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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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  • MattSuda
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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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Solved!! Spotify injected with adware

Whenever I click on a playlist from the browse menu, it launches a pop-up on my browser. During normal browsing also, if spotify is on, it launches pop-ups. I downloaded my copy of spotify from the official website, I don't know why this is happening...

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  • Whenever I click on a playlist from the browse menu, it launches a pop-up on my browser. During normal browsing also, if spotify is on, it launches pop-ups. I downloaded my copy of spotify from the o...
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My "songs" list is empty again

My "Songs" playlist was blank. I looked it up here and someone said to uninstall/ reinstall the app. I did which brough my songs back. Went to lunch and came back. Spotify had closed on its own and upon re-launch, my "Songs" playlist is blank again. ...

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  • My "Songs" playlist was blank. I looked it up here and someone said to uninstall/ reinstall the app. I did which brough my songs back. Went to lunch and came back. Spotify had closed on its own and u...
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Why are you installing malware (adware) with your application for Mac OS X?

Getting this pop up regularly once I installed the Spotify application for Mac: http://ar.voicefive.com/global/invite/inv_1_pop.htm?&recruitFrequency=1&pid=p304701435&prad=113352898&ar_c=62147030&methodology=3&inv=pop_up_inv_1&grp=1&location=http%3A%...

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  • Getting this pop up regularly once I installed the Spotify application for Mac:   http://ar.voicefive.com/global/invite/inv_1_pop.htm?&recruitFrequency=1&pid=p304701435&prad=113352...
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Local files has music saved twice

Hi everybody, I have some problems with my local files. I synced my selected maps in local files but now I seem to have duplicates of all numbers in this list. I can't seem to delete the numbers. I can't find an option to find the duplicates either. ...

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  • Hi everybody,   I have some problems with my local files. I synced my selected maps in local files but now I seem to have duplicates of all numbers in this list. I can't seem to delete the num...
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Songs intermittently cut out after upgrading to El Capitan

spotify 1.0.16.104.g3b776c9emac book el capitan 10.11 Songs play for a few seconds then sound stops but the song keeps running. Then the song picks up 3 or 4 times throughout the life of the song. Usually displays an error that it can't play current ...

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  • spotify  1.0.16.104.g3b776c9e mac book el capitan 10.11   Songs play for a few seconds then sound stops but the song keeps running.  Then the song picks up 3 or 4 times throughout t...
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Spotify Stealing Focus (even when minimised!)

Hi, I'm a Spotify premium user using Mac OSX 10.11.6. Spotify has recently started popping the window to the front of my display every minute or so. It does this even when I have minimised the window (ie it maximises the window from the dock). Is the...

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  • Hi, I'm a Spotify premium user using Mac OSX 10.11.6. Spotify has recently started popping the window to the front of my display every minute or so. It does this even when I have minimised the window...
  • guskiks1
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Musixmatch not working on desktop osx app

I have 1.0.1 with lyrics button, but when I clcick lyrics button I get a "We'll be back shortly. Your connection is slow or weak" message. Have done so for days now. Connection fine & not slow or weak. Anyone else seeing this issue? Thanks,K

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  • I have 1.0.1 with lyrics button, but when I clcick lyrics button I get a    "We'll be back shortly. Your connection is slow or weak" message. Have done so for days now.   Connectio...
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Bring back clicking on album art to jump to where the song is playing from (desktop)

Normally, clicking on the album art should direct you to the song since version 1.0.5.If that does NOT work for you: Start a playlist and post the following information so we can check it out further: OS (Mac, Windows) Spotify Version (Menu => Help =...

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  • Normally, clicking on the album art should direct you to the song since version 1.0.5. If that does NOT work for you: Start a playlist and post the following information so we can check it out furth...
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Migration Advice (Apple Music and Local Files to Spotify)

Hello everyone, I am at my wit's end here, and I hope I can find some relief here. I have local music files on my iMac that I obtained from various sources in the past. I would like a streaming service that will allow me to 1) listen to the entire li...

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  • Hello everyone,    I am at my wit's end here, and I hope I can find some relief here.    I have local music files on my iMac that I obtained from various sources in the past. ...
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Solved!! Spotify stutter OSX Yosemite App

Hi I am running OSX Yosemite on a one year old iMac, and the Spotify APP sort of goes on and off. And I have had no problem with the app, up until recent updates. And I imagine that it has something to do with Spaces. I locate the Spotify in my secon...

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  • Hi   I am running OSX Yosemite on a one year old iMac, and the Spotify APP sort of goes on and off. And I have had no problem with the app, up until recent updates.    And I i...
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OFFLINE

My spotufy is always offline, even when im connected tot wifi and using other things. It says error code 4

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  • My spotufy is always offline, even when im connected tot wifi and using other things. It says error code 4
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Artist name links to wrong artist page

I'm having a weird issue where I keep trying to listen to Nada Surf, but Spotify keeps directing me to the Magnetic Fields instead. I tried getting to Nada's page from both a playlist and the search bar with the same result. Has this type of problem ...

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  • I'm having a weird issue where I keep trying to listen to Nada Surf, but Spotify keeps directing me to the Magnetic Fields instead. I tried getting to Nada's page from both a playlist and the search ...
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I want to share a playlist but some tracks have red broken rectangles. What does this mean?

I've made a playlist of about 15 tracks found on Spotify, that I want to share with a friend.Three of the tracks have little red broken rectangle symbols next to them.Nine of the tracks have grey rectangles with music notes in. I notice I have these ...

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  • I've made a playlist of about 15 tracks found on Spotify, that I want to share with a friend. Three of the tracks have little red broken rectangle symbols next to them. Nine of the tracks have grey...
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Solved!! Notifications won't go away

Since the most recent update my Spotify has told me I have notifications. When I try to load the notifications it just shows a loading circle that never goes away. I tried restarting, but every time I restart it just says I have one more notification...

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  • Since the most recent update my Spotify has told me I have notifications. When I try to load the notifications it just shows a loading circle that never goes away. I tried restarting, but every time ...
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Lyrics disappeared?

Have the lyrics have now gone from Spotify?I have tried on my macbook, iphone and Mac desktop, to no avail the lyrics are not coming up for me?I use Spotify and the lyrics section all.the.time. I would be so sad if they are have gone Can someone help...

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  • Have the lyrics have now gone from Spotify? I have tried on my macbook, iphone and Mac desktop, to no avail the lyrics are not coming up for me? I use Spotify and the lyrics section all.the.time. I...
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Solved!! Spotify app issue- mac desktop

I keep getting "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported." error message on my macbook pro when I try to open the app. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but the issue continues. Everything ...

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  • I keep getting "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported." error message on my macbook pro when I try to open the app. I've uninstalled and reinst...
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Solved!! Download quality

The desktop app doesn't have separate settings for streaming and syncing quality. So if I'm a premium user, does it always download music in 320kbps or only when high quality streaming enabled? If it depends on streaming setting, how do I re-download...

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  • The desktop app doesn't have separate settings for streaming and syncing quality. So if I'm a premium user, does it always download music in 320kbps or only when high quality streaming enabled? If it...
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[OS X] Can't stop Spotify from auto-launching, setting doesn't save

I'm running OS X 10.10.3 and Spotify 1.0.3.101.gbfa97dfe. Spotify won't stop auto launching. When I go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Open Spotify Automatically...> switch from Minimized to No. I don't see a 'save' button anywhere but when I quit ...

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  • I'm running OS X 10.10.3 and Spotify 1.0.3.101.gbfa97dfe. Spotify won't stop auto launching. When I go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Open Spotify Automatically...> switch from Minim...
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Mac OS X and Spotify 1.0.36.124 with auto proxy

Hello, my auto proxy settings just stopped working about a month ago, it simply doesn't work. I have to change it to manual to be able to user proxy, or disable it if I don't need proxy. The auto proxy setting doesn't seem to work either with manual ...

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  • Hello, my auto proxy settings just stopped working about a month ago, it simply doesn't work. I have to change it to manual to be able to user proxy, or disable it if I don't need proxy. The aut...
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'Make Current Playlist' functionality AWOL

In the most recent update 1.0.1, the new client as well as losing filter functionality and apps, has lost the ability to change the current playlist/source when right/ctrl-clicking. This was a feature I used multiple times daily, and the regression o...

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  • In the most recent update 1.0.1, the new client as well as losing filter functionality and apps, has lost the ability to change the current playlist/source when right/ctrl-clicking. This was a featur...
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