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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 spotify is responsible that macOS doesn't go to sleep and drains power all night long

I am only here to post this so others can maybe profit from it. I found out that on my macbook pro 2014, macOS(now catalina 10.15.6) is prevented from going to sleep because of the macos spotify app.Even if the spotify app is not open, the spotify ap...

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  • I am only here to post this so others can maybe profit from it.   I found out that on my macbook pro 2014, macOS(now catalina 10.15.6) is prevented from going to sleep because of the macos spo...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after Mac wakes up

Every time when my mac sleeps and wakes up, spotify crashes consistently if try to play music or try to open the running app. Sometimes, i noticed it plays the song too fast (like 3x speed) without crashing. I've to force kill the app each time and s...

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  • Every time when my mac sleeps and wakes up, spotify crashes consistently if try to play music or try to open the running app. Sometimes, i noticed it plays the song too fast (like 3x speed) without c...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution playlists are empty on spotify desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueI just downloaded spotify on my mac and when i opened it, none of my friends' activity showed up and all the playlists in my library were empty, eve...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5   My Question or Issue I just downloaded spotify on my mac and when i opened it, none of...
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"Track Not Found" after viewing YouTube video

PremiumUS DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating System: macOS Catalina My Question or IssueOften when I pause Spotify to watch a youtube video, upon returning to Spotify I am unable to play music and receive a "track not found" error message.

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  • Premium US   Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System: macOS Catalina     My Question or Issue Often when I pause Spotify to watch a youtube video, upon returning to Spotify I...
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Touch Bar volume control defaults to 100% when controlling external device

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice2019 MacBook Pro 15"Operating SystemMacOS 10.14.6 Mojave My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having an issue regarding using the Touch Bar on my 2019 MacBook Pro to control my Sonos speaker on the Spotify app. When usin...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device 2019 MacBook Pro 15" Operating System MacOS 10.14.6 Mojave   My Question or Issue   Hi,    I'm having an issue regarding us...
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cant type in search bar or or use space bar as pause

plan: freecountry: denmarkdevice: macbook pro 13inch 2017system: macOS mojave 10.14.5 (18F132) when ever i try to type anything in the search bar, it doesnt show up and acts if i havent searched anthing in the first place. also spotify doesnt react i...

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  • plan: free country: denmark device: macbook pro 13inch 2017 system: macOS mojave 10.14.5 (18F132)   when ever i try to type anything in the search bar, it doesnt show up and acts if i ...
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Play/Pause keys not working on Mac

A brief description of the issue: After using youtube in any capacity, play/pause key ceases to function in Spotify without closing chromeSteps to reproduce the issue:Open Spotify and ChromeStart a playlistPlay and pause a youtube videoWhat steps you...

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  • A brief description of the issue: After using youtube in any capacity, play/pause key ceases to function in Spotify without closing chrome Steps to reproduce the issue: Open Spotify and Chrome Sta...
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