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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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  • 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....

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  • 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...

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Superuser Contribution Airplay devices not showing up in mac app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited STatesDeviceMacbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 MaxOperating SystemMacOS Ventura My Question or Issue The mac app won't show any airplay devices other than my phone or the web browser. My iphone Spotify app can see and send audio t...

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  • Plan Premium Country United STates Device Macbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 Max Operating System MacOS Ventura   My Question or Issue   The mac app won't show any airplay devices oth...
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Superuser Contribution OS 11.7.10 Mac launch blank screen

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMac DesktopOperating System11.7.10 I updated Spotify today and when I went to re-launch it came up with a blank, black window. I click around and nothing happens. I tried restarting the app. Then I tried deleting and re downlo...

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  •   Plan Free Country USA Device Mac Desktop Operating System 11.7.10   I updated Spotify today and when I went to re-launch it came up with a blank, black window. I click around an...
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Audiobooks. I am the plan manager. I have listened to one hour. Now locked

I am the plan manager of a Premium family subscription. I have successfully listened to an hour of audiobooks on my phone. However on the desktop app the audiobooks are showing as locked.

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  • I am the plan manager of a Premium family subscription. I have successfully listened to an hour of audiobooks on my phone. However on the desktop app the audiobooks are showing as locked.
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Superuser Contribution Can't sign in to Spotify. Error Code: 22. Version 1.0.89.313.g34a58dea

Running on OS X Mavericks. I went to go do something and I came back to my computer and my spotify was logged out and I can't seem to log back in. Is there any sort of backend update that happened recently that would cause this? I would switch to the...

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  • Running on OS X Mavericks. I went to go do something and I came back to my computer and my spotify was logged out and I can't seem to log back in. Is there any sort of backend update that happened re...
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Biography for 'Lil Peep' has an extra new line

The bio for 'Lil Peep' seems to be formatted incorrectly. It looks like after periods the bio adds a new line, but there seem to be unnecessary additions.Perhaps there is an auto-formatter for these bios, and that is causing an issue?I have attached ...

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  • The bio for 'Lil Peep' seems to be formatted incorrectly.  It looks like after periods the bio adds a new line, but there seem to be unnecessary additions. Perhaps there is an auto-formatter&n...
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Superuser Contribution Insanely long load time on iMac desktop

Not sure exactly when, but my iMac spotify install got pretty much unusable -- the load time is, and I'm not exaggerating, 9-10 minutes. If I were to wait that long, the performance once everything loads is OK. It's strictly the load. On my iphone X ...

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  • Not sure exactly when, but my iMac spotify install got pretty much unusable -- the load time is, and I'm not exaggerating, 9-10 minutes.  If I were to wait that long, the performance once everyt...
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Superuser Contribution the volume is up and down during the song

I connected the speaker W-KING via bluetooth to my macbook then with a jack cable, also I tried with my android but still the same problem. The volume is going up and down during the song, what can I do ?Thanks

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  • I connected the speaker W-KING via bluetooth to my macbook then with a jack cable, also I tried with my android but still the same problem. The volume is going up and down during the song, what can I...
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Superuser Contribution Can't download Spotify app to Mac desktop

So for some reason, Spotify will not download onto my Mac desktop; below is all the things that I have tried and did not work:Clean re-installUpdated my Maccleared room in storageDownloaded and tried the two different installmentsMultiple re-startsAn...

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  • So for some reason, Spotify will not download onto my Mac desktop; below is all the things that I have tried and did not work: Clean re-install Updated my Mac cleared room in storage Downloaded ...
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Superuser Contribution something went wrong try reloading the page

I have had this glitch for about a week making me unable to use spotify at allmy spotify is fine on all my other devices logged into this accountwe have a premium family subscription

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  • I have had this glitch for about a week making me unable to use spotify at all my spotify is fine on all my other devices logged into this account we have a premium family subscription
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Same Spotify link, different playlists on different devices

PlanFree/PremiumCountryDeviceiMacOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueHello guys, I've just bumped into a strange issue. My wife sent me a playlist link for Spotify, and specifically asked me to play two songs. When I opened the playlist in Saf...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Device iMac Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue Hello guys,   I've just bumped into a strange issue. My wife sent me a playlist link for Spot...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Mac

Why can I play my Spotify on my Android phone, my car, My Echo Dot, My Google Pebble but not my Imac?

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  • Why can I play my Spotify on my Android phone, my car, My Echo Dot, My Google Pebble but not my Imac?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution In-app notifications stay on screen indefinitely if Spotify window loses focus

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 14"Operating SystemmacOS 13.6Spotify versionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.23.1125.g920a7ada My Question or IssueThe new in-app notifications that show when you take an action (ex: liking or un-liking a so...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 14" Operating System macOS 13.6 Spotify version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.23.1125.g920a7ada   My Question or Issue The new in...
  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution [Mac App] Play/Pause keyboard button not working

Today's morning I noticed that right after installing the latest update:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.10.760.g52970952The Play/Pause button stopped from working, which is somewhat annoying.

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  • Today's morning I noticed that right after installing the latest update: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.10.760.g52970952 The Play/Pause button stopped from working, which is somewhat annoyi...
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Superuser Contribution What happened to personalized what's new/new releases on desktop?

I can no longer find the personalized new releases section on desktop. It used to be under discover I think in search. On mobile you can still find under the bell icon, but it seems gone on desktop.

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  • I can no longer find the personalized new releases section on desktop. It used to be under discover I think in search. On mobile you can still find under the bell icon, but it seems gone on desktop.
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Superuser Contribution Premium user can't log in because of error 409

Hi, I'm trying to login to my desktop app (on Macbook) and it says I can't login because "App is restricted to premium users only. Error 409." I am on a family premium account that works fine on my phone. How can I get Spotify back on my computer?

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  • Hi, I'm trying to login to my desktop app (on Macbook) and it says I can't login because "App is restricted to premium users only. Error 409." I am on a family premium account that works fine on my p...
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Spotify free

PlanFreeCountry DevicemacOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhy does it say that the spotify app on my computer can only be logged into if i have a premium account. Why is it not free anymore?

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  • Plan Free Country   Device mac Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Why does it say that the spotify app on my computer can only be...
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