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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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not possible to search ...

Planpremium individualCountryGermany DeviceiMacOperating SystemSonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueI open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to type in into the search field -> after the first letter there comes a message "som...

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  • Plan premium individual Country Germany   Device iMac Operating System Sonoma 14.6.1   My Question or Issue I open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Denon AV X1300W no sound with Spotify Connect - SOLUTION

I would like to share a solution to having no sound despite having a connection through Spotify Connect and despite showing that the app is actually playing the track - but with no sound as said. So far not a single forum entry showed me any work aro...

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  • I would like to share a solution to having no sound despite having a connection through Spotify Connect and despite showing that the app is actually playing the track - but with no sound as said. So ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify AI DJ Keeps Hiding Mini Player

I love using the mini player, but how do I keep it open while using the AI DJ?Every time he talks, he hides the mini player and won't reopen it. I click it to open it again, then he hides it again next time he speaks. I even tried opening the mini pl...

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  • I love using the mini player, but how do I keep it open while using the AI DJ? Every time he talks, he hides the mini player and won't reopen it. I click it to open it again, then he hides it again ...
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Superuser Contribution "No internet connection detected" on desktop app (Error code: accesspoint: 31)

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Air, M2, 2022Operating SystemSeqouia 15.4.1 My Question or IssueI had issued with my desktop app not being able to play podcasts - just musics.I did a complete wipe of cache, still did not work.Did a complete uni...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Air, M2, 2022 Operating System Seqouia 15.4.1   My Question or Issue I had issued with my desktop app not being able to play pod...
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Superuser Contribution Can't reach Spotify for Artists page on Safari

An animation of three dots persist when I try to open Spotify for artists page on Safari. I have been checking my stats from my mobile device, hoping the Safari issue would be solved by itself, but now it has been over a month. Thanks for help

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  • An animation of three dots persist when I try to open Spotify for artists page on Safari. I have been checking my stats from my mobile device, hoping the Safari issue would be solved by itself, but n...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artwork and Artist Images Missing in Expand Now Playing View

I'm experiencing an issue where artwork, canvas, and artist images are not displayed when using the "Expand Now Playing view" feature.Issue DetailsWhen entering "Expand Now Playing view", artwork, canvas, and artist images fail to loadThis issue cons...

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  • I'm experiencing an issue where artwork, canvas, and artist images are not displayed when using the "Expand Now Playing view" feature. Issue Details When entering "Expand Now Playing view", artwor...
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Superuser Contribution Insanely high battery impact and usage

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceMacBook Air 2023Operating SystemmacOS 14 My Question or IssueRecently I've began noticing an issue with the battery impact and usage of Spotify. Sometimes when using the app it'll randomly shoot up to like 300 energy im...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Denmark Device MacBook Air 2023 Operating System macOS 14   My Question or Issue Recently I've began noticing an issue with the battery impact and usage of...
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Superuser Contribution search results limited to 100?

hi there, i was wondering if you could clear something up for me regarding the results obtained via label search. as an example searching for label:"wackies" gives 100 tracks precisely; however looking at the results via albums/see all it seems that ...

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  • hi there,   i was wondering if you could clear something up for me regarding the results obtained via label search.   as an example searching for label:"wackies" gives 100 trac...
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Two MacBook's appeared to be linked

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceMacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M1 ProOperating SystemMacOS 15.5 My Question or IssueAfter buying another mac, I moved configuration keeping the old one for different purposes. I log out Spotify on both devices than logged i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device MacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M1 Pro Operating System MacOS 15.5   My Question or Issue After buying another mac, I moved configuration keeping the old...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Main Search Bar Issue: Mac OS

United Kingdom Premium Plan iOS10.15 MacBook Pro mid-2012 Spotify Ver 1.2.37.701 (Desktop Application) My Question or Issue Any time I type anything into the main search bar, I get the "Something went wrong. Try reloading the page." with the "RELOAD ...

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  • United Kingdom Premium Plan iOS10.15 MacBook Pro mid-2012 Spotify Ver 1.2.37.701 (Desktop Application)   My Question or Issue Any time I type anything into the main search bar, I get...
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Pausing spotify mutes audio on entire computer when using bluetooth earphones

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceMacbook Pro 2017 (13")Operating SystemMacOS 10.13.5 (17F77)Spotify Version1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 When I pause a song on Spotify whilst using bluetooth earphones, audio is muted for every other application on the computer. Fo...

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK   Device Macbook Pro 2017 (13") Operating System MacOS 10.13.5 (17F77) Spotify Version 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9   When I pause a song on Spot...
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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle recommendations appear in shuffle mode

So, when you click the "shuffle" button, it toggles between three modes: regular, shuffle, and smart shuffle. Smart shuffle recommendations appear in both "shuffle" and "smart shuffle" mode. Meaning I am unable to play in regular "shuffle" mode witho...

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  • So, when you click the "shuffle" button, it toggles between three modes: regular, shuffle, and smart shuffle. Smart shuffle recommendations appear in both "shuffle" and "smart shuffle" mode. Meaning ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to get Spotify desktop to work

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook M1 ProOperating SystemmacOS Ventura 13.6.4 My Question or Issue Hi there, Just can't get this to work. Ever since I changed my display name and logged out I have had issues. I now have my display name and username th...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook M1 Pro Operating System macOS Ventura 13.6.4   My Question or Issue   Hi there,   Just can't get this to work. Ever since I changed ...
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Superuser Contribution How do I go to the playlist of currently playing song on the Web interface?

So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the currently playing playlist. But for some reasons that do...

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  • So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the curre...
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Superuser Contribution Airplay devices not showing up in mac app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited STatesDeviceMacbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 MaxOperating SystemMacOS Ventura My Question or Issue The mac app won't show any airplay devices other than my phone or the web browser. My iphone Spotify app can see and send audio t...

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  • Plan Premium Country United STates Device Macbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 Max Operating System MacOS Ventura   My Question or Issue   The mac app won't show any airplay devices oth...
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Superuser Contribution [macOS] Cannot pause or play Spotify using space bar after minimizing using Command+W

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Air M1, 2020Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueAfter hiding / minimizing Spotify using Command+W (on macOS), play/pause functionality with the space bar does not work until clicking on...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Air M1, 2020 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.6.1   My Question or Issue After hiding / minimizing Spotify using Command+W (on macOS),...
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Solved!! Persistent sound muting/reducing by itself around every hour with a pause in playback of music

For the past few days, I've been having an issue where the volume of my music mutes by itself, which I have to increase manually again to resume playback.PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMacbook Air 2018Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.3 My Question or Is...

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  • For the past few days, I've been having an issue where the volume of my music mutes by itself, which I have to increase manually again to resume playback. Plan Premium Country India Device Macb...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liked Songs playlist won’t play individual tracks on macOS desktop app

Plan: PremiumCountry: CHDevice: MacBook Pro M1Operating System: macOS (Apple Silicon)Spotify Version: 1.2.61.443.gc51c574bMy Question or Issue:The "Liked Songs" playlist won't always start in the desktop app. It works when I click "Play" to launch th...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: CH Device: MacBook Pro M1 Operating System: macOS (Apple Silicon) Spotify Version: 1.2.61.443.gc51c574b My Question or Issue: The "Liked Songs" playlist won't always star...
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Superuser Contribution Fine-grained volume control using the mouse wheel

I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll wheel.Modern peripherals are becoming more exacting...

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  • I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll ...
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Superuser Contribution Wrong shortcut to playing song

PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro (16-inc, 2019)Operating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.2.3 My Issue:If the currently playing playlist is sorted by any way (like date added)And you click on the playing album thumbnail, will go to a random song

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  • Plan Premium   Device Macbook Pro (16-inc, 2019) Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.2.3   My Issue: If the currently playing playlist is sorted by any way (like date added) And you...
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