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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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Customize Play On Spotify Station

How do I customize play on Spotify station?I want station to be instrumental (no vocals), so I thumb-down every time I hear a vocal track on the Smooth Jazz station, although I may not always be around to do that.Seems like there's a lot more vocals ...

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  • How do I customize play on Spotify station? I want station to be instrumental (no vocals), so I thumb-down every time I hear a vocal track on the Smooth Jazz station, although I may not always ...
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Songs Pausing, Playing, Skipping Randomly while wearing headphones.

Hi there, I was just wondering if there was anything in settings or preferences where I can disable my headphone controls. I have headphones which work fine with everything else, but when using Spotify with them, the songs will randomly skip, play, o...

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  • Hi there, I was just wondering if there was anything in settings or preferences where I can disable my headphone controls. I have headphones which work fine with everything else, but when using Spoti...
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Solved!! Is there a way to sort playlists on desktop?

I can do it on mobile app but not in the desktop app. Also, I'm curious why Spotify only limits 3,333 songs per device? Thanks!

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  • I can do it on mobile app but not in the desktop app. Also, I'm curious why Spotify only limits 3,333 songs per device? Thanks!  
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Spotify Not Loading

I use the Spotify Desktop app on my macbook. It was working fine but today, the loading wheel just keeps on spinning. I have tried deleting every appsupport file, cache file, etc. and reinstalling Spotify. I have also tried this after restarting my c...

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  • I use the Spotify Desktop app on my macbook. It was working fine but today, the loading wheel just keeps on spinning. I have tried deleting every appsupport file, cache file, etc. and reinstalling Sp...
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"This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer..."

I keep getting this message for random songs. I have switched off all Local Files settings. I have the latest version of Spotify 1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73. Please help - this is not cool.

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  • I keep getting this message for random songs. I have switched off all Local Files settings. I have the latest version of Spotify 1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73. Please help - this is not cool.
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User interface bug

Just noticed a weird bug in the desktop app for Mac, at the top above the song names where it usually displays the album artwork, the big green play/pause button, download button etc. it’s now just a big blank space (see screenshot) When I scroll thr...

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  • Just noticed a weird bug in the desktop app for Mac, at the top above the song names where it usually displays the album artwork, the big green play/pause button, download button etc. it’s now just a...
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Can't access Spotify.com + others from my Mac on any browser

I'm having this problem of not being able to access certain high profile site like yours, and Amazon on my MAc using any browser. No one has answers. I just bought Premium today and want it on my MAc but can't access it. Funny enough I can open play....

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  • I'm having this problem of not being able to access certain high profile site like yours, and Amazon on my MAc using any browser. No one has answers. I just bought Premium today and want it on my MAc...
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Spotify Loudness Inconsistencies on Mac Desktop Client

Hi! I am a music producer and mixer and found a strange glitch in the loudness of tracks on Spotify when listening on my mac Spotify desktop client. Essentially, tracks are hitting my meters at very different levels - some are hitting more normally f...

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  • Hi!   I am a music producer and mixer and found a strange glitch in the loudness of tracks on Spotify when listening on my mac Spotify desktop client.   Essentially, tracks are hitting ...
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Local Files Issue

I bought a demo for a song i really like, it was named the same as the official release. The demo overwrote the music file which was in spotify, which meant if i were to listen to the official album the track would be swapped out with the demo. i tri...

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  • I bought a demo for a song i really like, it was named the same as the official release. The demo overwrote the music file which was in spotify, which meant if i were to listen to the official album ...
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Not scrobbling to facebook

Since just over 1 month,none of my spotify listening activity is being published to facebook anymoreUsing windows store version of spotify on windows 10 creators updateNothing changed on my endUninstalled,reinstalled,disconnected from facebook,reconn...

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  • Since just over 1 month,none of my spotify listening activity is being published to facebook anymore Using windows store version of spotify on windows 10 creators update Nothing changed on my end ...
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Desktop(Mac) UNINSTALL SPOTIFYY

I need help, ahm i wanna unistall spotify in my mac, but i dont know how. Can someone tell me how i can do it, unistall it permanently.????

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  • I need help, ahm i wanna unistall spotify in my mac, but i dont know how.   Can someone tell me how i can do it, unistall it permanently.????
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Solved!! Can't play playlist or music at all...

I have spotify on a chromebook and that's it. I have an issue. It is only on a song, but won't play it. I can't play any others and can't select a playlist. I have tried logging out and back inot my account, shutting off my computer, refreshing it, a...

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  • I have spotify on a chromebook and that's it. I have an issue. It is only on a song, but won't play it. I can't play any others and can't select a playlist. I have tried logging out and back inot my ...
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Playlist..not playing?

Hello all - This has happened in the last week or so and it's driving me nuts! Not sure what I've done, though I don't *believe* I've touched any settings, etc.. For whatever reason, no matter which playlist I turn on, it'll play one song from the pl...

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  • Hello all -   This has happened in the last week or so and it's driving me nuts! Not sure what I've done, though I don't *believe* I've touched any settings, etc.. For whatever reason, no matt...
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Only Coldplay songs start to bug .

Only certain coldplay songs start to bug , like they stuck in a certain minute like a broken record and wont move past that second , and then the song automatically skips , i have had this issue for some time now , it only happens with some Coldplay ...

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  • Only certain coldplay songs start to bug , like they stuck in a certain minute like a broken record and wont move past that second , and then the song automatically skips , i have had this issue for ...
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Songs will not play

Can not get Spotify to play any songs. Doesn't matter if they are in my playlist or just random searches. Songs are selected one by one with an error stating it is unavailable. This happens with my desk top and iphone, doesn't matter. Tried reinstall...

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  • Can not get Spotify to play any songs. Doesn't matter if they are in my playlist or just random searches. Songs are selected one by one with an error stating it is unavailable. This happens with my d...
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Can't access and login spotify app on mac

Hi,woke up this morning to find that spotify has shut me out. I can't even login to the app. Tried resetting and reinstalling, but to no avail. What should I do??

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  • Hi, woke up this morning to find that spotify has shut me out. I can't even login to the app. Tried resetting and reinstalling, but to no avail. What should I do??
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How to download all tracks to OFFLINE mode on Mac?

Mac has a huge disk space & can download on wifi at home so makes sense to just have them all available in offline mode. How can we do this? I know how to manually save & download a track to Spotify on the Mac but do we have to do this to every Playl...

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  • Mac has a huge disk space & can download on wifi at home so makes sense to just have them all available in offline mode.   How can we do this? I know how to manually save & download a ...
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