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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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serious concern - iTunes library still being read by Spotify DESPITE my preferences

i've switched from listening to my music through itunes to spotify. as a result, i deleted my entire itunes library to save space on my laptop. since, i have been unable to play any song that was previously in my itunes library in spotify until i re-...

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  • i've switched from listening to my music through itunes to spotify. as a result, i deleted my entire itunes library to save space on my laptop.   since, i have been unable to play any son...
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How do I unlink Spotify with my iTunes/stuf on my computer?

I have a lot of stuff on my iTunes that I don't listen to. I downloaded Spotify because my friends all love it, but when I downloaded it, all the files in my iTunes showed up in my library! I can't delete them either. I don't want my friends going th...

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  • I have a lot of stuff on my iTunes that I don't listen to. I downloaded Spotify because my friends all love it, but when I downloaded it, all the files in my iTunes showed up in my library! I can't d...
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spotify claims i am offline every time I try to use my VPN

I am clearly connected to the internet and it says I am offline just because I am using a VPN. I am connecting to California, which is where I live so it shouldn't be affected in the ways I've seen other people struggle with a VPN (aka setting your l...

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  • I am clearly connected to the internet and it says I am offline just because I am using a VPN. I am connecting to California, which is where I live so it shouldn't be affected in the ways I've seen o...
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Spotify will not stream songs that I own, but are stored on an unconnected external drive

I store all of my music,, ie itunes, on an external hard drive because my computer's internal one is too small. I do maintain a fairly large non-streaming library but sometimes I don't want to bother connecting my harddrive. For some reason, spotify ...

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  • I store all of my music,, ie itunes, on an external hard drive because my computer's internal one is too small. I do maintain a fairly large non-streaming library but sometimes I don't want to bother...
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Imported playlist order

Hi community!I just started using Spotify and imported my existing iTunes playlist into Spotify. Now, whenever I drag a new song into my Spotify playlist it gets added to the very bottom, I want it to show up at the top without having to drag it upwa...

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  • Hi community! I just started using Spotify and imported my existing iTunes playlist into Spotify. Now, whenever I drag a new song into my Spotify playlist it gets added to the very bottom, I want it...
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Mass-save albums

Is there any way to save several albums so that they turn up in the 'Albums' folder in Your Library? I want to add everything that I have stored in playlists to the Albums folder, I have A LOT of playlists that are full albums.

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  • Is there any way to save several albums so that they turn up in the 'Albums' folder in Your Library? I want to add everything that I have stored in playlists to the Albums folder, I ha...
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Spotify Running Slow

I'm finding that spotify is running extremely slow, I have tried updating everything and clearing caches, proxies etc and am still finding that it is incredibly slow. I am unable on a mac to change the hardware accelertion as suggested in previous po...

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  • I'm finding that spotify is running extremely slow, I have tried updating everything and clearing caches, proxies etc and am still finding that it is incredibly slow. I am unable on a mac to change t...
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PROFILE PIC PROBLEM

I recently submit a profile pic and the banner pic too and everything okay, when I get access to the Artist Page it appears correct but when I search it on the standard browse mu rpofile image it's my latest release cover art, and I want the profile ...

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  • I recently submit a profile pic and the banner pic too and everything okay, when I get access to the Artist Page it appears correct but when I search it on the standard browse mu rpofile image it's m...
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Can't remove username from logging screen. [MAC]

Hi, I'd like to remove my username from the logging screen, I've even tried installing an older version but it keeps showing despite unselecting "Remember me".I also tried to clear all forms of cache but I can't seem to find the folder com.spotify Th...

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  • Hi,   I'd like to remove my username from the logging screen, I've even tried installing an older version but it keeps showing despite unselecting "Remember me". I also tried to clear all for...
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Mac Keyboard media buttons not working after upgrade to High Sierra

I just upgraded to macOS High Sierra. Version 10.13.1 (17B48). After the upgrade the media buttons on my keyboard (play/pause, next/previous) stopped working with Spotify. It works in other programs, not just Spotify. I've googled but the "solutions"...

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  • I just upgraded to macOS High Sierra. Version 10.13.1 (17B48).  After the upgrade the media buttons on my keyboard (play/pause, next/previous) stopped working with Spotify. It works in o...
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