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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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Opening On Login

Since the version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd my Spotify launches on every login despite having disabled that option in the preferences. This is really annoying and slows the start up of my computer. Please resolve.

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  • Since the version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd my Spotify launches on every login despite having disabled that option in the preferences. This is really annoying and slows the start up of my computer. ...
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Solved!! Notifications doesn't load [OS X]

With the new "update" my notifications doesen't load (se picture). Am I the only one with this problem? Is it possible to fix? Also, when I go to a playlist I subscribe to that there has been added songs to, there no indications of wich songs have be...

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  • With the new "update" my notifications doesen't load (se picture).   Am I the only one with this problem? Is it possible to fix?   Also, when I go to a playlist I subscribe to that ther...
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Solved!! Messages/inbox section missing

No longer seeing a way to access my inbox/messages. OSX 10.10.2Spotify 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd Screenshot attached. Thanks!

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  • No longer seeing a way to access my inbox/messages.     OSX 10.10.2 Spotify 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd   Screenshot attached.   Thanks!
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Not able to add local files [Mac] (UPDATED)

DescriptionI can no more see my local files under "Lokala filer". Neither can I add local files as i could before the update. Some local files are gone some are still in their playlists. A more detailed description, using numbered steps1. Updated spo...

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  • Description I can no more see my local files under "Lokala filer". Neither can I add local files as i could before the update. Some local files are gone some are still in their playlists.   A...
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Desktop Update - Version 1.0.1.

Hello everyone. Spotify here. I’m tempted to use a TL;DR version but there isn’t a short version to this story. So fasten your seat belts because there is a lot to cover. I'll try to answer some of the burning questions one by one. Recently we starte...

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  • Hello everyone. Spotify here.   I’m tempted to use a TL;DR version but there isn’t a short version to this story. So fasten your seat belts because there is a lot to cover. I'll try to ...
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Playlist not showing what songs are in it and can not play it [Mac]

DescriptionAfter i updated (restarted as it said) spotify yesterday one of my playlist could not show all the tracks in it (still working on ipad and iphone) but i could copy the playlist link and play it on web spotify...Link to playlist: https://op...

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  • Description After i updated (restarted as it said) spotify yesterday one of my playlist could not show all the tracks in it (still working on ipad and iphone) but i could copy the playlist link and ...
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help stop adverts and preferential playlists.

i pay for premium but spotiofy is still spamming me wiht "recoomended" lists, how can I stop advertisements ? And, how can i stop the preferential playing of live or "spotify live sessions" ?

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  • i pay for premium but spotiofy is still spamming me wiht "recoomended" lists, how can I stop advertisements ? And, how can i stop the preferential playing of live or "spotify live sessions" ? 
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Solved!! Spotify Apps

Hey all, Quick question: Do spotify apps (like Last.fm) still work on desktop?

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  • Hey all,    Quick question: Do spotify apps (like Last.fm) still work on desktop?
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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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