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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...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:40:52 PM
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MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
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MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
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....

mariomrt
Casual Listener
2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
2023-05-18 3:32:12 PM
bfteach
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music stops

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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...

Goodman
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2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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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...

andrelimaph
Visitor
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...
2020-10-29 3:33:37 PM
2022-03-21 6:29:53 PM
Eni
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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...

SXM132
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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...
2022-03-17 8:30:31 PM
2022-03-21 1:06:31 PM
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...

iamriley
Visitor
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...
2022-03-12 5:22:09 PM
2022-03-16 4:41:06 PM
Vasil
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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...

Dimik2
Casual Listener
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...
2022-03-09 7:38:37 PM
2022-03-12 2:18:25 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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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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jsjoeio
Visitor
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...
2019-08-17 8:20:38 PM
2022-03-07 3:05:18 PM
rfhj0928
Casual Listener
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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 ...

maddy1051
Newbie
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...
2022-03-03 8:07:58 AM
2022-03-05 7:30:27 PM
Eni
Moderator
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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...

pdkang
Newbie
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...
2022-03-03 11:07:33 PM
2022-03-05 3:24:56 PM
Vasil
Moderator
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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...

Bubily
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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...
2019-06-19 10:57:59 AM
2022-03-03 12:16:44 AM
Kedira
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Mac Desktop App

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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...

kiler129
Newbie
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...
2022-03-01 5:00:59 PM
2022-03-03 12:41:41 PM
MattSuda
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Bug Playlist

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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 ...

walde01
Regular
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...
2022-01-26 12:25:31 PM
2022-03-02 1:56:36 PM
walde01
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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...

rayboston
Casual Listener
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 ...
2019-10-12 8:03:46 PM
2022-02-28 8:11:01 PM
tembasandy
Newbie
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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...

lemures
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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...
2022-02-09 5:04:19 PM
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution Filter within podcast channel

We need to have a filter over podcast episodes within the channel such as (The Joe Rogan Experience) on all platforms. Would make it much easier to go through episodes

gsalah18
Visitor
We need to have a filter over podcast episodes within the channel such as (The Joe Rogan Experience) on all platforms. Would make it much easier to go through episodes
2022-02-23 11:52:13 PM
2022-02-26 9:33:33 PM
Eni
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MacOS | Recently Played section | Track Id will be visible instead of Track name

Pre-condition:There should be available track item inside Recently Played section.App version:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.1.79.763.gc2965cdfPlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevice/VersionMacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)/macOS Big Sur 11.5.1

duje8
Newbie
Pre-condition: There should be available track item inside Recently Played section. App version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf Plan Premium Country Croatia Device/Ve...
2022-02-24 2:48:56 PM
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Hubo
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bug

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Superuser Contribution crossfading feature still not working on my computer

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

Paddydude
Newbie
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
2022-02-23 1:35:10 PM
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Ver
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Interface messed up after last update (Fixed)

I'm so sorry about that. Restart fixed it. But.. how do I delete this post? Old postPlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H1713)My Question or IssueSpotify for macOS (Intel)1.1.79...

deedree
Newbie
I'm so sorry about that. Restart fixed it. But.. how do I delete this post? Old post Plan Premium Country NL Device MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Operating Syste...
2022-02-18 7:43:33 PM
2022-02-21 9:53:45 AM
MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution Wrong Form of Song Playing

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 13, Mac Desktop, Mac Web Browser My Question or IssueWhen I play certain songs on my playlists it replaces them with different versions of the song. For example, when I play a Kpop song it will change it to the English versio...

kyaann
Music Fan
Plan Premium Device iPhone 13, Mac Desktop, Mac Web Browser My Question or Issue When I play certain songs on my playlists it replaces them with different versions of the song. F...
2022-02-15 9:10:20 PM
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OscarDC
Moderator
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Playlist error

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App screen goes blank...

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or Issue Running Mac OS X El Capitan. The app, if left running, even playing music...if I navigate to another screen, as I do for the various applications I hav...

TimR
Music Fan
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10) My Question or Issue Running Mac OS X El Capitan. The app, if left running, even ...
2019-12-26 2:22:46 PM
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TimR
Music Fan
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Yes

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Apple TV. Music skips and fast forwards

PlanFree/Premium Premium PlanCountry USA Device Apple TV Operating System TV OS 15.2 My Question or IssueI listen to Spotify using my Apple TV Spotify app. I recently had issues so I replaced old HDMI to new 8K HDMI and a new ethernet cable. I also r...

PerAxel
Music Fan
Plan Free/Premium Premium Plan Country USA Device Apple TV Operating System TV OS 15.2 My Question or Issue I listen to Spotify using my Apple TV Spotify app...
2022-01-28 5:46:08 PM
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MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Why is there sometimes no sound but the song is playing?

I am using the Spotify application on my Macbook Pro. The app is always open while I am doing other things and when I want to play my music sometimes there is no sound playing (only on Spotify, sound from Youtube or anything else works fine) but the ...

cindy_lin
Casual Listener
I am using the Spotify application on my Macbook Pro. The app is always open while I am doing other things and when I want to play my music sometimes there is no sound playing (only on Spotify, sound...
2019-11-02 3:02:40 PM
2022-02-12 5:11:26 AM
JoyceGem
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