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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 Spotify prevents Screensaver

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceMacBook Pro 16" (2019)Operating SystemMacOS 12.4 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop (and web) prevents MacOS from showing the screensaver while playing music when using in clamshell mode. This is very annoying and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device MacBook Pro 16" (2019) Operating System MacOS 12.4       My Question or Issue   Spotify desktop (and web) prevents MacOS from ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify App stops my Wifi Connection

PlanPremiumCountryRomania/Luxembourg DeviceMacbook Pro 15inch 2017Operating SystemMontery 12.5.1 My Question or IssueOn some WiFi networks whenever I start playing a song in the Spotify Desktop App, my internet connection stops working. It resumes au...

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  • Plan Premium Country Romania/Luxembourg   Device Macbook Pro 15inch 2017 Operating System Montery 12.5.1   My Question or Issue On some WiFi networks whenever I start playing a s...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working

PremiumGemanyMacBook Air M1Ventura Since two or three weeks the autoplay feature, which continues playing similar songs, after i play an selected album didn't work anymore...? Is this a known issue?

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  • Premium Gemany MacBook Air M1 Ventura   Since two or three weeks the autoplay feature, which continues playing similar songs, after i play an selected album didn't work anymore...? Is this ...
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Superuser Contribution Why did my Liked songs list disappear?

So I used to be able to see my liked songs and all of a sudden when I go to that tab there is nothing there but a message that says, "You're favorite songs will appear here", etc. I can still see hearts by my favorite songs in different playlist that...

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  • So I used to be able to see my liked songs and all of a sudden when I go to that tab there is nothing there but a message that says, "You're favorite songs will appear here", etc. I can still see hea...
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Superuser Contribution Playing song from 'Search in playlist' then only plays songs from that search

Spotify for macOS (Intel)1.1.99.878.g1e4ccc6eDevice: Macbook Pro late 2019Operating System: macOS Monterey 12.6.1 After searching for a song via 'Search in playlist' the other songs that are returned from that search then become the entire 'Next from...

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  • Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.99.878.g1e4ccc6e Device: Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System: macOS Monterey 12.6.1    After searching for a song via 'Search in playlist' th...
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Is is possible for AppleScript to get the currently playing song from the Spotify app?

I would love to make applescript that can fetch the current song from the Mac Spotify app and run a google search in my browser for "[song name] lyrics". Is it actually possible to access the currently playing song via an Applescript command? I know ...

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  • I would love to make applescript that can fetch the current song from the Mac Spotify app and run a google search in my browser for "[song name] lyrics". Is it actually possible to access the current...
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[Mac desktop] lyrics and queue should probably not stack the history?

Operating SystemMac My Question or IssueAt bottom right corner, click lyric -> queue -> lyric -> queue and so on.Then click back button... Seems that it's going to lyric -> queue -> lyric -> queue... backwards as if these views were stacked.Lyrics an...

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  • Operating System Mac   My Question or Issue At bottom right corner, click lyric -> queue -> lyric -> queue and so on. Then click back button...   Seems that it's going to ly...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer launches in Spaces or Full Screen

Since having received the new updated version of Spotify with the UI changes, Spotify no longer remembers which Space it had been previously assigned. It also no longer launches in Full Screen mode. I'll assign Spotify its own space and have the appl...

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  • Since having received the new updated version of Spotify with the UI changes, Spotify no longer remembers which Space it had been previously assigned. It also no longer launches in Full Screen mode.&...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't load on my mac

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceMacBook Pro, Chip: Apple M1 ProOperating SystemMacOS Ventura Version 13.0.1 (22A400) Spotify won't load!!!It just stopped working.I tried updating my mac, uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify, Restarting my laptop, going...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device MacBook Pro, Chip: Apple M1 Pro Operating System MacOS Ventura  Version 13.0.1 (22A400)   Spotify won't load!!! It just stopped working. I ...
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Discover Weekly not varying suggestions based on listening habits or interests

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWin10, OSX, AndroidOperating SystemWin10, OSX, Android My Question or Issue Day to day, I listen most often to music which contains lyrics, yet for over a year now, my Discover Weekly suggestions refuse to suggest nothing ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA    Device Win10, OSX, Android Operating System Win10, OSX, Android   My Question or Issue  Day to day, I listen most often to music which conta...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes immediately, only when connected to internet.

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMacbook Air 2020Operating SystemMacOS 10.15.7 My Question or IssueSpotify closes immediately whenever I try to open it if I am connected to the internet. It briefly shows a blank screen with a notice on the top of the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Macbook Air 2020 Operating System MacOS 10.15.7     My Question or Issue Spotify closes immediately whenever I try to open it if I am connec...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast videos are not working when 'Hardware acceleration' is turned on for Spotify

Podcast videos are not working when 'Hardware acceleration' is turned on for Spotify.When turning off hardware acceleration, which restarts Spotify, it works again.

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  • Podcast videos are not working when 'Hardware acceleration' is turned on for Spotify. When turning off hardware acceleration, which restarts Spotify, it works again.
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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Zoom state on Mac Client

The zoom state in the Mac Client causes content to get lost. Much of the UI goes off the page when zooming in, and whenzooming back out, the content re-centers in the wrong way, often hiding UI like the search by scrolled out of the view window. The ...

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  • The zoom state in the Mac Client causes content to get lost.  Much of the UI goes off the page when zooming in, and when zooming back out, the content re-centers in the wrong way, often hiding...
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Superuser Contribution Daily Mix caching issue

PlanPremiumCountryHungary DeviceMacbook Pro 16-inch, 2019Operating SystemMacOS Ventura 13.0.1 My Question or IssueIt's probably happening on other always-changing playlist as well, but it's easy to observe on Daily Mix panes. When I start playing the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary   Device Macbook Pro 16-inch, 2019 Operating System MacOS Ventura 13.0.1   My Question or Issue It's probably happening on other always-changing play...
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Solved!! Spotify app doesn't work after MacBook update Ventura 13.0

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemVentura 13.0 My Question or Issue: After I updated my Macbook Pro 2021 to Ventura 13.0 the Spotify app doesn't work anymore. When I start the app it is just gray and after awhile is says t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System Ventura 13.0   My Question or Issue: After I updated my Macbook Pro 2021 to Ventura 13.0 the Spotify app doesn'...
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Superuser Contribution Search not working for Artists, Albums etc

When searching for an artist or an album I get the message 'Oooops, something went wrong loading the artist / album' PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,et...

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  • When searching for an artist or an album I get the message 'Oooops, something went wrong loading the artist / album'     Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung G...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cant Like songs - The green heart disappears shortly after adding

What is wrong with my Spotify. Anyone else had the same problem? I can't like more songs. Currently some 6300 songs that I have liked, and for a couple of weeks now, I have not been able to like more songs on my Spotify on MacBook Pro macOS Catalina,...

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  • What is wrong with my Spotify. Anyone else had the same problem? I can't like more songs. Currently some 6300 songs that I have liked, and for a couple of weeks now, I have not been able to like more...
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Superuser Contribution video not playing

I only have audio and no video in web or application.

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  • I only have audio and no video in web or application.
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Superuser Contribution Connect to a device pop-up multiple times a day

Premium Plan, UK, Macbook pro MacOsX 13.0.1, have a Sonos + Amazon Echo at home. Every single day I get this annoying pop-up, at least 3-4 times a day. I've tried connecting to devices and disconnecting, but it still prefers to assume I don't know to...

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  • Premium Plan, UK, Macbook pro MacOsX 13.0.1, have a Sonos + Amazon Echo at home.   Every single day I get this annoying pop-up, at least 3-4 times a day. I've tried connecting to devices and d...
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Superuser Contribution Some Thing Went Wrong

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHi guysI just installed it and came out with such a page, I have seen many replies, close the network, reopen and many. How to solve it?

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  •   Plan Premium   Operating System Windows    My Question or Issue Hi guys I just installed it and came out with such a page, I have seen many replies, close the network, ...
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