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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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Album repeating to Track 1 randomly

Over the past month, an album will jump back to track 1 and start over and the end of later tracks when I'm using Spotify on my Mac desktop app. I've updated Spotify at least once since this began but this issue still hasn't been fixed.

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  • Over the past month, an album will jump back to track 1 and start over and the end of later tracks when I'm using Spotify on my Mac desktop app. I've updated Spotify at least once since this beg...
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Album cover and song title freeze [Mac OS X]

Hello In the last two weeks I experienced that the album cover and the song title freeze after listening to a couple of songs or that the ad that was played before a song freezes. I attached a screenshot. I must mention that I deleted all the Spotify...

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  • Hello   In the last two weeks I experienced that the album cover and the song title freeze after listening to a couple of songs or that the ad that was played before a song freezes.  &nb...
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Spotify doesn't play the entire playlist

I have a playlist which has about 50 hours of music in it (give or take), however when i play it spotify seems to be grabbing a chunk of this (maybe 100 songs) and looping them, this is without repeat turned on.It also seems to do the same thing when...

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  • I have a playlist which has about 50 hours of music in it (give or take), however when i play it spotify seems to be grabbing a chunk of this (maybe 100 songs) and looping them, this is without repea...
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Songs will play on desktop but not on my phone

Hello, I have looked at forums to see how this question has been addressed but all are a bit different. It appears that my local files which play fine on my computer (macbook pro) will not play on my phone. They are indicated to be downloaded as the ...

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  • Hello,    I have looked at forums to see how this question has been addressed but all are a bit different. It appears that my local files which play fine on my computer (macbook pro) will...
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Crash after +- 1 minute CONSTANLY

Hi Spotify! I've got the newest Spotify on my Mac (El Capitan), but after about 1 minute / 30 seconds, Spotify closes itself. Now I'm able to listen to a song for 30 seconds if I'm quick. :l I tried deleting and reinstall Spotify, but the bug keeps e...

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  • Hi Spotify!   I've got the newest Spotify on my Mac (El Capitan), but after about 1 minute / 30 seconds, Spotify closes itself. Now I'm able to listen to a song for 30 seconds if I'm quick. :l...
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Superuser Contribution "X More Releases" Missing

When I click on the "Album" for all of the songs by Rammstein in my library, I'm brought to the album's page as expected. However, this album is different from the album accessed from Rammstein's main page. Fore example, my "Rosenrot" goes here https...

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  • When I click on the "Album" for all of the songs by Rammstein in my library, I'm brought to the album's page as expected. However, this album is different from the album accessed from Rammstein's mai...
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New Releases Page Bug - Automatic Scroll to Top

For weeks now, when I go to the New Releases page from the Browse menu, and I click on an album title to see the track list for the album, then I hit the back button to go back to the New Releases page, as soon as I try to scroll, I am sent all the w...

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  • For weeks now, when I go to the New Releases page from the Browse menu, and I click on an album title to see the track list for the album, then I hit the back button to go back to the New Releases pa...
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Don't know who I'm following

It seams somewhere along the many updates, it just plain doesn't show if I'm following an artist or not. This is frustrating as I think I'm not following anyone, missing out on their updates, releases. I am, in fact, following most artists I like, bu...

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  • It seams somewhere along the many updates, it just plain doesn't show if I'm following an artist or not. This is frustrating as I think I'm not following anyone, missing out on their updates, release...
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[OSX] [Desktop] Spotify does not close and constantly reopens

DescriptionDesktop Spotify Client Constantly Reopens and cannot permanently closeA more detailed description, using numbered stepsOpened Spotify (technically, it was already open)Then I 'Quit' SpotifyI noticed Spotify restarted itself, minimized in t...

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  • Description Desktop Spotify Client Constantly Reopens and cannot permanently close A more detailed description, using numbered steps Opened Spotify (technically, it was already open) Then...
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Solved!! Radio not loading

Not sure what happened but up until a few days ago my radio area was working fine and now all of a sudden starting a day ago or so I can't load my radio section at all or create new artist radio's. I'm on a mac and I've tried completely uninstalling ...

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  • Not sure what happened but up until a few days ago my radio area was working fine and now all of a sudden starting a day ago or so I can't load my radio section at all or create new artist radio...
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Spotify won't play on my car android when i choose a song.

I use it on my Android car dvdץwhen i enter a playlist and want to play a song, a popup show me to add to playlist, and to play next ect. it only work when i press the shuffle. but it's annoying that i can't play what i want to listen now.

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  • I use it on my Android car dvdץ when i enter a playlist and want to play a song, a popup show me to add to playlist, and to play next ect. it only work when i press the shuffle. but it's annoyi...
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spotify maximizes and minimizes itself

Spotify is continuingly maximizing and minimizing itself randomly on OSX. I'm really tired of this behavior and its really annoying. I hope there will be an update to fix this. edit: yes I know its the wrong topic I posted this but I cant delete and ...

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  • Spotify is continuingly maximizing and minimizing itself randomly on OSX. I'm really tired of this behavior and its really annoying. I hope there will be an update to fix this.   edit: yes I k...
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New UX desktop media player looks horrible

The new UX on the desktop version looks like something from 2004, resembles an apple player. All the blue areas are wasted space, why would you change the modern sleek looking payer from before to this giant waste of space looking thing? come on guys...

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  • The new UX on the desktop version looks like something from 2004, resembles an apple player. All the blue areas are wasted space, why would you change the modern sleek looking payer from before to th...
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Maximize window button on desktop version for Mac OS appears misplaced

I noticed that on the Spotify desktop version (Premium user, 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6) for Mac OS (Sierra, 10.12.1) there appears to be an issue with the close / minimize / maximize window buttons. Specifically, the close / minimize buttons (red / yellow...

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  • I noticed that on the Spotify desktop version (Premium user, 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6) for Mac OS (Sierra, 10.12.1) there appears to be an issue with the close / minimize / maximize window buttons. Speci...
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Solved!! Spotify Keeps Randomly Stopping Mid-Song

The Spotify Service runs fine on my desktop and iPhone -- But when use it on my MacBook PC it keeps on randomly stopping and won't continue to play the song -- You can select another song which will start to play but it will randomly stop playing the...

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  • The Spotify Service runs fine on my desktop and iPhone -- But when use it on my MacBook PC it keeps on randomly stopping and won't continue to play the song -- You can select another song which will ...
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The Wolf - Mumford & Sons is playing a different song

When I open the song 'The Wolf' by Mumford & Sons, it actually plays 'Snake Eyes'. Both on iOS and Mac.

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  • When I open the song 'The Wolf' by Mumford & Sons, it actually plays 'Snake Eyes'. Both on iOS and Mac.
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Not all local files shown in local files

I have a folder with some local mp3s. In the past Spotify has found these files without any problems. But lately, both on my Mac and my PC more than half of the files are not "found". I have specifed specific folders and everything. Cleared the Spoti...

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  • I have a folder with some local mp3s. In the past Spotify has found these files without any problems. But lately, both on my Mac and my PC more than half of the files are not "found". I have specifed...
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Cover Art

Is there anyone who knows why the Cover art doesn´t show on this site and many other sites..? It doesn´t matter what webbrowser your using, or Windows och Mac, the same result all the time. https://developer.spotify.com/technologies/widgets/examples/...

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  • Is there anyone who knows why the Cover art doesn´t show on this site and many other sites..? It doesn´t matter what webbrowser your using, or Windows och Mac, the same result all the time.   ...
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Huge write to disk on OSX

Hi, I'm using spotify desktop client on OSX 10.11.In task manager I can see, that spotify did write 477GB to my drive in the last 22 days - thats my current uptime. Is that correct behaviour?6TB/year on SSD seems like a lot...

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  • Hi, I'm using spotify desktop client on OSX 10.11. In task manager I can see, that spotify did write 477GB to my drive in the last 22 days - thats my current uptime. Is that correct behaviour? ...
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[Mac] Can't seek within a track or adjust volume

Clicking on the bar to skip within a track or to change the volume does nothing.1. Open Spotify2. Play any song3. Hovering over the bar turns it green and reveals the drag handle. However, you cannot click on it.4. Same behavior with the volume bar (...

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  • Clicking on the bar to skip within a track or to change the volume does nothing. 1. Open Spotify 2. Play any song 3. Hovering over the bar turns it green and reveals the drag handle. However, yo...
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