmacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or Issue I had enabled explicit content filter on my iPhone and it is also blocking explicit content on my mac. There is no option to disbale...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System macOS High Sierra 10.13.6   My Question or Issue  I had enabled explicit content filter on my iP...
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playing spotify through headphone and sonos

HiI play music from spotify on my laptop which is connected to my sound system using the headphone jack.I recently bought a sonos play to allow the same music to be streamed to the kitchen; however, as soon as i connect to the sonos, the music cuts o...

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  • Hi I play music from spotify on my laptop which is connected to my sound system using the headphone jack. I recently bought a sonos play to allow the same music to be streamed to the kitchen; howev...
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Some friends activity disappearing from the bar

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceMacbook pro 2015 - but also happens on desktop on windows My Question or Issue For the past couple of months I've noticed that a lot of my friends activity has disappeared off the activity bar, not all of them but I'd say a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  UK Device Macbook pro 2015 - but also happens on desktop on windows    My Question or Issue   For the past couple of months I've noticed tha...
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