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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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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
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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
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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
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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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Solved!! App zaps and blinks and wont play music

My spotify app wondow on macbook pro blinks and zaps like crazy and will not play songs. Anyone with similary problem?

matupop
Casual Listener
My spotify app wondow on macbook pro blinks and zaps like crazy and will not play songs. Anyone with similary problem?
2016-07-22 2:15:37 PM
2016-07-23 9:43:33 PM
osornios
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Issue where Spotify returns to the top of the site when going back

Starting about 2 weeks ago, Spotify changed where when I'm browsing an artist or playlist and hit the back button to go back to the previous page, the page scroll automatically goes all the way to the top. It's really annoying because sometimes I'm h...

juls4788
Casual Listener
Starting about 2 weeks ago, Spotify changed where when I'm browsing an artist or playlist and hit the back button to go back to the previous page, the page scroll automatically goes all the way to th...
2016-07-22 3:05:14 AM
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Spotify won't start (Mac)

So, my spotify all of a sudden decided not to work anymore. When I open the app it won't go any further than shown on the pic below. When i close it, it says the app is not responding, so I force close it, and try again with the same result. I've rei...

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lortehoved
Newbie
So, my spotify all of a sudden decided not to work anymore. When I open the app it won't go any further than shown on the pic below. When i close it, it says the app is not responding, so I force clo...
2016-07-20 3:37:46 PM
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Logged out and now not premium

I was logged out of my spotify (not sure why) and when I logged back in it said I only had a "free" subscirption and all but 10 songs were gone.

pattersonknp
Newbie
I was logged out of my spotify (not sure why) and when I logged back in it said I only had a "free" subscirption and all but 10 songs were gone.
2016-07-20 1:40:49 AM
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Fast Forward Mac Keyboard Shortcut

Does one exist?

dannymichel
Music Fan
Does one exist?
2016-07-18 3:50:14 PM
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The ability to sort followed artists

When I'm in my user profile, I can view all of the artists/users I follow. Is there any way to alphabetize/sort this list to make it actually navigable?

the_gregster12
Music Fan
When I'm in my user profile, I can view all of the artists/users I follow. Is there any way to alphabetize/sort this list to make it actually navigable?
2016-07-16 9:42:28 PM
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Mac app looses focus in text field when typing an inbox message

Brief description of the issue:I was typing a message in the inbox and the app kept loosing focus in the text field. I would notice it as I would hit space and the music would stop and I could see some of my last letters were not typed. Steps to repr...

bbarrefors
Casual Listener
Brief description of the issue: I was typing a message in the inbox and the app kept loosing focus in the text field. I would notice it as I would hit space and the music would stop and I could see ...
2016-07-15 9:50:07 AM
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All of my playlists just went missing!!! Please help

Was updating some playlists on my deskstop app and all of my playlists just disappeared. How do I recover them?

cbridgham
Newbie
Was updating some playlists on my deskstop app and all of my playlists just disappeared. How do I recover them?
2016-07-13 9:45:03 PM
2016-07-14 9:18:42 AM
Jakesafirstein
Newbie
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Cannot share a playlist with user I'm following

I found my friend's profile and followed her. However, when I open a playlist and click Share --> Send to, I can't find her name or username. Please help!

kirstenlkh
Newbie
I found my friend's profile and followed her. However, when I open a playlist and click Share --> Send to, I can't find her name or username. Please help!
2016-07-13 3:14:37 PM
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Removing Local Files

Hi there,I've recently set up a Spotify account which I'll use on my Mac and I added my iTunes library into Spotify as Local Files to begin with. I want to delete them all as I've managed to get most of them on Spotify. I've went into Preferences and...

danmac_
Newbie
Hi there, I've recently set up a Spotify account which I'll use on my Mac and I added my iTunes library into Spotify as Local Files to begin with. I want to delete them all as I've managed t...
2016-07-13 2:45:32 PM
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Songs not showing up

Songs are not showing up under the "song" tab. Initially, after a fresh install it will work for a certain time and eventually the song tab is not accessible anymore. Only a fresh install will solve the problem. This has been an on going issue for qu...

hansibansi
Newbie
Songs are not showing up under the "song" tab. Initially, after a fresh install it will work for a certain time and eventually the song tab is not accessible anymore. Only a fresh install will solve ...
2016-07-13 11:13:18 AM
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Memory leak on Mac 10.11.5

Hi folks,I have been using spotify desktop client on my Mac. And I have noticed interesting thing recently: application wrote around 30 Gb to disk storage. There are a few screens attached.DiskCPUNetwork

amisiuryk
Regular
Hi folks, I have been using spotify desktop client on my Mac. And I have noticed interesting thing recently: application wrote around 30 Gb to disk storage. There are a few screens attached. ...
2016-07-12 4:55:36 PM
2016-07-12 8:31:11 PM
Bittencourt
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Listening history blank (Mac OS 10.11.4 (15E65) Spotify: 1.0.28.87.g8f9312a4)

Since at least a couple weeks ago, I noticed the listening history on my Spotify desktop client is completely blank. I open the queue and it seems to be working fine, but the History is blank. Used to show my history. I have tried restarting the app,...

sshimmy
Regular
Since at least a couple weeks ago, I noticed the listening history on my Spotify desktop client is completely blank. I open the queue and it seems to be working fine, but the History is blank. U...
2016-05-17 8:57:42 PM
2016-07-12 7:19:02 PM
sshimmy
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SelfControl App and opening Spotify Ports

Hello all, I have an issue that I'm hoping someone in the community can solve. I've been unable to find the answers I need with Google. I use an app called SelfControl App that blocks internet traffic. It makes it so I can get work done without getti...

miggythegreat
Casual Listener
Hello all, I have an issue that I'm hoping someone in the community can solve. I've been unable to find the answers I need with Google. I use an app called SelfControl App&nbsp...
2015-06-14 2:36:42 AM
2016-07-09 4:16:57 PM
mraby
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Solved!! Spotify won't install on Mac 10.5.8

When I try to install spotify on my Mac (OSX 10.5.8), I unzip the Installer file and a window comes up saying its downloading then disappears. The "instal spotify" box is still on my dock, but the actual program won't open to let me sign in. It is al...

user-removed
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When I try to install spotify on my Mac (OSX 10.5.8), I unzip the Installer file and a window comes up saying its downloading then disappears. The "instal spotify" box is still on my dock, but the ac...
2013-02-19 5:11:10 PM
2016-07-08 8:40:40 PM
mmjones20
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Discover Weekly Title in German

http://d.pr/i/15x0N Platform: OSX 10.11.5 (15F34)App version: 1.0.32.96.g3c8a06e6 Previously has always been in English as expected. Never been to Germany. Language has always been set to English.

zero1zero14
Newbie
http://d.pr/i/15x0N Platform: OSX 10.11.5 (15F34) App version: 1.0.32.96.g3c8a06e6 Previously has always been in English as expected. Never been to Germany. L...
2016-07-07 12:44:21 AM
2016-07-08 12:36:01 PM
Hubo
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Solved!! Where is the Devices tab? Mine is missing....

I'm trying to sync my iphone to Spotify, but the instructions I've found say there should be a 'Devices' section in the sidebar. Did I accidentally disable it or something?

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user-removed
Visitor
I'm trying to sync my iphone to Spotify, but the instructions I've found say there should be a 'Devices' section in the sidebar. Did I accidentally disable it or something?
2015-04-07 1:31:14 AM
2016-07-07 10:48:44 PM
led357
Newbie
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Solved!! Can't see the Devices menu anywhere

I'm on Premium, I'm trying to sync my local files on desktop Spotify to my iPhone; I'm reading the instructions, and I can't see where I "pair" my iPhone to Spotify. It seems I should be seeing a "Devices" menu which doesn't appear on my Spotify ??

garlandsmith
Music Fan
I'm on Premium, I'm trying to sync my local files on desktop Spotify to my iPhone; I'm reading the instructions, and I can't see where I "pair" my iPhone to Spotify. It seems I should be seeing a "De...
2015-05-10 4:56:25 PM
2016-07-05 9:05:04 PM
sarasite
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lost all my spotify playlists , need help

1. I moved recently from Spain to UK.2. My free Spotify account was blocked without any warning ( because of the 14-day abroad limitation)3. I couldn't change the country in my account settings to change the country from ES to UK4. When I created my ...

alexk3
Casual Listener
1. I moved recently from Spain to UK. 2. My free Spotify account was blocked without any warning ( because of the 14-day abroad limitation) 3. I couldn't change the country in my account setti...
2015-05-23 1:18:09 PM
2016-07-02 10:18:54 AM
alexk3
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Spotify won't download on my Mac

So I tried downloading Spotify on my Mac (desktop) and the SpotifyInstaller.zip downloaded but when I clicked on it to install Spotify something popped up and said that the file was corrupted.

Richard23296
Newbie
So I tried downloading Spotify on my Mac (desktop) and the SpotifyInstaller.zip downloaded but when I clicked on it to install Spotify something popped up and said that the file was corrupted.
2016-06-30 10:50:58 PM
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