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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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  • 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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Ability to View Playlists on an iMac

I initially set up Spotify on a PC and am now trying to use the same aacount on a iMac. I see the program, it tells me I'm logged in, but it doesn't show the actual working Sptofy program I use routinely on the PC. All I can do is look for FAQs etc. ...

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  • I initially set up Spotify on a PC and am now trying to use the same aacount on a iMac. I see the program, it tells me I'm logged in, but it doesn't show the actual working Sptofy program I use routi...
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Search by Year

No longer able to search by year.   Has this feature been removed?

  • Gig Goer
  • No longer able to search by year.   Has this feature been removed?
  • the_9000
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Touch Bar controls irresponsive on MacBook Pro

There was an older topic on this earlier, and sadly the issue hasn't been resolved yet. Every now and then the Touch Bar controls on MacBook Pro are irresponsive and you have to go and force quit NowPlayingTouchUI in Activity Monitor and relaunch Spo...

  • Casual Listener
  • There was an older topic on this earlier, and sadly the issue hasn't been resolved yet. Every now and then the Touch Bar controls on MacBook Pro are irresponsive and you have to go and force quit Now...
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Renaming Playlists

How do you rename a playlist in the new UI? When I hover over the playlist name in either the main panel or the sidebar, nothing happens. There is no menu option to rename. I'm using the Mac desktop version 0.9.8.296 ?????

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  • How do you rename a playlist in the new UI?  When I hover over the playlist name in either the main panel or the sidebar, nothing happens.  There is no menu option to rename.  I'm usin...
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Solved!! Music stops and starts randomly. Spotify on Mac

Hi everyone.I have been a happy Spotify user in many years now. Never a problem.Yesterday I erased my Macbook Air and did a clean install of OS X Yosemite.Did this and things was up and running again, like new!Installed Spotify and logged in, listene...

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  • Hi everyone. I have been a happy Spotify user in many years now. Never a problem. Yesterday I erased my Macbook Air and did a clean install of OS X Yosemite. Did this and things was up and running...
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I don't have the Downloaded button anymore

Hi there, Sorry I'm a french speaker so I hope it will be understandable but : I can't find the "Downloaded" category anymore. "Telechargements" in French That means when I don't have 4G or internet, I cannot find easily my downloaded playlist.. When...

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  • Hi there,  Sorry I'm a french speaker so I hope it will be understandable but : I can't find the "Downloaded" category anymore. "Telechargements" in French 🙂 That means when I don't have 4G o...
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search bar unusable

Hi all, When i'm trying to look for an artist or a song in the search bar with my macbook, nothing happen and the research returns nothing. the screen remains black without even any message like 'any results for this reserch'. What I don't understand...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all,   When i'm trying to look for an artist or a song in the search bar with my macbook, nothing happen and the research returns nothing. the screen remains black without even any message ...
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Solved!! Can't enter the month of my Visa to subscibe Premium

Hi !On my up to date (10.13.3) high sierra late 2013 macbook pro, I'd a strange bug. I couldn't fill the month of my VISA Premier card. So it was impossible to subscribe. (no problem on my wife PC).Anyone ever noticed it?Regards

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  • Hi ! On my up to date (10.13.3) high sierra late 2013 macbook pro, I'd a strange bug. I couldn't fill the month of my VISA Premier card. So it was impossible to subscribe. (no problem on my wife PC)...
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Open links in desktop app

Hello,I would like to solve this small issue. Each time I click on a Spotify link (at web pages, email body, etc.), the Web Player is opened. For instance, this kind of a link:https://open.spotify.com/artist/7xtwaIP9g8objfjAIF2Esq?si=rIUKoQqBQQaU401D...

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  • Hello, I would like to solve this small issue. Each time I click on a Spotify link (at web pages, email body, etc.), the Web Player is opened. For instance, this kind of a link: https://open.spotif...
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Popular Section non-functioning

Hey guys, When I go to any artist and try to click and play any song in the Popular section at the top of the artist pages nothing is responding. I can't click any of the songs or even the 'show 5 more' button. It's like some other element of the int...

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  • Hey guys,   When I go to any artist and try to click and play any song in the Popular section at the top of the artist pages nothing is responding. I can't click any of the songs or even the '...
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Solved!! Revert back to Spotify 0.8.5 on Mac

UPDATE 3/14/15: This solution works for reverting to ANY previous version of Spotify. Just replace the application with the desired version, 0.8.5 or otherwise. I have successfully used this trick to revert to 0.9.15.27 and 0.8.5.133. Also, APPS cont...

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  • UPDATE 3/14/15: This solution works for reverting to ANY previous version of Spotify. Just replace the application with the desired version, 0.8.5 or otherwise. I have successfully used this trick to...
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Partify / Spotify Party Mode

Hey Does this feature is still on? of the party mode? 

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  • Hey Does this feature is still on? of the party mode? 
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Lost my public playlist

I lost my public playlist 3 years collection! How I can retrieve this playlist ? I don't understand why, anyone can help me ? My account is dark-nazgul and public playlist was "Workout Doping".

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  • I lost my public playlist 3 years collection! How I can retrieve this playlist ? I don't understand why, anyone can help me ? My account is dark-nazgul and public playlist was "Worko...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Loading Issue

I have a playlist that is just Loading. I'm unable to delete it or restore it. I'm unsure of the name of the playlist. Where the name should be it says Loading... and when you hover over it, by Spotify appears.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a playlist that is just Loading. I'm unable to delete it or restore it. I'm unsure of the name of the playlist. Where the name should be it says Loading... and when you hover over it, by Spoti...
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Playlist embedded on site is showing a song that's NOT currently on the playlist, but used to be

I have a playlist embedded on a site, and the first song displaying is currently NOT on the actual playlist. When another spotify user clicks through to view the playlist in spotify, the first song is there, but grayed out and can't be clicked on. Bu...

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  • I have a playlist embedded on a site, and the first song displaying is currently NOT on the actual playlist. When another spotify user clicks through to view the playlist in spotify, the first song i...
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Add to playlist only shows some playlists

When right-clicking a song to add to a playlist, not all of my playlists show up. Many times, only 5 show up or 15. It's completely random. I've restarted the app and my computer with no change. This issue doesn't show up on my iPhone. Running the mo...

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  • When right-clicking a song to add to a playlist, not all of my playlists show up. Many times, only 5 show up or 15. It's completely random. I've restarted the app and my computer with no change. This...
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Keyboard buttons not working

my play/pause and skip buttons on my Mac book pro not working

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  • my play/pause and skip buttons on my Mac book pro not working
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Reinstallation

I haven't had this problem till now. Every time I open Spotify, it somehow uninstalls and reinstalls. Since I listen to school, I can't install Spotify whenever I open it because I can't install things like that on the school wifi. The actual app can...

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  • I haven't had this problem till now.  Every time I open Spotify, it somehow uninstalls and reinstalls.  Since I listen to school, I can't install Spotify whenever I open it because I can't ...
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Making playlists using albums

Can I just toss the whole album in one action into a playlist and then go back later and remove the one or two songs on the playlist I don't want?Also, can I reorder songs on a playlist? Shuffle is fine but, I also like the order I DJ'd for most circ...

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  • Can I just toss the whole album in one action into a playlist and then go back later and remove the one or two songs on the playlist I don't want? Also, can I reorder songs on a playlist? Shuff...
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Why doesn't single user license lock playback to a single device?

Hi, why does Spotify allow a device to be hijacked under a single user license, it's under my name but my daughter can log in and use it and it turns me off even if I am on it first, why would it go off at all if it is only intended for one person? I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, why does Spotify allow a device to be hijacked under a single user license, it's under my name but my daughter can log in and use it and it turns me off even if I am on it first, &...
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