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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 Browse All Missing in Search Page

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(MacBook Pro 2017)Operating System(macOS Mojave)Spotify 10.14 My Question or IssueThe search page does not display anything. On my iPhone, I can clearly see all the browse all options but not on my macbook pro. I am curr...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (MacBook Pro 2017) Operating System (macOS Mojave) Spotify 10.14   My Question or Issue The search page does not display anything. On my iPhone, I c...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify showing wrong song lengths of some local files

DeviceMacbook Pro mid-2012Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15 - 10.15.4 My Question or IssueThis has been an issue for months now. For some reason Spotify shows some local files length's as 1 second shorter than they really are. And for some local f...

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  • Device Macbook Pro mid-2012 Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15 - 10.15.4   My Question or Issue This has been an issue for months now. For some reason Spotify shows some local files len...
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Superuser Contribution Scrolling issues when using Wacom

The scrolling is not working properly on Spotify App for Desktop (Mac). However I scroll (up or down) on any playlist the bar simply stops like it's stuck or something, it comebacks after a while but it's very annoying and I've never had this problem...

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  • The scrolling is not working properly on Spotify App for Desktop (Mac). However I scroll (up or down) on any playlist the bar simply stops like it's stuck or something, it comebacks after a while but...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Annoying UI Bug

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceMacbook Pro 13", M1 2020Operating SystemMac OS Sonoma 14.4.1 My Question or IssueSpotify Desktop on Mac on my device has always began opening with the maximise, close and minimise windows right on top of the "back a...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Macbook Pro 13", M1 2020 Operating System Mac OS Sonoma 14.4.1   My Question or Issue Spotify Desktop on Mac on my device has always began openi...
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Solved!! How can I get the enhance button back?

Hello Spotify Community,My Spotify has updated within the past few days - and it has introduced the 'Smart Shuffle' feature in place of the 'Enhance' playlist feature. Although I would be fine with this replacement, it is quite buggy and not really p...

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  • Hello Spotify Community, My Spotify has updated within the past few days - and it has introduced the 'Smart Shuffle' feature in place of the 'Enhance' playlist feature. Although I would be fine wi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The "New episodes" screen has been blank for weeks, on both macOS and website versions

On the "Home" screen, in the "All" tab, clicking on either "New episodes" or the adjacent "Show all" link leads to a blank screen after a flicker of loading animations, in both the macOS app and the website player.I've both cleared the data cache and...

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  • On the "Home" screen, in the "All" tab, clicking on either "New episodes" or the adjacent "Show all" link leads to a blank screen after a flicker of loading animations, in both the macOS app and the ...
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Superuser Contribution Delete artist from playlist - delete album from playlist

Hi Spotifypals, How do we delete an artist from a playlist? Kids added crappy songs to one of playlists and I need to get that artist OFF the list. Need to delete multiple songs at one time using album or artist as a sort option. Tell me how Spotifyo...

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  • Hi Spotifypals,   How do we delete an artist from a playlist?  Kids added crappy songs to one of playlists and I need to get that artist OFF the list.    Need to delete mu...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Links "open.spotify" don't open in Desktop App OSX/Mac anymore

Premium AccountUSAMac OS Mojave Seems like Spotify keeps pushing this issue aside because not enough people are complaining about it. I've actually seen a good amount of posts on the community boards about it but none of them seem to have gained trac...

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  • Premium Account USA Mac OS Mojave    Seems like Spotify keeps pushing this issue aside because not enough people are complaining about it. I've actually seen a good amount of posts on t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Mac] Audio Compression Artifacts, Crackling Noise

PlanPremiumCountryUS / CanadaDeviceMacbook Pro M3 (Max)Operating SystemMac OS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60)Spotify Version:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.32.997.g4c6498b6 My Question or Issuehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SJY2YkZnCTP_8DZwoshF1...

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  • Plan Premium Country US / Canada Device Macbook Pro M3 (Max) Operating System Mac OS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60) Spotify Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.32.997.g4c6498b6 &nbs...
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Superuser Contribution se cierra la aplicación sin ningún avisto

a la canción se cierra y lo abro otra vez y pasa lo mismo, debería desinstalarlo y volver a instalar? o no hay soluciónPlanFreeCountryMxDeviceMac late 15sOperating SystemOS 12.6.3 My Question or Issue

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  • a la canción se cierra y lo abro otra vez y pasa lo mismo, debería desinstalarlo y volver a instalar? o no hay solución Plan Free Country Mx Device Mac late 15s Operating System OS 12.6.3 &n...
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Superuser Contribution Liked Songs Still Being Re-added

Hello, I'm now using Spotify for macOS 1.2.11.916.geb595a67 and when dragging a song over the left playlist column that's highlighted green and accidentally dropping it before I get to a playlist, Spotify still re-adds it to my Liked Songs, even thou...

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  • Hello,   I'm now using Spotify for macOS 1.2.11.916.geb595a67 and when dragging a song over the left playlist column that's highlighted green and accidentally dropping it before...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Microsoft Teams lowers Spotify sound during calls

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemCatalina 10.15.6 Recently Microsoft Teams has been lowering or suppressing Spotify volume while I am on meeting calls. I used to be able to listen to Spotify with headphones while on cal...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System Catalina 10.15.6   Recently Microsoft Teams has been lowering or suppressing Spotify volume while I am on ...
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Superuser Contribution Upstream request timeout?

The web player link brings me to a white page that says upstream request timeout. The website said it was fixed in October but it is a new issue for me.

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  • The web player link brings me to a white page that says upstream request timeout. The website said it was fixed in October but it is a new issue for me.
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Pausing spotify mutes audio on entire computer when using bluetooth earphones

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceMacbook Pro 2017 (13")Operating SystemMacOS 10.13.5 (17F77)Spotify Version1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 When I pause a song on Spotify whilst using bluetooth earphones, audio is muted for every other application on the computer. Fo...

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK   Device Macbook Pro 2017 (13") Operating System MacOS 10.13.5 (17F77) Spotify Version 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9   When I pause a song on Spot...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop App text not rendering properly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMBP 2021 Sonoma 14.4.1Operating SystemSonoma 14.4.1 My Question or IssueThe text in the desktop player isn't rendering correctly. It's rendering as white or grey blocks. I've tried a fresh install of the app twice and restar...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device MBP 2021 Sonoma 14.4.1 Operating System Sonoma 14.4.1   My Question or Issue The text in the desktop player isn't rendering correctly. It's rendering as ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop Mac UI full of artifacts

Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.35.663.gb699649eThere are black/red bars and boxes covering my library and the recently played albums/playlists at the top of my Home page.

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  • Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.35.663.gb699649e There are black/red bars and boxes covering my library and the recently played albums/playlists at the top of my Home page.
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Superuser Contribution authentication browser loop: Mac desktop iOs Ventura

I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop app asks me to login via my browser (Safari) and I log i...

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  • I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop ...
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Superuser Contribution podcast in desktop (mac) not showing latest episodes (on iphone it does)

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Superuser Contribution No internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Air 2021Operating SystemSonoma 14.2.1 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app keeps saying I don't have an internet connection even though I do. I will not continually reset my wifi just for one dumb, barely better than ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Air 2021 Operating System Sonoma 14.2.1   My Question or Issue The Spotify app keeps saying I don't have an internet connection even though I do....
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Superuser Contribution Friend activity disappearing and then some reappearing

My Question or Issue: Hi! So I opened up my Spotify and only 3 friends activity were present when I usually have 10. So I read to update my computer, uninstall everything on my computer that dealt with Spotify and the re-download it, restart my compu...

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  • My Question or Issue: Hi! So I opened up my Spotify and only 3 friends activity were present when I usually have 10. So I read to update my computer, uninstall everything on ...
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  • Friend Activity some friends missing
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