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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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Random songs played in between an audio book

Hello!I have a problem listening to audio books on spotify at the moment. Whenever I hear an audiobook, a music song that is completely unknown to me is suddenly played in between. The song differs every time it happens. Does anybody know how to deal...

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  • Hello! I have a problem listening to audio books on spotify at the moment.  Whenever I hear an audiobook, a music song that is completely unknown to me is suddenly played in between. The song ...
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Spotify won't load on Mac?

I opened Spotify on my Mac but it just showed a blank grey screen. I have tried deleting and reinstalling the app; switching to a different wifi connection; and downloading the older version of Spotify but it made no difference. This issue had starte...

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  • I opened Spotify on my Mac but it just showed a blank grey screen. I have tried deleting and reinstalling the app; switching to a different wifi connection; and downloading the older version of Spoti...
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It won't play!!!

When I got my new iPhone and downloaded Spotify logged in and everything but when I tried to tap the song so I can hear it,it wouldn't play at all so I need to always play shuffle and it's getting me tired i can't find a solution or anything i change...

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  • When I got my new iPhone and downloaded Spotify logged in and everything but when I tried to tap the song so I can hear it,it wouldn't play at all so I need to always play shuffle and it's getting me...
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unable to play The Young Victoria Soundtrack

The album cover icon is visible as is the complete list of tracks but I can't play any of them. Interestingly, I can play the Sinead O'Connor track if I search for it separately and it's still linked to the soundtrack. Can any one shed light?

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  • The album cover icon is visible as is the complete list of tracks but I can't play any of them. Interestingly, I can play the Sinead O'Connor track if I search for it separately and it's still linked...
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Is there any way to favorite a song or songs in an album you've saved?

The closest thing i've found is you can delete the song you didn't like in an album which isn't as convenient as favoriting the ones you did like.

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  • The closest thing i've found is you can delete the song you didn't like in an album which isn't as convenient as favoriting the ones you did like.
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Solved!! Edit song info in spotify

Is it not possible to edit songs anymore? I remember I used to be able to edit artists and albums, but I can't anymore... what happened to that feature? Is it possible to go to an older version of spotify to bring it back?

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  • Is it not possible to edit songs anymore? I remember I used to be able to edit artists and albums, but I can't anymore... what happened to that feature? Is it possible to go to an older version of sp...
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[Samsung Gear] Offline Music

Help! Samsung is of no help. Here is what I am trying to do. I have a Gear S2 with Bluetooth and wifi - no cellular connection. I have Spotify Premium and I am trying to download the music so I can listen offline WITHOUT carrying my phone with me whe...

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  • Help!  Samsung is of no help.  Here is what I am trying to do.   I have a Gear S2 with Bluetooth and wifi - no cellular connection.  I have Spotify Premium and I am trying to do...
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Reproducible Bug: Left channel becomes muffled

Playing the first 10 seconds of "Summer in the City" (https://open.spotify.com/track/7AzFID6u1b3zIWbd9pb8Dk?si=muVMoDCwSLaMvjDjzd_Y7g) in the Mac desktop app reproducibly muffles the left channel. I've reproduced this consistently a dozen or so times...

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  • Playing the first 10 seconds of "Summer in the City" (https://open.spotify.com/track/7AzFID6u1b3zIWbd9pb8Dk?si=muVMoDCwSLaMvjDjzd_Y7g) in the Mac desktop app reproducibly muffles the left channel. I'...
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Solved!! How does thumbs up thumbs down work?

Some tracks I think would be great for one station, but horrible for another. If I thumbs down them in one radio station, can I still thumbs up them in another? Or will they even appear? I would like to see it posted somewhere exacctly how the whole ...

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  • Some tracks I think would be great for one station, but horrible for another.  If I thumbs down them in one radio station, can I still thumbs up them in another?  Or will they even appear? ...
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Spotify App Opens Then Crashes And Deletes Itself

I have installed the Spotify app on my MacBook Air 11-inch Early 2015 and opened it.After opening it and trying to log in, the app crashes and deletes itself from the computer.Are there any suggestions on why this is happening? I am running macOS 10....

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  • I have installed the Spotify app on my MacBook Air 11-inch Early 2015 and opened it. After opening it and trying to log in, the app crashes and deletes itself from the computer. Are there any sugge...
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Bug - Crossfade in playlist at random position

Hi,When I'm listening to a playlist, and I skip tracks, the next song start playing at random position with crossfading (event with crossfading deactivated in option).It seems to follow no specific pattern as sometimes the tracks begin at 0:51, 0:01,...

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  • Hi, When I'm listening to a playlist, and I skip tracks, the next song start playing at random position with crossfading (event with crossfading deactivated in option). It seems to follow no specif...
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Playlist and Songs automatically play in an unknown device

Out of a sudden, when im listening (or even when not and my songs are paused) a random playlist (usuallly this artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/58uoWIsCF3Kyjz4al9vnxE?si=r7oQGmRJTM29bS57DYumnA) starts playing uatomatically in a Web Player that ...

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  • Out of a sudden, when im listening (or even when not and my songs are paused) a random playlist (usuallly this artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/58uoWIsCF3Kyjz4al9vnxE?si=r7oQGmRJTM29bS57DY...
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Spotify app and website is not loading on my computer

I had a connection issue on my Spotify desktop app (Mac). Someone here suggested I try reinstalling it. But now I'm having trouble accessing the download page. It just doesn't load. Here is what has happenedSpotify app not connecting to internetTryin...

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  • I had a connection issue on my Spotify desktop app (Mac). Someone here suggested I try reinstalling it. But now I'm having trouble accessing the download page. It just doesn't load.   Her...
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Solved!! Cannot disable video reproduction

Hey!Will love to have a button to "Disable Video".I'm using Spotify to hear music in the background. I usually didn't see the video playback, until I hear is some kind of interview... then jump to next song. Will love to have an option to "disable vi...

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  • Hey! Will love to have a button to "Disable Video". I'm using Spotify to hear music in the background. I usually didn't see the video playback, until I hear is some kind of interview... then jump t...
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Can no longer play songs over internet I once had downloaded

I had fka twigs's album downloaded to my itunes, and I could play it through spotify. I deleted the file from my itunes and from my mac, but now when I try to play the album in spotify over an internet connection, it says "this song is not available....

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  • I had fka twigs's album downloaded to my itunes, and I could play it through spotify. I deleted the file from my itunes and from my mac, but now when I try to play the album in spotify over an intern...
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Freezing during 'sponsored message'

My playback freezes whenever it reaches a Spotify 'sponsored message'The file is 19 seconds long but doesn't play, you can't skip it nor play a new track. The only thing I can do is close Spotify down and restartAny ideas?

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  • My playback freezes whenever it reaches a Spotify 'sponsored message' The file is 19 seconds long but doesn't play, you can't skip it nor play a new track. The only thing I can do is close Spotify d...
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My Songs gone on desktop- still there on mobile

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times. I can still see that a song is saved if I search it, and I can still view it through my albums, but if I click on songs in my library it always says "Your favorite songs will appear here". I ...

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  • I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times. I can still see that a song is saved if I search it, and I can still view it through my albums, but if I click on songs in my library it alw...
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Error code 3

I can't login to Spotify on my macbook. I reinstalled Spotify. I can't login neither via facebook nor directly, both using my username or my email. I tried another account, can't login either, although this one is working on other devices. How can th...

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  • I can't login to Spotify on my macbook. I reinstalled Spotify. I can't login neither via facebook nor directly, both using my username or my email. I tried another account, can't login either, althou...
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Solved!! Genres/Moods - Don't display any playlists

UPDATE from Matt Suda (Community Rock Star): This should now be fixed! Thanks for your patience. Selecting: Browse -> Genres/Moods -> Any genre/mood -> No playlists Tried restarting. Happens on a friends Mac too (same versions). However, it doesn't h...

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  • UPDATE from Matt Suda (Community Rock Star):   This should now be fixed! Thanks for your patience.    Selecting: Browse -> Genres/Moods -> Any genre/mood -> No pl...
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[Mac] Minor bugs

hey!you might have seen my other post already: Mac-Desktop-app-blackout-other-problems so, it certainly seems that some of these problems were already fixed ...but two little bugs remain since months:whenever i use the search bar and would like to ma...

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  • hey! you might have seen my other post already: Mac-Desktop-app-blackout-other-problems   so, it certainly seems that some of these problems were already fixed ... but two little bugs re...
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