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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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Playlist on Sarafi

PlanFree/PremiumCountryThe Netherlands DeviceIMAC/ SafariOperating System(Mac OS Mojave 10.14.1 Safari 12.0.1 My Question or IssueCan not open the Spotify playlist anymore in Safari.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country The Netherlands   Device IMAC/ Safari Operating System (Mac OS Mojave 10.14.1 Safari 12.0.1   My Question or Issue Can not open the Spotify playlist any...
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Solved!! Keyboard media keys (play/pause) not working

macOS High Sierra v10.13.6 Spotify v1.0.90.268.ga8a0ceb4 Play/pause/skip track buttons on keyboard no longer working. - Tried re-starting machine already.- Tried re-starting app.- Tried plugging/unplugging keyboard.- Media keys function with other ap...

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  • macOS High Sierra v10.13.6   Spotify v1.0.90.268.ga8a0ceb4   Play/pause/skip track buttons on keyboard no longer working.   - Tried re-starting machine already. - Tried re-start...
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MacOS Spotify stopping all sound on device

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceMacbook Pro Early 2015Operating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueI bought some wireless bluetooth Sennheiser CX SPORTS today and was very confused that when I had stopped a song from playing on Spotify, all the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Macbook Pro Early 2015 Operating System macOS Mojave   My Question or Issue I bought some wireless bluetooth Sennheiser CX SPORTS today and ...
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no es posible reproducir la canción actual en mi MAC

no es posible reproducir la canción actual en mi MAC, no entiendo por que debo desactivar, desinstalar, borrar carpetas etc. si pago para ser premium. dejo de usar unos minutos mi Spotify y deja de funcionar. incluso tengo que reiniciar mi mac para q...

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  • no es posible reproducir la canción actual en mi MAC, no entiendo por que debo desactivar, desinstalar, borrar carpetas etc. si pago para ser premium. dejo de usar unos minutos mi Spotify y deja...
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Superuser Contribution Got the error "Can't play the current song" when playing the playlist

PlanPremiumCountryVietnam DeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemMacOS Mojave v10.14.1 My Question or IssueIn couple of recent days, when I'm playing my playlist, I got the error "Can't play the current song" and the next song will NOT be played. Plea...

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  • Plan Premium Country Vietnam  Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System MacOS Mojave v10.14.1   My Question or Issue In couple of recent days, when I'm playing my playlist, I got t...
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Solved!! How do you see which playlist is playing?

PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Pro 2013Operating SystemIOS My Question or Issue How do i see what playlist the song is playing from? If i select a playlist to play, say a Daily Mix, and then click on other things that lead me away from that playlist window...

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  •   Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro 2013 Operating System IOS   My Question or Issue  How do i see what playlist the song is playing from?  If i select a playlist to play,...
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Songs randomly changing

I have no idea whats happening, but im about to break this computer. My spotify songs just stop midways and start playing some other que that i dont know what it is. PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemOSX My Question or Issue

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  • I have no idea whats happening, but im about to break this computer.  My spotify songs just stop midways and start playing some other que that i dont know what it is.     Plan Prem...
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Delete Local Files - Mac OSX

The local files section of my Spotify app is filled with "files" that I cannot play or remove. I have tried clearing the Cache, unselecting local storage options, removing files from application support, and reinstalling the app. None of these option...

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  •   The local files section of my Spotify app is filled with "files" that I cannot play or remove. I have tried clearing the Cache, unselecting local storage options, removing files from applicat...
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Delete content from LOCAL FILES

I imported music from my device to spotify (local files), but I want to remove them, how do I?

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  • I imported music from my device to spotify (local files), but I want to remove them, how do I?
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Playlist images not showing on desktop

PlanPremiumCountry: United States Device(Macbook Pro mid 2015)Operating System(iOS 10.13.3) My Question or IssueI tried adding a photo to a playlist by clicking the playlist image. The photo appears when viewing on my phone, but the desktop version s...

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  • Plan Premium Country: United States   Device (Macbook Pro mid 2015) Operating System (iOS 10.13.3)   My Question or Issue I tried adding a photo to a playlist by clickin...
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my problem is fixed but idk how to delete this so

My friends can't see what I'm lisening to even though I keep turning on the "publish my activity on spotify" button in settings. When I close the app it resets to off. This same problem is happening to another one of my friends. We can both see our o...

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  • My friends can't see what I'm lisening to even though I keep turning on the "publish my activity on spotify" button in settings. When I close the app it resets to off. This same proble...
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Bring Back Sorting in Search Results - 2018

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)Operating SystemHigh Sierra Version 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI was previously able to sort my search results when looking for song titles, which made it easy to find t...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) Operating System High Sierra Version 10.13.6   My Question or Issue I was previously abl...
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Can't Save Playlist on Artist Page

I'm trying to add a playlist to my verified artist account but when I go through the 'Spotify For Artists' page (I'm using Chrome on a Mac) and add the playlist, I get a confirmation popup that it's 'Saved' but it doesn't actually appear on my profil...

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  • I'm trying to add a playlist to my verified artist account but when I go through the 'Spotify For Artists' page (I'm using Chrome on a Mac) and add the playlist, I get a confirmation popup that it's ...
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Desktop player is getting hacked by another user

I'm in the middle of listening to a #ThrobackThursday song at work when the music cuts out and starts playing this random explicit rap music. I don't listen to rap. I go back to the playlist I was listening to when I get through half of another song ...

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  • I'm in the middle of listening to a #ThrobackThursday song at work when the music cuts out and starts playing this random explicit rap music. I don't listen to rap. I go back to the playlist I was li...
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Solved!! I hit the download button on my iMac. where did it download to and can I delete the download without

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceimacOperating Systemos 10.11 My Question or IssueI hit the download button on my iMac. where did it download to and can I delete the download without it deleting my playlist

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device imac Operating System os 10.11   My Question or Issue I hit the download button on my iMac. where did it download to and can I delete the downloa...
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Alphabetical sorting of playlists - after all this years still impossible?

PlanPremiumCountryUk DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemYosemite Firstly, pleae do not delete this thread as has been done to my first one. I'm a PAYING CUSTOMER and I have a valide question/issue. Thank you. The following post is borne out of frustrat...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk   Device Macbook Pro Operating System Yosemite   Firstly, pleae do not delete this thread as has been done to my first one. I'm a PAYING CUSTOMER an...
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Cannot install Spotify: Error code 17

My spotify stopped launching on my laptop a couple of days ago. After a while, I decided to look for a solution, and it seemed that unistalling it would be the best option, so I did it.Once I tried to download and install Spotify, it come up with an ...

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  • My spotify stopped launching on my laptop a couple of days ago.  After a while, I decided to look for a solution, and it seemed that unistalling it would be the best option, so I did it. Once ...
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Spotify constantly skipping to a different song after just a few seconds on macOS

Premium Plan, USA, MacOS Desktop App (same issue on two different system: 2017 iMac, and 2018 iMac Pro) For the past few weeks Spotify goes into fits where it plays 10-15 seconds of a song and then skips to a different song (not even in my playlist o...

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  • Premium Plan, USA, MacOS Desktop App (same issue on two different system: 2017 iMac, and 2018 iMac Pro)   For the past few weeks Spotify goes into fits where it plays 10-15 seconds of a song a...
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Spotify Mac won't start on Sierra. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, still no worky on 1.X

I have followed the instructions many times for completely uninstalling, but I can't get it to launch. I can't seem to find any logs as to why it's crashing, but I am really frustrated as I can't listen to music as a paid member... PlanPremiumCountry...

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  • I have followed the instructions many times for completely uninstalling, but I can't get it to launch. I can't seem to find any logs as to why it's crashing, but I am really frustrated as I can't lis...
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Add support for Google ChromeCast in MacOS app

My Question or IssueI'd like to be able to connect to my Chromecast enabled devices (Chromecast audio) directly through the MacOS app and not have to use the iOS app to do this.Currently, I can only see 'Spotify Connect' enabled devices in the 'Conne...

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  •   My Question or Issue I'd like to be able to connect to my Chromecast enabled devices (Chromecast audio) directly through the MacOS app and not have to use the iOS app to do this. Currentl...
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