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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!! All Playlists have Disappeared

Hello, I logged into Spotify today and found that all of my playlists (I had created several) have completely disappeared. What happened? How do I get them back? EDIT: I should note - I HAVE playlists - they're just not mine. It's a short list of wei...

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  • Hello, I logged into Spotify today and found that all of my playlists (I had created several) have completely disappeared. What happened? How do I get them back?   EDIT:  I should note - ...
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Devices Not Showing Up in Spotify

I have tried everything... connecting to the same Wi-Fi network, connecting with AND without a cable, restarting my laptop, restarting my phone, deleting my phone app, deleting the app on my Mac, and nothing seems to be working... nothing seems to be...

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  • I have tried everything... connecting to the same Wi-Fi network, connecting with AND without a cable, restarting my laptop, restarting my phone, deleting my phone app, deleting the app on my Mac, and...
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Solved!! Sharing a playlist in Spotify with non-Facebook users

Hi, I am using a Mac and trying to share a playlist from my account to a friend's account. Neither of us are on facebook and when I go to the share option and type the Spotify username it claims that it cannot be recognised. I have tried to follow th...

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  • Hi,    I am using a Mac and trying to share a playlist from my account to a friend's account.  Neither of us are on facebook and when I go to the share option and type the Spotify us...
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Songs Won't Play

I downloaded Spotify onto my MacBook Pro today. For a couple of hours I was able to play my songs just fine. I was in the process of organizing my songs into playlists when my issue happened. When in my song library I can play a song if I click the p...

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  • I downloaded Spotify onto my MacBook Pro today. For a couple of hours I was able to play my songs just fine. I was in the process of organizing my songs into playlists when my issue happened.  ...
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Browse missing

Hey only today out of nowhere my browse button has disappeared on my iphone app and I can't go to any playlists bar my own? I have tried deleting the app and reinstalling and re- logining in. Please help

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  • Hey only today out of nowhere my browse button has disappeared on my iphone app and I can't go to any playlists bar my own? I have tried deleting the app and reinstalling and re- logining in. Please ...
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Cannot log in to Mac player

I created a new account with a gmail alias (myname+spotify@gmail.com) because my wife took over my original Spotify account years ago and I don't want to make her change. This account is working in that I can log in to the web player, but I cannot lo...

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  • I created a new account with a gmail alias (myname+spotify@gmail.com) because my wife took over my original Spotify account years ago and I don't want to make her change. This account is working in t...
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Why is my Facebook profile still showing up?

I disconnected Spotify from Facebook but my Facebook name still shows up. I tried logging in and logging back out, uninstalling and reinstalling, and this has not worked. I don't my FB name to appear at all (which is different from my Spotify usernam...

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  • I disconnected Spotify from Facebook but my Facebook name still shows up. I tried logging in and logging back out, uninstalling and reinstalling, and this has not worked. I don't my FB name to appear...
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All of my iTunes playlists are showing up. Why?

I don't want any of my iTunes music connected to Spotify. When I installed the app on one of my computers I manually had to delete every single iTunes playlist. If I install on another computer, I don't want to have to do the same thing. Please help.

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  • I don't want any of my iTunes music connected to Spotify. When I installed the app on one of my computers I manually had to delete every single iTunes playlist. If I install on another computer, I do...
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Proxy catch 22 on MAC OS-X

So, my Spotify client tries to connect to a proxy server that no longer exist.Logon is not possible and it seems that the settings options is unavailable until I log on.I have removed all proxy settings from my mac, but somehow Spotify stills keeps t...

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  • So, my Spotify client tries to connect to a proxy server that no longer exist. Logon is not possible and it seems that the settings options is unavailable until I log on. I have removed all proxy s...
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Solved!! Empty playlist

My playlist got emptied the other day for some reason, not emptied by me. Is there any way to retrieve it?Playlist ID: 0vCn9olrPNfAQJAlPJcWkvI have currently added couple of tracks since it got emptied.

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  • My playlist got emptied the other day for some reason, not emptied by me. Is there any way to retrieve it? Playlist ID: 0vCn9olrPNfAQJAlPJcWkv I have currently added couple of tracks since...
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Summary view of playlists within a folder suddenly blank (MAC)

Hello. Was hoping someone might be able to help with this issue: I have folders containing multiple playlists (the playlists are essentially albums).Spotify used to show me a preview of all playlists within a folder, as tiles, with some summary detai...

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  •   Hello. Was hoping someone might be able to help with this issue:   I have folders containing multiple playlists (the playlists are essentially albums). Spotify used to show me a ...
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Solved!! "can't play the current track" issue on Mac client

Hi, I'm a premium Spotify user. Very often, when using the Mac client, I get a "can't play the current track" error message. It appears for the same track if I try to re-play it, even after restarting Spotify. The same song plays fine on my Android p...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I'm a premium Spotify user. Very often, when using the Mac client, I get a "can't play the current track" error message. It appears for the same track if I try to re-play it, even afte...
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can't launch Spotify for Mac anymore after today's update

Can't launch Spotify for Mac anymore after today's update. "You can’t open the app because PowerPC apps are no longer supported."

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  • Can't launch Spotify for Mac anymore after today's update. "You can’t open the app because PowerPC apps are no longer supported."
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Bose Sound Touch Error - Spotify on Iphone

I was helping a party last night, using my spotify account with a bose sound touch.I downloaded the Bose App for iOS, then I log into my Spotify account, then was ok.Now, I am trying to play any song in my iphone, but it seems like the app recognize ...

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  • I was helping a party last night, using my spotify account with a bose sound touch. I downloaded the Bose App for iOS, then I log into my Spotify account, then was ok. Now, I am trying to play ...
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Add to queue w/ Bose Soundtouch 10 doesn't actually do anything

Here's how I reproduce this: 1) Have a Bose Soundtouch 10 configured.2) Open Spotify (I've tried this from the iphone and from the osx client); choose to play from the speaker mentioned in step 1.3a) In desktop client select a song or album, click on...

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  • Here's how I reproduce this:   1) Have a Bose Soundtouch 10 configured. 2) Open Spotify (I've tried this from the iphone and from the osx client); choose to play from the speaker mention...
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Speedport entry 2i and Spotify offline issue

Hi there, I have the above router and I face the following issue. When I open my android app, it always says that I am offline, no Internet connection. Sometimes it stays like this forever, and sometimes it takes minutes to finally show me the browse...

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  • Hi there,   I have the above router and I face the following issue.   When I open my android app, it always says that I am offline, no Internet connection.   Sometimes it st...
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Solved!! When will 'sort search results by column heading' be restored to Spotify?

"once you do a search, the column headings are unresponsive, regarding sorting by song title or sorting by artist or by album". This is something I need from the program that should not have been removed. "I can no longer SORT the search results by s...

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  • "once you do a search, the column headings are unresponsive, regarding sorting by song title or sorting by artist or by album". This is something I need from the program that should not have been r...
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Solved!! Mac Os Yosemite - Streaming to AppleTV using Airplay

Hey guys i tryed to find any solution in the internet but cant find a working one. So my question, is there any chance right now to stream music from spotify to my appletv using airplay? Im using a MacBook Pro with Yosemite Greets

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  • Hey guys   i tryed to find any solution in the internet but cant find a working one.   So my question,    is there any chance right now to stream music from spotify to...
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Spotify Not compatible with mac 10.11.1

Ever since i did the update on my mac my spotify says that it is not supporting it anymore. and spotify hasnt relased a new update to fix this bug. any suggestions?

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  • Ever since i did the update on my mac my spotify says that it is not supporting it anymore. and spotify hasnt relased a new update to fix this bug. any suggestions? 
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