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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
Spotify Star
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
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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
Spotify Legend
2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I arrange my playlist folders alphabetically without having to drag and drop every single one

I can't find the option to automatically arrange my playlist folders alphabetically. The manual option is great for personalized order but surely there's a basic auto-alphabetic option.

realh
Casual Listener
I can't find the option to automatically arrange my playlist folders alphabetically. The manual option is great for personalized order but surely there's a basic auto-alphabetic option.
2019-01-13 10:28:48 PM
2021-05-15 8:51:07 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Revert to old naming behavior when creating a playlist from an Album

Operating SystemDesktop Client for Mac OS My Question or Issue:When you right click on an album or click on the ...-menu on an album page, you get a context menu with the option to "Add to Playlist -> New Playlist"When I do this with the new client, ...

49353538
Casual Listener
Operating System Desktop Client for Mac OS My Question or Issue: When you right click on an album or click on the ...-menu on an album page, you get a context menu with the option to "Add ...
2021-05-14 10:48:39 AM
2021-05-15 12:00:52 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Progress bar missing after update

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMac ProOperating SystemMojave My Question or IssueHi, After the most recent update I seem to have lost the progress bar. As an avid podcast listener, It was very important feature in order to keep track of what had been play...

chuckles_29
Visitor
Plan Premium Country UK Device Mac Pro Operating System Mojave My Question or Issue Hi, After the most recent update I seem to have lost the progress bar. As an avi...
2021-05-12 10:36:33 AM
2021-05-13 11:50:55 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Desktop
Podcasts
progressbar
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Update

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Solved!! 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a is missing Browse and Radio

I just installed 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a, and I cannot find the Browse button or the Radio button. Where are they??

stylusmariner
Music Fan
I just installed 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a, and I cannot find the Browse button or the Radio button. Where are they??
2021-05-12 4:48:15 PM
2021-05-12 4:58:30 PM
MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution [Mac] Spotify doesn't want run ANY song

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceMacBook Pro 2019 Operating SystemMacOS 11.1 My Question or IssueAlright, so I've been trying to play song on spiffy and... it doesn't work?maybe not completely but after 7 seconds of song it just turns off, and doesn't play...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free Country Poland Device MacBook Pro 2019 Operating System MacOS 11.1 My Question or Issue Alright, so I've been trying to play song on spiffy and... it doesn't work? m...
2021-05-04 8:29:23 AM
2021-05-11 8:36:46 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recently Played not updating and showing things I never listened to

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Air 2020, M1 processorOperating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.3.1 My Question or IssueOn the desktop app, my recently played does not show what I have recently played. For example, the same four things are always...

reedt22
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Air 2020, M1 processor Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 My Question or Issue On the desktop app, my recently played does not sh...
2021-05-10 4:43:35 PM
2021-05-11 4:54:08 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Mac

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Some shortcuts are missing in the new update

Operating SystemmacOS My Question or Issue Since the latest desktop app update (around version 1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a, still present in 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a), I'm missing some shortcuts I was using on a daily basis: cmd+D used to focus on the devic...

kubukoz
Casual Listener
Operating System macOS My Question or Issue Since the latest desktop app update (around version 1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a, still present in 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a), I'm missing some s...
2021-05-10 3:29:11 PM
2021-05-11 3:57:38 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Podcast episodes always sorted by newest to oldest on first launch

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceMacbook Pro late 2018Operating SystemMacOs Big Sur 11.3.1 My Question or IssueI set podcast episodes to be sorted from Oldest to Newest, but when I launch the Spotify desktop app for the first time, it sorted from Newes...

raffandi
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro late 2018 Operating System MacOs Big Sur 11.3.1 My Question or Issue I set podcast episodes to be sorted from Oldest to Newest,...
2021-05-10 1:47:07 PM
2021-05-11 2:10:43 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Spotify doesn't play anything

Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: UK Device: Macbook Pro 2018Operating System: MacOs Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueNothing on my spotify plays. No playlists, no songs. Nothing reacts or clicks. The play area at the bottom doesn't have any minutes f...

twigdip
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Family Country: UK Device: Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System: MacOs Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or Issue Nothing on my spotify plays. No playlists, no songs. Nothi...
2021-04-06 10:00:30 AM
2021-05-11 2:07:27 PM
ines4444
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Navigation: Page Up/Down

(Observed on MacOS 10.14.6)After clicking on an artist name (for ex), using the Page Up/Down keys has no effect. It's only after clicking on a song that the keys become active. For easy navigation it would be good that the keys have an effect on the ...

christianwicked
Newbie
(Observed on MacOS 10.14.6) After clicking on an artist name (for ex), using the Page Up/Down keys has no effect. It's only after clicking on a song that the keys become active. For easy navigation ...
2021-05-09 10:42:36 PM
2021-05-11 9:08:15 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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navigation

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New update not showing me half of my liked songs on Desktop version

PremiumUK/Switzerland DeviceMacbook Pro late 2019Operating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.3 My Question or Issue Example above, song is liked and playing fine when controlled through my phone (choosing to broadcast through my macbook). But doesn't show up in...

nikitakomarov
Casual Listener
Premium UK/Switzerland Device Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.3 My Question or Issue Example above, song is liked and playing fine when ...
2021-05-10 11:03:01 PM
2021-05-11 5:18:13 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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[Desktop][Playlists] Bring back Recently Added view to playlists on desktop

The new desktop update has a "Date added" view but puts the oldest added songs at the top of the playlist. Previously you could switch between most recently added and least recently added and that view should return. For large playlists, viewing by m...

gugli
Newbie
The new desktop update has a "Date added" view but puts the oldest added songs at the top of the playlist. Previously you could switch between most recently added and least recently added and that vi...
2021-04-26 7:01:53 PM
2021-05-10 12:42:50 AM
eniol
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Playlists

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Superuser Contribution Local Files Not Working Correctly

My local files stopped working on my phone after I updated iTunes on my computer, but the issue seems to be with the computer. The files don't show their albums covers, and a few just show a random cover from other local files. I've done a clean rein...

phnmnl1_bitw
Casual Listener
My local files stopped working on my phone after I updated iTunes on my computer, but the issue seems to be with the computer. The files don't show their albums covers, and a few just show a random c...
2021-05-08 5:49:01 PM
2021-05-10 1:14:49 AM
Novy
Moderator
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[Web Player][Your Library] Alphabetize my albums in library on mac?

can I alphabetize my albums in library on mac?They seem to be in absolutely no order whatsoever.This is crazy cause I got 300 albums.MAJOR flaw here of spotify. I can't even believe it.

Klazzom
Visitor
can I alphabetize my albums in library on mac? They seem to be in absolutely no order whatsoever. This is crazy cause I got 300 albums. MAJOR flaw here of spotify. I can't even believe it.
2021-05-09 4:19:30 AM
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Your Library

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Superuser Contribution Reveal playlist in sidebar after new update

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Air 2019Operating SystemiOS Big Sur 11.2.3 After updating to the new interface (version 1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a), searching for a playlist and opening it no longer reveals its place in the sidebar list.It used to be ...

santiago_acosta
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air 2019 Operating System iOS Big Sur 11.2.3 After updating to the new interface (version 1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a), searching for a playlist and...
2021-04-18 4:12:23 PM
2021-05-08 10:14:49 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution New UI is a joke. Cancelling unless it's reverted ASAP.

Plan: PremiumCountry: UK Most users do hate when the UI (that works perfectly) is suddenly changed dramatically. People like things that they already got used to. The reason why I never switched to Apple Music was the better UI of Spotify. However Sp...

Steve79
Music Fan
Plan: Premium Country: UK Most users do hate when the UI (that works perfectly) is suddenly changed dramatically. People like things that they already got used to. The reason ...
2021-05-05 6:08:35 PM
2021-05-07 9:38:55 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Like Button (new UI)

Plan PremiumCountryBrazil Device(Macbook Pro late 2019)Operating System(Catalina) Between the many (MANY) problems of the new UI I really can't understand why the like button (heart) was moved from beside the song name to the song lenght. I mean, WHY...

frnkveiga
Regular
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (Macbook Pro late 2019) Operating System (Catalina) Between the many (MANY) problems of the new UI I really can't understand why the l...
2021-05-06 5:09:11 PM
2021-05-07 4:17:10 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Like dislike buttons desktop
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Roll back to a version not using the new UI

Hey, now that all the playlist accounts I work with and update professionally on a daily basis have been forced into the new desktop UI I have to find a way to roll back to a previous version not running it. The main reasons for this are two, and the...

Brian
Roadie
Hey, now that all the playlist accounts I work with and update professionally on a daily basis have been forced into the new desktop UI I have to find a way to roll back to a previous version not run...
2021-05-03 5:20:12 PM
2021-05-07 12:52:38 PM
Brian
Roadie
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UI Issue

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Cannot drag currently playing song to playlist if find filter is enabled

Before adding a track to a large playlist, I like to see if there's already a song by that artist in the playlist. If you are viewing the playlist, cmd + f to filter to the artist, and then try to drag the currently playing track to the playlist, the...

Mitchelgranat
Casual Listener
Before adding a track to a large playlist, I like to see if there's already a song by that artist in the playlist. If you are viewing the playlist, cmd + f to filter to the artist, and then try to dr...
2021-05-06 7:49:14 PM
2021-05-06 11:40:47 PM
Mitchelgranat
Casual Listener
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Library Albums Not Showing - Shows on iOS App

On the Mac app, none of my saved albums appear in my library. However, they do appear on the iOS app and on the browser version of Spotify (Firefox). I've reinstalled the Mac app and updated. How can I fix this issue?

danae678
Casual Listener
On the Mac app, none of my saved albums appear in my library. However, they do appear on the iOS app and on the browser version of Spotify (Firefox). I've reinstalled the Mac app and updated. How can...
2021-05-05 1:45:31 AM
2021-05-06 9:04:13 PM
Eni
Moderator
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