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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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“Appears On” section completely missing now

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro 15 inch 2017Operating SystemmacOS High Sierra My Question or IssueThe “Appears On” section (which has been missing from the mobile app for over a month despite feedback), has now completely vanished on...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro 15 inch 2017 Operating System macOS High Sierra   My Question or Issue The “Appears On” section (which has been missing from the m...
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Superuser Contribution Clear Playback history? (My account was hacked a few years ago...)

Hi, Are there any way to have playback history deleted -maybe even by language? A few years ago, my account was hacked. I'm still not sure if it was due to a stolen token - or a bad password. However, here multiple years after, I'm still having troub...

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  • Hi,   Are there any way to have playback history deleted -maybe even by language?   A few years ago, my account was hacked. I'm still not sure if it was due to a stolen token - or a bad...
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Solved!! Can't open on my mac

My Mac is version 10.10.2 I can't open my spotify on MAC since last night. I tried to uninstalled and reinstalled but it didn't help. The application not even popup the account info page and just turn off immediately. But it works perfectly on my iph...

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  • My Mac is version 10.10.2   I can't open my spotify on MAC since last night.  I tried to uninstalled and reinstalled but it didn't help. The application not even popup the account i...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app does not work on Mac desktop

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceMacBook Air 2020My Question or IssueSuddenly, the desktop app does not work anymore: the screen is completely black. I deleted the app and the caches files folders (and everything related to the app), then I tried to dow...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device MacBook Air 2020 My Question or Issue Suddenly, the desktop app does not work anymore: the screen is completely black. I deleted the app and the caches files...
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Horrible new UI with bare-minimum features

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro--My Question or Issue I have recently come to understand I have been given a new update on the Spotify desktop app that is absolutely horrible. Here are some of the features no longer available:Friend activityFo...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro -- My Question or Issue   I have recently come to understand I have been given a new update on the Spotify desktop app that is absolutely hor...
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Spotify app breaks Input Source switching

The Spotify desktop app for macOS breaks input source switching via the Caps Lock key. This is a checkbox found under System Preferences > Keyboards > Input Sources when you have multiple input sources installed. This works fine when the Spotify app ...

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  • The Spotify desktop app for macOS breaks input source switching via the Caps Lock key.  This is a checkbox found under System Preferences > Keyboards > Input Sources when you have multiple...
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Vote here if you are dissatisfied with this new Spotify app for new Apple users

I've seen the same stock useless answer from Moderators to everyone's question why the "new" Spotify app is garbage, but many of us are forced to use anyways. Apparently, there is a post with a Vote page that is soliciting votes to offer users the OP...

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  • I've seen the same stock useless answer from Moderators to everyone's question why the "new" Spotify app is garbage, but many of us are forced to use anyways.  Apparently, there is a post with a...
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I have Mac IOS 10.9.5 version but cant install Spotify, can anybody can help me, thks

PlanFree/PremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMac IOS 10.9.5Operating System IOS 10.9.5(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Mexico Device Mac IOS 10.9.5 Operating System  IOS 10.9.5 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Siri with Spotify doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryEstoniaDeviceMacbook Pro 2019 Base modelOperating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueWhen telling Siri to play a song on Spotify, it says: "You'll need to update Spotify before i can help with that". It shows the Appstore butt...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Estonia Device Macbook Pro 2019 Base model Operating System macOS Catalina   My Question or Issue When telling Siri to play a song on Spotify, it says: "Yo...
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MacBook Pro Spotify app

Hi All On my MacBook Pro automatically a new Spotify app was installed. Apart from the fact I really aren't that happy about the look of it, it also lacks a lot of functionality. How can I sort playlists? And, most annoyingly, I cannot select multipl...

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  • Hi All   On my MacBook Pro automatically a new Spotify app was installed. Apart from the fact I really aren't that happy about the look of it, it also lacks a lot of functionality. How can I s...
  • Billy-J
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UI/UX bug: Clear search button (X) opens the recent search page

PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro mid 2015 Operating Systemmacos catalina My Question or IssuePressing the clear search button (X) opens up the recent searches page (same way as pressing the search bar normally would). Clearing the search bar should do j...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Macbook Pro mid 2015   Operating System macos catalina   My Question or Issue Pressing the clear search button (X) opens up the recent searches page (sa...
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Spotify prevents IMac screen saver from working - any ideas

I have identified that a file within Spotify prevents screen saver and sleep from working on Mac IOS 10.15.5. Troubleshooted with apple and the file "spotify helper" prevents this. I have spent time trouble shhooting and its definitely the case. Spot...

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  • I have identified that a file within Spotify prevents screen saver and sleep from working on Mac IOS 10.15.5. Troubleshooted with apple and the file "spotify helper" prevents this. I have spent time ...
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Superuser Contribution [Mac] Clicking on album art highlights wrong song in sorted playlists

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA
 Device(Macbook Pro 2015)Operating System(MacOS 10.14.6 Mojave) My Question or IssueOngoing issue I see every single day while I am paying for a premium subscription. Clicking on the album artwork will navigate to the wrong ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA
   Device (Macbook Pro 2015) Operating System (MacOS 10.14.6 Mojave)   My Question or Issue Ongoing issue I see every single day while I am paying for a ...
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Playlist Descriptions

PlanFamily PremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemMacOS 10.15.5My Question or IssueWhen I go and update my playlist descriptions it will change for 5 seconds and go back to what I had them as before. I've updated the desktop version, ...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System MacOS 10.15.5 My Question or Issue When I go and update my playlist descriptions it will change for 5 seconds and go ...
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Please Help Vote: Adjust column width

Many of us have been requesting this feature since 2015 but it keeps getting closed due to lack of voting. Please take .000002 seconds to head over to this post and vote. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Desktop-Playlists-Resize-width-of-i...

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  • Many of us have been requesting this feature since 2015 but it keeps getting closed due to lack of voting. Please take .000002 seconds to head over to this post and vote. https://community.spoti...
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The length of songs in my playlist is missing? Now it just shows title, artist, and download date..

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BUG: Full Screen Desktop Thumbnail Showing A Blank Black Image

Happen on MacOS 10.14.6 (18G84). When using Spotify on full screen, the top desktop thumbnail is missing and we get just a black square.It used to work OK a few months back.Tried to reinstall spotify, I updated MacOS several times on the last few mon...

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  • Happen on MacOS 10.14.6 (18G84).   When using Spotify on full screen, the top desktop thumbnail is missing and we get just a black square. It used to work OK a few months back. Tried to...
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Home Recently Played List not updating

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDevice2015 Macbook Pro 15 inchOperating SystemMac OS Sierra 10.12.6 My Question or IssueMy "Recently Played" list under "Home" on the desktop app stopped updating for weeks, logging out or reinstalling desktop app won't help....

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country US Device 2015 Macbook Pro 15 inch Operating System Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6   My Question or Issue My "Recently Played" list under "Home" on the desktop app sto...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not appearing in the app store and website won't open

PlanPremium CountryDenmark DeviceMacbook Pro late 2016) Operating SystemMacOS Catalina - Version 10.15.4 My Question or IssueI had Spotify on my Mac and I was listening to music, when suddenly it just stopped working and it said that the app was eith...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country Denmark   Device Macbook Pro late 2016)   Operating System MacOS Catalina - Version 10.15.4   My Question or Issue I had Spotify o...
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Superuser Contribution I can't play certian songs

PlanPremium (Family)CountryGermany DeviceMacbookOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue:There are certain songs that I am just unable to play. Specifically, I was trying to play All Alone by Lenny Bruce (below) and it is simply unavailable. I hav...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country Germany   Device Macbook Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue: There are certain songs that I am just unable to play. Specifically, I was ...
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