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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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DESKTOP SO SLOW

I have spotify downloaded onto my desktop for my mac and i can listen to maybe 4 songs before everything stops loading. If i'm lucky the playlist i'm on continues playing, but i cannot search anyhthing or go onto any other playlist. Nothing loads. Do...

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  • I have spotify downloaded onto my desktop for my mac and i can listen to maybe 4 songs before everything stops loading. If i'm lucky the playlist i'm on continues playing, but i cannot search anyhthi...
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Solved!! Auto open spotify on startup always on

Hi,I can't turn this feature OFF, it's stuck on minimized.Anyone have solution?

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  • Hi, I can't turn this feature OFF, it's stuck on minimized. Anyone have solution?
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https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Bitcoin-helpline-Number-1-844-484-4394-Bitcoin-helpline

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Solution to syncing your laptop to phone!

If you are having trouble being able to sync saved songs from your Mac to your phone, follow these steps! :1. Create a new playlist2. Go to your downloaded songs and select them all by either hitting the control key or shift key and hit the down arro...

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  • If you are having trouble being able to sync saved songs from your Mac to your phone, follow these steps! : 1. Create a new playlist 2. Go to your downloaded songs and select them al...
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My chrome cast does not appear in my device list on Spotify Mac

Chromecast does not show up in my Desktop Spotify app where it does on my iphone... Please Advise... *Before you ask - Yes, ChromeCast is ON... as it does show up alirght on my iphone.

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  • Chromecast does not show up in my Desktop Spotify app where it does on my iphone...      Please Advise... *Before you ask - Yes,  ChromeCast is ON... as it does show up al...
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[URGENT BUG] Cannot drag and drop songs into playlists Mac OSX Desktop

EDIT: Problem resolved after restarting, but not at first, then waited another 5 minutes for me to write this post, then returned and it began functioning again. I cannot drag and drop a song into a playlist on my computer.

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  • EDIT: Problem resolved after restarting, but not at first, then waited another 5 minutes for me to write this post, then returned and it began functioning again.   I cannot drag and drop a son...
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playlist covers not showing up after changing them

I have never had problems with changing the cover art on my playlists, but i tried today and after doing that I quit the app and when i opened it back up they were back to the old ones. Ive already quit and redownloaded, as well as tried adding the c...

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  • I have never had problems with changing the cover art on my playlists, but i tried today and after doing that I quit the app and when i opened it back up they were back to the old ones. Ive alre...
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how can I re sync my mac to offline downloads

Recently I accidentally deleted my mac from my offline devices and I have no idea how to re sync it. I tried to delete and re install the app but it still said on the top as a pop up blue bubble that said 'this device is currently not synced to offli...

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  • Recently I accidentally deleted my mac from my offline devices and I have no idea how to re sync it. I tried to delete and re install the app but it still said on the top as a pop up blue bubble that...
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help

I am dying to remeber a song i saved but accidentally deleted it was in the all the feels playlist probably around early 2017. He was an asian man and was a singer if that helps please help me remember

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  • I am dying to remeber a song i saved but accidentally deleted it was in the all the feels playlist probably around early 2017. He was an asian man and was a singer if that helps please help me rememb...
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Discover weekly not updating

My discover weekly wont update, its been a few weeks, url:spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZEVXcIltJd0OOIwu I log on through facebook, have tried logging out and back, and unfollowing the playlist but no luck. Thanks

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  • My discover weekly wont update, its been a few weeks, url: spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZEVXcIltJd0OOIwu   I log on through facebook, have tried logging out and back, and unfollowing t...
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anyone found a solution to this issue?

Anyone else getting, "service temporarily unavailable, please try again later?" I recently get this notice each time I attempt to open Spotify on my computer. It use to function fine until I closed it recently. Now I cannot log back in. Suggestions?

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  • Anyone else getting, "service temporarily unavailable, please try again later?" I recently get this notice each time I attempt to open Spotify on my computer. It use to function fine until I closed i...
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Infinity loading for any content out of saved songs

Loads for 20 minutes before I can access content outside of saved songs. MACLatest V of app as of posted date.

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  • Loads for 20 minutes before I can access content outside of saved songs.   MAC Latest V of app as of posted date.
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Mac Desktop App won't search and doesn't quit

I have had this problem which seems relatively common based on searching the community but all the suggested fixes don't work. I'm on Mac 10.13.2 (High Sierra), I've tried reinstalling twice, restarted and shut down both application and then computer...

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  • I have had this problem which seems relatively common based on searching the community but all the suggested fixes don't work.   I'm on Mac 10.13.2 (High Sierra), I've tried reinstalling twice...
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Spotify Constantly Buffering/Loading, Fixed Temporarily After Clean Uninstall, Then Issue Returns

Hello, I have had a recurring issue with Spotify on my Mac for over a year or so. Spotify constantly is stuck on a loading/buffering screen immediately when I turn on my computer. If I try to click on a playlist, an artist profile, or anything really...

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  • Hello,   I have had a recurring issue with Spotify on my Mac for over a year or so. Spotify constantly is stuck on a loading/buffering screen immediately when I turn on my computer. If I try t...
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Spotify uploaded private files!

Spotify automatically uploaded some private audio files that were in my iTunes folders. How can I delete them from Spotify? (I looked for a Spotify folder under "Application Support" and there isn't one. Also, I can't seem to find a Cache on my compu...

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  • Spotify automatically uploaded some private audio files that were in my iTunes folders. How can I delete them from Spotify?   (I looked for a Spotify folder under "Application Support" and the...
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Black screen when opening on Mac

Error from terminal: [0108/165357.277444:ERROR:gles2_cmd_decoder.cc(12112)] [.DisplayCompositor-0x7ffefb05fe00]GL ERROR :GL_INVALID_VALUE : glScheduleCALayerCHROMIUM: unsupported texture format

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  • Error from terminal:  [0108/165357.277444:ERROR:gles2_cmd_decoder.cc(12112)] [.DisplayCompositor-0x7ffefb05fe00]GL ERROR :GL_INVALID_VALUE : glScheduleCALayerCHROMIUM: unsupported texture forma...
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