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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 Extreme delay when pressing play on a Song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemMacOS Monterrey 12.6.6 My Question or IssueHi, since downloading the latest Spotify update I have experienced extremely slow response times when pressing play on any song. Everything else ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System MacOS Monterrey 12.6.6   My Question or Issue Hi, since downloading the latest Spotify update I have experienc...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Search function not working properly in Liked Songs

The search functionality is flawed in the Liked Songs section. Demo:- I search for the term "Forest Studio", I get SEVEN songs- the problem is that it's missing songs, for example: Or:Weirdly enough, if I put all of my Liked Songs into a playlist, th...

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  • The search functionality is flawed in the Liked Songs section.   Demo: - I search for the term "Forest Studio", I get SEVEN songs - the problem is that it's missing songs, for example:&n...
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Superuser Contribution Dont play / Block / Hide Tracks or Artists on DESKTOP VERSION

Implement "don't play / block / hide artists or tracks" -function on the desktop version of spotify, only available on ios/android?Thanks

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  • Implement "don't play / block / hide artists or tracks" -function on the desktop version of spotify, only available on ios/android? Thanks 🙂
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Superuser Contribution Where can I find the PDF that goes with my audiobook?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Air 2022 My Question or IssueI am listening to an audiobook on Premium that comes with supplemental docs/pdfs but I cannot find them on the Desktop app only on the mobile app. Any ideas where I can find these docs o...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air 2022   My Question or Issue I am listening to an audiobook on Premium that comes with supplemental docs/pdfs but I cannot find them on the Des...
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Superuser Contribution Settings Preferences Get Reset After Each App Update and Do Not Persist

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Mac Studio 2022 and Macbook Pro 2020Operating System: macoS Sequoia 15.1 My Question or IssueWhen onboarding bubbles started popping up a few months ago this issue started. I would go into Settings and turn off 'Show...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: Mac Studio 2022 and Macbook Pro 2020 Operating System: macoS Sequoia 15.1   My Question or Issue When onboarding bubbles started poppin...
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Superuser Contribution How do I verify bitrate on Mac?

Now that I have a premium sub I set my audio quality to "very high", however I can't tell much of a difference in sound quality. How can I check the log files to make sure my mac is streaming at 320 kbps and not any lower bitrate?PlanPremiumCountryUS...

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  • Now that I have a premium sub I set my audio quality to "very high", however I can't tell much of a difference in sound quality. How can I check the log files to make sure my mac is streaming at 320 ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution using siri for Spotify on mac

PlanPremiumDeviceMacBookPro My Question or Issue:please put Spotify on the Mac app Store , to allow using it with Siri assistant

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  •   Plan Premium Device MacBookPro     My Question or Issue: please put Spotify on the Mac app Store , to allow using it with Siri assistant  
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Superuser Contribution my bluetooth headphones are connected, but music wont play in my headphones

i connected my wireless headphones (beats studio pro) to my laptop, but when i press play in spotify, it starts playing through my laptop speakers and not my headphones. it still says i'm connected to my headphones though.

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  • i connected my wireless headphones (beats studio pro) to my laptop, but when i press play in spotify, it starts playing through my laptop speakers and not my headphones. it still says i'm connected t...
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Superuser Contribution How can I stop getting podcast recommendations

PlanDuoCountryUK DeviceMacBookOperating SystemmacOS My Question or IssueHi,Even though I have a paid account, I keep getting podcast recommendations which I'm not interested in.There is no option to disable this as far as I can see.The "Your top show...

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  • Plan Duo Country UK   Device MacBook Operating System macOS   My Question or Issue Hi, Even though I have a paid account, I keep getting podcast recommendations which I'm not in...
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Superuser Contribution Mac - Change audio output of Spotify App ONLY

Hi, I'm trying to change the output channel of the Spotify App. Does anyone know how to do this? Please DO NOT tell me to change the default output device of my whole machine. Thats exactly what I do not want to do. I want to be able to play spotify ...

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  • Hi, I'm trying to change the output channel of the Spotify App.  Does anyone know how to do this?   Please DO NOT tell me to change the default output device of my whole machine.  ...
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Superuser Contribution Fine-grained volume control using the mouse wheel

I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll wheel.Modern peripherals are becoming more exacting...

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  • I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll ...
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Superuser Contribution Fix the Now Playing Panel setting that keeps reverting

Here's a post from 2023:https://community.spotify.com/t5/App-Features/Now-playing-panel-cannot-disable/m-p/5568695and the problem is still a problem. Using the Mac App, I disable the "Show the now-playing panel on click of play" and the "Display shor...

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  • Here's a post from 2023: https://community.spotify.com/t5/App-Features/Now-playing-panel-cannot-disable/m-p/5568695 and the problem is still a problem.   Using the Mac App, I disable the "Sh...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app changed to (old)

Plan PremiumCountry UK Device(iMac 27"late 2014)Operating System(MacOs 11.0.1) My Question or Issuehi, I'm just after updating my Spotify app, and my app has changed name to Spotify (old) why is this? thanks in advance

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device (iMac 27"late 2014) Operating System (MacOs 11.0.1)   My Question or Issue hi,  I'm just after updating my Spotify app,  and my app ...
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Superuser Contribution switch to video lags audio on first use and switch to audio skips audio

Hi team, I've encountered an interesting bug on the desktop app for mac.when I do "switch to video" the ui gets stuck for a second and the lyric turns to "you have to guess" before it re-calibrates and continues.I've noticed it's more noticeable on n...

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  • Hi team, I've encountered an interesting bug on the desktop app for mac. when I do "switch to video" the ui gets stuck for a second and the lyric turns to "you have to guess" before it re-calibrates...
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Superuser Contribution Songs immediately pause whenever I hit play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemVentura My Question or IssueRecently after playing a few songs, one song will just immediately pause upon playing, and trying to make it play again makes it pause after half a second. All following...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System Ventura   My Question or Issue Recently after playing a few songs, one song will just immediately pause upon playing, and tr...
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Superuser Contribution authentication browser loop: Mac desktop iOs Ventura

I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop app asks me to login via my browser (Safari) and I log i...

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  • I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Every time I Quit Spotify it immediately reopens itself (MacOS)

Hi there,Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of the time but even then sometimes it reopens. I've gone ...

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  • Hi there, Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of...
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Superuser Contribution Clickable titles, now underlined?

PlanPremiumCountry: France DeviceMacBook Pro Apple M1 ProOperating System15.2 (24C5089c)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Hi team, since the last app update, some titles are clickable are now underlined. It feels like a bug, righ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country: France   Device MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro Operating System 15.2 (24C5089c) Spotify  for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911   Hi...
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