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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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Link to a specific part of a track no longer works (?)

The ability to link to a specific part of a track has worked fine earlier, but i can't get this to work after the new update (Desktop client 1.0.2.6.g9977a14b). Or can this be done in some other way now? Or is it gone?

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  • The ability to link to a specific part of a track has worked fine earlier, but i can't get this to work  after the new update (Desktop client 1.0.2.6.g9977a14b).   Or can this be don...
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Solved!! Playlist generators

Since the folks here have this brilliant idea to remove the Desktop Apps could you suggest me a way to generate playlist automatically? I am using spotify mostly to discover new music and as background music at work. No time to generate every day 10 ...

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  • Since the folks here have this brilliant idea to remove the Desktop Apps could you suggest me a way to generate playlist automatically?   I am using spotify mostly to discover new music a...
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no aparece sección “Dispositivos” en la barra lateral de Spotify

hola me compre el ipod shuffle y al sincronizarlo con spotify se cerro y al volver a abrirlo avia desaparecido la seccion dispositivos de la barra lateral no consigo hacer k vuelva!!ni reintalando ni nada de nada que hago? tengo un Mac con el sistema...

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  • hola me compre el ipod shuffle y al sincronizarlo con spotify se cerro y al volver a abrirlo avia desaparecido la seccion dispositivos de la barra lateral no consigo hacer k vuelva!!ni reintalando ni...
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Latest update as of today (3/25/15) is BUGGY

Can't search a playlist anymore by typing the first letters of a song title (or whatever I've sorted them by). Songs have disappeared from my playlists. Copying songs and pasting them pastes them as links instead of hyperlinked titles of the songs an...

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  • Can't search a playlist anymore by typing the first letters of a song title (or whatever I've sorted them by).  Songs have disappeared from my playlists.  Copying songs and pasting them pas...
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liked from radio only plays first song on playlist

Hi, I'm using the desktop version of spotify on a Mac with OSX. I have a long "liked from radio" playlist. I'm able to listen to most of my songs on that list. However, at a certain point, whenever I click on a song on the list to play it, it keeps p...

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  • Hi,   I'm using the desktop version of spotify on a Mac with OSX. I have a long "liked from radio" playlist. I'm able to listen to most of my songs on that list. However, at a certain point, w...
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Solved!! MacOS 10.10 two different users same computer

Hi there. I have a macbook with two different users. Both of them are used by me. I use one for personnal use and the other one at work.I've installed Spotify in my personal profile but I would like to have it on my other profile.When I try to connec...

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  • Hi there.   I have a macbook with two different users. Both of them are used by me.  I use one for personnal use and the other one at work. I've installed Spotify in my personal profile...
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Solved!! Problem, no option to create a playlist folder

On the file menu I only have the Logout and Close Window option. Im using Spotify in spanish, any hint why Im missing the other options? Thanks a lot!

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  • On the file menu I only have the Logout and Close Window option. Im using Spotify in spanish, any hint why Im missing the other options?   Thanks a lot!
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Spotify Apps issue

Hey! After the last couple of updates, Spotify Apps (lastfm, pitchfork, hypemachine..) have suddenly disappeared from the window.I, now, can't sort this out how to find them back.BTW This has all occured on my Macbook. Thanks pals.

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  • Hey!   After the last couple of updates, Spotify Apps (lastfm, pitchfork, hypemachine..) have suddenly disappeared from the window. I, now, can't sort this out how to find them back. BTW Thi...
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Mac desktop issues with v1.0.2.6.g9977a14b

Typically don't post gripings about these cra'y releases... but with the latest mac desktop release: 1. Date Added column in all playlists are gone - - this is a necessity!(unless someone has a workaround or I neglected release notes that say 'here's...

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  • Typically don't post gripings about these cra'y releases... but with the latest mac desktop release:   1. Date Added column in all playlists are gone - - this is a necessity! (unless someone ...
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Solved!! Collaborative Playlists no longer indicate new tracks or who added them

Seriously, what is going on with this new desktop app? It's like the developers simply forgot to implement a lot of these features.

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  • Seriously, what is going on with this new desktop app? It's like the developers simply forgot to implement a lot of these features.
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List of bugs in the version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd

Mac 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd Apologies if these have already been reported - Playlists not updating when multiple users contributingSpotify randomly pauses about a minute into some tracksUsername not showing correct name (track listing)Username doesn't l...

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  • Mac 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd   Apologies if these have already been reported -   Playlists not updating when multiple users contributing Spotify randomly pauses about a minute into some t...
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Switching PCs don't work anymore since the upgrade

I have spotify on a windows machine at work (1.0.2.6.g9977a14b) and on a mac at home. For a long time I would just pause at work and then when I was at home I could just click on what I want to listen to and it would work fine. Now since the upgrade,...

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  • I have spotify on a windows machine at work (1.0.2.6.g9977a14b) and on a mac at home.  For a long time I would just pause at work and then when I was at home I could just click on what I want to...
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Solved!! Bring back Top 100 auto generated playlist

I like listening to the top 100 playlist that is being played here in teh UK and also in italy! Always fresh music that i don't have to search out! Please bring it back. Thanks

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  • I like listening to the top 100 playlist that is being played here in teh UK and also in italy! Always fresh music that i don't have to search out!   Please bring it back.   Thanks
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Solved!! Getting Logged off

For last few days whenever I put on Sonos, it seems to log me off if I am playing Spotify through my mac or iphone. Has something changed? For the three device limitation, I use it on my mac, my iphone and sonos. Occasionally sonos will be playing at...

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  • For last few days whenever I put on Sonos, it seems to log me off if I am playing Spotify through my mac or iphone.    Has something changed? For the three device limitation, I use it on ...
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Where can I change the storage folder in the new version on my mac?

I saved my playlists on an memory card and I changed the storage folder in the settings to this folder. But now Spotify don't recognise this folder anymore and I can't find where I can't choose the storage-folder. I only can add local files but this ...

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  • I saved my playlists on an memory card and I changed the storage folder in the settings to this folder. But now Spotify don't recognise this folder anymore and I can't find where I can't choose the s...
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Solved!! iPhone 4s won't sync to Mac via USB.

Ok so I have an iPhone 4s and a Mac running OS X 10.6 and my iPhone won't sync or show up under the devices tab on the Spotify desktop client version 0.9.15.27 (Is this the latest version? If not, it wont let me update, every restart and even several...

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  •    Ok so I have an iPhone 4s and a Mac running OS X 10.6 and my iPhone won't sync or show up under the devices tab on the Spotify desktop client version 0.9.15.27 (Is this the latest versio...
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Solved!! The Devices?

I'm really fond of the ability to sync your local tracks to your phone using the devices option on my desktop spotify. However, since the update, there is no device section that I can find, and boy have I looked. Thus, I don't know how to sync any mo...

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  • I'm really fond of the ability to sync your local tracks to your phone using the devices option on my desktop spotify. However, since the update, there is no device section that I can find, and boy h...
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Mac OS X 10.8.5 update+reinstall crashes on start

Hello! I'm running mac OS X 10.8.5 and today got a pop up to update Spotify, which I did. The application closed and then never opened. I went to open it manually but it was gone from my Applications folder. I redownloaded the installer and followed ...

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  • Hello! I'm running mac OS X 10.8.5 and today got a pop up to update Spotify, which I did. The application closed and then never opened. I went to open it manually but it was gone from my Applications...
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Playlist Subfolders

Hello, I used to have subfolders in my playlists. Did this feature go away or am I doing something incorrectly? Thanks.

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  • Hello, I used to have subfolders in my playlists.  Did this feature go away or am I doing something incorrectly? Thanks.
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Playback issues (DAC setup)

Recently, I have issues with audio playback. I play Spotify though a headless Mac Mini with a DAC to my amplifier. At times, my Mac Mini will play the audio now though its internal speaker, instead of feeding it to the DAC. Could this also be caused ...

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  • Recently, I have issues with audio playback. I play Spotify though a headless Mac Mini with a DAC to my amplifier. At times, my Mac Mini will play the audio now though its internal speaker, instead o...
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