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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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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 Spotify desktop app starts at login even though disabled

USDeviceiMac, Mojave When I start up my computer and log in, Spotify automatically launches.I have "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" set to "No", yet it is still doing it. I read a solution on the Windows forum that I shoul...

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  • US Device iMac, Mojave   When I start up my computer and log in, Spotify automatically launches. I have "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" set to "No", yet it is...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify does not open

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMacOs Ventura My Question or IssueIt's impossible to sign in on the app or the web app. Always I try to do it, appears an error message that says: "Something it's going wrong. Try to r...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System MacOs Ventura   My Question or Issue It's impossible to sign in on the app or the web app. Always I try to do i...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution missing playlist in the left part of the desktop app

Hi !I subscribed to a public playlist. It is in my library but it doesn't appear in the left section of the Spotify app for Mac computers.I tried a drag and drop from the library to the left column where playlists are but it failed. I also tried to u...

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  • Hi ! I subscribed to a public playlist. It is in my library but it doesn't appear in the left section of the Spotify app for Mac computers. I tried a drag and drop from the library to the left ...
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Solved!! Playlist not updating

Hello I just selected all songs on my Mac and deleted them from a playlist, and copy and pasted another playlist to the now blank old playlist. I then went on my phone to play the old playlist that was updated, but the old songs stayed with absolutel...

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  • Hello I just selected all songs on my Mac and deleted them from a playlist, and copy and pasted another playlist to the now blank old playlist. I then went on my phone to play the old playlist that w...
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Superuser Contribution unable to log in

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom (England)DeviceMacBook Air (~2018)Operating SystemMacOS 12.6.2 My Question or IssueWhen I log in with username and password the screen freezes. When I try to log in with apple, it comes up with the error code that the...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom (England) Device MacBook Air (~2018) Operating System MacOS 12.6.2   My Question or Issue When I log in with username and password the screen freeze...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop. MacOS. Spotify didn't load

Plan: PremiumCountry: Ukraine Device: Macbook Pro late 2017Operating System: MacOS Ventura 13.0.1 After launching the app, it didn't load showing the error. See attachment.

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Ukraine   Device: Macbook Pro late 2017 Operating System: MacOS Ventura 13.0.1   After launching the app, it didn't load showing the error. See attach...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist Radio: "More Songs load as you listen" not working

PremiumUnited States macOS 12.0.1 Spotify for macOS (Intel)1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad Steps to reproduce: Right-click a playlist"Go to playlist radio" (Shows 5 songs and "More songs load as you listen")Play a few songs or hit "next" a few timesExpected beh...

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  • Premium United States   macOS 12.0.1   Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad   Steps to reproduce:  Right-click a playlist "Go to playlist radio"  (Shows ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to stop spotify from starting every time i turn my mac on.

Okay, so I have gone to advanced preferences and switched it to No , but still it comes on when i start my computer and when i go look the switch is back to yes. Driving me nuts.

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  • Okay, so I have gone to advanced preferences and switched it to No , but still it comes on when i start my computer and when i go look the switch is back to yes. Driving me nuts.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Listening multiple playlists causes all identical songs to play consecutive

I have a Playlist folder where I keep all of my "Your Top Songs 20xx" playlists curated by Spotify. With "shuffle" active,I double click this playlist folder so that it shuffles across all Playlists in the folder. The "shuffled" songs put all identic...

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  • I have a Playlist folder where I keep all of my "Your Top Songs 20xx" playlists curated by Spotify. With "shuffle" active,I double click this playlist folder so that it shuffles across all Playlists...
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Solved!! Chrome macos does not detect "next/previous song" commands

The built-in next, previous keys do not work anymore on the web player on Chrome, play/pause does. They are also greyed out in the little control window, which means they're not detected at all by chrome.  Free PlanItalyVersion 108.0.5359.124 (Offici...

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  • The built-in next, previous keys do not work anymore on the web player on Chrome, play/pause does.  They are also greyed out in the little control window, which means they're not detected at al...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't connect to device

I've a soundbar made by LG in the living room,It got an internal chromecast. While using my Galaxy Note9 connected to the Wifi I can switch my spotify device from the phone to the soundbar and to my mac's desktop app. However with my Mac's desktop ap...

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  • I've a soundbar made by LG in the living room, It got an internal chromecast.   While using my Galaxy Note9 connected to the Wifi I can switch my spotify device from the phone to the soundbar...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot Configure Mac Desktop Mac/Black Window

Today I started up Spotify for the first time in a few weeks. At first it was missing parts and now it is a black window with no content. Selecting preferences does not bring up anything. I tried reinstalling (no change) and a search of the community...

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  • Today I started up Spotify for the first time in a few weeks.  At first it was missing parts and now it is a black window with no content.  Selecting preferences does not bring up anything....
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Superuser Contribution How to stop Spotify from starting on login on macOS

hi! this is the same question as this one but because it’s marked as solved and the solution doesn’t work for me, I’m posting it again. I’ve double checked:1) I have no “login items” for my user in the Users & Groups pref pane2) when I right click th...

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  • hi!  this is the same question as this one but because it’s marked as solved and the solution doesn’t work for me, I’m posting it again.   I’ve double checked: 1) I have no “login items”...
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Superuser Contribution Group Session - Queueing Sound/Skip

Frequently (almost always), when I listen to a Group session with friend, whenever one of us adds a song to the Queue, or reorders the queue, there is a very quick pause/skip which is extremely frustrating. It really creates a poor experience. I've t...

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  • Frequently (almost always), when I listen to a Group session with friend, whenever one of us adds a song to the Queue, or reorders the queue, there is a very quick pause/skip which is extremely frust...
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Superuser Contribution Mac desktop app only allowing login via web browser +1 more issue

Plan- PremiumCountry- U.S.Device- iMac late 2015Operating System- Mojave 10.14.6 Hi, I have two issues that have suddenly appeared:1) I can no longer login via the Spotify Mac Desktop; it requires me to login via a web browser. I then receive an auto...

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  • Plan- Premium Country- U.S. Device- iMac late 2015 Operating System- Mojave 10.14.6   Hi, I have two issues that have suddenly appeared: 1) I can no longer login via the Spotify Mac Deskto...
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Superuser Contribution Option to change output speaker

Why is there no option to change which output audio device Spotify plays on? The audio always plays on whatever the system-wide default is, but I want to specify that it plays on a specific set of speakers. Surely it's standard for audio applications...

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  • Why is there no option to change which output audio device Spotify plays on?  The audio always plays on whatever the system-wide default is, but I want to specify that it plays on a specific set...
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Solved!! [Desktop] Not sending data to Discord or scrobbling to Last.fm unless Browser Client is also open

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceiMac Retina 4K - 21.5" - 2017Operating SystemMac 10.14.1 My Question or IssueSpotify Desktop app isn't sending any data to auxiliary app connections unless open.spotify.com is also open, but the problem with that is that i...

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  • Plan Free Country  Canada Device iMac Retina 4K - 21.5" - 2017 Operating System Mac 10.14.1   My Question or Issue Spotify Desktop app isn't sending any data to auxiliary app...
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Superuser Contribution Can’t use Spotify Connect with Display Off anymore on my Mac?

Hi All, I’ve come across a problem that seems to have started after the last time I updated Spotify.. I have my Mac connected to an external monitor and the lid of the laptop is left closed. I have my studio monitors connected to the Mac also. I leav...

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  • Hi All,   I’ve come across a problem that seems to have started after the last time I updated Spotify..    I have my Mac connected to an external monitor and the lid of the laptop ...
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