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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!! How to follow a friends 'Songs' Playlist

It must have been a year since the 'Songs' system, or as it was described in one thread, "Starred 2.0" came out, and yet, unless I am mistaken, it still isn't doing the one thing which made the starred system so valuable to me. Please tell me there i...

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  • It must have been a year since the 'Songs' system, or as it was described in one thread, "Starred 2.0" came out, and yet, unless I am mistaken, it still isn't doing the one thing which made the starr...
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I cannot log into Spotify using facebook

I cannot log into Spotify using facebook. When I try it opens the Spotify login page and then the page fails. When I try to log in using my email I get this response. Its been like this since I updated spotify last week.

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  • I cannot log into Spotify using facebook. When I try it opens the Spotify login page and then the page fails. When I try to log in using my email I get this response. Its been like this since I updat...
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Dumping Spotify after 3 years

Can't deal with the issues any more. I've just cancelled my subscription and signed up with Deezer. I will not support your company if you don't support your paying customers. Bye Bye

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  • Can't deal with the issues any more. I've just cancelled my subscription and signed up with Deezer. I will not support your company if you don't support your paying customers. Bye Bye  
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Spotify 1.0.1.1060 - Shuffle songs/mode will not turn off

Whenever I use my keyboard to advance songs, or even double clicking a song I want to play, on any album, any playlist, Shuffle mode automatically turns on. Even clicking to turn it off again and selecting a new song, Shuffle turns on yet again. This...

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  • Whenever I use my keyboard to advance songs, or even double clicking a song I want to play, on any album, any playlist, Shuffle mode automatically turns on. Even clicking to turn it off again and sel...
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All of my songs are gone

I added a couple new songs today but I had well over a hindered and they are all gone except for the one from this morning??? Any ideas? Thank you

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  • I added a couple new songs today but I had well over a hindered and they are all gone except for the one from this morning??? Any ideas? Thank you
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No import playlist option

I am trying to import playlists from itunes, but under file I do not have that option. I tried re installing my mac application and it stayed the same. What else can I do? Thanks

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  • I am trying to import playlists from itunes, but under file I do not have that option. I tried re installing my mac application and it stayed the same. What else can I do?  Thanks
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the last update is horrible ! so slow !

the app takes a very long time to load and display the activity sidebar and the home screen. I have to wait about 3 minutes to be able to make a search !PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR SERVERS AND BANDWIDTH !

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  • the app takes a very long time to load and display the activity sidebar and the home screen. I have to wait about 3 minutes to be able to make a search ! PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR SERVERS AND BANDWIDTH !
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Why Your Upgrade Sucks

I have been a faithful Spotify premium member for over a year and I have seen the platform really come a long way but this last update is going to make me cancel my subscription and find another alternative if something isn’t done soon. Since the upd...

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  • I have been a faithful Spotify premium member for over a year and I have seen the platform really come a long way but this last update is going to make me cancel my subscription and find another alte...
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SLOW

Since the most recent update spotify has become really slow. Takes around 30 seconds for songs to start and I'm unable to move the song forward. I've uninstalled and reinstalled but it's still slow. It's not my wifi as it works fine on other devices....

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  • Since the most recent update spotify has become really slow. Takes around 30 seconds for songs to start and I'm unable to move the song forward. I've uninstalled and reinstalled but it's still slow. ...
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Unable to download full desktop client - Mac

I am unable to download the full desktop client. I have been trying to reorganize my playlists, but I cannot find the "New Playlist Folder" option. My file menu only displays two options: "Close Window" and "Log Out". I have done some research and th...

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  • I am unable to download the full desktop client.  I have been trying to reorganize my playlists, but I cannot find the "New Playlist Folder" option.  My file menu only displays two options:...
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newest spotify: how can i sync with my iphone

hey everyone i updated spotify a view days ago and today a wanted to sync a song from my mac to my iphone with the spotify-app but theres no "devices" button anymore how can i sync songs from "local music" to my iphone via wlan??? thanks for an answe...

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  • hey everyone   i updated spotify a view days ago and today a wanted to sync a song from my mac to my iphone with the spotify-app   but theres no "devices" button anymore   how ca...
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Solved!! Search, Your music

In the previous version you could search for songs within "Your Music" by pressing cmd+f, a search input box appeared at the right top corner. Has this funcionality dissapeared for the desktop version (the mobile version still has it) or does any one...

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  • In the previous version you could search for songs within "Your Music" by pressing cmd+f, a search input box appeared at the right top corner. Has this funcionality dissapeared for the desk...
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[TUTORIAL] OS X: Make external apps work with Version 1.x

Hey dear community, with the update to version 1.x many things have changed...You may have recognized, that external apps, like "Tunes Notifier" for OSX don't work with this new version any more. "Tunes Notifier" (http://www.tunes-notifier.com/#downl...

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  • Hey dear community,   with the update to version 1.x many things have changed... You may have recognized, that external apps, like "Tunes Notifier" for OSX don't work with this new version an...
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Songs/albums won't save

Ever since the latest update, songs/albums won't save correctly when I press the "Save" button. They show up in my songs.albums while the Spotify program is open, but if I restart, they disappear. Please help!!

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  • Ever since the latest update, songs/albums won't save correctly when I press the "Save" button. They show up in my songs.albums while the Spotify program is open, but if I restart, they disappear. Pl...
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Issues with Spotify desktop v. 1.0.1.1060 for Mac

Hi,Every since the most recent update I've noticed that songs can take up to 15 seconds to play when I select them in the client. Everything is also very slow / sluggish and the theme is way too dark. Additionally the search/filter from within playli...

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  • Hi, Every since the most recent update I've noticed that songs can take up to 15 seconds to play when I select them in the client. Everything is also very slow / sluggish and the theme is way too ...
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New layout no longer allows for viewing all songs in nested folders

Hi - one feature of Spotify I used to use all the time was to nest all of my folders of genres of music ("rock","pop",etc) inside another folder called "collections", such that when you wanted to play a mix of all your recent songs across all genres,...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi - one feature of Spotify I used to use all the time was to nest all of my folders of genres of music ("rock","pop",etc) inside another folder called "collections", such that when you wanted to pla...
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Re: Desktop Update - Version 1.0.1

Since we can't reply to the original thread, I'll start a reply here to this: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Desktop-Update-Version-1-0-1/td-p/1050266Why did Spotify bother to rewrite their desktop app and make all these ...

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  • Since we can't reply to the original thread, I'll start a reply here to this: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Desktop-Update-Version-1-0-1/td-p/1050266 Why did Spotif...
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Sort by popularity with newest update

Previously it was gorgeous & it was possible to search by popularity. Then we could do spotify:search: to allow searches this way. In the latest version (1.01) of Spotify how can we search by popularity?

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  • Previously it was gorgeous & it was possible to search by popularity.   Then we could do spotify:search:<query> to allow searches this way.   In the latest version (1.01)...
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Solved!! Albums and tracks disabling, then no-longer findable on Spotify (coming up as "no results found")

Hi. An album I had saved has now disappeared. It started some weeks ago when the tracks on the iPhone version were diabled (greyed out) and wouldn't play. Then this spread to some views (but all) of the album on the MacBook version. The a track was d...

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  • Hi. An album I had saved has now disappeared. It started some weeks ago when the tracks on the iPhone version were diabled (greyed out) and wouldn't play. Then this spread to some views (but all...
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To Spotify - Solution to Your Desktop Client Problems

Stop forcing web views into desktop applications. Just stop. The architecture and whatever framework you're using is not scalable or flexible enough to deliver the speed and functionality your users expect. I know using web views allows you to cut de...

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  • Stop forcing web views into desktop applications. Just stop. The architecture and whatever framework you're using is not scalable or flexible enough to deliver the speed and functionality your users ...
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