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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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  • 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....

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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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Song Status Icon Delay

Plan PremiumDevice MacBook Pro 2023Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263) My Question or IssueI’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching between songs, the icon indicating whether a song is added to my library briefly shows ...

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  • Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro 2023 Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263)   My Question or Issue I’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching b...
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Solved!! Playlist/Album header background UI bug on Mac app

On the Mac application, when the header becomes smaller after scrolling, it does not span the whole width of the window and the playlist items background is visible behind it.

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  • On the Mac application, when the header becomes smaller after scrolling, it does not span the whole width of the window and the playlist items background is visible behind it.  
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlists/Albums header background overlapping

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceMacbook pro 2020Operating SystemMacOS 12 Monterey I have noticed something in the desktop app for macwhen you scroll in a playlist or an album, the fixed header is transparent and it overlaps the songs info so you can't r...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Macbook pro 2020 Operating System MacOS 12 Monterey   I have noticed something in the desktop app for mac when you scroll in a playlist or an album, t...
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Superuser Contribution List of tracks under Album

HelloI recognize new ui on my MacBook app, it's nice, beautiful, but causes a desire to check what the competition offers (after years paying the premium) because I recognize that discography is now completely useless. For me, the album title and ico...

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  • Hello I recognize new ui on my MacBook app, it's nice, beautiful, but causes a desire to check what the competition offers (after years paying the premium) because I recognize that discography is n...
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Superuser Contribution Progress bar missing after update

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMac ProOperating SystemMojave My Question or IssueHi, After the most recent update I seem to have lost the progress bar. As an avid podcast listener, It was very important feature in order to keep track of what had been play...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Mac Pro Operating System Mojave   My Question or Issue Hi,  After the most recent update I seem to have lost the progress bar.  As an avi...
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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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  • ...aily job has been made much more difficult due to this horrible UI update. 
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UI bug

Hi Spotify team, I rarely using Spotify application on MacBook and today I found a tiny problem with the play button on the Popular Section of an artist.Seem like the center triangle icon not in the right place every time I clicked, but in any other ...

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  • Hi Spotify team, I rarely using Spotify application on MacBook and today I found a tiny problem with the play button on the Popular Section of an artist. Seem like the center triangle icon not in th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution UI Button with bug

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(macOS Mojave v10.14.5) Hi everyone I found a problem in the UI Button.For reproduce the same error is necessary open "about Spotify" menu, on this window has a close button, this s...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (macOS Mojave v10.14.5)   Hi everyone I found a problem in the UI Button. For reproduce the same error is n...
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Add a delay to the sub menu when adding a track to a playlist

When adding a track to a playlist on Mac OS, the sub menu under "Add to Playlist" will disappear before the playlist or sub folder is selected. Adding a slight delay before the menu disappears or even the "directional menu aiming" will help solve thi...

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  • When adding a track to a playlist on Mac OS, the sub menu under "Add to Playlist" will disappear before the playlist or sub folder is selected. Adding a slight delay before the menu disappears or eve...
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BUG - newest update add to playlist UI

I keep my playlists in folders and this looks like a UI bug. Steps: 1. Right click track2. Add to playlist3. View dropdowns for each folder, playlists in folders are missing. They are visible in the playlists panel. UPDATE: Dragging and dropping DOES...

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  • I keep my playlists in folders and this looks like a UI bug. Steps:   1. Right click track 2. Add to playlist 3. View dropdowns for each folder, playlists in folders are missing. They a...
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