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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 [Desktop][Mac] Show all Playlists opens first playlist instead

Hi, I wanted to point out a bug I've been experiencing since yesterday on Spotify Desktop (Mac) where clicking "Show all Albums" doesn't show all albums, but instead just opens up the latest album. Steps to repro: 1. Navigate to artist page Taylor Sw...

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  • Hi, I wanted to point out a bug I've been experiencing since yesterday on Spotify Desktop (Mac) where clicking "Show all Albums" doesn't show all albums, but instead just opens up the latest album. ...
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Superuser Contribution Why are my private playlists public?

I just noticed that all of my private playlists have been made public. This is horrifying, they are private for a reason. Such an invasion of privacy. Why has this happened and how do I make them private permanently?

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  • I just noticed that all of my private playlists have been made public. This is horrifying, they are private for a reason. Such an invasion of privacy. Why has this happened and how do I make them p...
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Superuser Contribution spotify is not set to login on open but does it anyway on my imac

spotify is not set to login on open but does it anyway on my imac. i spoke with apple and they said its an issuer with your software. any assistance helpful

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  • spotify is not set to login on open but does it anyway on my imac. i spoke with apple and they said its an issuer with your software. any assistance helpful
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Superuser Contribution Couldn't log into my account. reinstalled it and have lost all playlists

I have not been able to log into my A/c or indeed Spotify.com at all, On my 2012 iMac (Browser out of date) or 2015 Macbook Pro (Safari out of date) So installed Chrome on Macbook Pro. I couldn't uninstall it as the app was open I couldnt access it t...

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  • I have not been able to log into my A/c or indeed Spotify.com at all, On my 2012 iMac (Browser out of date) or 2015 Macbook Pro (Safari out of date) So installed Chrome on Macbook Pro. I couldn't uni...
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Superuser Contribution when I play music on Mac it pause itself after 6 seconds

on my phone and pc Spotify works perfectly but on Mac it didn't uploaded newest playlist that I added. and another problem is that when I try to open the browser version of Spotify the "safari can't open the page because the adres is invalid" popes o...

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  • on my phone and pc Spotify works perfectly but on Mac it didn't uploaded newest playlist that I added. and another problem is that when I try to open the browser version of Spotify the "safari can't ...
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Superuser Contribution spotify wont let me go into spotify anymore

Whenever i use the spotify browser (this computer wont let me download it for some reason) which i normally use it wont let me in. When i open it says "something went wrong try reloading the page" I have done that many times and it still wont work. I...

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  • Whenever i use the spotify browser (this computer wont let me download it for some reason) which i normally use it wont let me in. When i open it says "something went wrong try reloading the page" I ...
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Superuser Contribution DJ repeats himself

I only listen on my computer (latest macOS + latest Spotify) and the DJ had the exact same words for me yesterday as today. "Here's something from the past" and then he plays the same 50 cent and Eminem songs. And then "here's something that you like...

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  • I only listen on my computer (latest macOS + latest Spotify) and the DJ had the exact same words for me yesterday as today. "Here's something from the past" and then he plays the same 50 cent and Emi...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Mac crash when quitting

Latest Spotify App on Mac OS 11.7.7 always crash while quitting the app, and it's mandatory to do a forced quit. I've already re-installed the app cleaning every cache before a new installation but the problem is still there and quite annoying. Thank...

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  • Latest Spotify App on Mac OS 11.7.7 always crash while quitting the app, and it's mandatory to do a forced quit. I've already re-installed the app cleaning every cache before a new installation but t...
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Superuser Contribution Hide computers in "connect to a device"

I'm able to play Spotify to my Sonos devices on my network. The problem is that I also see all of the computers that are currently on the network. Is there a way to hide those computers so they aren't visible among the options that are displayed?

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  • I'm able to play Spotify to my Sonos devices on my network. The problem is that I also see all of the computers that are currently on the network. Is there a way to hide those computers so they aren'...
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Superuser Contribution Downloads not working offline on Macbook

Premium planBased in New Zealand DeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemVentura 13.4.1 Spotify app on my Macbook Pro isn't playing downloaded albums in offline mode. Weirdly, it will play tracks that are downloaded and in my "liked" playlist. The prob...

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  • Premium plan Based in New Zealand   Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System Ventura 13.4.1   Spotify app on my Macbook Pro isn't playing downloaded albums in offline mode.  ...
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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly does not update on remote device

I consistently get this annoying behavior:A new Discover Weekly playlist can only be played back on the device I am currently using; if I try to listen to it on a connected device, the previous Discover Weekly is played. The only way I can get a new ...

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  • I consistently get this annoying behavior: A new Discover Weekly playlist can only be played back on the device I am currently using; if I try to listen to it on a connected device, the previous Dis...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Same song keeps playing.

Hil, I have a frustrating problem. It started a few weeks ago. I listened to Spotify on my app (iphoneX iOS12.1.2) and suddenly another song started playing. A song that I haven't played before or heard about. If I tried to switch back to the origina...

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  •   Hil,  I have a frustrating problem. It started a few weeks ago. I listened to Spotify on my app (iphoneX iOS12.1.2) and suddenly another song started playing. A song that I haven't...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot Download Songs on my Premium

I am trying to download playlist on my account, which is a premium account and I am getting this error message below. Any ideas? It is on the app for a mac computer.

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  • I am trying to download playlist on my account, which is a premium account and I am getting this error message below. Any ideas? It is on the app for a mac computer.  
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Superuser Contribution Bug: desktop app not synced with iphone app

More often than not, the desktop app will NOT display what is currently playing on my iphone app. It's very unreliable and unpredictable. This bug has been present for several months now.Why hasn't it been fixed yet?

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  • More often than not, the desktop app will NOT display what is currently playing on my iphone app. It's very unreliable and unpredictable. This bug has been present for several months now. Why hasn...
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Superuser Contribution Music stops playing after a few seconds

PaidMacBook ProU.S. My Question or Issue Spotify stops playing after a few seconds. This is incredibly frustrating - this is the third episode like this I've had in several months. I've logged out, logged back in, deleted app, download new one, logge...

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  • ...bsp;  now - it's a little ridiculous! Get your sh!t together, if you really care about your customers (which I know you don't since you are publicly owned now 😞  )
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Superuser Contribution Can't browse songs in discover>tastemaker

PlanPremiumCountryKorea DeviceMacbook pro 2019 16-inchOperating SystemVentura 13.0.1 My Question or Issue I'm Korean user. I clicked the tastemaker in discover and it says "an error occured"(I don't know if it's the right translation). Same thing als...

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  • Plan Premium Country Korea   Device Macbook pro 2019 16-inch Operating System Ventura 13.0.1   My Question or Issue   I'm Korean user. I clicked the tastemaker in discover ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scroll position not saved anywhere when going back

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemmacOS 11 My Question or IssueWith the new Spotify experience, there are some really rough edges (but overall it's a great change!). One of these is scrolling - I often scroll through my list ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System macOS 11   My Question or Issue With the new Spotify experience, there are some really rough edges (but overall it's a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution SOLVED [macOS] Cannot pause or play Spotify using space bar after minimizing using Command+W

Issue Solved as of latest Spotify Desktop versionIf not prompted for update, navigate to top-left corner -> Spotify -> About Spotify -> "There is a new update available" DeviceM1 MacBook Air 2020Operating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.5.2My Question or Issu...

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  • Issue Solved as of latest Spotify Desktop version If not prompted for update, navigate to top-left corner -> Spotify -> About Spotify -> "There is a new update available"   Device M...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify songs skip/restart when I type

Premium/ UK/ Mac -iMac Ventura 14.4.1 When I am listening to Spotify and typing, the songs will randomly restart/skip. There is no correlation to the key pressed and the song restarting. For example, when typing this, it skipped once on the key 'm' a...

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  • Premium/ UK/ Mac -iMac Ventura 14.4.1   When I am listening to Spotify and typing, the songs will randomly restart/skip. There is no correlation to the key pressed and the song restarting. For...
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