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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!! How Can I remove facebook friends from Spotify?

How can I remove the facebook side friends thing from spotify. I don't have facebook and it just takes up unnessassary room. u feel me?

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  • How can I remove the facebook side friends thing from spotify. I don't have facebook and it just takes up unnessassary room.  u feel me?
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Anyway to see "Liked" Radio songs?

Is there a way to see all the songs that I have liked while listening to Radio? The "Liked from Radio" playlist stopped working for me as a did a bunch of other folks (based on the frequency of this question here). You think it would be easy right to...

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  • Is there a way to see all the songs that I have liked while listening to Radio? The "Liked from Radio" playlist stopped working for me as a did a bunch of other folks (based on the frequency of this ...
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MAC Spotify app problems with High Sierra and overall

First after upgrade to High Sierra problems with playing music. App stoping music, but background music playing without sound. Probably conflict with audio from Safari - facebook and communicates. After each communicates music stop playing. Cool. Sec...

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  • First after upgrade to High Sierra problems with playing music. App stoping music, but background music playing without sound. Probably conflict with audio from Safari - facebook and communicate...
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Songs not available on my private Mac...

even though I can listen to them on my iPhone, iPad and the computer I use at work. Only my private Mac is not able to play the songs. I am using: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 (17B48) Spotify Premium1.0.67.582.g194...

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  • even though I can listen to them on my iPhone, iPad and the computer I use at work. Only my private Mac is not able to play the songs.   I am using:  MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 20...
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Solved!! IDEA: Pin playlists

Hi Spotify Would it be possible to add a feature to pin your playlists, and those pinned playlists would then always stay at the top of the list? After 100+ playlists, the rearranging is a real pain..

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  • Hi Spotify   Would it be possible to add a feature to pin your playlists, and those pinned playlists would then always stay at the top of the list? After 100+ playlists, the rearranging is a r...
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Extremely Slow Launch on Mac OS X 10.8.x

Hi Spotify team. I open a new message as you never answer to the other same post. Maybe if we post many messages you will answer as we really are bored. The actual problem is that it tooks much more time to launch Spotify than to launch Photoshop + I...

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  • Hi Spotify team.   I open a new message as you never answer to the other same post. Maybe if we post many messages you will answer as we really are bored.   The actual problem is that&n...
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Play/Pause, previous/skip track buttons not working on MacBook

Recently updated my OS X to 10.13.1 and my MacBook keyboard control keys are no longer controling my Spotify. Please advise. Spotify version is 1.0.66.478.g1296534dIf needed, also using Safari 11.0.1 and Chrome 61.0.3163.100 iTunes version 12.7.1.14 ...

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  • Recently updated my OS X to 10.13.1 and my MacBook keyboard control keys are no longer controling my Spotify.  Please advise.   Spotify version is 1.0.66.478.g1296534d If neede...
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Spotify becomes all blurry (?)

I have been using Spotify for a year now and everything has been fine, until a few weeks ago when it has started to behave strangely. When I open Spotify, it looks fine, and all of a sudden, the whole layout becomes blurry (see attachment). What is h...

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  • I have been using Spotify for a year now and everything has been fine, until a few weeks ago when it has started to behave strangely. When I open Spotify, it looks fine, and all of a sudden, the whol...
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I can´t see album and date added in my playlist

Hi, in one of my computers, when I play the playlists, I only see the name of the song, the artist and time, but I don´t see date added and album. Somebody knows what happens?

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  • Hi, in one of my computers, when I play the playlists,  I only see the name of the song, the artist and time, but I don´t see date added and album. Somebody knows what happens?  
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Local Files Disappearing

So, I've used the local files feature for quite a while. I have mutiple playlists of music that isn't on spotify, for mobile listening. This has worked fairly well in the past, all things considered; we all know the local files interface is not very ...

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  • So, I've used the local files feature for quite a while. I have mutiple playlists of music that isn't on spotify, for mobile listening. This has worked fairly well in the past, all things considered;...
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Solved!! Song won't play after ad

The last few days, I've been having an issue. An ad will always play before the last song on whichever album I'm listening to. After the ad, Spotify will not play the last song. It will not play anything, but will be set up to start the album over if...

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  • The last few days, I've been having an issue.  An ad will always play before the last song on whichever album I'm listening to.  After the ad, Spotify will not play the last song.  It ...
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Solved!! Spotify pauses at random

I have a spotify unlimited subscription. As of today I installed the new upgrade but now a problem has occured. When I play music, spotify randomly pauses the song. I have to physically click the play button again to continue the music. It can happen...

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  • I have a spotify unlimited subscription.   As of today I installed the new upgrade but now a problem has occured.   When I play music, spotify randomly pauses the song. I have to ph...
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Friend Feed

Hey guys,unluckily my friend feed isn't working. I'm following many people but my friend feed shows only the button "Find Friends". Does somebody know how I can fix that? Thank you!

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  • Hey guys, unluckily my friend feed isn't working. I'm following many people but my friend feed shows only the button "Find Friends". Does somebody know how I can fix that?   Thank you!
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Can't import a full album from iTunes purchase

I'm having trouble importing a full album which I bought from iTunes to the desktop app. All but one track is being imported fine, but the last track is being replaced with a live version that Spotify has. Is there a way I can import the original son...

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  • I'm having trouble importing a full album which I bought from iTunes to the desktop app. All but one track is being imported fine, but the last track is being replaced with a live version that Spotif...
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Musik auf einmal weg

Meine Lieblingssongs zum Beispiel Paralyzer von Finger Eleven oder sehr viele Alben von The Connells sind einfach weg. Wird das bald behoben?

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  • Meine Lieblingssongs zum Beispiel Paralyzer von Finger Eleven oder sehr viele Alben von The Connells sind einfach weg. Wird das bald behoben?
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Polish translation mistake

Hi, my name is Dominik and I live in Poland. Today I saw upsetting translation mistake at author profile.Here is a screenshot of this (bigger resolution -https://imgur.com/BxpLaNj)If author is male, the correct form is "Obserwowany".If author is fema...

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  •   Hi, my name is Dominik and I live in Poland. Today I saw upsetting translation mistake at author profile. Here is a screenshot of this (bigger resolution -https://imgur.com/BxpLaNj) ...
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Solved!! I didn't get the new update?

I logged on to spotify this morning only to find out that my friend got the new update and to my suprise, i didn't!I was wondering if anyone has gotten the same issue?

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  • I logged on to spotify this morning only to find out that my friend got the new update and to my suprise, i didn't!I was wondering if anyone has gotten the same issue?
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Forward reverse buttons stop working on Macbook after update

Brief description of the issue: Forward and Reverse button not working any more in either other window or Spotify Window. Dont know after what specific version. Steps to reproduce the issue:First I did this Updating to latsest sw on oth OS and Spotif...

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  • Brief description of the issue: Forward and Reverse button not working any more in either other window or Spotify Window. Dont know after what specific version.   Steps to reproduce the issue:...
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Recently Played Artists updating only directly from albums

Hi,I noticed that for the last month or so my RPA only update when I listen to songs directly from an artist's page. If I listen to a playlist, it won't add any artists to my RPA. Is this going to be updated? I much preferred when the playlist artist...

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  • Hi, I noticed that for the last month or so my RPA only update when I listen to songs directly from an artist's page. If I listen to a playlist, it won't add any artists to my RPA. Is this goin...
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Songs chopped half way.... PLEASE HELP!

Anyone knows how to fix this issue? I have noticed few tracks from my albums chopped half way.... not cool....

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  • Anyone knows how to fix this issue? I have noticed few tracks from my albums chopped half way.... not cool....
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