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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs not Visible in Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook PromacOS Big Sur My Question or IssueHi,Liked Songs is not visible in my Desktop app. I can still play music and everything else works fine. I can see my Liked Songs in Mobile app. I've tried reinstalling the app an...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro macOS Big Sur   My Question or Issue Hi, Liked Songs is not visible in my Desktop app. I can still play music and everything else works fine...
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Superuser Contribution Why does spotify keeps on playing the songs from the same playlist?

Yesterday I queued a playlist (Deep focus) while I was studying and after my study session I wanted to play some pop music from one of my other playlists but spotify will play just one song from the new playlist and go back to the old playlist (deep ...

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  • Yesterday I queued a playlist (Deep focus) while I was studying and after my study session I wanted to play some pop music from one of my other playlists but spotify will play just one song from the ...
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Superuser Contribution Can only play playlists, albums not working

PlanPremiumCountryUk DeviceMacBook Air Early 2015Operating SystemmacOS Catalina version 10.15.6 My Question or IssueSpotify App only now plays playlists, very occasionally it will play the odd album, but only the first track, Most albums will not pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk   Device MacBook Air Early 2015 Operating System macOS Catalina version 10.15.6   My Question or Issue Spotify App only now plays playlists, very occasion...
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Superuser Contribution At least 4 major bugs making the web player unusable in safari on mac

Safari 14 and 15; MacOS 11.6Troubleshooting steps taken: Safari extensions turned off; computer restarted; tried private browsing mode 1: When playing a playlist sometimes the web player will skip every other song. Bug is inconsistent.2: Media keyboa...

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  • Safari 14 and 15; MacOS 11.6 Troubleshooting steps taken: Safari extensions turned off; computer restarted; tried private browsing mode   1: When playing a playlist sometimes the web player w...
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Superuser Contribution Disable The "Up Next" Suggestions When Playing Albums via the Queue

So I select an album to play and add it to the queue. I'm a bit old-school so like listening to the albums as they were when I bought them originally.Unfortunately Spotify thinks it knows better than me and decides it'll add about 10+ tracks it think...

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  • So I select an album to play and add it to the queue. I'm a bit old-school so like listening to the albums as they were when I bought them originally. Unfortunately Spotify thinks it knows better th...
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I see my friend activity on my MacBook?

I've tried deleting and redownloading, logging out, turning listening activity off, and clearing my cache. I have also tried to load it on 2 different wifi networks. this has been bugging me for ages

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  • I've tried deleting and redownloading, logging out, turning listening activity off, and clearing my cache. I have also tried to load it on 2 different wifi networks. this has been bugging me for ages
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Different Times Labeled on App and Website

PlanFree DeviceMacBook Pro 2020 My Question or IssueThe total duration of the music listed on the playlist on the website says 16hrs while on the desktop app it says 20 hours (and they both have the same number of songs so I don't know if it's a prob...

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  •   Plan Free   Device MacBook Pro 2020   My Question or Issue The total duration of the music listed on the playlist on the website says 16hrs while on the desktop app it says 2...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop spotify not connecting to devices

Mac desktop spotify not recognizing / syncing when I'm playing music on my phone or Alexa; speakers not showing up in devices. Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.5.1006.g22820f93

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  • Mac desktop spotify not recognizing / syncing when I'm playing music on my phone or Alexa; speakers not showing up in devices. Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.5.1006.g22820f93
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Superuser Contribution Playlist search filter kept after removing the search

Plan: PremiumCountry: Spain Device: Macbook pro 2022Operating System: macOS 12.6In a Playlist (e.g. 20 songs), if you use the search filter (for an artist --> result: 3 songs) and you play this sublist (it loops the 3 songs)so far so good.but then, i...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Spain   Device: Macbook pro 2022 Operating System: macOS 12.6 In a Playlist (e.g. 20 songs), if you use the search filter (for an artist --> resul...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Bug: tooltip sometimes does not disappear

In the MacOS desktop app, tooltips sometimes stay shown forever, and quite irritatingly, are on top of other apps even when the focus is switched. Hiding Spotify with Cmd+H does hide the tooltip, but once Spotify is restored it shows up again. Restar...

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  • In the MacOS desktop app, tooltips sometimes stay shown forever, and quite irritatingly, are on top of other apps even when the focus is switched.   Hiding Spotify with Cmd+H does hide the too...
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Superuser Contribution I need help with my refresh button. It's just showing the same songs

On my computer, when i go to my main playlist, my refresh button isn't there and when clicking it, it disappears into find more. Also when it does work, it doesn't refresh and shows the same songs. Also it's only on my web player. My phone is working...

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  • On my computer, when i go to my main playlist, my refresh button isn't there and when clicking it, it disappears into find more. Also when it does work, it doesn't refresh and shows the same songs. A...
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Superuser Contribution How do I STOP being Alpha/Beta tester of the Spotify desktop app on a Mac it's a nightmare?!

Hi, I have been using Spotify almost daily since 2013. I have multiple Spotify accounts--some free and some paid. I program a ton of playlists. For the past 2 months it's been a total nightmare to add/delete songs, move songs around, and search for s...

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  • Hi, I have been using Spotify almost daily since 2013. I have multiple Spotify accounts--some free and some paid. I program a ton of playlists. For the past 2 months it's been a total nightmare to ad...
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Superuser Contribution can't copy songs to a playlist like before - sometime in certain folders it works but often not

PlanFree/Premium Premium Duo CountryGermanyDeviceMacbook 2021, iPhone 13Operating SystemiOS latest version My Question or IssueCopying of tracks/songs sometimes in different playlists and folders is not possible.i recently switched from a family acco...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Premium Duo  Country Germany Device Macbook 2021, iPhone 13 Operating System iOS latest version   My Question or Issue Copying of tracks/songs sometimes ...
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Superuser Contribution Why was my access denied when I tried to make an Spotify Community account?

I tried to create a Spotify Community account, and when I submitted my username, my attempt to register was declined.

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  • I tried to create a Spotify Community account, and when I submitted my username, my attempt to register was declined.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is there a way to see which playlists are public?

Is there a way to see which playlists are public? is there not a page where you can see all your playlist listed and then a click box which shows which are public or not? Also can people just search for the name of your playlist? or only search the u...

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  • Is there a way to see which playlists are public? is there not a page where you can see all your playlist listed and then a click box which shows which are public or not? Also can people just s...
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Superuser Contribution when playing playlist it wont play the next song.

After updating to the latest desktop version:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0macOS MontereyPlaylist no longer play as a playlist, next track is just a random track.Basically the entire concept of playlist is no longer working.Plea...

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  • After updating to the latest desktop version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0 macOS Monterey Playlist no longer play as a playlist, next track is just a random track. Bas...
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Superuser Contribution Having lots of problems with Spotify.

Hello, I have the latest Spotify desktop app version running on my MacBook Pro and it has "crashed" 3 times today. It does not close completely but it completely stops responding to everything, does not play music, and does not allow opening windows ...

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  • Hello, I have the latest Spotify desktop app version running on my MacBook Pro and it has "crashed" 3 times today. It does not close completely but it completely stops responding to everything, does ...
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