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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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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
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2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
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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
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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
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2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
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bfteach
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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
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2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't delete a playlist

I'm using the free version of Spotify on my MacBook Pro, and for some reason, I can no longer delete playlists. I go into the playlist, click on the (...) button under the playlist title, and click "delete" from the drop down menu. Nothing happens. T...

1277175017
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I'm using the free version of Spotify on my MacBook Pro, and for some reason, I can no longer delete playlists. I go into the playlist, click on the (...) button under the playlist title, and click "...
2020-05-24 1:50:24 AM
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sandi_c
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Delete Playlist
Mac Book
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Superuser Contribution Can't download Spotify app to Mac desktop

So for some reason, Spotify will not download onto my Mac desktop; below is all the things that I have tried and did not work:Clean re-installUpdated my Maccleared room in storageDownloaded and tried the two different installmentsMultiple re-startsAn...

MadCalgary
Newbie
So for some reason, Spotify will not download onto my Mac desktop; below is all the things that I have tried and did not work: Clean re-install Updated my Mac cleared room in storage Downloaded ...
2022-05-21 7:27:24 AM
2024-01-17 8:45:55 PM
JoW295
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donwload
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Superuser Contribution Desktop Search Bar Missing

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMacOS Catalina My Question or IssueWith the latest update to the Mac desktop client, the search bar was moved from being constantly present at the top to a pinned position in the scroll ...

SheldonLT
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System MacOS Catalina My Question or Issue With the latest update to the Mac desktop client, the search b...
2021-05-14 11:30:00 AM
2021-05-15 9:11:13 PM
CarlosE
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Spotify Features
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Solved!! My Jpg Cover Image Is Invalid?

Hi, okay soooo im trying to put a (900x900 pixel) cover image on my playlist (i dont have explicit artist permission to use it so im keeping it secret/for my own personal enjoyment until i do) and it was originally a png, but i duplicated the image a...

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Synthetica
Casual Listener
...t this screenshot i took of the message it gives me: so im extremely confused because its never told me this before? i tried making the playlist public to see if it would let me update the c...
2019-02-03 1:26:36 AM
2020-10-08 8:38:51 AM
Delilah_Byrd
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Cover Images
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Images
Mac Desktop App
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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...

greywaren15
Casual Listener
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...
2020-05-27 7:56:06 PM
2020-05-29 3:35:35 PM
Xenia
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bug
cover
edits
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Superuser Contribution Weird Queue issues

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemMac OS X Mojave So this one is a bit of a weird one. When I play songs from my "liked songs" list, after it's played that song, the queue will update and jump back to the first songs in the "liked songs" list after...

Jasbraman
Casual Listener
...ny other playlist. I've done a clean install and scoured the troubleshooting topics but I haven't been able to figure out why this keeps happening. I've also tried clearing the queue, b...
2020-04-13 2:11:36 PM
2020-04-13 3:58:09 PM
Mario
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Spotify crashes at ads

Hi there,since a few days Spotify crashes at or through ads.To be more precisly it stops before and doesnt play the ad and consequently it doesnt keep play a playlist ...The current "bugfix" is to close and restart Spotify ... Does anybody know this ...

BetterMusic
Casual Listener
Hi there, since a few days Spotify crashes at or through ads. To be more precisly it stops before and doesnt play the ad and consequently it doesnt keep play a playlist ... The current "bugfix" is...
2019-06-11 9:08:44 PM
2019-06-12 6:25:34 PM
Bethany_Dawn
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Superuser Contribution Automatic song change

Since yesterday I can't listen to any song in Spotify, neither in mobile Android app nor Mac desktop app. I have a premium account. Every song change automatically to other in the playlist or the album. Sometimes after few seconds, sometimes without ...

Vichu9
Newbie
Since yesterday I can't listen to any song in Spotify, neither in mobile Android app nor Mac desktop app. I have a premium account. Every song change automatically to other in the playlist o...
2018-12-19 11:04:06 AM
2018-12-21 4:52:12 PM
Katerina
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Spotify Won't Load

Hi, Whenever I open up Spotify on desktop, the Spotify window pops up with only a loading wheel, and it never goes away. When I try to quit Spotify, it doesn't respond and I have to force quit Spotify. First I tried deleting Spotify from my laptop co...

dillonoy
Newbie
Hi, Whenever I open up Spotify on desktop, the Spotify window pops up with only a loading wheel, and it never goes away. When I try to quit Spotify, it doesn't respond and I have to force qu...
2016-05-20 5:59:34 AM
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jtsmith
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