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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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Solved!! [Desktop] Scroll unresponsive

The Spotify scroll on Desktop Mac can be quite buggy and when you click on it, it doesn't do anything. I find that to activate the scroll button, you have to first use your mouse / trackpad to scroll and then only can you really click the scroll bar....

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  • The Spotify scroll on Desktop Mac can be quite buggy and when you click on it, it doesn't do anything. I find that to activate the scroll button, you have to first use your mouse / trackpad to scroll...
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How can I "filter" my albums?

On my iPhone, I can "filter" albums, meaning I can use a composer, an album title, whatever ... I can find the album I'm looking for. But there's no way to search my albums on the Mac Desktop client. I know I can search Playlists, but how about album...

  • Gig Goer
  • On my iPhone, I can "filter" albums, meaning I can use a composer, an album title, whatever ... I can find the album I'm looking for.   But there's no way to search my albums on the Mac D...
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Solved!! How to Restore access for a Third Party?

I deleted access by BBC iPlayer by mistake. What is the easiest way to restore it?? I was exploring my Account adding this and that. I came across a list of Third Parties that had access to my account. One was BBC iPlayer. There was the word Revoke a...

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  • I deleted access by BBC iPlayer by mistake. What is the easiest way to restore it??   I was exploring my Account adding this and that.  I came across a list of Third Parties that had acce...
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Last.fm scrobbling not working

I have a problem with scrobbling my music to last.fm through Spotify desktop app on Mac. It has been not working since yesterday.

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  • I have a problem with scrobbling my music to last.fm through Spotify desktop app on Mac. It has been not working since yesterday.
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Playlists on Mac disappeared

Hi, I recently had to get a new hard drive for my Macbook pro because the old one was failing. All my programs including Spotify were therefore deleted. But when I reinstalled Spotify using my old account I couldn't find my playlists. The weird thing...

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  • Hi,   I recently had to get a new hard drive for my Macbook pro because the old one was failing. All my programs including Spotify were therefore deleted. But when I reinstalled Spotify usin...
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Spotify says I'm offline even though I'm connected to the Internet

I've had this problem all day. Whenever I open Spotify, it says that I'm offline. I'm not offline. I've tried refreshing it many times, and it still says that I'm offline. Hell, I've even tried reinstalling Spotify. Nothing seems to help me. Is there...

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  • I've had this problem all day. Whenever I open Spotify, it says that I'm offline. I'm not offline. I've tried refreshing it many times, and it still says that I'm offline. Hell, I've even tried reins...
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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

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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....
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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

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  • 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
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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?????

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

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  • 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 
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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...

  • 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...
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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 ...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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.

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  • 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...
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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?

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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)...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

  • 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...
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