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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Different Times Labeled on App and Website

PlanFree DeviceMacBook Pro 2020 My Question or IssueThe total duration of the music listed on the playlist on the website says 16hrs while on the desktop app it says 20 hours (and they both have the same number of songs so I don't know if it's a prob...

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  •   Plan Free   Device MacBook Pro 2020   My Question or Issue The total duration of the music listed on the playlist on the website says 16hrs while on the desktop app it says 2...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop spotify not connecting to devices

Mac desktop spotify not recognizing / syncing when I'm playing music on my phone or Alexa; speakers not showing up in devices. Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.5.1006.g22820f93

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  • Mac desktop spotify not recognizing / syncing when I'm playing music on my phone or Alexa; speakers not showing up in devices. Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.5.1006.g22820f93
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Superuser Contribution Playlist search filter kept after removing the search

Plan: PremiumCountry: Spain Device: Macbook pro 2022Operating System: macOS 12.6In a Playlist (e.g. 20 songs), if you use the search filter (for an artist --> result: 3 songs) and you play this sublist (it loops the 3 songs)so far so good.but then, i...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Spain   Device: Macbook pro 2022 Operating System: macOS 12.6 In a Playlist (e.g. 20 songs), if you use the search filter (for an artist --> resul...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Bug: tooltip sometimes does not disappear

In the MacOS desktop app, tooltips sometimes stay shown forever, and quite irritatingly, are on top of other apps even when the focus is switched. Hiding Spotify with Cmd+H does hide the tooltip, but once Spotify is restored it shows up again. Restar...

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  • In the MacOS desktop app, tooltips sometimes stay shown forever, and quite irritatingly, are on top of other apps even when the focus is switched.   Hiding Spotify with Cmd+H does hide the too...
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Superuser Contribution I need help with my refresh button. It's just showing the same songs

On my computer, when i go to my main playlist, my refresh button isn't there and when clicking it, it disappears into find more. Also when it does work, it doesn't refresh and shows the same songs. Also it's only on my web player. My phone is working...

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  • On my computer, when i go to my main playlist, my refresh button isn't there and when clicking it, it disappears into find more. Also when it does work, it doesn't refresh and shows the same songs. A...
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Superuser Contribution How do I STOP being Alpha/Beta tester of the Spotify desktop app on a Mac it's a nightmare?!

Hi, I have been using Spotify almost daily since 2013. I have multiple Spotify accounts--some free and some paid. I program a ton of playlists. For the past 2 months it's been a total nightmare to add/delete songs, move songs around, and search for s...

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  • Hi, I have been using Spotify almost daily since 2013. I have multiple Spotify accounts--some free and some paid. I program a ton of playlists. For the past 2 months it's been a total nightmare to ad...
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Superuser Contribution can't copy songs to a playlist like before - sometime in certain folders it works but often not

PlanFree/Premium Premium Duo CountryGermanyDeviceMacbook 2021, iPhone 13Operating SystemiOS latest version My Question or IssueCopying of tracks/songs sometimes in different playlists and folders is not possible.i recently switched from a family acco...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Premium Duo  Country Germany Device Macbook 2021, iPhone 13 Operating System iOS latest version   My Question or Issue Copying of tracks/songs sometimes ...
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Superuser Contribution Why was my access denied when I tried to make an Spotify Community account?

I tried to create a Spotify Community account, and when I submitted my username, my attempt to register was declined.

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  • I tried to create a Spotify Community account, and when I submitted my username, my attempt to register was declined.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is there a way to see which playlists are public?

Is there a way to see which playlists are public? is there not a page where you can see all your playlist listed and then a click box which shows which are public or not? Also can people just search for the name of your playlist? or only search the u...

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  • Is there a way to see which playlists are public? is there not a page where you can see all your playlist listed and then a click box which shows which are public or not? Also can people just search ...
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Superuser Contribution when playing playlist it wont play the next song.

After updating to the latest desktop version:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0macOS MontereyPlaylist no longer play as a playlist, next track is just a random track.Basically the entire concept of playlist is no longer working.Plea...

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  • After updating to the latest desktop version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0 macOS Monterey Playlist no longer play as a playlist, next track is just a random track. Bas...
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Superuser Contribution Having lots of problems with Spotify.

Hello, I have the latest Spotify desktop app version running on my MacBook Pro and it has "crashed" 3 times today. It does not close completely but it completely stops responding to everything, does not play music, and does not allow opening windows ...

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  • Hello, I have the latest Spotify desktop app version running on my MacBook Pro and it has "crashed" 3 times today. It does not close completely but it completely stops responding to everything, does ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps stalling on MacBook Pro

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMacbook Pro late 2022Operating SystemVentura 13.2 Spotify takes about 30 secs to 1 min to open or close. Once it has, it then stalls sporadically with whatever I try to do, for about the same length of time - ie. it w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Macbook Pro late 2022 Operating System Ventura 13.2   Spotify takes about 30 secs to 1 min to open or close. Once it has, it then stalls sporadical...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Missing all my playlists from restored Mac. Still fine on phone.

I had to restore my Mac hard drive from backups. Now Spotify on the Mac is missing nearly everything I had. It's all there on my phone so I'm assuming that there were Spotify files on the Mac that weren't restored properly. In short, how do I fix thi...

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  • I had to restore my Mac hard drive from backups. Now Spotify on the Mac is missing nearly everything I had. It's all there on my phone so I'm assuming that there were Spotify files on the Mac that we...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Custom EQ causes the volume to drop drastically

I'm using spotify on a macbook pro running macOS Monterey 12.5 running Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0. When selecting a custom EQ the volume drops drastically compared to no EQ. This is not what I have previously experienced and led me...

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  • I'm using spotify on a macbook pro running macOS Monterey 12.5 running Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0. When selecting a custom EQ the volume drops drastically compared to no EQ. This i...
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Superuser Contribution Remember Playlist Scroll Position

PlanPremiumOperating SystemmacOSSpotify Version1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a My Question or IssueAfter Spotify updated to the newest version, in playlists where I'm scrolled down to the bottom, when I go to another playlist and come back to it, I'm automati...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System macOS Spotify Version 1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a   My Question or Issue After Spotify updated to the newest version, in playlists where I'm scrolled down to the...
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Superuser Contribution Macbook Desktop app keeps crashing after new update

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(Macbook Pro mid 2015)Operating System(Os Sierra v.10.12.6) My Question or IssueAfter the most recent update the app crashes if I click on the Spotify icon in the dock or click the my account button on the dropdow...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device (Macbook Pro mid 2015) Operating System (Os Sierra v.10.12.6)   My Question or Issue After the most recent update the app crashes if I click...
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Superuser Contribution Make discover weekly and song playback work when using 'Select another device'

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Multiple - macbook pro 2018 with Ventura (also happened prior with Monterey), windows desktop with win10Version: Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0 My Question or IssueWhen I play discover weekly from my a...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: Multiple - macbook pro 2018 with Ventura (also happened prior with Monterey), windows desktop with win10 Version: Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.2.4.91...
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