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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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Solved!! What happened to Edit Info option?

What happened to the Edit Info option? Deleted as of the latest update? Why?

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  • What happened to the Edit Info option? Deleted as of the latest update? Why?
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Solved!! Spotify still auto-updates after trying different solution

Hey guys! I know there are many people giving a lot of solutions to stop Spotify from auto-updating but I have tried many methods but it still doesn't work and I have no idea what to do fix it. I am now using the old version of Spotify which is 0.9.1...

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  • Hey guys! I   know there are many people giving a lot of solutions to stop Spotify from auto-updating but I have tried many methods but it still doesn't work and I have no idea what to do fix ...
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troubles with mac spotfy

ive experienced NO SOUND in my spotify... (MAC USER YOSEMITE) its playing but theres no sound. when i open itunes the sound works perfectly? whats the issue? HELP

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  • ive experienced NO SOUND in my spotify... (MAC USER  YOSEMITE)     its playing but theres no sound. when i open itunes the sound works perfectly? whats the issue? HELP
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Subscribed Playlist - New Track's Number Missing?

Previously before the update, when im folllowing a playlist and a new track is added to that playlist, alittle number would show next to the playlist letting me know that there are 1-99 new tracks. However, now I dont see this number... Is this somet...

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  • Previously before the update, when im folllowing a playlist and a new track is added to that playlist, alittle number would show next to the playlist letting me know that there are 1-99 new tracks. H...
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Viewing Friend's Top Tracks

Hello, Prior to the latest version of Spotify, one could enter the following into the search bar: spotify:user:USERNAME:top:tracks and then view their friend's top 50 tracks. It doesn't seem to work anymore...so my question is, is there a way to view...

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  • Hello,  Prior to the latest version of Spotify, one could enter the following into the search bar:   spotify:user:USERNAME:top:tracks   and then view their friend's top 50 tracks....
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Won't sync newly added friends from iPhone to Desktop version?

I'm new to Spotify (yes, I'm late to the party) and last night I followed all of my Facebook friends (all 654 of them) on my iPhone. Today, on the desktop version, it is showing all of my "followed" friends (in between "overview" and "following"), ho...

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  • I'm new to Spotify (yes, I'm late to the party) and last night I followed all of my Facebook friends (all 654 of them) on my iPhone. Today, on the desktop version, it is showing all of my "follo...
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Solved!! What happened to the click song in thumbnail and see it in playlist?

Before the latest update you were able to click the thumbnail box that was playing in a created playlist, and once that was clicked it would hilight and bring present that same song in that playist so that you could delte or star. WHat happened to th...

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  • Before the latest update you were able to click the thumbnail box that was playing in a created playlist, and once that was clicked it would hilight and bring present that same song in that playist s...
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Local files: if tag is the same , spotify play always the same track

Hello,for archive purpose, I have a few files on my mac with different name but they have the same ARTIST and TITLE tag. This means that once in spotify they look like the same file. But this is not an issue. The problem is that spotify play always o...

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  • Hello, for archive purpose, I have a few files on my mac with different name but they have the same ARTIST and TITLE tag. This means that once in spotify they look like the same file. But this is no...
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Update change reasoning?

From a user perspective, what does Spotify have to gain by restricting the customizability of their software? - Can't adjust column width anymore. Why not? What does Spotify gain by prohibiting this?- No in-playlist search (although this might be com...

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  • From a user perspective, what does Spotify have to gain by restricting the customizability of their software?   - Can't adjust column width anymore. Why not? What does Spotify gain by prohibit...
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Downgrade to Previous Version??

How can I downgrade to the previos version? The new version sucks! I can't filter and my local music files aren't loading.

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  • How can I downgrade to the previos version? The new version sucks! I can't filter and my local music files aren't loading. 
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Autologin isuue using facebook account while it is offline

This is not a serious issue, more like a bit annoying. If using facebook account, it means I need to use internet connection to login to spotify. Which it will stop me on login page.Usually I use facebook to log in, so when i bring my laptop out of m...

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  • This is not a serious issue, more like a bit annoying.    If using facebook account, it means I need to use internet connection to login to spotify. Which it will stop me on login pa...
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new update doesn't open with mac osx 10.6.8?

Since the update a few days ago, Spotiffy doesn't open showing a message to contact developers as it is no longer compatible with the system? Really?.....Macbook pro mac osx 10.6.8.

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  • Since the update a few days ago, Spotiffy doesn't open showing a message to contact developers as it is no longer compatible with the system? Really?..... Macbook pro mac osx 10.6.8.
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Solved!! Please Help - Dragging Songs from offline folders to Spotify Playlists

Hi Guys, Been with Spotify for around 3 years now, love the service. However there seems to have been a recent update that is no longer letting me drag offline files to a playlist in spotify. As I'm a DJ, i have many edits of songs that spotify doesn...

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  • Hi Guys,    Been with Spotify for around 3 years now, love the service.   However there seems to have been a recent update that is no longer letting me drag offline files to a play...
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Spotify playlist "empty"

Hello, Having a problem with a spotify playlist showing as empty after the update. Works fine on my mobile phone (Iphone 6)I'm on the mac desktop app and same problem in the web app. First time after update I still had the songs in the que and could ...

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  • Hello,   Having a problem with a spotify playlist showing as empty after the update. Works fine on my mobile phone (Iphone 6) I'm on the mac desktop app and same problem in the web app. First...
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incorrect 'date added' for songs in playlists

This initially occured before i just updated to the latest version (1.0.2.6....). I changed the date/time of my Mac in the system prefs for only a minute or so and then switched it back to "set date & time automatically" but every track i added to my...

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  • This initially occured before i just updated to the latest version (1.0.2.6....).  I changed the date/time of my Mac in the system prefs for only a minute or so and then switched it back to "set...
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Solved!! Can't command + F filter? Why not?

When searching for an answer to my problem I saw this question asked before however those threads were all old. I thought it'd be best to ask again now. Today when I try to filter my playlists the command + f search doesnt bring up the search bar, wh...

  • Casual Listener
  • When searching for an answer to my problem I saw this question asked before however those threads were all old.  I thought it'd be best to ask again now.  Today when I try to filter my play...
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Solved!! Search in playlist

Hi guys,in the new latest version of spotify (1.0.2) we can deleted the search in playlist (cmd+f). Why? It was a very useful feature! or I used it just me? (sorry for my bad english

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys, in the new latest version of spotify (1.0.2) we can deleted the search in playlist (cmd+f). Why? 😞   It was a very useful feature!   or I used it just me?   (sorr...
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Don't auto-upgrade if functionality is dropped

Hi guys, I just realized that I can't filter playlists in the new version. I come to this forum in search of a fix, and realize it's not a bug. The feature is simply left out in this version. If you're gonna drop core functionality between versions, ...

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  • Hi guys,   I just realized that I can't filter playlists in the new version. I come to this forum in search of a fix, and realize it's not a bug. The feature is simply left out in this version...
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So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish

After the recent desktop and iOS apps releases, I've decided to try alternative streaming services. I have been a premium user for several years but, IMO, last "upgrades", specially the awful desktop app, are actually downgrades. It's enough! I have ...

  • Casual Listener
  • After the recent desktop and iOS apps releases, I've decided to try alternative streaming services. I have been a premium user for several years but, IMO, last "upgrades", specially the awful desktop...
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Mac desktop app unable to play songs after manually picking a few tracks?

I've found that, as of the latest update, I can no longer pick more than a few songs manually (i.e. by double clicking on them) before Spotify refuses to load more tracks. Allowing playlists to play through without intervention works fine though. If ...

  • Regular
  • I've found that, as of the latest update, I can no longer pick more than a few songs manually (i.e. by double clicking on them) before Spotify refuses to load more tracks. Allowing playlists to play ...
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