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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...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:40:52 PM
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
2023-06-26 9:01:14 AM
MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
MattSuda
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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....

mariomrt
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2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
2023-05-18 3:32:12 PM
bfteach
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Cant quit spotify, anything I search on return blank, click on artist doesn't work

Running OS X Mavericks. 1) I can't quit Spotify. I've tried rightclick, quit it through the menu, and force quit it via the Apple menu. Each time I quit it, it restarts within under half a second. Sometimes I can't even turn off my computer because o...

dolcen
Newbie
Running OS X Mavericks. 1) I can't quit Spotify. I've tried rightclick, quit it through the menu, and force quit it via the Apple menu. Each time I quit it, it restarts within under half a...
2014-09-27 3:05:21 AM
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Keystroke for saving a track

Hi, I'm on a Mac and wondering if there is a keystroke for saving a track? /Alex

Nallexander
Newbie
Hi, I'm on a Mac and wondering if there is a keystroke for saving a track? /Alex
2014-09-24 5:38:24 PM
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Saving tracks on Desktop version and on mobile

Hi there, I'm hoping that someone can help me. On the desktop version, when I click on "Save" for anything (songs or albums), it goes to saved for a moment, and then goes right back to "Save" , without actually saving anything. Anyone have an idea ho...

innerkidman
Regular
Hi there, I'm hoping that someone can help me. On the desktop version, when I click on "Save" for anything (songs or albums), it goes to saved for a moment, and then goes right back ...
2014-09-21 6:13:24 PM
2014-09-22 9:03:03 AM
Bennsen
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Spotify Helper from Mac App has problems

I just started Spotfy! Most of the time the Helper stay running, consumming 30% of cpu doing nothing. My setup is Mac OS 10.9.4

edir
Regular
I just started Spotfy! Most of the time the Helper stay running, consumming 30% of cpu doing nothing. My setup is Mac OS 10.9.4
2014-09-09 3:15:12 PM
2014-09-19 6:17:13 PM
Peter__
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Solved!! Spotify freezing on startup mac

I'm not sure what this falls under and none of the other forums have solved my problem. When I start spotify on my macbook pro running 10.9.4 it immediately freezes. I cannot do anything but look at a frozen loading symbol. This is the console read-o...

Ben20
Casual Listener
I'm not sure what this falls under and none of the other forums have solved my problem. When I start spotify on my macbook pro running 10.9.4 it immediately freezes. I cannot do anything but lo...
2014-09-17 10:42:54 PM
2014-09-18 10:16:54 PM
Ben20
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Is playlist based radio dynamic

If you base a radio station on a playlist and then you alter that playlist does it alter the radio station? Or is it based on the "fingerprint" of the station when it was created?

UNCMo96
Regular
If you base a radio station on a playlist and then you alter that playlist does it alter the radio station? Or is it based on the "fingerprint" of the station when it was created?
2014-09-13 10:54:34 PM
2014-09-15 6:17:43 AM
hans-jürgen
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song sharing not working

Hi all, song sharing isnt working for me, any ideas? I've reinstalled, no luck, i signed out with email and back in with facebook, no luck, is anyone else having trouble sharing songs within SP?

donnabright
Newbie
Hi all, song sharing isnt working for me, any ideas? I've reinstalled, no luck, i signed out with email and back in with facebook, no luck, is anyone else having trouble sharing songs within SP?
2014-09-10 9:57:55 PM
2014-09-11 9:00:27 AM
Gladiomortis
Music Fan
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"Your Music" - How to get in Offline Mode

Hi Guys I am new to this service after using MOG in Australia for some time. I have Spotify installed on my Mac and also on my Iphone. I have on the desktop app added around 500 songs to the "Your Music" section and not created any playlists. When I ...

mixminusmedia
Newbie
Hi Guys I am new to this service after using MOG in Australia for some time. I have Spotify installed on my Mac and also on my Iphone. I have on the desktop app added...
2014-08-28 8:52:19 AM
2014-09-06 4:38:38 PM
Peter__
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Problema Descarga Playlist with Iphone

Hola, desde hace un tiempo, tengo problemas para descargar las listas en mi dispositivo Movil para escucharlas en Offline, empizar a realizar la descarga pero nunca acaba y se queda sin bajar todo el contenido. Que puedo hacer para solucionar el prob...

soychivi
Newbie
Hola, desde hace un tiempo, tengo problemas para descargar las listas en mi dispositivo Movil para escucharlas en Offline, empizar a realizar la descarga pero nunca acaba y se queda sin bajar todo el...
2014-09-04 3:50:29 PM
2014-09-06 3:56:35 PM
Peter__
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All playlists disappear when the computer is restarted

I Use spotify premium on my two imacs, iPHone en macbook Air. Since a week or two I lost my playlists EVERY day. They are just removed. I can recover them by signing in to Spotify.com and click on recover playlists but it is getting so annoying now, ...

notsohappyuser
Newbie
I Use spotify premium on my two imacs, iPHone en macbook Air. Since a week or two I lost my playlists EVERY day. They are just removed. I can recover them by signing in to Spotify.com and click on re...
2014-09-03 12:35:42 PM
2014-09-03 1:45:12 PM
kbrooksc
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Viewing Shuffle Order

Hello all! On my iphone, once you click the "shuffle" button within Spotify you can then view the "shuffle order" and skip ahead on songs. Is there a way to do this on the desktop app? View the shuffle order? Thanks in advance! E

eziduzit
Casual Listener
Hello all! On my iphone, once you click the "shuffle" button within Spotify you can then view the "shuffle order" and skip ahead on songs. Is there a way to do this on the desktop app? View the shu...
2014-09-02 9:12:16 PM
2014-09-02 11:50:17 PM
Soundofus
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Solved!! Spotify no longer starts (Mac)

Hi, About an hour ago, my Spotify app crashed and since then it won't start anymore. Every time I click Spotify the login screen pops up for a fraction of a second and the app never loads. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify, but it won't h...

driekvds
Regular
Hi, About an hour ago, my Spotify app crashed and since then it won't start anymore. Every time I click Spotify the login screen pops up for a fraction of a second and the app never loads....
2014-08-31 3:44:31 PM
2014-08-31 8:08:06 PM
kbrooksc
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Solved!! Mac OSX 10.9.2 Desktop App Not Responding

Greetings: I have two computers running OSX 10.9.2 - a mid-2010 MacBook Pro and a late-2012 iMac. Both machines experience the same problem when trying to run the Spotify desktop app. Login screen comes up, I login (using either my Spotify or Faceboo...

Raindawg1060
Regular
Greetings: I have two computers running OSX 10.9.2 - a mid-2010 MacBook Pro and a late-2012 iMac. Both machines experience the same problem when trying to run the Spotify desktop app....
2014-03-25 5:33:58 PM
2014-08-27 5:29:53 PM
khain
Casual Listener
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Delete history on MAC

How do I delete my history in Spotify om a MAC?

faspoti
Casual Listener
How do I delete my history in Spotify om a MAC?
2013-10-10 7:14:47 PM
2014-08-27 4:13:48 AM
latteboy50
Newbie
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Can't sort my list desktop spotify firefox (mac) so can't rearrange songs in my list

I've looked at numerous solutions by other peeps regarding moving around songs in playlists. My problem is that I can't sort anything at all. I'm not using the Spotify app (it crashes on my mac), so I am using the web interface to listen to music, us...

airbetty
Newbie
I've looked at numerous solutions by other peeps regarding moving around songs in playlists. My problem is that I can't sort anything at all. I'm not using the Spotify app (it crashe...
2014-08-25 5:21:02 PM
2014-08-25 5:41:32 PM
Jason
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Wrong Tag

Listening to Black Metal radio and Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up came on, that song has no business being tagged as black metal.

DasutenLA
Newbie
Listening to Black Metal radio and Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up came on, that song has no business being tagged as black metal.
2014-08-22 9:04:38 PM
2014-08-25 1:43:21 PM
Peter__
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Solved!! Acount log in

Hi spotify,
I have my friends my spotify account trying to be a good person and now they are pissing me off and I was wondering if you could log my account off of all devices so I can just have it on my phone.

Thanks

Garrett Clark

garrettclark14
Casual Listener
Hi spotify, <br>I have my friends my spotify account trying to be a good person and now they are pissing me off and I was wondering if you could log my account off of all devices so I can just ...
2014-08-19 4:24:25 AM
2014-08-19 7:36:01 AM
xxpatrioticxx
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spotify helper process on Mac OSX 10.9.4

I have the latest version of Max OsX 10.9.4 and of Spotify. It happens sometimes that the NVIDIA graphic unit starts working heating up my MacBook Pro and when i monitor the active processes i see that there are many "Spotify helper" open and it says...

permarco2002
Casual Listener
I have the latest version of Max OsX 10.9.4 and of Spotify. It happens sometimes that the NVIDIA graphic unit starts working heating up my MacBook Pro and when i monitor the active processes i see th...
2014-07-11 2:22:32 PM
2014-08-18 8:51:45 PM
thepen
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getting Error 117

Can someone please help. I'm getting random login errors on both my Mac Book Pro (running Lion) and my my iPad v3 running the latest version of IOS. On the MBP it reports as error 117. On the iPad it just says "connecting". I have rebooted my router ...

Gsybloke
Regular
Can someone please help. I'm getting random login errors on both my Mac Book Pro (running Lion) and my my iPad v3 running the latest version of IOS. On the MBP it reports as error 117. On the iPad it...
2014-08-13 10:43:05 AM
2014-08-13 7:08:30 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Syncing music from ipod onto computer

I downloaded a lot of music from Spotify on my ipod, and now I want to put that music onto my computer. I downloaded the Spotify program, and I'm logged in on my computer, and it says under devices to connect my ipod to the computer or connect it to ...

kpo987
Newbie
I downloaded a lot of music from Spotify on my ipod, and now I want to put that music onto my computer. I downloaded the Spotify program, and I'm logged in on my computer, and it says under devices t...
2014-08-07 2:00:01 AM
2014-08-07 6:42:45 AM
kbrooksc
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