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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!! Daily Mix on iMac

Why cant I access my daily mix on an iMac? I see it on my iPhone and it shows up on my work PC computer but not my iMac........

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  • Why cant I access my daily mix on an iMac? I see it on my iPhone and it shows up on my work PC computer but not my iMac........
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[Desktop] Application UI/Skin is showing several different shades of grey

I read about a new update the the Desktop App where the interface would be getting a facelift and a darker background like the mobile app but I think the rollout might have bugged out on my machine. *my screen is 1440px wide and I'm on a 15" early 20...

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  • I read about a new update the the Desktop App where the interface would be getting a facelift and a darker background like the mobile app but I think the rollout might have bugged out on my machine. ...
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All playlists gone

Hi, I have a premium account with Spotify and its on my phone and ipad. I just installed it on my lap top and when I open it my playlists are missing. Can anyone please help me

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  • Hi, I have a premium account with Spotify and its on my phone and ipad. I just installed it on my lap top and when I open it my playlists are missing. Can anyone please help me
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Seek and Play keyboard stopped working with latest update

Spotify version: 1.0.66.478.g1296534dPlay, Seek function keybord keys (f7-f9) no longer work after last Spotify update.Mac OS Version: 10.13.1 Beta (17B35a)

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  • Spotify version: 1.0.66.478.g1296534d Play, Seek function keybord keys (f7-f9) no longer work after last Spotify update. Mac OS Version: 10.13.1 Beta (17B35a)
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Private Playlists and Friends

Hi If I have a private playlist, can friends see it? If not is there a way to prevent others from viewing the playlist but allowing my friends and I to view it? Thx

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  • Hi   If I have a private playlist, can friends see it? If not is there a way to prevent others from viewing the playlist but allowing my friends and I to view it?   Thx
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Activity Feed disappeared

My friends activity feed disappeared some time ago despite the option being still on. I deleted Spotify app and all the folders related to it in ~/Library/ and it didn't help. I still can't see what my friends are listening. Please help

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  • My friends activity feed disappeared some time ago despite the option being still on. I deleted Spotify app and all the folders related to it in ~/Library/ and it didn't help. I still can't see what ...
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Spotify Connect Mac and Harman Kardon AVR

Hi all, I am using Spotify on a mac and I am trying to connect to my Harman Kardon 151s AVR (which is Spotify Connect ready).My problem is that spotify cannot always find the AVR. There are times it finds and connects fine and other times it will not...

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  • Hi all,   I am using Spotify on a mac and I am trying to connect to my Harman Kardon 151s AVR (which is Spotify Connect ready). My problem is that spotify cannot always find the AVR. There ar...
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Shuffle not working at all

In the latest version of Spotify for Mac OS, the shuffle function doesn't do anything at all to the queue. The songs play in the exact order listed instead of being shuffled or randomized. This has been an issue for several versions of Spotify. The v...

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  • In the latest version of Spotify for Mac OS, the shuffle function doesn't do anything at all to the queue. The songs play in the exact order listed instead of being shuffled or randomized. This has b...
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Make secret anti-syncs across devices

I use spotify on mac and android. When I pick a playlist on mac to "make secret", this option gets removed in favor of "make public". I assume this is because the playlist became secret. However, when I check on my phone, I still have the option to "...

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  • I use spotify on mac and android. When I pick a playlist on mac to "make secret", this option gets removed in favor of "make public". I assume this is because the playlist became secret.   How...
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Spotify not showing all songs at Local Files

I am making a playlist of a certain artist and there is a song I really want on there that is not on Spotify. So I ripped the CD the song was on, and now those songs won't show up! All of the other songs in my local files are there, but I can't seem ...

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  • I am making a playlist of a certain artist and there is a song I really want on there that is not on Spotify. So I ripped the CD the song was on, and now those songs won't show up! All of the ot...
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My downloaded songs just keep disappearing

It is not the first time it happens. I turn off my laptop, then when i turn it back on the songs that i had downloaded are not there any longer. I need help with this issue since it it just keeps happening every now and then.

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  • It is not the first time it happens. I turn off my laptop, then when i turn it back on  the songs that i had downloaded are not there any longer. I need help with this issue since it it just kee...
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Previous account won't let me update my new music on the computer so I can merge iTunes music to new

Spoiler (Highlight to read)Spoiler (Highlight to read)Want to clear old Spotify account An music and put my current account on the computer so I can merge my iTunes to it . Can someone help me ? It would be greatly appreciated Want to clear old Spoti...

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  • Want to clear old Spotify account An music and put my current account on the computer so I can merge my iTunes to it . Can someone help me ? It would be greatly appreciated 
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Como mudar o nome de dispositivo

Boa tarde.Quando inicio o Spotify no Computador aparece em cima o meu nome de dispositivo mas aparece um nome estranho.Queria saber como mudo?Obrigado.

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  • Boa tarde. Quando inicio o Spotify no Computador aparece em cima o meu nome de dispositivo mas aparece um nome estranho. Queria saber como mudo? Obrigado.
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Superuser Contribution how to mass delete playlists?

i accidentally imported itunes playlists to spotify. how can i delete them??

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  • i accidentally imported itunes playlists to spotify. how can i delete them??
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Solved!! Contact other users?

How can I contact someone who made a playlist I really like? I want to thank him.

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  • How can I contact someone who made a playlist I really like? I want to thank him. 
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Offline Location

Hi there, So I want Spotify to download its offline-playlists to an external storage device and I set /Volumes/someHDD/Spotify/offline in the 'Offline Songs Storage' setting. However if I mark a playlist to be kept offline Spotify downloads to /Users...

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  • Hi there,   So I want Spotify to download its offline-playlists to an external storage device and I set /Volumes/someHDD/Spotify/offline in the 'Offline Songs Storage' setting. However if I ma...
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Scan a file with a list of songs and add them in my Spotify (no local files)

I really like my friend's songs but he doesn't use Spotify. He exported for me a txt file of all his songs from iTunes. Is there a way my Spotify would scan the file and find the songs for me? I can manage to have an excel file from it if that helps....

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  • I really like my friend's songs but he doesn't use Spotify.   He exported for me a txt file of all his songs from iTunes. Is there a way my Spotify would scan the file and find the songs for m...
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Shuffle is only shuffling first ~100 songs

When I hit shuffle, the song that starts playing and the queue are made entirely of songs from the first roughly 100 songs of the playlist. On my 2,400 song master playlist, this means it only plays songs from artists beginning with A and B while sor...

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  • When I hit shuffle, the song that starts playing and the queue are made entirely of songs from the first roughly 100 songs of the playlist. On my 2,400 song master playlist, this means it only plays ...
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Solved!! Bluetooth headset buttons

Recently I've been listening to music on spotify on my Mac through my Bluetooth headset with no problems but last week spotify stopped responding the the buttons on my headset (play/pause, forward, back) and instead they trigger itunes, even when I a...

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  • Recently I've been listening to music on spotify on my Mac through my Bluetooth headset with no problems but last week spotify stopped responding the the buttons on my headset (play/pause, forward, b...
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Solved!! Friend activity and scrobbling to last.fm doesn't work

I've tried everything, but my friends can't see me listening to music on spotify and the connecting to last.fm is not working. No private session activated and my settings allow others to see my activity. Restarting won't work, even tried reinstallin...

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  • I've tried everything, but my friends can't see me listening to music on spotify and the connecting to last.fm is not working. No private session activated and my settings allow others to see my acti...
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