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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution A few problems and missing features

My Question or IssueI'm a long time premium user on mac and iphone. Generally I love the service, but there are some significant issues that do make me sometimes wonder about other services. I've looked for a feedback forum, but don't see where to po...

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  •     My Question or Issue I'm a long time premium user on mac and iphone.   Generally I love the service, but there are some significant issues that do make me sometimes wonder abo...
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Solved!! Spotify isn't playing certain songs and albums

PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemiOS 10.14.2 My Question or Issue Every playlist created by spotify and saved album I've tried have worked so far, but some albums (for example Midnight by Set it off) and songs (for example Robin Hood ...

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  • Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System iOS 10.14.2   My Question or Issue  Every playlist created by spotify and saved album I've tried have worked so far, but some a...
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Solved!! I can't upload a cover image for my playlists

My Question or IssueI have a MacBook Pro without a touch bar and Spotify won't let me upload images that are under 300 x 300. I have found heaps of photos above that measurement, but it still doesn't work. I've had Spotify for 3 years now, and on 3 d...

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  •   My Question or Issue I have a MacBook Pro without a touch bar and Spotify won't let me upload images that are under 300 x 300. I have found heaps of photos above that measurement, but it sti...
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Solved!! Genre and mood artwork not showing

The Artwork on my computer is not showing up for genres/moods/playlists. It is not enjoyable to use this service without the graphics. Premium UK Device Mac Pro My Question or Issue

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  •   The Artwork on my computer is not showing up for genres/moods/playlists. It is not enjoyable to use this service without the graphics.  Premium  UK   Device Mac Pro &n...
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Solved!! [Desktop] Can't play the current song

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceMacbook Pro 2017 My Question or Issue Hi guys, like many others. I've gotten the notorious "Can't play the current song" message. I have tried reinstalling, turning off hardware acceleration, turning it back on. Etc you na...

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  • Plan Premium   Country US   Device Macbook Pro 2017     My Question or Issue  Hi guys, like many others. I've gotten the notorious "Can't play the current song" me...
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how to unblock a song

My Question or Issue How do you unblock a song that you blocked by mistake. This is extremely annoying. I picked up my device and my thumb hit that stupid block button by mistake now I cannot get back one of my favorite songs. Please fix this! I don'...

  • Casual Listener
  •     My Question or Issue   How do you unblock a song that you blocked by mistake.  This is extremely annoying.  I picked up my device and my thumb hit that stupid block b...
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Solved!! Remving from playlist

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiMac 2012Operating SystemHigh Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI have an issue removing songs from my playlist. When i remove the song it is gone from the playlist, but it still plays when i let spotify play the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands  Device iMac 2012 Operating System High Sierra 10.13.6   My Question or Issue I have an issue removing songs from my playlist. When i remove the s...
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Solved!! MacOS error

PlanFree/Country New ZealandDeviceMac desktop OS 10.14.2Operating SystemOS 10.14.2 My Question or Issue The installer in the app download is .exe, which of course doesn't work.And the web player doesn't work on Mac/Safari.

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  • Plan Free/ Country  New Zealand Device Mac desktop OS 10.14.2 Operating System OS 10.14.2   My Question or Issue  The  installer in the app download is .exe, which ...
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Solved!! Unable to right click on Spotify Mac desktop app

The past week I've been unable to righ click songs or playlists in my spotify desktop application about 90% of the time. Clicking the three dots to the right of a song normally to show more options doesn't work either This means I'm unable to in any ...

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  •   The past week I've been unable to righ click songs or playlists in my spotify desktop application about 90% of the time. Clicking the three dots to the right of a song normally to s...
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Solved!! Friend feed doesn't show even though I have it set to show

My Question or IssueI have had Spotify free on my MacBook for three or four years and only just discovered that I am supposed to be able to see what my friends are listening to. I have toyed with the settings over and over again, but it doesn't show ...

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  •       My Question or Issue I have had Spotify free on my MacBook for three or four years and only just discovered that I am supposed to be able to see what my friends are listening...
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Solved!! Filtering a Playlist doesn't auto-scroll to results

DeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemmacOS High Sierra My Question or Issue When filtering a playlist on the Mac Desktop App, the list doesn't auto-scroll to the results, so unless I'm viewing the very top of the playlist, it often looks like there ...

  • Roadie
  •    Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System macOS High Sierra   My Question or Issue  When filtering a playlist on the Mac Desktop App, the list doesn't auto-scroll to the ...
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Solved!! I have a very specific problem

FreeUSA Macbook AirOS X El Capitan I know you can't download music unless you have Premium. My brother wanted to see whether if the download button on the playlist I was listening to was toggled on, it would ask you to sign up for Premium. I humored ...

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  •   Free USA   Macbook Air OS X El Capitan   I know you can't download music unless you have Premium. My brother wanted to see whether if the download button on the playlist I was...
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Solved!! ERROR CODE 17 ON MAC

Hi everyone, I've been having problems starting using spotify on both of my computers, the same problem: once I've installed the app and it's time to log in, it appears a error code 17, that says: that askme to check out the firewalls or the proxy co...

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  •     Hi everyone, I've been having problems starting using spotify on both of my computers, the same problem: once I've installed the app and it's time to log in, it appears a error code 1...
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Solved!! Song library loaded from drive backup won't update

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro late 2017Operating SystemOS Sierra My Question or IssueRecently I had an issue which ended up requiring me to restore my computer from a backup external drive. I had a backup saved from a few months ago that ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro late 2017 Operating System OS Sierra   My Question or Issue Recently I had an issue which ended up requiring me to restore my computer fr...
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Solved!! Some of my friends don't show in the friend activity box..

Hey, some of my friends don't show in the friend activity box. I'm following about 10 of my friends and only 5 shows? All of them listens frequently.. I'm on a MacBook Pro.

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  •   Hey, some of my friends don't show in the friend activity box. I'm following about 10 of my friends and only 5 shows? All of them listens frequently..  I'm on a MacBook P...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't add device on Premium

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceMacbook Pro My Question or Issue I can't add my MacBook Pro to Spotify Premium. I already have Spotify Premium, for University Students. I currently have two offline-devices. Every time I want to add my MacBook Pro as a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Macbook Pro   My Question or Issue  I can't add my MacBook Pro to Spotify Premium. I already have Spotify Premium, for University Students. I cur...
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Solved!! Spotify fails to play the music within the playlist.

I have used Spotify for years. Its been great. Recently, Spotify fails to play the music within the playlist. It plays the songs out of the playlists. Those songs was in the other playlists. After a song is finished, Spotify will skip the sequence of...

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  •   I have used Spotify for years. Its been great. Recently, Spotify fails to play the music within the playlist. It plays the songs out of the playlists. Those songs was in the other playli...
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Solved!! Album art not showing on bottom left corner next to song (Mac)

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceMacbook air 2018Operating SystemiOS 10.14.2 Album art doesn't show up next to the playing song? I tried many different things but this is how I fixed it! Hover your mouse over the bar that separates your playlists ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  New Zealand Device Macbook air 2018 Operating System iOS 10.14.2   Album art doesn't show up next to the playing song? I tried many different things b...
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Lyrics in Macbook Pro touch bar

It would be awesome if the lyrics provided by Genius (or some other third party like Musixmatch for example) would be visible in the touch bar. I really like to read along with the lyrics of music when listening to it, but this isn't practical when I...

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  • It would be awesome if the lyrics provided by Genius (or some other third party like Musixmatch for example) would be visible in the touch bar.    I really like to read along with the lyr...
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Solved!! Go Back To Original (Spotify) Location for Downloaded/Offline files, Mac

I'm new and quite ignorant here but -- because I'm a reluctant Spotify user in the first place and I dislike streaming in general, I decided to try some downloading music files and using them offline (On my MacBook). Then after I had downloaded sever...

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  • I'm new and quite ignorant here but -- because I'm a reluctant Spotify user in the first place and I dislike streaming in general, I decided to try some downloading music files and using them offline...
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