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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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  • 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 Damaged ears due to loud adverts and ear phones

Hello I have been using Spotify for many years now and enjoy it very much. I don't mind the adverts, they aren't too frequent and are easy to put up with. Apart from, I have just found out, when you are listening with earphones. I have been listening...

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  • Hello   I have been using Spotify for many years now and enjoy it very much. I don't mind the adverts, they aren't too frequent and are easy to put up with. Apart from, I have just found out, ...
  • Alex
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Solved!! Spotify crashes upon startup on Mac with SIP disabled

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceMacBook Pro late 2021 (14 inch)Operating SystemmacOS Monterey 12.3 My IssueI consider myself as a power user and therefore I use yabai window manager to make full use of my small 14 inch screen. Some features of this ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore Device MacBook Pro late 2021 (14 inch) Operating System macOS Monterey 12.3   My Issue I consider myself as a power user and therefore I use yabai w...
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Like & Dislike Radio Buttons Gone

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Macbook Pro 2019Operating System: Mac Big Sur My Question or IssueWhen listening to a playlist radio station (either song radio, or artist radio, or recommended by Spotify) there used to be a thumbs up and a thumbs do...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System: Mac Big Sur   My Question or Issue When listening to a playlist radio station (either song radio, ...
  • Verb1991
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Superuser Contribution Can't play the current song

PlanPremium CountryDenmarkDeviceMacbook pro 2019Operating SystemMacOS monterey My Question or IssueI can't play the songs on my computer, when I try to play a song it says "can't play the current song"but when I use my headphones on the computer it c...

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  • Plan Premium  Country Denmark Device Macbook pro 2019 Operating System MacOS monterey    My Question or Issue I can't play the songs on my computer, when I try to play a song...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Download problems

Hi everyone! Im having problems to download Spotify on my Mac. It says i have to contact the server because i dont have permission to open the Spotify Installer. Could someone help me?

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  • Hi everyone! Im having problems to download Spotify on my Mac. It says i have to contact the server because i dont have permission to open the Spotify Installer. Could someone help me?
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Spotify for Artists] Date range on spotify artists stats

On the Spotify for Artists page, I want to select a date range over which to see graphed data on audience and song play. On my account I manage several artists. On one artist I am able to choose a custom date range to filter data by. Great! On other ...

  • Visitor
  • On the Spotify for Artists page, I want to select a date range over which to see graphed data on audience and song play. On my account I manage several artists. On one artist I am able to choose a cu...
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Superuser Contribution How to remove not followed podcasts from "New episodes" list?

I would expect my "New episodes" podcasts list to only contain new episodes of podcasts that I am currently subscribed to. But it also contains new episodes of podcasts I am either no longer subscribed to, or have never been subscribed to at all (but...

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  • I would expect my "New episodes" podcasts list to only contain new episodes of podcasts that I am currently subscribed to. But it also contains new episodes of podcasts I am either no longer subscrib...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Question about canceling subscription due to Joe Rogan podcast

Heya - has anyone canceled their Spotify account in the past few days? I'm wondering if there's an exit survey where you have the option to explain WHY you're canceling.

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  • Heya - has anyone canceled their Spotify account in the past few days?  I'm wondering if there's an exit survey where you have the option to explain WHY you're canceling.
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Superuser Contribution Remove a song from a playlist in the drop down menu

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueCOME ONE - Please give the option to remove a song from a playlist which is currently playing...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue COME ON...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts ignoring sort order

Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: US Device: MacBook Pro 2019Operating System: MacOS 12.0.1 New issue that I noticed around a week or two ago. Podcasts will no longer play in the sort order I choose. Shuffle is turned off. Spotify seems to be selecting ep...

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  • Plan: Premium Family Country: US   Device: MacBook Pro 2019 Operating System: MacOS 12.0.1    New issue that I noticed around a week or two ago. Podcasts will no longer play in t...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Keep showing song and album art during fullscreen play

On MacOS client it seems to have been an intentional decision to allow the song name and album art to fade after a couple of seconds (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Fullscreen-album-cover-media-control-fade-away-after-a-few/td-p/525...

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  • On MacOS client it seems to have been an intentional decision to allow the song name and album art to fade after a couple of seconds (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Fullscreen-album...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution macOS app messed up cyrillic fonts in version 1.1.80

I downgraded to 1.1.78 and it's back to normal - cyrillic Gotham font is back. Tried a fresh install of 1.1.80 – then a different random font is used for cyrillic words. I tried googling the issue before posting and I've only found people complaining...

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  • I downgraded to 1.1.78 and it's back to normal - cyrillic Gotham font is back. Tried a fresh install of 1.1.80 – then a different random font is used for cyrillic words. I tried googling the issue be...
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Spotify on Desktop doesn't see Google Home Mini

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)Operating SystemmacOS Mojave v10.14.5 My Question or IssueI can't connect to my Google Home Mini directly from Spotify on my MacBook. ContextHave you looked to see if this question has a...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016) Operating System macOS Mojave v10.14.5   My Question or Issue I can't connect to my Google Home Mini directly from...
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Superuser Contribution Album cover in fullscreen

When I make a song full screen on my mac, I usually get the Artist's banner, but sometimes I get a big picture of the album cover, but it goes away a few hours later, and it's been happening for a while now. Is there a way I can keep the full-screen ...

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  • When I make a song full screen on my mac, I usually get the Artist's banner, but sometimes I get a big picture of the album cover, but it goes away a few hours later, and it's been happening for a wh...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Sync local files to 2nd computer (macbook)

I have two Macbooks. In the first picture, you can see all the songs are available. In the second picture, there are three files that are greyed out. You can see both computers are on the same network. The local files sync to my iPhone eventually, wi...

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  •   I have two Macbooks.  In the first picture, you can see all the songs are available.  In the second picture, there are three files that are greyed out.  You can see both comput...
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Solved!! Spotify thumbnail in Mission Control is blank

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevice(Macbook Pro 13" early 2015)Operating System(MacOS Mojave v10.14.5) My Question or IssueThe thumbnail in Mission Control on Mac for Spotify only is blank/black unless when hovering over the app in Mission Control. See a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland Device (Macbook Pro 13" early 2015) Operating System (MacOS Mojave v10.14.5)   My Question or Issue The thumbnail in Mission Control on Mac for Spotify onl...
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Superuser Contribution The same playlist link opens different playlists on iOS and macOS

PlanPremium CountryUSADeviceMBP 16" M1 Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max Operating SystemmacOS 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 My Question or IssueWhen the link following link is clicked: https://open.spotify.com/track/5gJ1DNzFHwNFlEw1UltyFk?si=PIig9jlnQ0ej7qVIvCLiTg&contex...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA Device MBP 16" M1 Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max   Operating System macOS 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1   My Question or Issue When the link following link is c...
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Superuser Contribution All content unavailable at random (Hardware acceleration?)

Plan: PremiumCountry: Norway Device: Macbook Pro (16" 2019 - Intel)Operating System: macOS Almost every day Spotify suddenly states that all content (music and podcasts) is unavailable. Restart of app does not work. Solution is to disable and enable ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Norway   Device: Macbook Pro (16" 2019 - Intel) Operating System: macOS   Almost every day Spotify suddenly states that all content (music and podcast...
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Superuser Contribution No Dislike Button in Daily Mix

I would love to dislike this song and never hear it again, but there is no "dislike" button on the player at the bottom. Nor is there a dislike in the menus. In fact, I often get into lists where I have no ability to dislike a song.Am I doing somethi...

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  • I would love to dislike this song and never hear it again, but there is no "dislike" button on the player at the bottom.  Nor is there a dislike in the menus.   In fact, I often get into ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Stuck on Quit, Brings Down Internet, Hard Restart Necessary

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceMacbook Pro 2021 14" M1Operating SystemMac OS 12.2 My Question or IssueWhenever I Quit (Command + Q) Spotify on my computer, the window closes, but the app keeps running in the dock and stops responding. At the same ti...

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  • Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Macbook Pro 2021 14" M1 Operating System Mac OS 12.2   My Question or Issue Whenever I Quit (Command + Q) Spotify on my computer, the window closes...
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