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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
Regular
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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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Saved albums not showing

Plan: PremiumCountry: AustraliaDevice: Macbook Pro 2017Operating System: MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 Saved albums are not showing. Only my most recently saved albums appear but I have at least a hundred saved albums that do not show.Going to a specific al...

esyo
Regular
Plan: Premium Country: Australia Device: Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System: MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 Saved albums are not showing. Only my most recently saved albums appear but I have at le...
2020-08-17 4:06:43 AM
2020-08-17 4:36:03 AM
Joel-M
Composer
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Albums
loading

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Solved!! Can't put up an idea on the Spotify Community

Hi, y'all So I don't know exactly where to put this topic in 'cause it can be various topics. I don't know if it is me but it has been happening for more than 1 month now. I just cannot seem to put up an idea on the Spotify community. I don't know wh...

Joel-M
Composer
Hi, y'all So I don't know exactly where to put this topic in 'cause it can be various topics. I don't know if it is me but it has been happening for more than 1 month now. I just ca...
2020-08-13 10:52:40 PM
2020-08-16 12:24:43 AM
Joel-M
Composer
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Find friends not working.

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDeviceMacbook PRO 16"Operating System10.15.6 My Question or IssueFind friends not working on a mac. I log in with Facebook as well. On my iphone it;s working. Whats strange is that I can see friend activity.

spacecash21
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device Macbook PRO 16" Operating System 10.15.6 My Question or Issue Find friends not working on a mac. I log in with Facebook as well. On my iphone it...
2020-08-13 10:01:55 AM
2020-08-14 8:44:44 AM
spacecash21
Casual Listener
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Lyrics on Spotify Mac OS

Bring android like lyrics on spotify Mac OS app. PremiumIndia Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

kashyap141
Casual Listener
Bring android like lyrics on spotify Mac OS app. Premium India Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)
2020-08-13 8:02:40 PM
2020-08-13 8:33:38 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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lyrics

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Superuser Contribution Song duplicated when added to queue

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDevice2019 MacBook Pro Operating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueWhenever I drag a song from a playlist into the queue, it adds the song twice to the queue. I've redownloaded the app, restarted my laptop and also logg...

aa1221
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Australia Device 2019 MacBook Pro Operating System macOS Catalina My Question or Issue Whenever I drag a song from a playlist into the queue, it adds th...
2020-08-06 8:24:01 AM
2020-08-13 12:35:31 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Unable to toggle between fullscreen album art and fullscreen browse views

Premium | Spotify OSX DesktopI'm unable to toggle between fullscreen album art and fullscreen browse views without first going into windowed mode.This feels like a clunky oversight which is easily fixable.Please have the "Escape" button and both(!) "...

DeeJay84
Casual Listener
Premium | Spotify OSX Desktop I'm unable to toggle between fullscreen album art and fullscreen browse views without first going into windowed mode. This feels like a clunky oversight which is e...
2020-08-12 11:19:45 AM
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album art
bug
fullscreen
windowed

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song radio works.. sometimes

Song Radio comes up for big artists, but not for small ones. Shouldn't it come up for all artists? Premium plan, USA, Macbook, Catalina.

lhbet1stj-_x
Casual Listener
Song Radio comes up for big artists, but not for small ones. Shouldn't it come up for all artists? Premium plan, USA, Macbook, Catalina.
2020-08-11 11:28:49 PM
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[BUG] if captcha doesn't load, it's error message injects into document root

PlanFreeCountryNew Zealand DeviceMacbook Pro 2017, osx 10.14.6Chrome 84 IssueFor about the last month I keep getting an issue where a captcha error message injects directly into document root and pushes the rest of the UI over (thanks to a flex layou...

t22j
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country New Zealand Device Macbook Pro 2017, osx 10.14.6 Chrome 84 Issue For about the last month I keep getting an issue where a captcha error message injects direc...
2020-08-06 12:35:03 AM
2020-08-10 12:02:27 AM
Joel-M
Composer
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bug

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Can't Play Current Song

Premium PlanUnited States MacBook Pro, 2019macOS Catlina 10.15.1Spotify : 1.1.39.612.g1e7e78a4 I use bluetooth headphone and can't advance to the next song with error message: can't play the current song. Have tried re-downloading app, log out and in...

HaHa-001
Visitor
Premium Plan United States MacBook Pro, 2019 macOS Catlina 10.15.1 Spotify : 1.1.39.612.g1e7e78a4 I use bluetooth headphone and can't advance to the next song with error message:...
2020-08-10 11:14:32 PM
2020-08-10 11:57:40 PM
Joel-M
Composer
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Single Amazon Alexa visible on all but one Mac

We have several Macs, all on the same network. We have several Sonos and Amazon Alexa speakers as well. On all Macs but one I can see everything. On that one lone Mac I can see all Alexas and all Sonos but one(!). Can see them all as well from iOS de...

martymc
Newbie
We have several Macs, all on the same network. We have several Sonos and Amazon Alexa speakers as well. On all Macs but one I can see everything. On th...
2020-08-06 10:40:17 PM
2020-08-10 9:57:49 PM
Joel-M
Composer
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Superuser Contribution Saved albums missing from Library

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Air 2017 13"Operating SystemmacOS 10.13.6 High Sierra I have Spotify Desktop version 1.1.38.558.g4b100958 on my Mac, and I am no longer seeing my albums in my library. There is a Sort drop down, where I ha...

steakman41
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Air 2017 13" Operating System macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra I have Spotify Desktop version 1.1.38.558.g4b100958 on my Mac, and I am ...
2020-07-31 8:11:05 PM
2020-08-10 6:47:41 PM
juhoautio
Casual Listener
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Problems with "Albums" view

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceMacbook Pro 16" 2020Operating SystemOSX My Question or IssueIn the "Your library/Albums" view, only a handful of my liked albums are currently being displayed. However, if I change the sorting order to "Most recently ad...

bjolletz
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro 16" 2020 Operating System OSX My Question or Issue In the "Your library/Albums" view, only a handful of my liked albums are cur...
2020-08-10 12:55:49 PM
2020-08-10 1:23:53 PM
SoundShots
Composer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Daily Mixes Won't Load

PlanPremium DeviceMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueTrying to access my daily mix and they're just stuck on the loading screen.This has been happening for the last few days. Can anyone please help?

zivpiz
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or Issue Trying to access my daily mix and they're just stuck on the loading screen. This has been happening for t...
2020-08-10 9:18:28 AM
2020-08-10 11:20:19 AM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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daily-mix

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Superuser Contribution “Appears On” section is out of order

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Pro 2017Operating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueOn the macOS desktop app, the “Appears On” section at the bottom of artists’ pages is showing the releases completely out of order. It is confusing,...

garrettlucero
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Pro 2017 Operating System macOS Mojave My Question or Issue On the macOS desktop app, the “Appears On” section at the bottom of arti...
2020-05-12 6:07:27 PM
2020-08-10 10:15:29 AM
Mrod84
Casual Listener
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Can Podcasts Load in order of most recently updated on Macbook Desktop app akin to iPhone app?

PremiumUSA DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 10 The major reason I don't use the desktop app is because in the podcast tab, the podcasts you follow are listed by the ones most recently ADDED by you or by name - not by the ones most recently update...

RenSeabrook
Visitor
Premium USA Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 10 The major reason I don't use the desktop app is because in the podcast tab, the podcasts you follow are listed by the ones...
2020-08-07 8:25:18 PM
2020-08-10 3:47:38 AM
Joel-M
Composer
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iphone app
macbook
podcast
recent
Update

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Ending Subscription

Ending my subscription right now as I simply cannot handle the absurd amount of features taken out of Spotify for absolutely no reason. Been waiting over a year just for LYRICS... there has to be a better music service. My fraternity switched over to...

Axel-Silva
Newbie
Ending my subscription right now as I simply cannot handle the absurd amount of features taken out of Spotify for absolutely no reason. Been waiting over a year just for LYRICS... there has to be a b...
2020-08-09 12:47:55 AM
2020-08-10 1:20:43 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Why is there STILL no alphabetic sort of playlist on Mac - it's been years

I'm flabbergasted after all these many years of people asking for it there is still no alphabetic sort on the Mac playlists. PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceMacbook air Operating System10.15.5

SeattleJR
Newbie
I'm flabbergasted after all these many years of people asking for it there is still no alphabetic sort on the Mac playlists. Plan Premium Country USA...
2020-08-07 10:10:38 PM
2020-08-09 8:54:04 AM
Elena
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Desktop App (Mac) keeps on stalling after a few minutes of use.

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMacbook Pro late 2019Operating SystemMacOS 10.14.6 Over the past few days, my desktop app keeps on stalling after a few minutes of use. It won't let me move songs within a playlist or to another one, it won't let me do a...

OmarVelBa
Regular
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System MacOS 10.14.6 Over the past few days, my desktop app keeps on stalling after a few minutes of use. It won't l...
2020-07-30 5:42:47 PM
2020-08-08 4:51:06 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Liked song were disapeared

Hi! I use Spotify on many devices, such as iOS, Win10, web and macOS. In macOS-app I can't see liked songs, but in other versions there is no such problem. This problem has appeared when Spotify became available for Ukraine and Russian region Plan - ...

andrplgn93
Newbie
Hi! I use Spotify on many devices, such as iOS, Win10, web and macOS. In macOS-app I can't see liked songs, but in other versions there is no such problem. This problem has appeared when Spotify beca...
2020-08-07 12:59:29 AM
2020-08-08 4:05:28 PM
SoundShots
Composer
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Superuser Contribution Spotify instantly quits after opening

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro 13-inch, 2018Operating SystemCatalina My Question or IssueA clean reinstall fixes the issues but it seems to reappear every week. It's getting really frustrating having to clean reinstall constantly,

deziel
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2018 Operating System Catalina My Question or Issue A clean reinstall fixes the issues but it seems to reappear every week. It's ...
2020-08-06 3:05:44 PM
2020-08-08 11:23:03 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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