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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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How to synk sportify music to your iPod

Spotify is compatible with all the iPod classic models, as well as the iPod shuffle and iPod nano. Any iPod that connects via a USB cable connection, rather than the very first model that required a FireWire connection (isn’t there a museum you can d...

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  • Spotify is compatible with all the iPod classic models, as well as the iPod shuffle and iPod nano. Any iPod that connects via a USB cable connection, rather than the very first model that required a ...
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How do I open links in MAC APP ONLY?

I never, ever want to listen in the web player. It looks like the only methods I'm seeing are going to web player settings, but they don't exist anymore. How else now?

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  • I never, ever want to listen in the web player.    It looks like the only methods I'm seeing are going to web player settings, but they don't exist anymore. How else now?
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Trying to download songs to my desktop from spotify, is this possible?

Making a video edit and wanted to use some songs for the edit. I signed up for premimum subscription so i could download, but i cant download them from spotify to my desktop, is this even possible?

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  • Making a video edit and wanted to use some songs for the edit. I signed up for premimum subscription so i could download, but i cant download them from spotify to my desktop, is this even possible? ...
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New Playlist: The Ones that got away

How much did Spotify get paid from the artists to post tracks that aren't tailored to my music style?? There's no way an algorithm chose Any of the songs I got in that playlist, leading me to believe they are getting paid to have chosen artists songs...

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  • How much did Spotify get paid from the artists to post tracks that aren't tailored to my music style?? There's no way an algorithm chose Any of the songs I got in that playlist, leading me to believe...
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My friend doesn't show up in the friend activity feed

My friend and I both follow each other, but neither of us seem to show in each other's friend activity feeds even though we're both listening to music, and neither of us are in private sessions.

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  • My friend and I both follow each other, but neither of us seem to show in each other's friend activity feeds even though we're both listening to music, and neither of us are in private sessions. 
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Offline files

I'm confused. I have downloaded my first playlist and album. I know they are on my Mac as I can play them offline. But they do not appear in the local file list, nor can I find them in the designated directory (or even find the directory itself). Can...

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  • I'm confused. I have downloaded my first playlist and album. I know they are on my Mac as I can play them offline. But they do not appear in the local file list, nor can I find them in the designated...
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offline music will not play

hello, i'm a premium member.so i pay to for my music to listen offline but when i study and want to play music offline on my mac it does not work. can someone help me with this problem

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  • hello,  i'm a premium member. so i pay to for my music to listen offline but when i study and want to play music offline on my mac it does not work.  can someone help me with this problem
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NEVER FORGET: Drag to spot in queue

Remember when you used to be able to drag a song, or album to a specific spot in your queue? I do. Bring it back! At the the very least, Spotify should add "play next" or "play last" feature when adding media to my queue.

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  • Remember when you used to be able to drag a song, or album to a specific spot in your queue? I do. Bring it back!   At the the very least, Spotify should add "play next" or "play last" feature...
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No Discover Playlist of the Week this week

Help! As a long time premiuim user, I'm unable to find my Discover Playlist of the week. I listen to spotify day in and day out, so recent activity isn't an issue...

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  • Help! As a long time premiuim user, I'm unable to find my Discover Playlist of the week. I listen to spotify day in and day out, so recent activity isn't an issue...
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Large playlists don't show current playing song

In large playlists (800+ songs), it's not obvious which song is currently playing. Below, it's clear that my "Listen to this" playlist is currently playing and the current song is "Hurricane Window" by The Revivalists. But when the song isn't showing...

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  • In large playlists (800+ songs), it's not obvious which song is currently playing. Below, it's clear that my "Listen to this" playlist is currently playing and the current song is "Hurricane Window" ...
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Make a kudos system for helpful, friendly Spotify reps. Also a coffee maker in every main area.

I just spent a few hours with an asociate of Spotify in the chat who was very friendly and helpful. I think his services deserve a bigger reward that the few positive clicks in the survey afterwards. Implement a Kudos system for reps that are nicer a...

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  • I just spent a few hours with an asociate of Spotify in the chat who was very friendly and helpful. I think his services deserve a bigger reward that the few positive clicks in the survey afterwards....
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logging into iMac

I have Spotify non my iPhone and iPad, want to log in to iMac, but only get a page to change my settings, and stay tom premium, but nothig shgows where I vcab find my playlist.

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  • I have Spotify non my iPhone and iPad, want to log in to iMac, but only get a page to change my settings, and stay tom premium, but nothig shgows where I vcab find my playlist.
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Solved!! Desktop app resizing regularly not working properly

I have a minor problem to report, and it doesn't happen every time I use the app, but still on a regular basis. The problem is this: Sometimes when I resize the Spotify desktop app for Mac, only some black space is "added" to the Spotify interface. (...

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  • I have a minor problem to report, and it doesn't happen every time I use the app, but still on a regular basis. The problem is this:  Sometimes when I resize the Spotify desktop app for Mac, ...
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Song has been playing for 700+ minutes with no sound

Using web player (Google Chrome, MacBook) and the current song (that I didn't even select) has been playing for 700+ minutes and counting without sound.. And won't let me select any other songs. No other buttons work (i.e. Pause, next song, playing o...

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  • Using web player (Google Chrome, MacBook) and the current song (that I didn't even select) has been playing for 700+ minutes and counting without sound.. And won't let me select any other songs....
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Song Time Column removed in "Discover Weekly". Why? I used this alot.

I can't rearrange my songs in the "Discover Weekly" playlist by the song time length anymore. Is this a bug, or was it taken out on purpose? I liked that option

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  • I can't rearrange my songs in the "Discover Weekly" playlist by the song time length anymore. Is this a bug, or was it taken out on purpose? I liked that option
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Upsampling

Hello, anyone know if it's possible to upsample(Spotify premium). I have a Concero Dac/Amp with this feature, however, it does not seem to be able to upsample Spotify.

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  • Hello, anyone know if it's possible to upsample(Spotify premium). I have a Concero Dac/Amp with this feature, however, it does not seem to be able to upsample Spotify.
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Songs beginning 15 seconds in and overlapping each other

I have been having an issue with all of my playlists where each song will start at least 15 seconds in after the previous song ends. Also, when I skip a song, it will still be playing along with the new song (with the new song starting 15 seconds in)...

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  • I have been having an issue with all of my playlists where each song will start at least 15 seconds in after the previous song ends. Also, when I skip a song, it will still be playing along with the ...
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