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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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Spotify randomly autoplays

I'm using Spotify premium on an macbook pro. Spotify starts up at random times. I close the app and it pop itself randomly and play music. I find most annoyingI try few times fresh inastall without success. My OS is 10.8.5 Only solution till now is d...

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  • I'm using Spotify premium on an macbook pro.  Spotify starts up at random times. I close the app and it pop itself randomly and play music.  I find most annoying I try few times fresh inas...
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Music does not work

Hello I use Spotify for several days Macbook Air but there's a problem. In fact I had to turn off my computer off and on the music I was listening does not work at all remaining block at 0:00. Other music works perfectly. Music block is as follows: M...

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  • Hello I use Spotify for several days Macbook Air but there's a problem. In fact I had to turn off my computer off and on the music I was listening does not work at all remaining block at 0:00. Other ...
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Other users playlists

Usually when you go to any catalog in Genres and Moods you find "official" playlists and next to it "users" playlists.(4 square cover).But right now i see only official. Where i can find users playlists by Genree/Mood? Thanks.

  • Newbie
  • Usually when you go to any catalog in Genres and Moods you find "official" playlists and next to it "users" playlists.(4 square cover). But right now i see only official. Where i can find users play...
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Searching within a playlist using the Ctrl+F hotkey to find songs/artists/album titles

There used to a way to search within a playlist and I can no longer to get it work. What I mean by this is that I have a big playlist and I want to search for a certain song wthout scrolling so I will hit the 'Ctrl' + 'F' keys together to bring up a ...

  • Casual Listener
  • There used to a way to search within a playlist and I can no longer to get it work.  What I mean by this is that I have a big playlist and I want to search for a certain song wthout scrolling so...
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Crash On Play OSX

So I have done a clean install and made sure that all prefs caches have been removed. On playing a track (any remote or local) the application crashes On starting using the terminal I can see the following problem:spotify(35717,0xb7481000) malloc: **...

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  • So I have done a clean install and made sure that all prefs caches have been removed.   On playing a track (any remote or local) the application crashes   On starting using the ter...
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Keeps deleting dowloaded playlists

I've been using Spoitfy on Mac for more than a year now. But every few months my downloaded playlists get erased comletely. I am not sure if it may be related to System Updates on OSX? I am wondering about that because just yesterday I updated to 10....

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  • I've been using Spoitfy on Mac for more than a year now. But every few months my downloaded playlists get erased comletely. I am not sure if it may be related to System Updates on OSX? I am wondering...
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spotify is a piece of garbage.

1st: If I start a radio station based on a genre or a song and I thumbs up a song within this playlist that I like, 'Spotify' starts to recycle the same 2-5 songs and keeps them on repeat. i have no idea why this happens and they have no releation to...

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  • 1st:  If I start a radio station based on a genre or a song and I thumbs up a song within this playlist that I like, 'Spotify' starts to recycle the same 2-5 songs and keeps them on repeat. &nbs...
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local files play on macbook but not on iphone 6, even though it says it synced.

My local files are all imported from iTunes on the Spotify app on my macbook, and they all play fine on my mac. I dragged and dropped them into my playlists, and some of the tracks synced to my phone fine, but a lot of them are still greyed out in th...

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  • My local files are all imported from iTunes on the Spotify app on my macbook, and they all play fine on my mac. I dragged and dropped them into my playlists, and some of the tracks synced to my phone...
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Downgrade feels SOOO GOOD!!!! Thanks everyone!!

Just did the downgrade trick to go back to 0.8.5 and omg it feels sooooo good to be home again!!! It runs so smooth, looks beautiful and does everything I need. Thanks everyone who has been posting the instructions on how to do it, this means i get t...

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  • Just did the downgrade trick to go back to 0.8.5 and omg it feels sooooo good to be home again!!! It runs so smooth, looks beautiful and does everything I need. Thanks everyone who has been posting t...
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Solved!! Question about specific song

I have a question about a specific song. It's about "Soleil Soleil" from the artist "Ilya". For some reason I can't add the song to my "songs" since there is no + button and when I play it via Spotify Connect it won't play. It appears on my mac and i...

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  • I have a question about a specific song. It's about "Soleil Soleil" from the artist "Ilya". For some reason I can't add the song to my "songs" since there is no + button and when I play it via Spotif...
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[Bug] Cross platform connect

I opened Spotify on my Mac and my Windows 8.1 machine, selected a song on my Windows 8.1 pc then selected a different one on my mac, then opened my queue on my windows pc and played the current song on my windows pc, then opened spotify on my nexus 5...

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  • I opened Spotify on my Mac and my Windows 8.1 machine, selected a song on my Windows 8.1 pc then selected a different one on my mac, then opened my queue on my windows pc and played the current song ...
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I accidentally deleted a song from a playlist and can't undo

Guys, I accidentally pressed "delete" on a song in a playlist using my Mac, and the song deleted without a prompt. And, I cannot undo this action. This sucks. Now I have no idea which song I've lost. I swear this functionality was available in an ear...

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  • Guys, I accidentally pressed "delete" on a song in a playlist using my Mac, and the song deleted without a prompt. And, I cannot undo this action.   This sucks. Now I have no idea which song I...
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Spotify trying to connect to old Mac server

I am currently using Spotify on my iMac. The iMac used to be connected to a Mac mini acting as a local server but due to moving the iMac from my office to home the iMac is no longer connected to the server. I cleared the server cache in 'Connect to s...

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  • I am currently using Spotify on my iMac. The iMac used to be connected to a Mac mini acting as a local server but due to moving the iMac from my office to home the iMac is no longer connected to the ...
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control desktop app with phone

Hi, I was wondering what happened to the ability to control the desktop application with your phone or tablet?

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  • Hi, I was wondering what happened to the ability to control the desktop application with your phone or tablet?
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Apps gone

Why have you removed the app's? Actually some like Pitchfork, Gaffa and last.fm and more others where actually usefull for discovering new music. Your own discover feature is of not much use sadly. A bad implementation and to many limitations makes i...

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  • ...ecide to make public. It's sad that Mark Knopflers lates album is not available on Spotify. I also disovered more track on some albums are not there. It's highly annonying and something that could make m...
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Spotify Crashes

Hello!The app told me to update it if i want to choose the songs i could play, so i did. After installing said updates, i would try to log in and every time i try to log in the app crahes. If this helps, i have an iphone 4s with IOS 8.1.1

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  • Hello! The app told me to update it if i want to choose the songs i could play, so i did. After installing said updates, i would try to log in and every time i try to log in the app crahes. If thi...
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Solved!! Friend feed keeps appearing

Just updated today to version 1.0.3.101.bgfa97dfeRunning OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 on macbook pro retina from late 2013 As of the new update, my friend feed keeps appearing on its own. I always keep my friend feed turned off, and when I restarted the pro...

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  • Just updated today to version 1.0.3.101.bgfa97dfe Running OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 on macbook pro retina from late 2013   As of the new update, my friend feed keeps appearing on its own. I alway...
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No Sound on Macbook speakers, nor through bluetooth speaker

I cannot get Spotify to play on my Macbook at all. I cannot get it to play on either the laptop speakers or my Bluetooth Jawbone Jambox. Help?!? I'm a premium member, but that doesn't do me any good if I can't get sound. What am I doing wrong?

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  • I cannot get Spotify to play on my Macbook at all.  I cannot get it to play on either the laptop speakers or my Bluetooth Jawbone Jambox.  Help?!?  I'm a premium member, but that doesn...
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Solved!! Playlist Folder

So is the playlist folder option another feature no longer available?

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  • So is the playlist folder option another feature no longer available?
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Solved!! Any way to play songs remotely on your iphone from your mac?

I like to sit on my bed and listen to music, but my speaker (which aren't wireless) are at my desk. If I left my iPhone on my desk, plugged in to the speakers, is there any way to play spotify tracks on it from my mac?

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  • I like to sit on my bed and listen to music, but my speaker (which aren't wireless) are at my desk.   If I left my iPhone on my desk, plugged in to the speakers, is there any way to play spoti...
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