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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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music plays 1:30 then stops

I have a premium spotify account and have never had problems before until a couple of days ago. Out of nowhere my music will only play for a minute and 30 seconds then stop playing the audio. I've deleted the app and reinstalled it but it didn't help...

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  • I have a premium spotify account and have never had problems before until a couple of days ago. Out of nowhere my music will only play for a minute and 30 seconds then stop playing the audio. I've de...
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limit of number of songs in a playlist?

Spotify have notified that my starred playlist is now improved but have split it in two. I cannot add any more to the bigger one. Is there a limit?

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  • Spotify have notified that my starred playlist is now improved but have split it in two. I cannot add any more to the bigger one. Is there a limit?
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Local File sync causes 98%+ CPU usage

Mac OS X 10.11.1Spotify 1.0.16.104.g3b776c9e Starting with a fresh install of Spotify, on a machine with iTunes folder on external HDD1) Open Preferences2) Select iTunes folder3) Watch as CPU spikes to 98%+, hanging computer

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  • Mac OS X 10.11.1 Spotify 1.0.16.104.g3b776c9e   Starting with a fresh install of Spotify, on a machine with iTunes folder on external HDD 1) Open Preferences 2) Select iTunes folder 3...
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BUG in libdispatch client

Seen in Console: 11/15/15 01:33:10.122 Spotify[4479]: BUG in libdispatch client: kevent[EVFILT_MEMORYSTATUS] add: "Operation not supported" - 0x2d followed immediately by: 11/15/15 01:33:11.666 Spotify[4479]: assertion failed: 15B42: libxpc.dylib + 7...

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  • Seen in Console:   11/15/15 01:33:10.122 Spotify[4479]: BUG in libdispatch client: kevent[EVFILT_MEMORYSTATUS] add: "Operation not supported" - 0x2d   followed immediately by:   ...
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Can't log in

I can't log in! I write my email and my password and i'm told that an account has already been created with that email, as if i was on the regiser section. But i'm not! I'm in the log in section. This happens only in the app, because when i open safa...

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  • I can't log in! I write my email and my password and i'm told that an account has already been created with that email, as if i was on the regiser section. But i'm not! I'm in the log in section. Thi...
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Edit track in long playlist is hard.

Hallo Spotify. After the new update of the desktop app, it's difficult to move a track up and down a playlist, when you won't to move it outside the displayed track on the screen. Before the update, the playlist would move, so youn could drop the tra...

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  • Hallo Spotify.   After the new update of the desktop app, it's difficult to move a track up and down a playlist, when you won't to move it outside the displayed track on the screen. Before the...
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Streaming quality using Stream Magic 6

Hi there, I have a Spotify account and I have managed to stream music from Spotify using the newly avalable option on my CA Stream Magic 6. Things are mainly OK and I have no trouble selecting music to play. Just a query on the Streaming Quality on t...

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  • Hi there,   I have a Spotify account and I have managed to stream music from Spotify using the newly avalable option on my CA Stream Magic 6.   Things are mainly OK and I have no troubl...
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Media buttons on Mac OS X 10.9.2 - only play/pause works.

I have Mac OS X 10.9.2 and the latest version of Spotify. I am unable to get the back/forward media keys to work at all. Play/Pause works fine, however. In comparison, Vox is able to use the back/forward media keys without any problem. I use Mac OS X...

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  • I have Mac OS X 10.9.2 and the latest version of Spotify. I am unable to get the back/forward media keys to work at all. Play/Pause works fine, however.   In comparison, Vox is able to use t...
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Queue Problem!!

I know this is an on-going problem for everyone, but I don't know where else to go. I cannot clear my queue. And even when I start a new playlist of like one song and play that it'll go right back to the queue. When I add a full album to a new playli...

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  • I know this is an on-going problem for everyone, but I don't know where else to go. I cannot clear my queue. And even when I start a new playlist of like one song and play that it'll go right back to...
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Solved!! Can't Play Current Track

I receive this error for random songs and I am a paying member. I've tried deleting and downloading the app on my apple desktop. I've also tried turning off high quality streaming. Help!

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  • I receive this error for random songs and I am a paying member.  I've tried deleting and downloading the app on my apple desktop.  I've also tried turning off high quality streaming.  ...
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Can't play that track

Cannot play track, error disappears before I can even read it. I'm not premium, HQ streaming is not checked, uninstalled and reinstalled, still same problem. Was working fine last night. The only song this seems to affect at the moment is "I Was Made...

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  • Cannot play track, error disappears before I can even read it.  I'm not premium, HQ streaming is not checked, uninstalled and reinstalled, still same problem. Was working fine last night.  ...
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Radio broken

All my stations are gone and I can't create new ones, it just says:"Sorry this radio station cannot be started.Please try with something else" Latest app on OSX.

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  • All my stations are gone and I can't create new ones, it just says: "Sorry this radio station cannot be started. Please try with something else"   Latest app on OSX.
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Going abroad

Hi there,I've just moved to the UK from Germany. Now I can't log in via the app on my IPhone. Can anyone help?Ben

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  • Hi there, I've just moved to the UK from Germany. Now I can't log in via the app on my IPhone. Can anyone help? Ben
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Spotify Family member error

Hi, I just started the Family plan and added my wife to it. She gets an error when she is trying to join the plan: We couldn't add you to the Family plan as your account needs to be based in the same country as the Family plan owner. We are registrat...

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  • Hi, I just started the Family plan and added my wife to it. She gets an error when she is trying to join the plan:    We couldn't add you to the Family plan as your account needs to be ba...
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Solved!! Spotify crashing immediately after opening

Hi, For the past few days, I cannot use my Premium Spotify. The problem started after I restarted my MacBook. Spotify launched automatically when I opened my Mac but it did not open completely. It logs in for a second; but before even I can enhance t...

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  • Hi, For the past few days, I cannot use my Premium Spotify. The problem started after I restarted my MacBook. Spotify launched automatically when I opened my Mac but it did not open completely. It ...
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Iphone won't show up as a device on my laptop

I am trying to download certain songs that I cannot. I know that I need to open my device but whenever I connect my Iphone to my laptop under the MAIN bar on the left my device won't show up. I have disabled my ad block, I have uninstalled Spotify fr...

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  •   I am trying to download certain songs that I cannot. I know that I need to open my device but whenever I connect my Iphone to my laptop under the MAIN bar on the left my device won't show up....
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[Question] 2 computers missing songs

Does anyone know how to sync spotify between 2 computers? Specifically between a Mac and PC. I tried making the playlist available offline, but it does not show on the PC.

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  • Does anyone know how to sync spotify between 2 computers? Specifically between a Mac and PC. I tried making the playlist available offline, but it does not show on the PC. 
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Spotify app store payment

A few minutes ago i bought spotify premium in apps tore but i still don't have premium.

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  • A few minutes ago i bought spotify premium in apps tore but i still don't have premium.
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Hide Announcements

I'm on Unlimited and I'd like permeanently hide the "Annoucements" banner ad that attempts to monopolize my screen each time I switch panes. First, there are mentions of an option in Preferences to permanently hide announcements. I don't see this on ...

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  • I'm on Unlimited and I'd like permeanently hide the "Annoucements" banner ad that attempts to monopolize my screen each time I switch panes. First, there are mentions of an option in Preferences to p...
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Radio Won't Load

Hi everyone, For whatever reason, starting from today, I'm unable to load the radio in Spotify. All it does is sit at the spinning dots. I've uninstalled the program, reinstalled to no avail. This is also affecting my iPhone and my Yosemite based App...

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  • Hi everyone,   For whatever reason, starting from today, I'm unable to load the radio in Spotify. All it does is sit at the spinning dots.   I've uninstalled the program, reinstalled to...
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