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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...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:40:52 PM
2024-03-14 3:41:33 PM
MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
2023-06-26 9:01:14 AM
MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
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....

mariomrt
Casual Listener
2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
2023-05-18 3:32:12 PM
bfteach
Regular
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Solved!! Playlist limits

Are there any limits to the number of playlists that you can have? Am hitting the limit of Albums and I just wondered...

martinjh99
Roadie
Are there any limits to the number of playlists that you can have? Am hitting the limit of Albums and I just wondered...
2016-03-25 3:18:52 PM
2017-10-07 8:30:25 PM
Bittencourt
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Spotify Freezes my entire Macbook Pro!

So I just downloaded spotify, it logins and opens, but then whenever i try to click anything it just freezes my WHOLE LAPTOP. I can't even click force quit, i have to force restart EVER SINGLE TIME. I have the newest model of a macbook pro, this shou...

HayleyJoh
Casual Listener
So I just downloaded spotify, it logins and opens, but then whenever i try to click anything it just freezes my WHOLE LAPTOP. I can't even click force quit, i have to force restart EVER SINGLE TIME. ...
2012-03-29 1:07:36 AM
2017-10-06 7:03:29 PM
deividreimon
Newbie
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People list real time song refresh

On the right hand side in the people list where it shows the songs people are listening to it is not refreshing. I have to restart spotify to see the updated feed. Is this a problem others are having? I had hoped that it would refresh in real time (l...

bak777
Newbie
On the right hand side in the people list where it shows the songs people are listening to it is not refreshing. I have to restart spotify to see the updated feed. Is this a problem others are having...
2012-03-01 7:55:16 PM
2017-10-06 1:26:24 AM
creativename1
Casual Listener
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Spotify does not work on MacOS High Sierra

Spotify does not connect to internet in MacOS High Sierra because it uses deprecated code no longer supported by MacOS. Spotify[914]: DEPRECATED USE in libdispatch client: Changing the target of a source after it has been activatedSpotify[914]: BUG i...

bkerensa
Newbie
Spotify does not connect to internet in MacOS High Sierra because it uses deprecated code no longer supported by MacOS. Spotify[914]: DEPRECATED USE in libdispatch client: Changing the targe...
2017-06-06 1:09:39 AM
2017-10-05 1:12:04 PM
deathmonger
Newbie
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Friend Feed won't show anything

Hello there,my friend feed doesn't show anything, even though I'm following friends and bands. Used to work when my account was still connected to my facebook profile, which it isn't anymore. Tried to switch the "right sidebar" off and on again, but ...

peter12fa
Newbie
Hello there, my friend feed doesn't show anything, even though I'm following friends and bands. Used to work when my account was still connected to my facebook profile, which it isn't anymore. Tried...
2017-10-04 12:49:12 PM
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Lost all my saved music

This morning I tried to listen to one of my saved albums and realized Spotify has removed every single song from my library (around 50 albums' worth of music). My playlists are intact, but everything else is gone. Is there any way I can recover what ...

ChrisElder96
Newbie
This morning I tried to listen to one of my saved albums and realized Spotify has removed every single song from my library (around 50 albums' worth of music). My playlists are intact, but everything...
2017-01-31 4:46:28 PM
2017-10-04 9:21:22 AM
maekoer2
Newbie
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How to end songs early

Hey everyone, first time here. Is there a way to tell spotify to end songs early? I like the song "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" By Fall Out Boy. I love the song but the last 40 seconds is a weird post song transition to their next track. Can I tell spotify ...

Bsch1man
Newbie
Hey everyone, first time here. Is there a way to tell spotify to end songs early? I like the song "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" By Fall Out Boy. I love the song but the last 40 seconds is a weird post song ...
2017-10-03 10:53:12 PM
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Can't sign in with facebook account

Can't sign in with facebook account,just appear the screen.

tony83111
Newbie
Can't sign in with facebook account,just appear the screen.
2017-10-03 3:02:09 AM
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Local files (songs)

I dont know how to delete tracks from my "local" playlist in spotify i have deleted all music i had in my PC but in my Spotify "local" playlist all tracks turnd grey but I want to delete them from the list because they are grey and useless.

Marockan
Newbie
I dont know how to delete tracks from my "local" playlist in spotify i have deleted all music i had in my PC but in my Spotify "local" playlist all tracks turnd grey but I want to delete them from th...
2017-10-02 1:32:56 PM
2017-10-02 5:00:13 PM
JakobLM
Casual Listener
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Smart Playlist?

Hey guys! So I was wondering are there smart playlist on spotify? What I mean is like Apple Music allows you to take all your music, and whatever met a certian parameter of rules where added to the playlist. Ex. Everything with "rap" in the genre wou...

Matthewe_
Newbie
Hey guys! So I was wondering are there smart playlist on spotify? What I mean is like Apple Music allows you to take all your music, and whatever met a certian parameter of rules where added to ...
2017-10-02 4:33:28 AM
2017-10-02 9:43:55 AM
Maxim
Spotify Star
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Airfoil + Spotify – Sound drops out

Recently I've started having problems with my Spotify playing via Airfoil. Very often the sound drops out. And every time a song is near the end – like 20 secs before the end – the sound drops out. I thought it looked like a bandwidth problem, but I'...

MartinKofod
Casual Listener
Recently I've started having problems with my Spotify playing via Airfoil. Very often the sound drops out. And every time a song is near the end – like 20 secs before the end – the sound drops out. I...
2012-09-29 8:39:48 PM
2017-10-01 12:35:16 AM
ChelseaMele01
Casual Listener
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Spotify can't reconize wifi connection?

Hi, so I had spotify on my laptop, but one day it stopped letting me us it because it couldn't reconize my wifi connection. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, logging off/on, letting it through my laptops firewall, and nothing is working. Can some...

emilybereti
Casual Listener
Hi, so I had spotify on my laptop, but one day it stopped letting me us it because it couldn't reconize my wifi connection. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, logging off/on, letting it through my...
2017-09-30 4:59:48 AM
2017-10-01 11:55:46 PM
right1999
Regular
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Short Artist & Playlist URL

Is it possible to create short URLs for artists and playlists?

StefanoC
Newbie
Is it possible to create short URLs for artists and playlists?
2017-10-01 6:51:08 PM
2017-10-01 11:30:47 PM
right1999
Regular
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Media keys not working after installing to different hard drive

I reinstalled this to my SSD without changing anything else and since then my media keys only work when im on the spotify window. Has any one else had this happen?

user-removed
Visitor
I reinstalled this to my SSD without changing anything else and since then my media keys only work when im on the spotify window. Has any one else had this happen?
2017-10-01 4:42:57 PM
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Can't Login With Facebook Credentials

I recently rebooted an older Mac (running on Mac OS X 10.7.5) computer that I haven't used in a couple of years to use for music. I updated the spotify app and now when I try to login using my facebook credentials I receive an error that says, "Could...

saltyblueocean8
Newbie
I recently rebooted an older Mac (running on Mac OS X 10.7.5) computer that I haven't used in a couple of years to use for music. I updated the spotify app and now when I try to login using my facebo...
2017-10-01 3:39:55 AM
2017-10-01 4:39:59 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Cannot drag songs in playlist to change order

Hi, I cannot drag songs in my playlist to change order. For example, I might want a song at the top of myplaylist instead of at the bottom. Yet when I drag it to the top of my playlist it doesn't move. I have tried to restart Spotify, it still doesn'...

jonte995
Regular
Hi, I cannot drag songs in my playlist to change order. For example, I might want a song at the top of myplaylist instead of at the bottom. Yet when I drag it to the top of my playlist it ...
2014-04-02 12:54:34 PM
2017-10-01 3:23:12 AM
Signet_Sounds
Newbie
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Mac

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"This song is not available"

I went to play several different songs and Spotify has the blue bar message at the top saying "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer, you can import it." What do I do here?

tnnrmntgmry12
Newbie
I went to play several different songs and Spotify has the blue bar message at the top saying "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer, you can import it." What do I do here?
2017-08-29 5:19:43 PM
2017-09-30 8:59:50 PM
prairiegal
Regular
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Filter multiple artists on a playlist

I have a very large playlist, and making a queue full of the multiple artists I feel like listening to on it is very time consuming. I'd love to see a feature where you can filter a playlist to only play a select few of the artists on it, as opposed ...

the_birdman
Casual Listener
I have a very large playlist, and making a queue full of the multiple artists I feel like listening to on it is very time consuming. I'd love to see a feature where you can filter a playlist to ...
2015-02-05 5:10:33 AM
2017-09-30 8:53:51 PM
tonioss22
Newbie
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Ability to Delete songs

Hey guys,I have a problem concerning some Taylor Swift songs that I downloaded in October 2016. I want to delete them but they never vanish from my list of songs, on my computer as well as on my phone. When I try to delete them, the check mark change...

Hannelore007
Newbie
Hey guys, I have a problem concerning some Taylor Swift songs that I downloaded in October 2016. I want to delete them but they never vanish from my list of songs, on my computer as well as on my ph...
2017-09-30 7:47:29 PM
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SAME "NO INTERNET CONNECTION" bleep SINCE 2012??

Hello,I have a premium member Spotify account. Every several days, I get the same annoying and time-stealing "No Internect connection" **bleep**, although I am definitively connected and have best Wifi signal!When will the Spotify dev team FIX THIS *...

familieheinz
Newbie
Hello, I have a premium member Spotify account. Every several days, I get the same annoying and time-stealing "No Internect connection" **bleep**, although I am definitively connected and have best ...
2017-09-30 11:26:47 AM
2017-09-30 11:29:55 AM
britonk
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