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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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Superuser Contribution How to log in with Apple ID on Mac

PlanPremiumCountryAUSDevice MacBook Pro 2018Operating SystemCatalina My Question or IssueHi just switched to Spotify from apple music because of all the headaches they cost me and same here, where is the freakin log in with the apple id button on the...

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  • Plan Premium Country AUS Device  MacBook Pro 2018 Operating System Catalina   My Question or Issue Hi just switched to Spotify from apple music because of all the headaches they c...
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Solved!! [Desktop][Other] Disable Autostart on Mac

After booting the Mac, the Spotify App for Mac will start even though the automatic start for the Spotify App is disabled. I am using the Spotify App with the version number 1.1.21.1654.g282a2807. It is very annoying that the app "does what it want"....

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  • After booting the Mac, the Spotify App for Mac will start even though the automatic start for the Spotify App is disabled.   I am using the Spotify App with the version number 1.1.21.1654...
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Superuser Contribution I have the app for more than a year now on my Mac and is completely slow still

The app on Mac OS is absolutely disgusting, in my phone it works, but in my Mac is just REALLY slow to start working, sometimes it takes 20 min for me to be able to use the app... The app opens, everything runs but it just doesn't show up anything......

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  • The app on Mac OS is absolutely disgusting, in my phone it works, but in my Mac is just REALLY slow to start working, sometimes it takes 20 min for me to be able to use the app... The app opens, ever...
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Lack of Responsiveness from Support Team

Please respond to attached thread. Can’t believe customer service for Spotify would be so poor. I’ve been a user of Spotify since around its launch. Now that I have an issue, I can’t get assistance. Unbelievable. If this is not resolved I will be can...

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  • Please respond to attached thread. Can’t believe customer service for Spotify would be so poor. I’ve been a user of Spotify since around its launch. Now that I have an issue, I can’t get assistance. ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Playlist Cover Problem

Hi! So lately I logged onto the desktop MAC version of Spotify. I use it to edit my playlists easier and replace covers. Yet I noticed that there had been a new update in which I can no longer edit my playlist cover. (I am unsure if this was a true u...

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  • Hi! So lately I logged onto the desktop MAC version of Spotify. I use it to edit my playlists easier and replace covers. Yet I noticed that there had been a new update in which I can no longer edit m...
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Solved!! Disliking Artist/Song Permanently?

Family PlanPremiumUSA Macbook Air Hey! Spotify helped me out a lot yesterday with a hacking situation; somebody added themselves into my family plan, and also hacked into my own library. They added this song (attached image) to literally every single...

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  • Family Plan Premium USA   Macbook Air   Hey! Spotify helped me out a lot yesterday with a hacking situation; somebody added themselves into my family plan, and also hacked into my own...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Mac search gives unplayable songs

PremiumUKDevice - MacOperating System - macOS Catalina v10.15.2 My Question or IssueWhen I search for any song using the search bar on my mac it gives the expected titles but also titles of the same name that are unplayable which have a number (e.g 0...

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  • Premium UK Device - Mac Operating System - macOS Catalina v10.15.2   My Question or Issue When I search for any song using the search bar on my mac it gives the expected titles b...
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Profiles have no follow button (MAC)

Plan: Premium, family (not free trail, been paying for couple months now)Country: BelgiumSpotify version: 1.1.33.569.gced9e0f5 Device: MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)Operating System: macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Follow button missing on profiles:I want to see...

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  • Plan: Premium, family (not free trail, been paying for couple months now) Country: Belgium Spotify version: 1.1.33.569.gced9e0f5   Device: MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) Operating System:...
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Desktop app has the same interface as the Webapp

PlanPremiumCountryThe Netherlands DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS Catalina Desktop app has the same interface as the WebappSame issue occurred when logging in on another deviceWhen logging in with another account the desktop app turns to the n...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands   Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Catalina   Desktop app has the same interface as the Webapp Same issue occurred when logging in o...
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Superuser Contribution Friends Activity and Playlist covers

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMacBook AirOperating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueI just got this new laptop and when I first downloaded Spotify I could see my friends activities and even have the setting switched on to where it should but it's b...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device MacBook Air Operating System macOS Catalina   My Question or Issue I just got this new laptop and when I first downloaded Spotify I could see my friends ac...
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Superuser Contribution Help! Cant add a podcast episode in a playlist on desktop version

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10e, MacBook Air)Operating SystemAndroid 10.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.4 My Question or IssueOn the android version I can with no problem add a podcast episode into a playlist, but when I try on the desktop v...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy 10e, MacBook Air) Operating System Android 10.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.4   My Question or Issue On the android version I can with ...
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Can't filter my albums

Spotify 1.1.33.569.gced9e0f5 on Mac OS 10.14.6. If I go to the Albums page under Your Library, the Filter field no longer works. No matter what I type there, it still shows all my albums. The field DOES work on Liked Songs, Artists, etc.. This has be...

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  • Spotify 1.1.33.569.gced9e0f5 on Mac OS 10.14.6.   If I go to the Albums page under Your Library, the Filter field no longer works. No matter what I type there, it still shows all my album...
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Superuser Contribution Collaborative playlist option has disappeared

I am using the desktop mac & pc and mobile ios app - and on all platforms the option to make a playlist collaborative has disappeared, please help get it back - i have a premium account. thank you

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  • I am using the desktop mac & pc and mobile ios app - and on all platforms the option to make a playlist collaborative has disappeared, please help get it back - i have a premium account.   ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Listeners in Discovered On disappeared?

I use a Spotify client on macOS Catalina (10.15.2). I recently updated the client to version 1.1.25.559.g85cf5e4c and when I look at the About tab of any artist, there are no data about listeners in the Discovered On section. It works fine in 1.1.24....

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  • I use a Spotify client on macOS Catalina (10.15.2). I recently updated the client to version 1.1.25.559.g85cf5e4c and when I look at the About tab of any artist, there are no data about listener...
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playlist covers !!!

i just want to change my playlist covers. i want to know the exact size picture that they want. idk why the updated it ... i hate it PLEASE let me go back . i can't do anything there's so many glitches . i've defended the **bleep** out of spotify out...

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  • i just want to change my playlist covers. i want to know the exact size picture that they want. idk why the updated it ... i hate it PLEASE let me go back . i can't do anything there's so many glitch...
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Sort playlist on Mac Desktop

Using Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4. I can no longer view songs in a playlist by recently added showing first. The songs show in the order they were added (top song was first added, most recently added at the bottom)I used to have them sorted by date added...

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  • Using Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4.  I can no longer view songs in a playlist by recently added showing first.  The songs show in the order they were added (top song was first added, most recent...
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[Desktop] Spotify unreasonably resource hungry even in background

Spotify Desktop App uses more continuous resources than any other program I run. Even if there's NOTHING going on, no music playing, the app not even displaying. This is totally unreasonable and must be due to a resource usage bug of some sort. When ...

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  • Spotify Desktop App uses more continuous resources than any other program I run. Even if there's NOTHING going on, no music playing, the app not even displaying. This is totally unreasonable and must...
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Superuser Contribution Old mac running snow leopard 10.6.8

Hi I'm trying to run Spotify 04 on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and I keep getting error 112 - offline so I can't send "I Accept" for the agreement.I have disabled the firewall and I am running from home, Safari works OK, so cableing oK. I have deleted spotif...

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  • Hi I'm trying to run Spotify 04 on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and I keep getting error 112  - offline so I can't send "I Accept" for the agreement. I have disabled the firewall and I am running from ...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop App Testing Needs To Stop NOW!

So it is quite clear that a random group of people are being used as guinea pigs for marketing testing via the desktop app. This is farcical and simply unacceptable. Myself and many others pay good money for this service, in which every is entitled t...

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  • So it is quite clear that a random group of people are being used as guinea pigs for marketing testing via the desktop app. This is farcical and simply unacceptable. Myself and many others pay good m...
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Superuser Contribution Mac (Catalina) App "Edit Details" and Album Pencil Icon Missing

Mac (Catalina) Desktop The recent update has caused the "Edit Details" and the album pencil icon to go missing. I can no longer add/update details to old or newly created playlists. Also, I've deleted and reinstalled the app a couple of times, includ...

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  • Mac (Catalina) Desktop   The recent update has caused the "Edit Details" and the album pencil icon to go missing. I can no longer add/update details to old or newly created playlists. Also, I'...
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