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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 Selection is Lost When Removing Filter From Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)Operating SystemMacOS Catalina My Question or IssueI used to be able to do a "Search in Playlist" (command-f), select a song in the results, turn the search off by clicking "X" next to the text f...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) Operating System MacOS Catalina   My Question or Issue I used to be able to do a "Search in Playlist" (command-f), s...
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Superuser Contribution Single click when window out of focus doesn't register, but clicking again registers double click

Plan: PremiumCountry: US Device: Macbook Pro 2019Operating System: macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (Possibly also occurs on Windows) My Question or Issue:I have a multi-monitor setup and I often leave Spotify up on the other screen while I work. When I click o...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US   Device: Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System: macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (Possibly also occurs on Windows)   My Question or Issue: I have a multi-monitor set...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is this button supposed to do anything?

On my 'Friends' tab, there is a back button at the top that doesn't seem to do anything for me. Is it supposed to work?   PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Air M1 2020Operating SystemMac OS Monterey 12.1

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  • On my 'Friends' tab, there is a back button at the top that doesn't seem to do anything for me. Is it supposed to work?         Plan Free Country USA   Device Macbook Air...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play longer than 9 seconds, cannot stop shuffle, your forum is broken...

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiMacOperating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueNo matter what I do, I can't seem to get any songs to play longer than about 9 seconds. I have tried in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. I have tried multiple DN...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iMac Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.7   My Question or Issue No matter what I do, I can't seem to get any songs to play longer than about 9 se...
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Superuser Contribution option to create folders to classify and store playlists according to their musical style

Hi there,I have too many playlists, more than 500, so it gets really difficult to navigate thru all of them. It takes literally ages and I end up forgeting what playlists I have as some are at the very back of the list.I been speaking about this with...

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  • Hi there, I have too many playlists, more than 500, so it gets really difficult to navigate thru all of them. It takes literally ages and I end up forgeting what playlists I have as some are at the ...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] lyrics block browsing desktop app

The lyrics block browsing further searching and viewing spotify and needs to be in another window or moved so you can continue to search through library or browse more music

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  • The lyrics block browsing further searching and viewing spotify and needs to be in another window or moved so you can continue to search through library or browse more music
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Organization

PlanPremiumUSAMacbook Air 2021 M1 I am absolutely mindblown and baffled by the inability to organize my playlists on desktop. It's infuriating and from what I can tell, there isn't an obvious solution? I have hundreds of playlists and they're just ra...

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  • Plan Premium USA Macbook Air 2021 M1     I am absolutely mindblown and baffled by the inability to organize my playlists on desktop. It's infuriating and from what I can tell, there i...
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Superuser Contribution JOE ROGAN PODCASTS VIDEO IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE

JOE ROGAN PODCASTS VIDEO IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE on all of the devices.PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceIphone 11, MacBook Air M1Operating SystemiOS 14, macOS Big Sur My Question or Issue

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  • JOE ROGAN PODCASTS VIDEO IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE on all of the devices. Plan Premium Country Russia Device Iphone 11, MacBook Air M1 Operating System iOS 14, macOS Big Sur   My Question...
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Superuser Contribution Connection to china

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhy does my Spotify client connects to the Chinese Unicom? Same on Linux. Neither I'm a Chine...

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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 Why doe...
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Superuser Contribution Random music and Device playback

Premium plan in AustraliaDevice Iphone and Mac Book air. Operating System Latest IOS My Question or Issue1) I listen on my MacBook or on my iphone and two things happen. The account switches to the same unselected song (which keeps appearing as being...

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  • Premium plan in Australia Device Iphone and Mac Book air. Operating System Latest IOS   My Question or Issue 1) I listen on my MacBook or on my iphone and two things happ...
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Superuser Contribution Downloading icon on playlists overlaps with artist names

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacbook Pro M1 2020Operating SystemBig Sur 11.6 My Question or Issue When a playlist is downloading, the icon overlaps with the artist names, the icon is not aligned with the names so it looks like it's not supposed to over...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Macbook Pro M1 2020 Operating System Big Sur 11.6   My Question or Issue   When a playlist is downloading, the icon overlaps with the artis...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Feedback: Find more vs song suggestions

At the bottom of a playlist it used to show Recommended songs (it still does on my Android device, but not on web). On web, now I see a "Find More" option, which is essentially another entry point to search. I miss the song suggestions which added a ...

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  • At the bottom of a playlist it used to show Recommended songs (it still does on my Android device, but not on web). On web, now I see a "Find More" option, which is essentially another entry point to...
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Full Installer - Apple Mac ARM - Out of date

I notice that the latest version of Spotify is 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad however, when downloading the full ARM Mac installer from https://download.scdn.co/SpotifyARM64.dmg - I get the previous version - 1.1.73.517.gbef50fdb. Once launched, I can then upd...

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  • I notice that the latest version of Spotify is 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad however, when downloading the full ARM Mac installer from https://download.scdn.co/SpotifyARM64.dmg - I get the prev...
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Superuser Contribution I have no sound

When I click on the little speaker icon in the lower right (beside the volume bar) my Mac doesn’t appear as a device, nor is there any other device listed. I deleted Spotify and reinstalled it—didn’t help. I am in Canada on a 2019 MacBook Pro using B...

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  • When I click on the little speaker icon in the lower right (beside the volume bar) my Mac doesn’t appear as a device, nor is there any other device listed. I deleted Spotify and reinstalled it—didn’t...
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Superuser Contribution friends activity only showing 1 person and not updating

PlanPremiumCountry Canada Device(Macbook Pro )Operating System(? maybe version 10.11.6) My Question or IssueHello, I'm wondering if there is any solution for fixing my friends activity not showing up correctly. I only follow 3 close friends and they ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada   Device (Macbook Pro ) Operating System (? maybe version 10.11.6)   My Question or Issue Hello,   I'm wondering if there is any solution ...
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Superuser Contribution Mac app

How to get my own playlist to play in order from newest to oldest when doubleclinking on it on the app for mac os Plan: PremiumCountry: SwedenDevice: Macbook Pro Early 2015Operating System: Mac OS 12.0.1App: Spotify app for Mac

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  • How to get my own playlist to play in order from newest to oldest when doubleclinking on it on the app for mac os   Plan: Premium Country: Sweden Device: Macbook Pro Early 201...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Re-instate multiple song selection

After upgrading to the newest version (Mac OS) I'm unable to select multiple songs by holding shift and clicking to select songs in sequence, OR Cmd+click to add specific songs to a group selection, OR Cmd+A to select all songs in the currently viewe...

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  • After upgrading to the newest version (Mac OS) I'm unable to select multiple songs by holding shift and clicking to select songs in sequence, OR Cmd+click to add specific songs to a group selection, ...
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Superuser Contribution NaN:NaN being shown in place of 00:00 duration value around playback progress bar for inactive songs

PlanPremiumCountry: Japan Device: Macbook Pro (15-inch, 2017)Operating System: MacOS Mojave (10.14.6 (18G103))Spotify desktop version: 1.1.54.592.gc0b20638Issue:On opening the desktop Mac client, the duration values beside the playback progress bar s...

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  • Plan Premium Country: Japan   Device: Macbook Pro (15-inch, 2017) Operating System: MacOS Mojave (10.14.6 (18G103)) Spotify desktop version: 1.1.54.592.gc0b20638 Issue: On op...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcasts Not Updated on Desktop since July '21

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro mid 2012Mac OS 10.15.7 Catalina My Question or IssueOn desktop app only, no podcasts show episodes beyond July 27th 2021. The only way for me to listen to new podcasts is via iOS on my phone, only way to listen...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro mid 2012 Mac OS 10.15.7 Catalina   My Question or Issue On desktop app only, no podcasts show episodes beyond July 27th 2021. The onl...
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Superuser Contribution Sound cuts out after a few seconds on Mac Desktop. Tried everything!

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUKDevice(Macbook Pro 2021)Operating System(iOS 11.5.2. Big Sur) My Question or IssueI've searched through community threads, checked audio settings, reset password, rebooted router but still my audio cuts at 8-10 seconds. It ...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country UK Device (Macbook Pro 2021) Operating System (iOS 11.5.2. Big Sur)   My Question or Issue I've searched through community threads, checked audio settings, ...
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