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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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  • MattSuda
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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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Plays wrong song, displays incorrect artwork

Is anyone else having an issue where they select to play one song and a completely different album begins to play? Then no matter which song I select, Spotify plays a different one by the same artist, telling me it's the one I selected. Also, incorre...

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  • Is anyone else having an issue where they select to play one song and a completely different album begins to play? Then no matter which song I select, Spotify plays a different one by the same artist...
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Spotify not staying logged in even with remember me selected

I get logged out each time I boot up the Mac. This only started happening after the recent update.

  • Casual Listener
  • I get logged out each time I boot up the Mac. This only started happening after the recent update.
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Updates in playlists not marked anymore

It was so great that Spotify indicated how many new tracks are in each of my playlists that I follow (e.g. 3 new tracks in Playlist A, 13 new tracks in playlist B...) Now this feature has been deleted.... Why?

  • Roadie
  • It was so great that Spotify indicated how many new tracks are in each of my playlists that I follow (e.g. 3 new tracks in Playlist A, 13 new tracks in playlist B...)   Now this feature h...
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Spotify, why do you continuously break basic features in new versions?

Hello everyone, I have the uncontrollable urge to start this debate, and I hope the Spotify team also steps in and gives us an explanation. Why are essential features being removed every time there is a major update in Spotify? Everytime this happens...

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  • Hello everyone,   I have the uncontrollable urge to start this debate, and I hope the Spotify team also steps in and gives us an explanation.   Why are essential features being removed ...
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Solved!! 'Send feedback' function removed: Are you serious?

Since every Spotify update nowadays removes functions instead of adding or fixing them, I was kind of getting used it. But removing the ability to let your paying customers send you (possibly bad) feedback about it is even for Spotify more than bold....

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  • Since every Spotify update nowadays removes functions instead of adding or fixing them, I was kind of getting used it.  But removing the ability to let your paying customers send you (possibly ...
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Occasional bad quality on some records. Tool to flag them for power users?

"My Kind of Love" by Emeli Sandé sounds extremely bad. I guess it is some kind of error from the studio who sent the file, which was uploaded. Happens, probably not Spotify's mistake, but it is so bad that it is nearly not listenable. Please fix it. ...

  • Gig Goer
  • "My Kind of Love" by Emeli Sandé sounds extremely bad. I guess it is some kind of error from the studio who sent the file, which was uploaded. Happens, probably not Spotify's mistake,  but it is...
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Weird behavior when playing a new playlist on mac?

Did something change recently with how playlists are treated? When I press PLAY on a playlist ("True Detective" for example) only the first song is played. After that the play queue takes over and plays songs from earlier sessions?? This is on the la...

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  • Did something change recently with how playlists are treated? When I press PLAY on a playlist ("True Detective" for example) only the first song is played. After that the play queue takes over and pl...
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Solved!! No more "Creat new folder" option?!

Hi guys, I'm on Spotify, desktop version 1.0.3.101.gbfa97dfe. I've always created new folders to organize my playlists or albums of a same artist. Now, when I clic on File, I only have 2 options: Close Window or Disconnect.No more "Create new folder"...

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  • Hi guys,   I'm on Spotify, desktop version 1.0.3.101.gbfa97dfe.   I've always created new folders to organize my playlists or albums of a same artist.   Now, when I clic on ...
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iPod Shuffel not showing up in Spotify

Hello. I have an iPod Shuffle, laters version, running os 1.0.2. I am using OSX 10.10.2. Using Spotify 1.0.3.101. I am having a problem with my ipod not showing up as a device in spotify. Itunes recognizes it, I do not have both open at the same time...

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  • Hello. I have an iPod Shuffle, laters version, running os 1.0.2. I am using OSX 10.10.2. Using Spotify 1.0.3.101.   I am having a problem with my ipod not showing up as a device in spotify. It...
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My Music (Mac)

it won't show the songs ive added onto my music. ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling the application itself 3-4 times and it still hasnt worked.

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  • it won't show the songs ive added onto my music. ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling the application itself 3-4 times and it still hasnt worked. 
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Songs won't sync

I have PURCHASED songs that will not forever reason sync to my mobile device. I am on the same wifi have restarted applications on both my computer and my phone and restarted both devices.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have PURCHASED songs that will not forever reason sync to my mobile device.  I am on the same wifi have restarted applications on both my computer and my phone and restarted both devices. 
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Deleted entire Starred Playlist on accident

Hi, I deleted my 2000 song Starred playlist on accident. I was trying to do a search in it, but my desktop version wouldn't let me. Somehow I magically highlighted them all and pressed the back button and voila. All gone. Please help. thanks!

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  • Hi,   I deleted my 2000 song Starred playlist on accident.  I was trying to do a search in it, but my desktop version wouldn't let me. Somehow I magically highlighted them all and pressed...
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Has anyone else noticed the new Spotify Desktop update for Mac OSX is really unstable?

Since updating to the new version of Spotify (the one with the lyrics, and without all of my apps!), I've found that Spotify keeps crashing, and getting stuck in loops trying to load artists' pages (using >40% of the CPU to do so!).Notifications won'...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Since updating to the new version of Spotify (the one with the lyrics, and without all of my apps!), I've found that Spotify keeps crashing, and getting stuck in loops trying to load artists'...
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Playing an other number then I hit

Hello, If I try to play a number from a playlist on my mac it plays an completely other number then I hit. Can anyone help me to solve this problem because it's quite anoying. Thanks

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  • Hello,   If I try to play a number from a playlist on my mac it plays an completely other number then I hit. Can anyone help me to solve this problem because it's quite anoying.   Thanks
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Way to know if a song is in my playlist? Why was this feature removed!

Why did Spotify remove the obviously necessary feature of knowing if a song has already been added to a playlist or not? The first way to tell was a checkbox next to the playlists a song was in....then they switched to the playlists being lighter in ...

  • Roadie
  • Why did Spotify remove the obviously necessary feature of knowing if a song has already been added to a playlist or not? The first way to tell was a checkbox next to the playlists a song was in....th...
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Local Files on Iphone

So I have this music on my Mac Spotify in the Local File folder and I can play it on here perfectly fine but I'm having trouble finding out how to play this on my phone. If anyone can help it'd be appreciated!

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  • So I have this music on my Mac Spotify in the Local File folder and I can play it on here perfectly fine but I'm having trouble finding out how to play this on my phone. If anyone can help it'd be ap...
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Is there a way to log what people publicly listen to?

I honestly don't know if this is the best place to post this. Please move if it need be. I'm doing a research experemient for school on how what we listen to effects how we act. I was wondering if there was a way to automatically log what people publ...

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  • I honestly don't know if this is the best place to post this. Please move if it need be.   I'm doing a research experemient for school on how what we listen to effects how we act. I was wonder...
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iTunes opens Spotify

Hello everyone, I have this "problem": when I open iTunes, Spotify starts automatically; as you can see in the attached video. I really don't know why this is happening. I'm on Mac OS X Yosemite. http://wikisend.com/download/955966/spotify.mov Thanks...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everyone,   I have this "problem": when I open iTunes, Spotify starts automatically; as you can see in the attached video. I really don't know why this is happening. I'm on Mac OS X Yose...
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Spotify Mac (1.0.2) add itself to the startup regardless of settings

Even when I set the option Open Spotify to No the next time I start spotify it is changed to Minimized. Why isn't this setting honored?

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  • Even when I set the option Open Spotify to No the next time I start spotify it is changed to Minimized. Why isn't this setting honored?
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Press letter key but it doesn't bring me to the artist or song begins with that letter.

Hi. With this new version (no app) when I press letter key, it doesn't bring me to the artist or song begins with that letter.example when I press "p" on my keyboard, it doesn't bring me to the artist begin with "p"Not sure if it is my computer probl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi.   With this new version (no app) when I press letter key, it doesn't bring me to the artist or song begins with that letter. example when I press "p" on my keyboard, it doesn't bring me t...
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