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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
2024-03-14 3:41:33 PM
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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Superuser Contribution searching and displaying all "appears on " songs for an artist

mac desktop, is there a way to search so the songs from appears on section that feature the artist come up? artist: doesn't do it, it just shows a list of their own albums if you click see all, but then if you really want to see everything they've be...

rargar
Music Fan
mac desktop, is there a way to search so the songs from appears on section that feature the artist come up? artist: doesn't do it, it just shows a list of their own albums if you click see a...
2020-08-13 9:39:27 PM
2020-09-23 11:53:54 PM
rargar
Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution Made playlist public but can't find it when i search

My playlist is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lwMJqybPCyEv5V9zfGpJD?si=wzngWiFOSpu0QSG0AIQ5yQ Cant search for my profile either, nothing is showing up through someone else's Spotify account. PlanFreeCountry: uk

PEACH_
Visitor
My playlist is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lwMJqybPCyEv5V9zfGpJD?si=wzngWiFOSpu0QSG0AIQ5yQ Cant search for my profile either, nothing is showing up through someone else's S...
2020-08-13 2:45:33 PM
2020-09-23 5:48:52 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Installation on Catalina 10.15.6

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceiMac 18,1Operating SystemMac OS 10.15.6 My Question or IssueWhen in installing Spotify on Mac 10.15.6 the installer just quits without installation confirmation or opening the program. Is this normal?

henkkarocks
Newbie
Plan Free Country Finland Device iMac 18,1 Operating System Mac OS 10.15.6 My Question or Issue When in installing Spotify on Mac 10.15.6 the installer just quits without installatio...
2020-07-29 8:25:46 AM
2020-09-23 3:32:01 PM
danisilver
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Search Results Take Forever to Load and Crashes After 60+ Searches

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)Operating SystemmacOS Mojave Version 10.14.6 My Question or IssueSince last evening, search results have been appearing at inconsistent speeds yet not nearly as fast as they...

Benjamin795
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) Operating System macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6 My Question or Issue Since last evening, search ...
2020-07-30 10:44:48 PM
2020-09-23 4:30:41 AM
Benjamin795
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Jazz New Releases Feed broken

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2015Operating SystemMojave 10.14.6 My Question or Issue The New Release feed for Jazz is broken on the Mac app AND the web player. On the app, nothing is displayed, but on the web player, a null entry is be...

fungd92
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device Macbook Pro 2015 Operating System Mojave 10.14.6 My Question or Issue The New Release feed for Jazz is broken on the Mac app AND ...
2020-07-10 10:12:45 PM
2020-09-22 6:20:01 PM
fungd92
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Search bar typing letters in reverse

Premium plan, purchased in US but residing in France (not sure if this can affect it)MacBook Pro 2018 running Mojave 10.14.4. Whenever I type in a song/artist/friend in the search bar, the letters will come up in the inverse order of how I have typed...

almalecha
Newbie
Premium plan, purchased in US but residing in France (not sure if this can affect it) MacBook Pro 2018 running Mojave 10.14.4. Whenever I type in a song/artist/friend in the search bar, the...
2019-05-14 11:23:06 AM
2020-09-22 4:42:13 PM
emmadwy
Visitor
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10 replies
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search bar

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Superuser Contribution Album won't leave my recent plays

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open desktop Spotify recent plays shows up as the first thing I see, l but I haven't interacted with this one album that keeps showing up and it never disappears....

yubaba
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 10 My Question or Issue When I open desktop Spotify recent plays shows up as the first thing I see, l but I haven't i...
2020-07-23 9:42:04 AM
2020-09-22 1:46:39 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Can't play the current song

For a long long time I have problem with desktop (Mac) Spotify app. When I stop playing music and come back after a while and want to listen again, Spotify show me "Can't play the current song". I have to restart whole app. I've tried a lot of "solut...

jakubhaluska
Visitor
For a long long time I have problem with desktop (Mac) Spotify app. When I stop playing music and come back after a while and want to listen again, Spotify show me "Can't play the current song". I ha...
2020-09-22 10:35:35 AM
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Last song of range selection plays when deleting with keyboard

Hello! I want to report this as a bug to the dev teams. Anyone, please let me know where I need to report this in order for it to be seen by the right people. My info:Premium PlanUnited StatesMacBook Pro Model 15,3MacOS Mojave 10.14.6Using Spotify ap...

user-removed
Visitor
Hello! I want to report this as a bug to the dev teams. Anyone, please let me know where I need to report this in order for it to be seen by the right people. My info: Premium Plan Un...
2020-09-21 11:06:03 PM
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Podcast Interface bug with a long listing

I noticed that the podcast listing here is very unstable. This is a long listing, and there's a lot of text associated with each episode. Scrolling, selecting, etc. I find it the interface jumping around chaotically and losing my place. You can't sim...

kagoldberg1
Casual Listener
I noticed that the podcast listing here is very unstable. This is a long listing, and there's a lot of text associated with each episode. Scrolling, selecting, etc. I find it the interface jumping ar...
2020-09-21 10:49:21 PM
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Spotify (Mac desktop app) plays last song of range selection when Deleting with keyboard

Hello! My info:Premium PlanUnited StatesMacBook Pro Model 15,3MacOS Mojave 10.14.6Using Spotify application for Mac Desktop. My problem is that when I delete a range selection of songs from the Liked Songs (using the Delete key on my MacBook's keyboa...

user-removed
Visitor
Hello! My info: Premium Plan United States MacBook Pro Model 15,3 MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 Using Spotify application for Mac Desktop. My problem is that when I delete a range selec...
2020-09-21 10:44:37 PM
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Do you really need this much space on screen?

Spotify, Would the amount of space you give to Joe Rogans podcast image not be better used to show the actual podcast list? Being able to view a list of 2 (maybe 3 depending on description) is an awful design feature and hugely frustrating. It also s...

pipboy78
Visitor
Spotify, Would the amount of space you give to Joe Rogans podcast image not be better used to show the actual podcast list? Being able to view a list of 2 (maybe 3 depending on description) ...
2020-09-21 6:08:50 PM
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podcast

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sign In With Apple on the Mac app

My account is based on Sign in with Apple, but there is no button for that to sign-in on the Mac app. How can I log in?

idoks
Regular
My account is based on Sign in with Apple, but there is no button for that to sign-in on the Mac app. How can I log in?
2020-04-12 8:47:25 PM
2020-09-21 1:01:41 PM
theforcebemay
Newbie
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Flashing ad banner in Spotify mac app

Plan: FreeCountry: KazakhstanDevice: Macbook Air 2020Operating System: Mac OS Catalina Ad banner flashing every 10-15 seconds.

arystan
Visitor
Plan: Free Country: Kazakhstan Device: Macbook Air 2020 Operating System: Mac OS Catalina Ad banner flashing every 10-15 seconds.
2020-09-20 7:19:31 AM
2020-09-20 7:23:45 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Current Track Cover has disappeared (desktop)

Since the last spotify update, i noticed the current track cover (left down corner) has gone, i thought it was just the minimized set, but theres no way to take it that back, that cover is very useful, even to identify the song on a playlist... now i...

PaulesQuinea
Casual Listener
Since the last spotify update, i noticed the current track cover (left down corner) has gone, i thought it was just the minimized set, but theres no way to take it that back, that cover is very usefu...
2019-09-20 4:54:23 PM
2020-09-19 2:11:58 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
1 likes

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Most of my saved albums have disappeared from the desktop app, still present on mobile

Plan: PremiumCountry: US Device: MacBook ProOperating System: MacOS Catalina (10.15.6) My Question or IssueAbout a week ago, I noticed that somewhere around 90% of my saved Albums had disappeared from the desktop app. I still see all of them on the m...

bburroughs
Newbie
Plan: Premium Country: US Device: MacBook Pro Operating System: MacOS Catalina (10.15.6) My Question or Issue About a week ago, I noticed that somewhere around 90% of my sav...
2020-09-17 11:29:29 PM
2020-09-19 4:28:30 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Liked songs playlist only partially visible

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMacBook Pro 2019Operating SystemiOS Catalina 10.15.6 Liked songs appearing in full on my phone, but only songs liked after 1.8.20 appearing on the Desktop version of Spotify 1.1.39.612.g1e7e78a4. Have tried restarting...

katsmith
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Australia Device MacBook Pro 2019 Operating System iOS Catalina 10.15.6 Liked songs appearing in full on my phone, but only songs liked after 1.8.20 appearing on ...
2020-08-18 12:15:37 PM
2020-09-18 9:12:59 AM
VelocityHD
Casual Listener
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2 likes
Desktop
Liked Songs Playlist

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Spotify content not taking up entire window

Premium Family PlanUnited StatesMac OS 10.15.6 (2017 Macbook Pro, 2 thunderbolt ports)Spotify version: 1.1.42.622.gbd112320 (Fresh install, issue persisting) Normally Spotify on Mac OS is really responsive to size changes, however I think something r...

Tylerwaite1
Newbie
Premium Family Plan United States Mac OS 10.15.6 (2017 Macbook Pro, 2 thunderbolt ports) Spotify version: 1.1.42.622.gbd112320 (Fresh install, issue persisting) Normally Spotify on Mac OS...
2020-09-17 10:59:58 PM
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Spotify volume lowers when other apps/browser plays audio

When I am listening to Spotify on the Mac desktop app, if I play a YouTube video or Instagram video on Chrome or Safari, it lowers the volume of my Spotify and even when the sound ends on whatever I played, the Spotify volume takes at least 30 second...

alanmccoy
Newbie
When I am listening to Spotify on the Mac desktop app, if I play a YouTube video or Instagram video on Chrome or Safari, it lowers the volume of my Spotify and even when the sound ends on whatever I ...
2020-09-17 5:18:39 PM
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Solved!! Can't change the oder of songs

My Question or Issue:After the latest update I can't change the order of my songs in my playlists. This is unacceptable and a good reason to stop the premium subscription! Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Macbook Pro 2020Operating System: macOS Catal...

music_datum
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue: After the latest update I can't change the order of my songs in my playlists. This is unacceptable and a good reason to stop the premium subscription! Plan: Premi...
2020-09-05 8:55:31 PM
2020-09-17 7:37:20 AM
music_datum
Casual Listener
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