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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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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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Solved!! Unable to play tracks on Spotify Free

Hi, i downgraded from Premium to free and now i'm unable to listen to playlists (mine or Spotify) even in shuffle mode. One track begin to play and 1 second later a message says (translated from french): Impossible to play the selected track. I under...

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  • Hi,   i downgraded from Premium to free and now i'm unable to listen to playlists (mine or Spotify) even in shuffle mode. One track begin to play and 1 second later a message says (tr...
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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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A lot of my music skips

After I downloaded the new update for Spotifly for Mac, my music seems to be skipping and saying that it is "unable to play track". How do I fix this?

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  • After I downloaded the new update for Spotifly for Mac, my music seems to be skipping and saying that it is "unable to play track". How do I fix this?
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I would like to have automatic adjuste

Hi, When at work listeing to spotify and if I get a call on Lync or Skype the volyme of the music stays the same. It would be great if lowered automatically (a setting or similar). I use laste OS for Mac. Kind regards, Jonas

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  • Hi,   When at work listeing to spotify and if I get a call on Lync or Skype the volyme of the music stays the same. It would be great if lowered automatically (a setting or similar). I use las...
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Desktop App activity not updating Facebook - Web player is!

Hi all, I'm running the desktop player on my Mac. It's version 1.0.20.94.g8f8543b3. When I play a track in the desktop player the app does not update the activity to Facebook. Sometimes the web player does update Facebook usually if I open the web pl...

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  • Hi all,   I'm running the desktop player on my Mac.  It's version 1.0.20.94.g8f8543b3.   When I play a track in the desktop player the app does not update the activity to Face...
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[BUG] Adding a song from an external playlist does not show it on the artist page

I added a song from my discover weekly recently and when on the artist page, it doesn't show that I had added it. Thus, it's possible to add a song twice. Very annoying. How to reproduce: add a song from an external playlist to your library, then vis...

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  • I added a song from my discover weekly recently and when on the artist page, it doesn't show that I had added it. Thus, it's possible to add a song twice. Very annoying.   How to reproduce:&nb...
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Slow buffering on desktop

I've had this problem for a while, and there is just no soloution. So I'll post again. The buffering is too slow on the desktop. Songs will take around a minute to a minute and a half to buffer. I have a 30MBS connection, so the connection isn't the ...

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  •   I've had this problem for a while, and there is just no soloution. So I'll post again. The buffering is too slow on the desktop.    Songs will take around a minute to a minute and...
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Year In Music

My Year in Music review thing is just wrong for some reason. It says only listened to one artist, and only one album, which is 100% not the case. Any reasons as to why this might be? Thanks for any help!

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  • My Year in Music review thing is just wrong for some reason. It says only listened to one artist, and only one album, which is 100% not the case. Any reasons as to why this might be?   Thanks ...
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Long MP3 audio files don't show correct play time and jump on progress bar

I'm using the local file feature to listen to an audiobook on my OSX computer When I get to about 4h 7m into the file, the meter jumps back to the beginning and displays 1m 58 seconds, somewhat relative to the playing position beyond 4h07m. https://w...

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  • I'm using the local file feature to listen to an audiobook on my OSX computer   When I get to about 4h 7m into the file, the meter jumps back to the beginning  and displays 1m 58 second...
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also cannot unfollow someones playlist

hi - can you please help me unfollow a particular playlist?

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  • hi - can you please help me unfollow a particular playlist?
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Login Errors

I accidentally logged out of my account yesterday, and now when I try to log in (not through Facebook) it keeps telling me I already have that I have already created an account with this email. Please help!

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  • I accidentally logged out of my account yesterday, and now when I try to log in (not through Facebook) it keeps telling me I already have that I have already created an account with this email. Pleas...
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[BUG] Save button not changing to a checkmark

When I click the Plus sign next to a track to save it to my songs, it's not changing into a checkmark. This has been happening for a few versions of the desktop app now. It's saving the track because when i click Your Music/ Songs, the track is there...

  • Music Fan
  • When I click the Plus sign next to a track to save it to my songs, it's not changing into a checkmark.  This has been happening for a few versions of the desktop app now.  It's saving ...
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Spotify steals focus Mac + Cmd-tab + multiple desktops

One of the latest versions of Spotify on my Mac all of a sudden steals focus when I cmd-tab to it. I use multiple desktops (spaces?) and always leave Spotify on Desktop 1 on my Mac. I usually do work in some other desktop, say Desktop 2. In my settin...

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  • One of the latest versions of Spotify on my Mac all of a sudden steals focus when I cmd-tab to it.   I use multiple desktops (spaces?) and always leave Spotify on Desktop 1 on my Mac.  I ...
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Playlist doesn't stretch to full resolution of monitor

On my work mac Spotify doesn't seem to stretch the playlist columns as I adjust the size of the window. Please see attached image. This also happens on my PC desktop at home. The zoom-in, zoom-out feature doesn't "fix" this either.

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  • On my work mac Spotify doesn't seem to stretch the playlist columns as I adjust the size of the window.  Please see attached image.  This also happens on my PC desktop at home.  The zo...
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