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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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  • bfteach
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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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Downloaded music keeps being deleted

I'm posting this issu again, mods keep closing it without providing a solution. Every single day my devices always start downloading the music that I already downloaded, and every day the number of song keeps increasing. This is happening through all...

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  • I'm posting this issu again, mods keep closing it without providing a solution.  Every single day my devices always start downloading the music that I already downloaded, and every day the numb...
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changing your email

I have they discontinued email that is currently active on this account but I would like to switch it to my current email.

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  • I have they discontinued email that is currently active on this account but I would like to switch it to my current email.
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Playlist header not loading (album art/total length/title)

This has been brought up before and after multiple reinstalls, logins with different accounts, and everything else suggested here, this problem is still occuring. I have messed with the window size. It used to be that if I made it the perfect size, I...

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  • This has been brought up before and after multiple reinstalls, logins with different accounts, and everything else suggested here, this problem is still occuring.    I have messed with th...
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how exactly do the Next in Queue and Up Next lists work?

Dear all I know there's been a lot of discussion of the queue in various places but I've yet to find a clear but comprehensive description of how it works. I am a newbie, so could someone please explain it to me? I'd be most grateful! (All of this is...

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  • Dear all   I know there's been a lot of discussion of the queue in various places but I've yet to find a clear but comprehensive description of how it works.  I am a newbie, so could...
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How do you delete a Daily Mix (so you can get new ones?)

I have 6 Daily mixes, but I want to remove some old ones so I can get new ones. Any ideas?

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  • I have 6 Daily mixes, but I want to remove some old ones so I can get new ones.  Any ideas?
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Spotify causing cursor flickering across all apps

I recent got a Macbook Pro 15" 2017. High Sierra is installed, everything is up to date. Spotify version is 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc. Premium account. I noticed a cursor flickering problem which only happens while Spotify macos app is open. Normally, whe...

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  • I recent got a Macbook Pro 15" 2017. High Sierra is installed, everything is up to date. Spotify version is 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc. Premium account. I noticed a cursor flickering problem whic...
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Can the Spotify player also play Losless formats?

I have the following question:Can the Spotify player also play Losless formats?I have lots of losless music on my hard drive. I would like to insert these via the local files in playlists.Now I ask myself, above the player at all is able to play that...

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  • I have the following question: Can the Spotify player also play Losless formats? I have lots of losless music on my hard drive. I would like to insert these via the local files in playlists...
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Playlist video not showing

so i was trying to watch taylor's delciate video on the playlist but this shows up and nothing else, the same thing happened with my phone any ways to fix this? thanks

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  • so i was trying to watch taylor's delciate video on the playlist but this shows up and nothing else, the same thing happened with my phone any ways to fix this? thanks
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Inappropriate commercial making me feel very disturbed

The Trojan Condum ad just gives too much details that just make the ad very disturbing... It made me not want to eat for the entire day... This needs to be taken down or I will never use spotify again. This really hit me hard when I first heard it. I...

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  • The Trojan Condum ad just gives too much details that just make the ad very disturbing... It made me not want to eat for the entire day... This needs to be taken down or I will never use spotify agai...
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playlist photos

is there a way to change a playlist cover photo back to the first four album covers after already setting your own picture? (i set my own photo but then deleted it and want the 4 album covers back)

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  • is there a way to change a playlist cover photo back to the first four album covers after already setting your own picture? (i set my own photo but then deleted it and want the 4 album covers back)
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Solved!! Spotify URI not valid

I was trying to upload my playlist onto the playlist exchange but when I copy the playlist URI the error I get is like:'provide a valid Spotify URI' Why might this be happening?

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  • I was trying to upload my playlist onto the playlist exchange but when I copy the playlist URI the error I get is like: 'provide a valid Spotify URI'   Why might this be happening?
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Spotify jitter / stutter playback

A couple of days ago Spotify playback started to jitter / stutter every couple of seconds with the error on the blue bar "This song cannot be played". I haven't changed anything on my machine. It works just fine on my mobile (Android). I reinstalled ...

  • Casual Listener
  • A couple of days ago Spotify playback started to jitter / stutter every couple of seconds with the error on the blue bar "This song cannot be played". I haven't changed anything on my machine. It wor...
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I can't upload a profile picture?

i literally DONT HAVE THE OPTION, ive been looking at past articles but so far none are helpful. i have the desktop app.

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  • i literally DONT HAVE THE OPTION, ive been looking at past articles but so far none are helpful. i have the desktop app.
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Clear Spotify history?

I'm really happy with Spotify, but recently a friend used my account to listen to some songs that I don't like. Despite several attempts to delete the songs in my history by reinstalling Spotify or restarting my computer, all have failed. So I'm assu...

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  • I'm really happy with Spotify, but recently a friend used my account to listen to some songs that I don't like. Despite several attempts to delete the songs in my history by reinstalling Spotify or r...
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Spotify will no longer scroll down

I can click on a playlist but can not scroll down to see all the music. This happens for every page. It has happened since the new update.

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  • I can click on a playlist but can not scroll down to see all the music. This happens for every page. It has happened since the new update. 
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Can't access artist or song radio

I cannot access Artist radio or Song radio by clicking on the 3 dots next to follow. The option does not show up anymore. Am I missing something ? Where did this go ? I recently changed country to Vietnam where I live and since then do not see the op...

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  • I cannot access Artist radio or Song radio by clicking on the 3 dots next to follow. The option does not show up anymore. Am I missing something ? Where did this go ? I recently changed country to Vi...
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Spotify Presale

Does an yone know the password for the Spotify Presale of the band Rise Against?

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  • Does an yone know the password for the Spotify Presale of the band Rise Against?
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Solved!! Spotify hacker?

Hi, Today I logged in to spotify on my mac and I have 10 new playlists that I follow in my playlist section. The problem is that I didn't follow theese playlists at all. And they are all created by the same user named "thedailyloud".The name of the p...

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  • Hi,   Today I logged in to spotify on my mac and I have 10 new playlists that I follow in my playlist section. The problem is that I didn't follow theese playlists at all. And they are all cre...
  • Hubo
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Downloading songs

Does a song/album have to to be in a playlist to download it to my Mac desctop? I can only see the download button on a playlist not on general music lists

  • Newbie
  • Does a song/album have to to be in a playlist to download it to my Mac desctop? I can only see the download button on a playlist not on general music lists
  • Hubo
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Spotify jitter / stutter playback

A couple of days ago Spotify playback started to jitter / stutter every couple of seconds with the error on the blue bar "This song cannot be played". I haven't changed anything on my machine. It works just fine on my mobile (Android). I reinstalled ...

  • Casual Listener
  • A couple of days ago Spotify playback started to jitter / stutter every couple of seconds with the error on the blue bar "This song cannot be played". I haven't changed anything on my machine. It wor...
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