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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!! Spotify Community Rock Star Program

Hello Spotify lovers! Have you ever shown a friend how to sync a playlist? Ever explained how Spotify works to a group of people? At Spotify, we know users helping users is something special. That’s why we’ve created the Spotify Rock Star Program to ...

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  •       Hello Spotify lovers!   Have you ever shown a friend how to sync a playlist? Ever explained how Spotify works to a group of people? At Spotify, we k...
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All of my albums and artists have disappeared

Hi - I have Spotify Premium and all of my albums and artists have disappeared. They have been replaced by ones that I definitely did not choose. This happened once before, and I simply deleted all of the new ones, and went back, and added all the one...

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  • Hi - I have Spotify Premium and all of my albums and artists have disappeared. They have been replaced by ones that I definitely did not choose.   This happened once before, and I simply delet...
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Playlists/songs that are hidden, are in fact public

Hey Guys, just like in the topic, i've made my music private, but it's visible for everyone in the web. I have digged thru few toppics but nothing works. I'm a DJ and i want my music secret. Mac and IOS apps. Thx

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  • Hey Guys,   just like in the topic, i've made my music private, but it's visible for everyone in the web. I have digged thru few toppics but nothing works. I'm a DJ and i want my music secret....
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Daily Mix has vanished from my library!

Hello, Daily Mix has vanished from my library. I have logged in and out to no avail. Help?

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  • Hello, Daily Mix has vanished from my library. I have logged in and out to no avail.   Help?
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iOS bug : distorted album cover images in lists

Helloon iOS (using an iPhone X, iOS 11) I noticed that the album cover images are distorted lists. The "contentMode" of the UIImageView is probably not set to ".scaleAspectFill" cheersLouis

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  • Hello on iOS (using an iPhone X, iOS 11) I noticed that the album cover images are distorted lists. The "contentMode" of the UIImageView is probably not set to ".scaleAspectFill"   cheers Lo...
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Release Radar not updating and disappearing off discover and new release tabs

Hi, I'm having an issue with my release radar on Spotify. Firstly, it's not updating and secondly, when I enter the browse section and go under the discover tab and the new releases tab, it will usually come up, but at the monent, it's not. Thanks an...

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  • Hi,   I'm having an issue with my release radar on Spotify. Firstly, it's not updating and secondly, when I enter the browse section and go under the discover tab and the new releases tab, it ...
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App freezes when playing ads

Apparently this bug has been reported numerous times, and each time the response is that it's been closed because the person didn't keep complaining. I have two laptops, with the app installed on each, and it's happening on both. One laptop is runnin...

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  • Apparently this bug has been reported numerous times, and each time the response is that it's been closed because the person didn't keep complaining. I have two laptops, with the app installed on eac...
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Discover not working

Hello!I'm using Spotify Premium on Mac 10.6.8 and the Discover screen is just black. It shows the options at the top, from "overview" to "discover," but nothing else. I've tried opening and closing and restarting. I've been using it for months and it...

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  • Hello! I'm using Spotify Premium on Mac 10.6.8 and the Discover screen is just black. It shows the options at the top, from "overview" to "discover," but nothing else. I've tried opening and closing...
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Search bar not working?

So basically I've had this issue for quite a while, I've tried everything. Logging in and out, uninstalling then reinstalling but nothing seems to work. I've read about other members in the spotify community having similar issues and followed the sol...

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  • So basically I've had this issue for quite a while, I've tried everything. Logging in and out, uninstalling then reinstalling but nothing seems to work. I've read about other members in the spotify c...
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Solved!! Playlist went out of order

I spent a few months creating an enormous playlist, getting it in a very specific order... then I accidentally hit 'title', the playlist was reordered into an alphabetical order and I cannot figure out how to get back to my created order. Help! Anyon...

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  • I spent a few months creating an enormous playlist, getting it in a very specific order... then I accidentally hit 'title', the playlist was reordered into an alphabetical order and I cannot figure o...
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Rock Hard Playlist Same Songs for Months!

Hey all- The Rock Hard Playlist says that it was updated 19 hours ago, but the same list of songs is still on there (for about 2 months now). Not sure what is going on but I need help! Here is the playlist link spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1...

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  • Hey all- The Rock Hard Playlist says that it was updated 19 hours ago, but the same list of songs is still on there (for about 2 months now).  Not sure what is going on but I need help!   ...
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Solved!! Dieser Song ist nicht verfügbar! Wenn sich die Datei auf Deinem Computer befindet, kannst Du sie im

Brief description of the issue: EVERY Song gives the errormessage: "Dieser Song ist nicht verfügbar! Wenn sich die Datei auf Deinem Computer befindet, kannst Du sie importieren!" - see screenshotSteps to reproduce the issue: Start Spotify Click on an...

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  • Brief description of the issue: EVERY Song gives the errormessage: "Dieser Song ist nicht verfügbar! Wenn sich die Datei auf Deinem Computer befindet, kannst Du sie importieren!" - see screenshot ...
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how can I turn off smooth scrolling?

How do I launch Spotify app with "--disable-smooth-scroll"?I can not use the app because the scrolling is too slow.I want to turn off the above functions, but I do not know what to do on the Mac.Please help me.

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  • How do I launch Spotify app with "--disable-smooth-scroll"? I can not use the app because the scrolling is too slow. I want to turn off the above functions, but I do not know what to do on the...
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Scroll

After updating the spotify application on my mac lacptop, I have been unable to scroll through my music. I have tried logging out and re downloading the app, but it still is not working.

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  • After updating the spotify application on my mac lacptop, I have been unable to scroll through my music. I have tried logging out and re downloading the app, but it still is not working. 
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Cannot disable "Automatically make new playlists public" and "Show my current Top Artists"

Steps to reproduce: Go to Settings with Cmd+,Disable "Automatically make new playlists public" and "Show my current Top Artists".Quit Spotify then restart.Go back to settins with Cmd+,Expected: "Automatically make new playlists public" and "Show my c...

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  • Steps to reproduce:   Go to Settings with Cmd+, Disable "Automatically make new playlists public" and "Show my current Top Artists". Quit Spotify then restart. Go back to settins with Cmd+...
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Touch Bar Icon Gone After High Sierra Update

Pretty much the title. Icon gone, no touch-bar controls for it. The apple default skip/pause controls are there, but 9/10 times when pressing them it does nothing. Pretty annoying. Google searches revealed a handful of Spotify Community articles, but...

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  • Pretty much the title. Icon gone, no touch-bar controls for it. The apple default skip/pause controls are there, but 9/10 times when pressing them it does nothing. Pretty annoying.   Google se...
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"Spotify is being used somewhere else" but I'm only using it here. Standard troubleshoot unhelpful.

I've updated my password today and logged out of all accounts, then logged back into Mac desktop client. Still getting the "Spotify paused bc your account is being used somewhere else" banner. What is going on??

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  • I've updated my password today and logged out of all accounts, then logged back into Mac desktop client. Still getting the "Spotify paused bc your account is being used somewhere else" banner. &nbsp...
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Search Function Not Working

Search function isn't working. Typing anything returns the result "no results found". Typing in the name of a major band says there's no result, and they show in my recently searched.... Reinstalling it did nothing, logging out and logging in did not...

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  • Search function isn't working. Typing anything returns the result "no results found". Typing in the name of a major band says there's no result, and they show in my recently searched.... Reinstalling...
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Solved!! [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

Hey, I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control. I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote! Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotify, that's a huge disadvantage! I would request to build i...

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  • Hey, I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control. I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote! Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotif...
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