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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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  • 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....

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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 Every time I Quit Spotify it immediately reopens itself (MacOS)

Hi there,Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of the time but even then sometimes it reopens. I've gone ...

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  • Hi there, Every time I Cmd+Q (or File -> Quit) Spotify it immediately reopens itself. It's the crazy ex-girlfriend that can't take a hint. I am able to Force Quit to resolve the problem *most* of...
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Superuser Contribution Clickable titles, now underlined?

PlanPremiumCountry: France DeviceMacBook Pro Apple M1 ProOperating System15.2 (24C5089c)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Hi team, since the last app update, some titles are clickable are now underlined. It feels like a bug, righ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country: France   Device MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro Operating System 15.2 (24C5089c) Spotify  for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911   Hi...
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Superuser Contribution I cannot run spotify app on my mac close automatically

I had my spotify app installed in my macbookpro for several months. Suddenly it stops working. When I click to open the app it starts the process and in 1 second it close the app again. All the time. I've tried to reinstall the app and it happened th...

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  • I had my spotify app installed in my macbookpro for several months. Suddenly it stops working. When I click to open the app it starts the process and in 1 second it close the app again. All the time....
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Superuser Contribution songs missing/order changed on the Mac but is fine on the phone

so one of my playlists has been acting up since last week, a few songs are missing and the order has been changed on the app on my Mac, but it is fine on the phone app and even on the web, the support chat has been of no use until now, any suggestion...

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  • so one of my playlists has been acting up since last week, a few songs are missing and the order has been changed on the app on my Mac, but it is fine on the phone app and even on the web, the suppor...
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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution bug—blue rectangle highlight around search results anytime you search for something

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicemacbook pro early 2023 m2 pro chipOperating SystemmacOS 15.1My Question or IssueSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.49.439.gfae492c7for a month or two now theres been a blue rectangle highlight around search results anyti...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device macbook pro early 2023 m2 pro chip Operating System macOS 15.1 My Question or Issue Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.49.439.gfae492c7 for a month or two...
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Superuser Contribution I've been getting crackling/skips in my audio - can I fix it?

This happens across all of my devices and only on Spotify, not on any other application or on the browser. I'm pretty confident that it is not a hardware issue and I have completed all troubleshooting steps. I play music for really long periods of ti...

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  • This happens across all of my devices and only on Spotify, not on any other application or on the browser. I'm pretty confident that it is not a hardware issue and I have completed all troubleshootin...
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Your operating system is out of date -screen displayed every time Spotify is started. Please remove.

PlanPremium DeviceMac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every time Spotify starts.There will be no new operating system versions for Mac Pro 5,1 ...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010)   Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.6   Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every...
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Superuser Contribution Why don't my queue and playlist sort match?

I have my playlist sorted by song length. Shuffle is off. The Mac desktop app is updated to the newest version. When I look at my queue, the songs only partially match the playlist order. Some songs are skipped and others are out of order. You can te...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have my playlist sorted by song length. Shuffle is off. The Mac desktop app is updated to the newest version. When I look at my queue, the songs only partially match the playlist order. Some songs ...
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Superuser Contribution Settings constantly resetting

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceAny desktop device (currently on Macbook Air 2024)Operating SystemWindows or macOS (currently macOS Sequoia) My Question or IssueMy settings continually reset. For example I've switched off the canvas feature (short ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia   Device Any desktop device (currently on Macbook Air 2024) Operating System Windows or macOS (currently macOS Sequoia)   My Question or Issue My s...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 100% CPU macOS — Latest spotify version

Plan — PremiumCountry — New ZealandDevice — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)Operating System — macOS 10.x.x, and 11.1Spotify Version — 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11ed My Question or IssueAfter Spotify has been open for a couple of minutes, reliably every time, CPU u...

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  • Plan — Premium Country — New Zealand Device — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) Operating System — macOS 10.x.x, and 11.1 Spotify Version — 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11ed   My Question...
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Superuser Contribution Constantly getting "Can't Play the current song"

PlanFreeCountryUSA (California) DeviceMac Pro 2013Operating SystemMacOS Monterey 12.5.1 Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.1.93.896.g3ae3b4f3My Question or Issue I'm constantly getting the error "Can't play the current song" from the Mac Desktop app, versio...

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  • Plan Free Country USA (California)   Device Mac Pro 2013 Operating System MacOS Monterey 12.5.1     Spotify for macOS (Intel)  1.1.93.896.g3ae3b4f3 My Question or...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify on mac keeps stuttering. Auto quality does not work.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)Operating SystemMac OS 12.1 I am sick of the constant stuttering/dropping out for a second all the time. I have searched the "community" and there is no solution that works. It would be nice i...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) Operating System Mac OS 12.1   I am sick of the constant stuttering/dropping out for a second all the time.   ...
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When I try to go to an artist page it doesn't let me but whenever I go on a

When I try to go to an artist page it doesn't let me but whenever I go on another artist page it works just fine I even closed and reopened the app and deleted and reinstalled it but for some reason, I can't look at this one specific artist's page (U...

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  • When I try to go to an artist page it doesn't let me but whenever I go on another artist page it works just fine I even closed and reopened the app and deleted and reinstalled it but for some reason,...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When i try to open spotify on my mac and play songs, it says i'm offline

It works perfectly on my phone but when i try my mac it says i am in 'offline mode' when i am connected to the internet. I tried with my personal hotspot but that did not work either.

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  • It works perfectly on my phone but when i try my mac it says i am in 'offline mode' when i am connected to the internet. I tried with my personal hotspot but that did not work either.
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Superuser Contribution MiniPlayer icon missing on M2 macbook

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceMacbook Pro M1 / Macbook Air M2Operating SystemSonoma Version 14.4.1 (23E224) on both Spotify VersionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.36.959.g04bf500c My Question or IssueOn my M1 mac I can see the little Open Minip...

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  • Plan Premium Country Romania Device Macbook Pro M1 / Macbook Air M2 Operating System Sonoma Version 14.4.1 (23E224) on both   Spotify Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1....
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Superuser Contribution No sound comes from Spotify to Amp via bluetooth from Mac, while all other apps work

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacBook Air M1 2020Operating SystemSonoma (and previous operating system) My Question or IssueWhen I try to play music from Spotify on my Mac, while connected to amp via bluetooth, no sound comes from amp, only from Mac. All ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device MacBook Air M1 2020 Operating System Sonoma (and previous operating system)    My Question or Issue When I try to play music from Spotify on my ...
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my laptop gives me premium features and i don't pay for it

I can type in any song and play it instantly on my laptop, but not on my iphone. It seems like my laptop has that premium feature but not my iphone. I do not pay for premium. This has been happening for a few months.

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  • I can type in any song and play it instantly on my laptop, but not on my iphone. It seems like my laptop has that premium feature but not my iphone. I do not pay for premium. This has been happening ...
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Solved!! Can't drag music from library into playlists anymore

I used to be able to drag music that I have on my computer into spotify. I am unable to do so now. When I am holding the file above the playlist, the green "+" still appears next to the song like it's ready to drop into spotify, but when I release th...

  • Casual Listener
  • I used to be able to drag music that I have on my computer into spotify. I am unable to do so now. When I am holding the file above the playlist, the green "+" still appears next to the song like it'...
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