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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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Pause/forward/backward buttons not working anymore

The pause/backward/forward shortcut buttons aren't working for me anymore. Pretty sure I could use them after downloading the macOS High Sierra but I don't remember. I recently opened up iTunes which I hadn't used in awhile but I quit it. I feel like...

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  • The pause/backward/forward shortcut buttons aren't working for me anymore. Pretty sure I could use them after downloading the macOS High Sierra but I don't remember. I recently opened up iTunes which...
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Spotify Connect Not Working on Mac Laptop

My big speakers at home are connected to my wifi. So when I'm at home, and I'm using Spotify on my phone, I always hit "devices available" and select my home speakers. It's great. The music plays through the big speakers. But I can't do that if i'm u...

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  • My big speakers at home are connected to my wifi.  So when I'm at home, and I'm using Spotify on my phone, I always hit "devices available" and select my home speakers.  It's great. The mus...
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iphone & played songs

Hi Spotify, i am new to Spotify as of today, 12/06/2017, after the app was recommended to me. Sooo, ill try and wrap this in a nutshell. My laptop was accidentally wiped clean during a system reboot. All of my playlists from iTunes was completed gone...

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  • Hi Spotify,   i am new to Spotify as of today, 12/06/2017, after the app was recommended to me. Sooo, ill try and wrap this in a nutshell. My laptop was accidentally wiped clean during a syste...
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Slow after Mac OS High Sierra update / keyboard isn't working

It takes forever to load, and when it does... It takes like 3 minutes to display a search or respond to de buttons. Multimedia keys aren't working either. Other programs like VLC are fine, it's just Spotify (for me at least)

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  • It takes forever to load, and when it does...  It takes like 3 minutes to display a search or respond to de buttons.   Multimedia keys aren't working either. Other programs like VLC are f...
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Sharing Self-Made Songs

I have figured out how to use the local files and create a playlist with those songs added, but when I share this playlist my friends see all of them but those local files. I just want to share with my friends, not be an artist. How do I share these ...

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  • I have figured out how to use the local files and create a playlist with those songs added, but when I share this playlist my friends see all of them but those local files. I just want to share with ...
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Long time to start spotify

When I start spotify takes least a minute. My network is very good and the computer has good capacity IMAC. My Iphone takes few second.

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  • When I start spotify takes least a minute. My network is very good and the computer has good capacity IMAC. My Iphone takes few second. 
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Takes long time to start spotify

HiIt can takes long time when I start Spotify. It is no problem with internet and I have a very good computer IMAC. It can take up for a minute.When I start on my Iphone i start very short timeKind regardsPatrik

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  • Hi It can takes long time when I start Spotify. It is no problem with internet and I have a very good computer IMAC. It can take up for a minute.When I start on my Iphone i start very short time Ki...
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