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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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No audio

***EDIT***Randomly started working, no idea what happened. Delete if you wish, I have no idea how.DescriptionJust installed on my iMac, logged in, pressed play, no audio. Tried onboard speakers, headphones, bluetooth headphones, natta. A more detaile...

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  • ***EDIT*** Randomly started working, no idea what happened. Delete if you wish, I have no idea how. Description Just installed on my iMac, logged in, pressed play, no audio. Tried onboar...
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Premium Downgraded by New Desktop App

The newest version of Spotify for Mac requires that you log in every time you open it. The main reason I pay for Spotify Premium is so that I have the ability to listen to music offline. If I have to connect with Facebook to log in to Spotify, this P...

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  • The newest version of Spotify for Mac requires that you log in every time you open it. The main reason I pay for Spotify Premium is so that I have the ability to listen to music offline. If I ha...
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Can't search through list with keyboard

Since the new update, it removed the feature of being able to search through long playlists using the keyboard. When a choose a specific sorting, I used to be able to type the first few letters of a song/band/album, and Spotify would automagically se...

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  • Since the new update, it removed the feature of being able to search through long playlists using the keyboard. When a choose a specific sorting, I used to be able to type the first few letters of a ...
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Spotify auto update on Mac/auto startup at login

Is there any way to stop the auto update of Spotify on the Mac? The newest update (1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd) does not allow me to determine were the cache files are stored which is important since I have an SSD and prefer storing cache files in an extern...

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  • Is there any way to stop the auto update of Spotify on the Mac?  The newest update (1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd) does not allow me to determine were the cache files are stored which is important since ...
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Music stutters and stops playing

I'm using the destop app 1.0.1.1060 on a Macbook Pro with OSX 10.10.2 When I'm starting a song it plays for exactly one second and then stops. After a while it resumes but stops periodically while playing.I'm listening in high-def.It's not the intern...

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  • I'm using the destop app 1.0.1.1060 on a Macbook Pro with OSX 10.10.2   When I'm starting a song it plays for exactly one second and then stops. After a while it resumes but stops periodically...
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Solved!! I click a song in a list, and spotify starts the next one (Mac desktop)

Hello, now i click a song in my spotify desktop for Mac (iMac) and instead of starting this song, it starts the next one in the list. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall, but the problem is still here. Any info please?

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  • Hello, now i click a song in my spotify desktop for Mac (iMac) and instead of starting this song, it starts the next one in the list. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall, but the problem is still...
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Spotify doesn't start and crashes (OS X)

Hi everyone,when I lauch Spotify it crashes instantly.No error or messages are displayed.I don't understand what happened because last days it worked perfectly. I tried to uninstall and install the last version but it doesn't work for me, and none of...

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  • Hi everyone, when I lauch Spotify it crashes instantly. No error or messages are displayed. I don't understand what happened because last days it worked perfectly.   I tried to uninstall an...
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Playlists

Hi all... How do Playlists work with Spotify ? Under 'My Music' .. Does it upload songs/tracks to spotify, or do they stay on the local machine, which would mean your computer must be on if u someone wants to listen to them from Spotify ?

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  • Hi all...   How do Playlists work with Spotify ? Under 'My Music' ..   Does it upload songs/tracks to spotify, or do they stay on the local machine, which would mean your computer mu...
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Help. Page cannot be loaded

I have premium spotify and a xload.com ad appears right when i log in.. after a few seconds an error is displayed and i can`t do anything at all...

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  • I have premium spotify and a xload.com ad appears right when i log in.. after a few seconds an error is displayed and i can`t do anything at all...
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NEW UPDATE WONT LET ME DELETE LOCAL FILES

How the f*ck do i delete local files since the new update? I've got some doubles and i cant get rid of em........man this new update is SO bad!!!!!!!!

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  • How the f*ck do i delete local files since the new update? I've got some doubles and i cant get rid of em........man this new update is SO bad!!!!!!!!
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Prevent auto update of activity feed

So, I have taken all the steps to prevent the auto update of spotify and currently I use 0.9.15.17. The only problem I am having is that occassionally the old activity feed updates to the new friend feed! This is a significant problem for me because ...

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  • So, I have taken all the steps to prevent the auto update of spotify and currently I use 0.9.15.17.  The only problem I am having is that occassionally the old activity feed updates to the new f...
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Random Crashes and Problems Playing Songs Since Update

Hello. Basically, I had to come here, sign up on the forums, and make this since it has become so problematic and annoying. It has probably come to your attention that the community has not been all too happy about the last major update. But, aside f...

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  • Hello. Basically, I had to come here, sign up on the forums, and make this since it has become so problematic and annoying.   It has probably come to your attention that the community has not ...
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Solved!! Jorikestnoski Ad

Hello, i'm having a Jorikestnoski Ad issue and unfortunately i can not use spotify.Pls let me know how i can disable this ad!Tks

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  • Hello,  i'm having a Jorikestnoski Ad issue and unfortunately i can not use spotify. Pls let me know how i can disable this ad! Tks  
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BUG: Version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd does not work on Mac OSX 10.7.4

My Spotify undfortunately "upgraded" itself to 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd and in the process has stopped working. The UI accepts user input, however, the only way to refresh it is to minize the window and then maximise it back again. This is pretty fundame...

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  • My Spotify undfortunately "upgraded" itself to 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd and in the process has stopped working.   The UI accepts user input, however, the only way to refresh it is to minize the wi...
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app doesn't recognize my password on macbook air IOSx

hi , I cannot log in to my account on my macbook air , it says that im logged in on the website but it doesnt let me to log in in the app , it keep saying that either the username or password is incorrect which is not true, & I changed my password se...

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  • hi , I cannot log in to my account on my macbook air , it says that im logged in on the website but it doesnt let me to log in  in the app , it keep saying that either the username or password ...
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Playlist deleted

Hi I have spotify premium and for some reason I logged on to my spotify a couple days ago and one of my playlists had dissapeard. It also deleted off my iPad, as well as my laptop but somehow still seems to be on my phone, although it won't let me ad...

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  • Hi I have spotify premium and for some reason I logged on to my spotify a couple days ago and one of my playlists had dissapeard. It also deleted off my iPad, as well as my laptop but somehow still s...
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Solved!! Iphone (and android phone) not showing up in devices/ Unable to sync local files

I connected my mac and my iphone to the same wifi and still not gettiing my iphone to show in the "devices" in spotify app. I even tried to connect it through the USB cable and still the same problem. Also, my iphone was turned on all the time on the...

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  • I connected my mac and my iphone to the same wifi and still not gettiing my iphone to show in the "devices" in spotify app. I even tried to connect it through the USB cable and still the same problem...
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