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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
2023-06-26 9:01:14 AM
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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[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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution REALLY CONFUSED with syncing from iphone to Mac

I'm very confused. How do I get the files from Spotify for iOS on to Spotify for Desktop (Mac)?First, the specs:Spotify for Desktop (Mac)Spotify Mobile (iOS)PremiumUSAiPhone 12 running iOS 14.7MacBook Air 2020 running Big SurI'm very confused with re...

merubin75
Newbie
I'm very confused. How do I get the files from Spotify for iOS on to Spotify for Desktop (Mac)? First, the specs: Spotify for Desktop (Mac) Spotify Mobile (iOS) Premium USA iPhone 12 runnin...
2021-08-12 8:27:10 PM
2021-08-12 9:44:41 PM
MafeG
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[Desktop] App Not Running on M1 Silicon Mac

Made new installations several times of both the M1 Beta version and regular Mac version, after cleaning cache, prefs and app.Not working – "Spotify Not Responding" at startup.The M1 Mac is not new in august 2021, why is there not a working version?/...

pmzero
Newbie
Made new installations several times of both the M1 Beta version and regular Mac version, after cleaning cache, prefs and app. Not working – "Spotify Not Responding" at startup. The M1 Mac ...
2021-08-11 6:16:25 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Report a bug...?

My Question or IssueI am having an issue with Sptofiy not loading up and appears to be freezing for an extended period of time. This occurred on my old MacBook Pro (mid 2010) I was running an old outdated OS (Catalina I think). Now with my new laptop...

DOMRICARD
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue I am having an issue with Sptofiy not loading up and appears to be freezing for an extended period of time. This occurred on my old MacBook Pro (mid 201...
2021-07-31 5:32:39 AM
2021-08-11 3:56:30 AM
DOMRICARD
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Queue syncs incorrectly across desktop and mobile

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceGoogle Pixel Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or Issue I use Spotify Premium on my Google Pixel and my Mac desktop at work. When I fill the queue on my desktop, the queue is persisted to my phone -- which is f...

Aliyaaa
Regular
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device Google Pixel Operating System Android 8.1.0 My Question or Issue I use Spotify Premium on my Google Pixel and my Mac desktop at ...
2018-08-14 4:06:06 PM
2021-08-09 9:30:39 AM
Alex
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Superuser Contribution the last song on playlists and/or albums are grayed out

This just started happening in the last week or so (around 8/1/21): Suddenly, the last song (or sometimes more songs but usually at the end) on my playlists and/or various albums are grayed out. They will play but you can't see what they are. This on...

danstrachota
Regular
This just started happening in the last week or so (around 8/1/21): Suddenly, the last song (or sometimes more songs but usually at the end) on my playlists and/or various albums are grayed out. They...
2021-08-06 8:25:57 PM
2021-08-07 11:38:08 PM
Eni
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't right click on now playing album art

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook proOperating SystemMac OS 10.15.7 My Question or IssueSince a couple of days ago I can no longer right click on the now playing album art at the bottom lefthand corner of the application. Before, it was re...

c_lawlz
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook pro Operating System Mac OS 10.15.7 My Question or Issue Since a couple of days ago I can no longer right click on the now play...
2021-08-04 9:53:26 PM
2021-08-07 12:09:55 PM
Xenia
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Superuser Contribution Mac Audio Buttons are skipping/pausing on wrong account Duo

Plan - DuoUnited KingdomMac - BigSur With working from home a lot more, me and my partner choose the duo plan as it's a lot cheaper and love the duo mix we get especially for the office and car journeys. The only problem is, if we are both listening ...

Scaalees
Casual Listener
Plan - Duo United Kingdom Mac - BigSur With working from home a lot more, me and my partner choose the duo plan as it's a lot cheaper and love the duo mix we get especially for the office ...
2021-08-05 4:52:11 PM
2021-08-06 8:16:22 PM
MafeG
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Crackling - Mac

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro late 2018)Operating SystemBig Sur 11.5 My Question or IssueJust posting this in case it helps anyone else. I had a crackling every 30 seconds or so on Spotify. I followed the steps here - https://community.spotif...

chris_mathews
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro late 2018) Operating System Big Sur 11.5 My Question or Issue Just posting this in case it helps anyone else. I had a crackling every 30 se...
2021-08-05 10:25:35 AM
2021-08-06 8:10:37 PM
danstrachota
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Superuser Contribution Playback stopping when streaming from akamaized

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceMacbook Pro 2015Operating SystemMacOS 11.4Spotify version1.1.64.561.g71bd09eb-a For a while now I have issues with music stopping and seeing the "Can't play current song" message in the UI. I investigated and I see it is the...

adlakudhlukDB
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country NL Device Macbook Pro 2015 Operating System MacOS 11.4 Spotify version 1.1.64.561.g71bd09eb-a For a while now I have issues with music stopping and seeing the "...
2021-08-04 9:46:38 AM
2021-08-06 3:34:47 PM
Alex
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't remove a playlist cover?

I'm in the US, and I have Spotify premium. I'm trying to edit my playlist covers from one of my public playlists from my MacBook air, and I decided I didn't like one of the covers I chose and wanted to go back to the original four-album cover display...

raincake
Casual Listener
I'm in the US, and I have Spotify premium. I'm trying to edit my playlist covers from one of my public playlists from my MacBook air, and I decided I didn't like one of the covers I chose a...
2020-05-05 11:19:26 PM
2021-08-05 8:16:57 PM
Eni
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Music won't play after 6 seconds

Plan(Premium)Country(Australia) Device(MacBook Air, 13")Operating System(10.15.7) Whenever I have any music on, in any order, the song always stops playing and says "Can't play current song" yet the play button says it is still playing but it isn't. ...

silviak
Casual Listener
Plan (Premium) Country (Australia) Device (MacBook Air, 13") Operating System (10.15.7) Whenever I have any music on, in any order, the song always stops playing and says "Can...
2021-08-03 5:47:05 PM
2021-08-04 3:17:52 PM
MateusM
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[Desktop][Discover] Ban Ted Nugent from Spotify

As a decent human being who supports his country, I object to the possibility that Ted Nugent: a pedophile, a racist windbag, and a degenerate traitor who soiled himself in order to dodge the draft during the Vietnam War, earns ANY royalties from his...

gregswallow
Regular
As a decent human being who supports his country, I object to the possibility that Ted Nugent: a pedophile, a racist windbag, and a degenerate traitor who soiled himself in order to dodge the draft d...
2021-08-03 10:33:38 PM
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Superuser Contribution What is the quality of music on the web?

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlaying music on the web is the same as playing in the application? I mean the qualityI use goole chorme

papaerhouse
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Playing music on the web is the same as playing in the application? I mean the quality I use goole chorme
2018-12-10 3:11:50 AM
2021-08-02 12:11:23 PM
Alex
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Files disabled but still showing up on playlists!

Device:Macbook Pro 16 inchOperating System:macOS Catalina My Question or Issue I have local files disabled as shown here: Yet the local files that were added to my playlist before still show upI have tried deleting the local-files cache, and it works...

sqr_08
Music Fan
Device: Macbook Pro 16 inch Operating System: macOS Catalina My Question or Issue I have local files disabled as shown here: Yet the local files that were added to m...
2021-07-17 1:27:01 PM
2021-08-01 8:14:04 AM
Jeremy
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Solved!! Web Player Broken On Chrome Across multiple OS'es

PlanPremiumCountryCanada/US DevicePixelbook 2018, Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating SystemChromeOS 92, OSX Big Sur 11.5.1 My Question or IssueI am trying to use the web player but it seems some of the web requests are hitting 50X errors (server side). ...

cujomalainey
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada/US Device Pixelbook 2018, Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System ChromeOS 92, OSX Big Sur 11.5.1 My Question or Issue I am trying to use t...
2021-07-30 8:42:56 PM
2021-07-30 10:19:06 PM
MattSuda
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problem Returns:Spotify App Regularly Opens With Black Window

Premium PlanMac Mini 2018 (Intel)OS 10.14.6 MojaveSpotify 1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-a Hello- I thought that this problem was fixed around 3 weeks ago. See the previous thread at https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Cannot-Configure-Mac-Desktop-Mac...

MusicMaven
Music Fan
Premium Plan Mac Mini 2018 (Intel) OS 10.14.6 Mojave Spotify 1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-a Hello- I thought that this problem was fixed around 3 weeks ago. See the prev...
2021-07-09 6:28:34 AM
2021-07-28 12:19:41 AM
Julian
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Superuser Contribution Cannot make playlists public in Mac OS Big Sur

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe "Make Public / Make Secret" option has disappeared after updating to Mac OS Big Sur. Also...

biophon
Newbie
...ake Public / Make Secret" option has disappeared after updating to Mac OS Big Sur. Also the Remove button in all the lists. This makes Spotify useless for me. Yes, I have re-installed the app.
2021-07-27 10:08:07 PM
2021-07-28 10:49:56 PM
CarlosE
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Version 1.1.61.583 crash on Mac OS X 10.11

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceiMac 20" 2007 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 DuoOperating SystemMac OS X 10.11.6 My Question or IssueThe previous version worked more or less correctly.It is only updated to the new version 1.1.61.583 and although the program opens...

MacTerrassa
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Spain Device iMac 20" 2007 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Operating System Mac OS X 10.11.6 My Question or Issue The previous version worked more or less correctly. I...
2021-06-18 11:52:21 AM
2021-07-27 11:01:44 AM
Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Display new albums

Hello, a couple of weeks ago you have changed the Spotify app and removed the section where one could see all newly released albums. Please bring that section back. This functionality was vital for me as I have discovered new music this way. Cheers.

Roitherkur
Newbie
Hello, a couple of weeks ago you have changed the Spotify app and removed the section where one could see all newly released albums. Please bring that section back. This functionality ...
2021-05-21 10:13:58 AM
2021-07-25 9:18:28 PM
Novy
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Superuser Contribution How to get layout where i can see song names vs albums ?

Im looking for a song and i have to manually click into every album to try and find it, why cant i see a list of songs anymore, this layout is terrible. How can i have the good and easy to use one back ? Plan PremiumCountry AUDevice MBP 2020Operating...

designalchemy
Visitor
Im looking for a song and i have to manually click into every album to try and find it, why cant i see a list of songs anymore, this layout is terrible. How can i have the good and easy to use...
2021-07-24 12:28:27 PM
2021-07-25 1:58:54 PM
Alex
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