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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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Friend activity feed/stream suggestions after latest version (1.0.1.1060)

I have a couple of issue with the new activity feed: 1) Most of the time, you can't even see the artist name that people are listening to. This is mostly due to the fact that it is pushed off the screen when the song title is more than a couple of wo...

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  • I have a couple of issue with the new activity feed:   1) Most of the time, you can't even see the artist name that people are listening to. This is mostly due to the fact that it is push...
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Solved!! Cannot figure out how to create personale playlist from en Spotify generate Playlist?

Hi.. Can anyone help me with help on how it get a Spotify created playlist like this one: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/4bWgWsz9p9eZVtpIvBgbsj converted to a personal playlist which I can edit - like adding numbers or deleting number...

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  • Hi..   Can anyone help me with help on how it get a Spotify created playlist like this one:    https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/4bWgWsz9p9eZVtpIvBgbsj    ...
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Solved!! [Mac][1.0.1.1060] Spotify won't allow https proxy without authentication info.

0.9.x doesn't have this issue... Now proxy username and password are required by 1.0.1, which practically makes the proxy useless.

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  • 0.9.x doesn't have this issue...   Now proxy username and password are required by 1.0.1, which practically makes the proxy useless.    
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Spotify Keeps Quitting on my MAc

I currently have the newest update on my MAC and for some reason my spotify keeps quitting any time I press a key on the keyboard (whether it be a space or a letter) it keeps quitting. I have looked up everything and tried everything. I have reinstal...

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  • I currently have the newest update on my MAC and for some reason my spotify keeps quitting any time I press a key on the keyboard (whether it be a space or a letter) it keeps quitting. I have looked ...
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I miss seeing the number of new songs added to a playlist :-(

Hi Spotify, I used to love looking at the little counter to the right of a playlist title (in the left hand nav) and being able to see if and how many new songs were added to a playlist. Please bring this back! Pretty please x

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  • Hi Spotify,    I used to love looking at the little counter to the right of a playlist title (in the left hand nav) and being able to see if and how many new songs were added to a ...
  • MattSuda
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spotify:trackset:Playlist uri no longer works in desktop app!

I sadly just updated my desktop app to find that the uri spotify:trackset:Playlist no longer works. I have created my own playlist generator for spotify that I use all the time and is publically accessible! It uses the echo nest database to generate ...

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  • I sadly just updated my desktop app to find that the uri spotify:trackset:Playlist no longer works. I have created my own playlist generator for spotify that I use all the time and is publically a...
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MORE issues with 1.0.1

1. Local files load just fine, but cannot scroll through them. BUG. 2. When I drag files, both local and not to a playlist, I cannot then add more files to that playlist! BUG. I have to restart Spotify anytime I want to add a song to a playlist after...

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  • 1. Local files load just fine, but cannot scroll through them. BUG. 2. When I drag files, both local and not to a playlist, I cannot then add more files to that playlist! BUG. I have to re...
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Bug - quickly switching areas shows old area

Basically: 1) Starting out from "Browse", click on "Radio" 2) before Radio loads, click back on "Browse" 3) A moment after Browse loads, the main content will be replaced by Radio. This works when switching between essentially any left-menu-thing are...

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  • Basically: 1) Starting out from "Browse", click on "Radio" 2) before Radio loads, click back on "Browse" 3) A moment after Browse loads, the main content will be replaced by Radio.   T...
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Spotify crashes when I try to use "browse" function

So when I click on "browse", it will show me the selection of genres etc... but anytime I click on "blues" or "classical" or "pop", the app will just close itself, stop playing my music and make me restart it. What's going on? So annoying as it means...

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  • So when I click on "browse", it will show me the selection of genres etc... but anytime I click on "blues" or "classical" or "pop", the app will just close itself, stop playing my music and make me r...
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Where to report wrong track list?

I don't know why I know this but "In The Zone" by Britney Spears has Breathe on Me feat. the Ying Yang Twins when it does not feature them. They are featured on another song on the album (I Got That) Boom Boom. It's not the first time I have seen ina...

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  • I don't know why I know this but "In The Zone" by Britney Spears has Breathe on Me feat. the Ying Yang Twins when it does not feature them. They are featured on another song on the album (I Got That)...
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[1.0.1.1060] - Doesn't remove queue on upon exit...

I have no clue what is going on with the development of Spotify but I'm finding it to be more ANNOYING then updating with new features, etc! So no matter what I do whether it is to listen to the: Radio, Playlist, or one of the Top Hits, etc! I can't ...

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  • I have no clue what is going on with the development of Spotify but I'm finding it to be more ANNOYING then updating with new features, etc!   So no matter what I do whether it is to listen ...
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Mac OS X Yosemite - Wrong songs playing

Hi! I have Mac OX X Yosemite. With the new update, when I click a song in a playlist, it plays the song that is 10-15 items above it. Restarted spotify, same problem. Please fix! How did this go unnoticed before launching it?

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  • Hi! I have Mac OX X Yosemite. With the new update, when I click a song in a playlist, it plays the song that is 10-15 items above it. Restarted spotify, same problem. Please fix! How did this go un...
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Solved!! Horrible lag issue with new update

Hi all, today Spotify has updated itself on my MacBook Pro to version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd, and I don't know why, but i'm having massive lag between songs, I mean, delays about 5 or 10 seconds long. Any fix on this? It's REALLY annoying. I'm a premiu...

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  • Hi all,   today Spotify has updated itself on my MacBook Pro to version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd, and I don't know why, but i'm having massive lag between songs, I mean, delays ab...
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Solved!! How to view your top tracks?

Before the recent update, I was able to see my most played/top tracks...how do you view this list (it consisted of approximately 20 tracks and it changed according to which songs I played the most)? Thanks!

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  • Before the recent update, I was able to see my most played/top tracks...how do you view this list (it consisted of approximately 20 tracks and it changed according to which songs I played the most)? ...
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Queue automatically shuffles song order

When I queue more than one song from any album or playlist (using the newest update for Spotify on my MacBook), the songs refuse to appear in the original order in which they were placed in the playlist. To keep this order rather than allowing the ap...

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  • When I queue more than one song from any album or playlist (using the newest update for Spotify on my MacBook), the songs refuse to appear in the original order in which they were placed in the playl...
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Your music - not all artists shown

I have added a lot of songs to Your Music lately. One by one, not in one batch.Now I notice that a lot of artists for which I added songs, do not show up in albums, artists. When I verify, I see that they were succesfully saved.Even in my Ios devices...

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  • I have added a lot of songs to Your Music lately. One by one, not in one batch. Now I notice that a lot of artists for which I added songs, do not show up in albums, artists. When I verify, I see ...
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Help: Spotify Won't Open

Hi I've been trying to open spotify for the past few days and it wont open fully. Im using it on a Mac and whenever I click on the application it opens for a second then immediately quits itself. Ive already tried restarting my computer and even unin...

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  • Hi I've been trying to open spotify for the past few days and it wont open fully. Im using it on a Mac and whenever I click on the application it opens for a second then immediately quits itself. Ive...
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After Pausing a song, I cannot play this song or a new one (Mac)

When I pause a song and want to play from this Stop again or try to play another new song it does not work. I have to close the Application and restart it to listen to music again. When I choose another song while playing one, ich can switch them, bu...

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  • When I pause a song and want to play from this Stop again or try to play another new song it does not work. I have to close the Application and restart it to listen to music again. When I choose anot...
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Empty starred playlist still has a song count of 2

My starred playlist, even though empty, still reports having two tracks in it. I've unchecked the "Hide unplayable tracks" option which showed four tracks that I was then able to remove. I have no idea where the other two are coming from but suspect ...

Empty starred playlist with song count of 2
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  • My starred playlist, even though empty, still reports having two tracks in it. I've unchecked the "Hide unplayable tracks" option which showed four tracks that I was then able to remove. I have no id...
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