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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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  • 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....

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  • 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...

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Superuser Contribution no connection possible from OSX to amplifier

Hi,I have no connection from Spotify - MacBook Pro (latest updates OSX) - to my amplifier. I can connect Spotify with my amplifier through my iPhone X (latest updates iOS). All devices are connected to the same network. And of course I would like to ...

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  • Hi, I have no connection from Spotify - MacBook Pro (latest updates OSX) - to my amplifier.  I can connect Spotify with my amplifier through my iPhone X (latest updates iOS).  All d...
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[MAC] Search bar overlaps with title bar

Mac OSX 10.14 Mojave The search bar at the top of the app is high enough that it overlaps with where the title bar would normally be on an un-skinned Mac application window, which results in the app full-screening when I double-click the search bar t...

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  • Mac OSX 10.14 Mojave   The search bar at the top of the app is high enough that it overlaps with where the title bar would normally be on an un-skinned Mac application window, which results i...
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Mac macOS extreme hard drive activity when running Spotify

PlanFreeCountryDenmarkDeviceiMac (late 2009)Operating SystemmacOS 10.12.6Spotify Desktop App 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 My Question or IssueAs soon as I log in to the desktop app the hard disk starts going bananas with activity. It's killing the perfomance...

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  • Plan Free Country Denmark Device iMac (late 2009) Operating System macOS 10.12.6 Spotify Desktop App  1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1    My Question or Issue As soon as I log in to th...
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Solved!! App shows blank screens, stops playing, has to be force quit

PlanFreeCountryGermany DeviceMac Mini (Late 2012)Operating SystemmacOS 10.14.1 My Question or Issue Spotify shows blank screens/infinite loaders after 2-3 navigations. The app then also stops playing any music or ad (if it has to do a network request...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany   Device Mac Mini (Late 2012) Operating System macOS 10.14.1   My Question or Issue  Spotify shows blank screens/infinite loaders after 2-3 navigat...
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Try doing better

I'm typing this on a $2500 MacBook Pro I purchased 9 years ago. It's in like new condition. I've updated to a SSD 2 years ago. Apple doesn't appreciate customers like myself, and won't offer an OSX update that functions other than 10.7.5. The only th...

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  • I'm typing this on a $2500 MacBook Pro I purchased 9 years ago. It's in like new condition. I've updated to a SSD 2 years ago. Apple doesn't appreciate customers like myself, and won't offer an OSX u...
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