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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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Cutting off end of songs

Playing Spotify Premium through a desktop Apple Mac (running Mac OS High Sierra). ALL songs cut off the last 2 or 3 seconds. Really irritatiiong when you know the song or it has a non fade end. Tried reinstalling, same problem. Any ideas?

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  • Playing Spotify Premium through a desktop Apple Mac (running Mac OS High Sierra). ALL songs cut off the last 2 or 3 seconds. Really irritatiiong when you know the song or it has a non fade end. Tried...
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What did you do with the Friends Sidebar!?

Just updated and now it's a dummy list showing me fake greyed out users. Thanks but I already had friends I was subscribed to- now they're not supported because you have some new Facebook integration? Well, I know those people had FB accounts, but th...

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  • Just updated and now it's a dummy list showing me fake greyed out users. Thanks but I already had friends I was subscribed to- now they're not supported because you have some new Facebook integration...
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Playlists show loading symbol for like 20+ minutes

I've had issues with the Mac & Windows desktop versions of Spotify for over a year. Right now on my Mac I've been waiting over 20 minutes for a playlist to load. It just shows the loading symbol. In the past I've done the whole clearing the cache thi...

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  • I've had issues with the Mac & Windows desktop versions of Spotify for over a year.   Right now on my Mac I've been waiting over 20 minutes for a playlist to load. It just shows the loadin...
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How to log in with Facebook on a computer with a different Facebook account

Hi, I'm confused - we are sharing a single Premium over several devices on my facebook log in but I had to re install on my wife's computer and I'm not sure how to log in as it always tries through her FB account.Thanks for any help

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  • Hi, I'm confused - we are sharing a single Premium over several devices on my facebook log in but I had to re install on my wife's computer and I'm not sure how to log in as it always tries through h...
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Beats by Dre Wireless Bluetooth Skipping and Pausing Songs

I recently purchased Beats by Dre Studio Wireless Bluetooth enabled headphones. On Spotify only, (not iTunes), songs pause randomly for a split second when playing, making it incredibly annoying and impossible to use the Bluetooth feature enjoyably. ...

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  • I recently purchased Beats by Dre Studio Wireless Bluetooth enabled headphones.  On Spotify only, (not iTunes), songs pause randomly for a split second when playing, making it incredibly annoyin...
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Ability to View All Playlist Followers

A while ago, I changed my playlist covers to just one single picture instead of the 4 grid. I now want to change it back to the 4 grid cover but, all it shows is to replace the image, not remove it. Help?

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  • A while ago, I changed my playlist covers to just one single picture instead of the 4 grid. I now want to change it back to the 4 grid cover but, all it shows is to replace the image, not remove it. ...
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Leaking file pointers (ports)?

It seems that Spotify is leaking file pointers/ports?See attached screendump from Activity Monitor (Disk) OS X Version 10.11.6 (15G19009)Spotify Version 1.0.73.345.g6c9971ef Output from open file and ports./ /Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/MacOS/S...

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  • It seems that Spotify is leaking file pointers/ports? See attached screendump from Activity Monitor (Disk)   OS X Version 10.11.6 (15G19009) Spotify Version 1.0.73.345.g6c9971ef  ...
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Superuser Contribution Looking for Help

Im With A Band that has songs on Spotify. I suppose they were connected when I registered the songs with CD BABY.The information on the albums is not complete and there are other songs from other artists mashed into our profile. Wondering how i can u...

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  • Im With A Band that has songs on Spotify. I suppose they were connected when I registered the songs with CD BABY. The information on the albums is not complete and there are other songs from other a...
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Superuser Contribution Need Help

Im With A Band that has songs on Spotify. I suppose they were connected when I registered the songs with CD BABY.The information on the albums is not complete and there are other songs from other artists mashed into our profile. Wondering how i can u...

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  • Im With A Band that has songs on Spotify. I suppose they were connected when I registered the songs with CD BABY. The information on the albums is not complete and there are other songs from other a...
  • Melody
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Solved!! Can't see friend activity

I don't know if it is the update or an error on my computer but I can't see what my friends have previously listened. I can only see what they are listening if they are listening at the moment. Is there a way to fix that or is the update?

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  • I don't know if it is the update or an error on my computer but I can't see what my friends have previously listened. I can only see what they are listening if they are listening at the moment. ...
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2 devices won't sync

Hi.I use one Premium account on my iPhone and on my MacBook.Only a few days ago it was like I listened to some music on one of these devices - and the other one showed exactly the same thing.That means, that I could listen on my MacBook, put the musi...

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  • Hi. I use one Premium account on my iPhone and on my MacBook. Only a few days ago it was like I listened to some music on one of these devices - and the other one showed exactly the same thing....
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Cant see Playlists in Context Menu

Brief description of the issue:When right click on a song abd i want to add this song to a specific playlist, i cant sse my playlists. Only the "create new playlist" function.After listening to songs a few minutes some playlists can be selected (not ...

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  • Brief description of the issue: When right click on a song abd i want to add this song to a specific playlist, i cant sse my playlists. Only the "create new playlist" function. After listening to s...
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Automatic playlists creation from all albums?

Hi,I've just hit the stupid 10.000 limit within my music library. I only keep full albums in it.I have 2 opions now:1/ Cancel subscribtion and go to Apple Music, or2/ Have all my music (albums) 'moved' to playlists, because there is no limit on the n...

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  • Hi, I've just hit the stupid 10.000 limit within my music library.  I only keep full albums in it. I have 2 opions now: 1/ Cancel subscribtion and go to Apple Music, or 2/ Have all my music ...
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Friend feed no longer shows up

Is this an error on the side of my laptop or with spotify?  

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  • Is this an error on the side of my laptop or with spotify?    
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Cannot connect to a device chromecast mac desktop app

I am unable to connect to my chromecast (same wifi) from my mac desktop app. When I connect with my phone, sometimes the desktop app shows the connection to chromecast. But it will never show the chromecast without first connecting my phone. THIS IS ...

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  • I am unable to connect to my chromecast (same wifi) from my mac desktop app. When I connect with my phone, sometimes the desktop app shows the connection to chromecast. But it will never show the chr...
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A bug for all platforms - cant turn off autostart

This bug exists on Windows 10 UWP, Windows 10 desktop, and macOS (yeah I'm a developer and I know the difference, and YES it does exist on all of these, and YES I have all 3 of these platforms and experience this bug on each despite reloading on thes...

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  • This bug exists on Windows 10 UWP, Windows 10 desktop, and macOS (yeah I'm a developer and I know the difference, and YES it does exist on all of these, and YES I have all 3 of these platforms and ex...
  • phan_times
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iTunes to Spotify

I have a pretty large iTunes library and want to move it all over to Spotify. I've downloaded the spotify desktop app, selected iTunes from the appropriate spotify settings as the source of my music but all I get access to are my playlists and not my...

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  • I have a pretty large iTunes library and want to move it all over to Spotify. I've downloaded the spotify desktop app, selected iTunes from the appropriate spotify settings as the source of my music ...
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Solved!! Albums not able to play them!

Hi there i search sometimes albums, i find them, play them but after a while you can't play them anymore!Is this intended?Best Hochenkeit

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  • Hi there  i search sometimes albums, i find them, play them but after a while you can't play them anymore! Is this intended? Best Hochenkeit  
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