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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...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:40:52 PM
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MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
2023-06-26 9:01:14 AM
MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
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....

mariomrt
Casual Listener
2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
2023-05-18 3:32:12 PM
bfteach
Regular
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Can't turn on High Quality Streaming

I am a premium user and can't turn on the High Quality Streaming Option. The option is there, but it won't let me turn it on. I'm a Mac user. Spotify version: 1.0.7.157.g2a6526f9 Mac OS X 10.10.4

GregC
Casual Listener
I am a premium user and can't turn on the High Quality Streaming Option. The option is there, but it won't let me turn it on. I'm a Mac user. Spotify version: 1.0.7.157.g2a6526f9 Ma...
2015-06-19 11:30:57 PM
2016-11-01 5:50:42 PM
helpinghand
Newbie
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New Desktop Design? How to get?

So just checked out my brothers spotify and it looks so different than mine. The player controls are centered not bottom left, and the design is much more high contrast. My spotify is the normal way. How do i get this? I've tried uninstalling and rei...

jsfullr
Newbie
So just checked out my brothers spotify and it looks so different than mine. The player controls are centered not bottom left, and the design is much more high contrast. My spotify is the normal way....
2016-10-31 3:43:08 AM
2016-10-31 12:23:29 PM
AndreasB1984
Casual Listener
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Mac OS X 10.8 - Mountain Lion

Hello, Does anyone know if the latest Mac client 0.8.4.107 will run on Mountain Lion? The new OS should be available tomorrow. Thanks, Phil

philmg
Roadie
Hello, Does anyone know if the latest Mac client 0.8.4.107 will run on Mountain Lion? The new OS should be available tomorrow. Thanks, Phil
2012-07-24 3:48:50 PM
2016-10-30 2:27:03 PM
chiaradefino31
Newbie
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Wont let me get the family plan!?!?!!!

Every time I go to upgrade it tell me it's not support at this time?????

britty1086
Newbie
Every time I go to upgrade it tell me it's not support at this time?????
2016-01-05 1:32:22 AM
2016-10-27 12:17:12 AM
jlee1420
Newbie
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Spotify crashes seconds after starting

As soon as the Spotify app got updated yesterday, it crashes after opening. If I reinstall it, it works until it gets the update again. Current version: 1.0.41.375.g040056ca

user-removed
Visitor
As soon as the Spotify app got updated yesterday, it crashes after opening. If I reinstall it, it works until it gets the update again. Current version: 1.0.41.375.g040056ca
2016-10-27 8:29:43 PM
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Albums in 'Your Music' can not 'Saved'?

HiThere is something I do not understand. I have saved a lot of albums through the time. I have done that by pressing the 'Save' button. They show up under Albums in 'Your Music. However, when I click on the albums and goes the the album page they ar...

AnKAA
Casual Listener
Hi There is something I do not understand. I have saved a lot of albums through the time. I have done that by pressing the 'Save' button. They show up under Albums in 'Your Music. However, when I cl...
2016-10-24 9:55:50 PM
2016-10-24 10:12:20 PM
AnKAA
Casual Listener
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"Can't play the current song"

For the last several weeks I've been having issues with Spotify not working correctly for several reasons: 1. When I click a song, it will play for about 7 seconds then automatically skip to the next song. 2. A song will play until about the last 10 ...

shaight
Newbie
For the last several weeks I've been having issues with Spotify not working correctly for several reasons: 1. When I click a song, it will play for about 7 seconds then automatically skip to...
2016-10-21 2:06:50 AM
2016-10-21 1:44:09 PM
IverN
Newbie
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Can't play current track - ERROR

Hi there, Since a few days spotify won't play some of the tracks in my playlists at my Macbook. The same songs will play at my iPhone. Macbook and iPhone are connected with the same WIFI-network. I have Spotify Premium and even when I disable 'Stream...

lennartspotify
Newbie
Hi there, Since a few days spotify won't play some of the tracks in my playlists at my Macbook. The same songs will play at my iPhone. Macbook and iPhone are connected with the same WIFI-net...
2015-10-15 12:31:53 PM
2016-10-19 7:06:21 PM
psi2u2
Newbie
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Beebping in sertain songs.

So i recently found this new song on spotify but in one part of the song there is a consistant beeping noise. The beeping sound only occurs at that one part. I just wondered if it's supose to be there or if you can fix it in any way.

JoelSeger
Newbie
So i recently found this new song on spotify but in one part of the song there is a consistant beeping noise. The beeping sound only occurs at that one part. I just wondered if it's supose to be ther...
2016-10-19 5:09:35 PM
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Artist Radio for new artist.

Hi, we have a new artist on Spotify, but the Artist Radio fucntion doesn't work. I'm assuming it becasue there isn't enough data to create a station? Does anyone know how to get an Artist Radio started?

gbhumphrey
Newbie
Hi, we have a new artist on Spotify, but the Artist Radio fucntion doesn't work. I'm assuming it becasue there isn't enough data to create a station? Does anyone know how to get an Artist Radio start...
2014-04-12 10:05:41 PM
2016-10-19 3:08:50 AM
AndrewHinds
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Mac: Flag "Can't play the current track" for almost all songs

Almost all of songs that I want to play will not play. When attempting to play a green bar pops up at the top of the application that has a flag and then "Can't play the current track". This occurs not only for playlists I've made but the Radio featu...

teresadinter
Newbie
Almost all of songs that I want to play will not play. When attempting to play a green bar pops up at the top of the application that has a flag and then "Can't play the current track". This occurs n...
2014-10-06 3:00:41 AM
2016-10-17 9:51:31 PM
simsharala
Newbie
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Deleting songs from a LARGE playlist

I'm very confused as I've seen this issue mentioned over and over again for years, yet Spotify has not fixed it. The problem is if you're listening to a large playlist (my "starred" is over 3k songs) you cannot delete a specific song very easily from...

res0zpvt
Newbie
I'm very confused as I've seen this issue mentioned over and over again for years, yet Spotify has not fixed it. The problem is if you're listening to a large playlist (my "starred" is over 3k songs)...
2016-10-14 8:13:08 PM
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Add up next problem

I have a really annoying problem. One week ago or so, I added an album up next. After that it reappeard every time I open Spotify. When I start a playlist, the first song is played, and then this album starts. I have to go in an delete it from up nex...

anettelhg
Regular
I have a really annoying problem. One week ago or so, I added an album up next. After that it reappeard every time I open Spotify. When I start a playlist, the first song is played, and then this alb...
2016-10-06 11:30:52 PM
2016-10-13 4:33:49 AM
marlonsphere
Roadie
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Library gradually disappears until I reinstall.

I'm having this problem where over the course of a couple months songs from albums in my library will stop appearing. (If I click the album, then click "view full album" they exist, so it's just that they've been removed from my library, not from Spo...

sevexpei
Casual Listener
I'm having this problem where over the course of a couple months songs from albums in my library will stop appearing. (If I click the album, then click "view full album" they exist, so it's just that...
2016-10-13 1:41:51 AM
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No sound anymore when changing output device (internal speakers vs. bluetooth) [OSX]

Dear, I'm having issue with my sound from Spotify, when I change the output device on my Macbook (OSX 10.10.2) from internal speakers to my bluetooth audio set for the 2nd time, the sound from Spotify gets lost. Other sounds from my Macbook still wor...

rogermeijer
Regular
Dear, I'm having issue with my sound from Spotify, when I change the output device on my Macbook (OSX 10.10.2) from internal speakers to my bluetooth audio set for the 2nd time, the sound fr...
2015-03-29 11:56:00 PM
2016-10-05 2:15:58 PM
bibipov
Casual Listener
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Promo voume not normalized

I understand than promo in free mode are important, but there is too much difference of volume when promo start, i must to decrease volume almost of 30-40%!! Pls fix!!

hyrion79
Casual Listener
I understand than promo in free mode are important, but there is too much difference of volume when promo start, i must to decrease volume almost of 30-40%!! Pls fix!!
2016-10-05 9:09:38 AM
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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...

xrisk
Regular
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...
2015-05-23 8:46:31 PM
2016-10-05 3:17:27 AM
MMBrown
Newbie
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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. ...

roekone
Casual Listener
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...
2016-04-01 11:36:02 PM
2016-10-04 4:26:37 PM
hexarobi
Newbie
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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%...

dhoffman42
Casual Listener
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...
2015-06-10 3:49:42 AM
2016-10-03 1:15:06 PM
KkThxBye
Regular
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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. ...

robinduijsens
Newbie
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...
2016-10-01 5:23:10 PM
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