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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop App doesn’t work on Mac after re-installing it

PlanFreeCountryMEXDeviceMacBook Pro 2017Operating SystemMojave I'd been using the Desktop App without any inconvenience for +2 years in this mac until last Friday when this error message showed up when I tried to log into my account: "A Firewall may ...

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  • Plan Free Country MEX Device MacBook Pro 2017 Operating System Mojave   I'd been using the Desktop App without any inconvenience for +2 years in this mac until last Friday when this err...
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Superuser Contribution Descrepancies between different platforms

I'm experiencing descrepancies in playlists between Spotify for Mac (macOS Catalina) and Android 10. I tried searching for similar issues but I couldn't add comments (an old thread from 2018). The thing is that my playlists (even though sorted the sa...

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  • I'm experiencing descrepancies in playlists between Spotify for Mac (macOS Catalina) and Android 10. I tried searching for similar issues but I couldn't add comments (an old thread from 2018). The th...
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Solved!! MacBook Pro 13-inch 2020

Hi thereI am brand new to Spotify - wanting to download music offline to then transfer to USB to play in the car (have taken out Spotify Premium Duo). Am using macOS BigSur v11.1 I managed to change the download location on my macbook pro so that I c...

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  • Hi there I am brand new to Spotify - wanting to download music offline to then transfer to USB to play in the car (have taken out Spotify Premium Duo).   Am using macOS BigSur v11.1   ...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts & Shows category not visible. And Spotify Podcasts playlists are empty

PlanPremiumCountryTravelling around the world, originally from RussiaOperating SystemmacOS Catalina Guys can you please help me I'm really frustrated by the issue. I bought Premium thinking about great podcasts I could find over Spotify just like its...

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  • Plan Premium Country Travelling around the world, originally from Russia Operating System macOS Catalina   Guys can you please help me I'm really frustrated by the issue. I bought Premium...
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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify literally never recommend songs I actually like?

I have almost a thousand songs liked and multiple playlists. Yet when I start up release radar or discovery weekly they’re all songs I don’t like at all. A lot are in different languages too. This app did a better job at playing songs I liked when it...

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  • I have almost a thousand songs liked and multiple playlists. Yet when I start up release radar or discovery weekly they’re all songs I don’t like at all. A lot are in different languages too. This ap...
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Superuser Contribution FIX SPOTIFY FOR MACBOOK

PlanPremiumCountry ITALY Device Macbook Pro late 2015Operating SystemmacOs 11.0.1 Big Sur i think spotify is going trough a phase of his life where scamming people is normal, i did every single guide for every problem in this world about spotify but ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country ITALY   Device  Macbook Pro late 2015 Operating System macOs 11.0.1 Big Sur   i think spotify is going trough a phase of his life where scamming p...
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Superuser Contribution High Spotify CPU Usage (Mac)

Hello,I am still facing troubles with 100% CPU Usage of the Mac Desktop app.The last issue from 07/2020 was marked by Spotify as "now fixed for everyone".I made a complete reinstall with the newest update (also cleared cache and all other spotify rel...

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  • Hello, I am still facing troubles with 100% CPU Usage of the Mac Desktop app. The last issue from 07/2020 was marked by Spotify as "now fixed for everyone". I made a complete reinstall with the ne...
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[Desktop] Please either fix desktop bugs on Mac or allow a way to go back to previous version

I am on Mac desktop version 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a with Mac OS version 10.13.6. Several weeks ago, I noticed the desktop app interface had changed significantly, and I reported several bugs in a different thread (e.g., can't drag songs up in a playli...

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  • I am on Mac desktop version 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a with Mac OS version 10.13.6.  Several weeks ago, I noticed the desktop app interface had changed significantly, and I reported severa...
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Arrange list of Playlists in alphabetical order

I can't believe that there isn't a way to arrange the list of my playlists in alphabetical order in the app for Mac. According to what I have been able to find here it has to be done manually? Really Spotify? Even for Premium membership? If anybody h...

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  • I can't  believe that there  isn't a way to arrange the list of my playlists in alphabetical order in the app for Mac. According to what I have been able to find here it has to be done manu...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast playlists blocked behind ad content. Can't play anything

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceOSXOperating SystemCatalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueCan't view or navigate podcast episodes. Specifically, when attempting to look at Joe Rogan Podcast episodes, I am unable to select one because they are hidden b...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device OSX Operating System Catalina 10.15.7   My Question or Issue Can't view or navigate podcast episodes.  Specifically, when attempting to look at...
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Superuser Contribution Chrome browser

Currently using macOS Catalina, let's I have opened a youtube tab among my other tabs in my chrome browser, and I am playing spotify, I can use next/previous button to control spotify, but when I press play button, it will not stop my spotify music, ...

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  • Currently using macOS Catalina, let's I have opened a youtube tab among my other tabs in my chrome browser, and I am playing  spotify, I can use next/previous button to control spotify, but when...
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Unable to access Spotify web site on MacOS

I am using macOS Big Sur 11.1 on a MacBook Pro Premium user based in UK Spotify app was not connecting to the internet despite there being a working internet connection As per recommendation, I uninstalled the Spotify app and deleted the appropriate ...

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  • I am using macOS Big Sur 11.1 on a MacBook Pro   Premium user based in UK   Spotify app was not connecting to the internet despite there being a working internet connection  ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't play full songs from local files

PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Air early 2014Operating SystemmacOS Catalina ver. 10.15.3 Hi, I'm looking for help because Spotify can't play all my local files. I have about 50 songs in local files and most of them work just fine. However, 2 of them have p...

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  • Plan Premium Device Macbook Air early 2014 Operating System macOS Catalina ver. 10.15.3   Hi, I'm looking for help because Spotify can't play all my local files. I have about 50 songs in ...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Sub files issue

My Question or IssueI have many playlists. I have created sub folders for genres etc.My iPhone shows them all - My Desktop Mac does not.When saving music I save the playlist and then drag them into the genre sub file. My phone does not let me do this...

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  • My Question or Issue I have many playlists. I have created sub folders for genres etc. My iPhone shows them all - My Desktop Mac does not. When saving music I save the playlist and then drag ...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Corner album cover and full-screen minimization

I have two major complaints regarding the desktop version of Spotify. For reference, I have a Macbook and I keep Spotify open in full-screen and I four-finger swipe between my apps in full-screen:1) It used to be that you could see the album cover of...

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  • I have two major complaints regarding the desktop version of Spotify. For reference, I have a Macbook and I keep Spotify open in full-screen and I four-finger swipe between my apps in full-screen: 1...
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Shared Folder files

PremiumUKMac OS High Sierra 10.13.6 Hi, a while back I added an album in my Google drive to my local files. I just noticed today that there are two files in a Spotify folder in my Shared files. One is a .plist with the album path, and the other is an...

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  • Premium UK Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6   Hi, a while back I added an album in my Google drive to my local files. I just noticed today that there are two files in a Spotify folder in my Shared...
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Solved!! "New Music Friday"--get original order

I accidentally clicked on the Artist header in the New Music Friday playlist and now I have it alphabetical by artist instead of the original order (with the biggest stars on top). Can switch to the other headers--track title (alphabetical), length--...

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  • I accidentally clicked on the Artist header in the New Music Friday playlist and now I have it alphabetical by artist instead of the original order (with the biggest stars on top). Can switch to the ...
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Superuser Contribution Local files not transferring to iPhone

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemMac My Question or IssueI'm trying to transfer local files from my computer to my phone. When I downloaded songs from a playlist, which includes local files and normal songs, it only downloaded the norma...

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  • Plan Premium   Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System Mac   My Question or Issue I'm trying to transfer local files from my computer to my phone. When I downloaded songs from a play...
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Superuser Contribution Chromecast immediately disappears from Devices

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DeviceMacbook Pro 13 2016Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.6 My Question or IssueMy chromecast (connected without a display to a receiver) disappears immediately from the Spotify devices menu on my Mac. As soon as the dev...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland   Device Macbook Pro 13 2016 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.6   My Question or Issue My chromecast (connected without a display to a receiver)...
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[Desktop] My Desktop app isn't working

I'm running MacOS Big Sur, my spotify desktop app will come up, however it stays as a back screen, it has no functionality and I can't click on anything only minimise or maximise Hopefully this can be rectified

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  • I'm running MacOS Big Sur, my spotify desktop app will come up, however it stays as a back screen, it has no functionality and I can't click on anything only minimise or maximise   Hopefully t...
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