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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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Charts Not Working

When I go to the Charts section within Browse none of them are available. It says on the screen "There was a problem displaying this view! This view either does not exist or an error occurred". I just reinstalled spotify and there is no difference. I...

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  • When I go to the Charts section within Browse none of them are available. It says on the screen "There was a problem displaying this view! This view either does not exist or an error occurred". I jus...
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Playlist image doesnt update

When uploading a custom image to a playlist. After uploading it updates in the modal, but never sticks, when reloading spotify or opening its link its back to the standard artwork preview. image size is about 97k and i dont see any errors

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  • When uploading a custom image to a playlist. After uploading it updates in the modal, but never sticks, when reloading spotify or opening its link its back to the standard artwork preview. image size...
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Embedded but could not listen in website

Hello I'm a returning user and just be a premium user again today.I have some embedded musics in my hqtunes.com website butcannot listen the musics inside the website;when I click the play button, a new window launches and opening Spotify Web Player....

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  • Hello I'm a returning user and just be a premium user again today. I have some embedded musics in my hqtunes.com website but cannot listen the musics inside the website; when I click the play butt...
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Solved!! Help - can't search for friends

No idea why, but if I search for any of my Facebook friends in the "search" bar, nothing comes up... even if I just search something simple like "Mike" or "Katie". I am linked with Facebook and don't remember having this issue before. Just want to fi...

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  • No idea why, but if I search for any of my Facebook friends in the "search" bar, nothing comes up... even if I just search something simple like "Mike" or "Katie".  I am linked with Facebook and...
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Why is Spotify UI for podcasts is almost useless on mobile and nonexistant on the desktop. W

I am new to Spotify, and I am shocked at the pocast situation. There are tons of free apps that run rings around Spotify in this department, and I am paying for Spotify. Instructions on your web site do not match the screens that appear on my Mac des...

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  • I am new to Spotify, and I am shocked at the pocast situation.   There are tons of free apps that run rings around Spotify in this department, and I am paying for Spotify.   Instruction...
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i cannot see cities and related playlists in the about section

it disappeared. it only gives information of artists (if there is) but not playlists and cities. i deleted the application, downloaded and it came back but then disappeared again. i did it couple of times but it never came back.

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  • it disappeared. it only gives information of artists (if there is) but not playlists and cities. i deleted the application, downloaded and it came back but then disappeared again. i did it couple of ...
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Solved!! Recent issues with songs not being consistently playable.

Why can I play just about anything I want as long as I do it via my phone or Amazon echo devices. But if I attempt to listen on my PC or Mac with the spotify app, many items I try to play gives me the: "This song is not available. If you have the fil...

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  • Why can I play just about anything I want as long as I do it via my phone or Amazon echo devices. But if I attempt to listen on my PC or Mac with the spotify app, many items I try to play&n...
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Spotify performing normalization/compression even when turned off?

Was doing some A/B testing on a new amp and headphones, and I noticed something very odd: The exact same track (e.g. - literally the same file) when playing in my Spotify Library sounded slightly different when played in iTunes. We're talking about a...

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  • Was doing some A/B testing on a new amp and headphones, and I noticed something very odd:   The exact same track (e.g. - literally the same file) when playing in my Spotify Library sounde...
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Spotify Won't Load

Hi, Whenever I open up Spotify on desktop, the Spotify window pops up with only a loading wheel, and it never goes away. When I try to quit Spotify, it doesn't respond and I have to force quit Spotify. First I tried deleting Spotify from my laptop co...

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  • Hi,   Whenever I open up Spotify on desktop, the Spotify window pops up with only a loading wheel, and it never goes away. When I try to quit Spotify, it doesn't respond and I have to force qu...
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[Bug]Discover weekly and RR playlists don't refresh if spotify desktop left open

Spotify desktop is always open at work and at home. To be able to see your new updated Discover Weekly or Release Radar playlists, you have to close the desktop program, and reopen it again. If you don't, the songs in your playlists say updated 8 day...

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  • Spotify desktop is always open at work and at home.  To be able to see your new updated Discover Weekly or Release Radar playlists, you have to close the desktop program, and reopen it again. &n...
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Playing Local Files over wifi using "Spotify connect" to a stereo but the option is greyed out.

I have local files that will play on all my apple devices, but will not stream through spotify connect to my stereo or bluetooth speakers. The options to use other external playing sources that work normally for other songs are greyed out on a few lo...

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  • I have local files that will play on all my apple devices, but will not stream through spotify connect to my stereo or bluetooth speakers.  The options to use other external playing sources that...
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Continuous sync with iTunes

Is there a way to make sure iTunes is continuously synced with the desktop version of Spotify? When "syncing" with iTunes, it only imports the playlists at that time and then the two systems become separate. Because I use iTunes to manage all my musi...

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  • Is there a way to make sure iTunes is continuously synced with the desktop version of Spotify? When "syncing" with iTunes, it only imports the playlists at that time and then the two systems become s...
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Suchfunktion in Playlist

In der Desktop-Version funktioniert meine Suchfunktion (innerhalb der Playlist) nicht mehr. Auch die Songs, die grad laufen kann ich nicht anwählen, wenn ich ihn anklicke. Damit hab ich immer wieder Probleme. Liegt das an Mac? Ich finde nichts darübe...

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  • In der Desktop-Version funktioniert meine Suchfunktion (innerhalb der Playlist) nicht mehr. Auch die Songs, die grad laufen kann ich nicht anwählen, wenn ich ihn anklicke. Damit hab ich immer wieder ...
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Dragging a track into radio doesn't create new radio station

Spotify version: 0.9.1.53.g876fa9df Using Mac Snow Leopard When I try dragging a track to the radio, I expect a new radio station to be created from the track, however all that happens is the radio page opens.

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  • Spotify version: 0.9.1.53.g876fa9df Using Mac Snow Leopard   When I try dragging a track to the radio, I expect a new radio station to be created from the track, however all that happ...
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Local Files not displaying correct album art

I recently downloaded a game soundtrack that is one giant album with multiple songs (obviously). The problem is that each song has a different cover art and the Spotify player only displays the same one for each song. I'd love to somehow separate the...

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  • I recently downloaded a game soundtrack that is one giant album with multiple songs (obviously). The problem is that each song has a different cover art and the Spotify player only displays the same ...
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Solved!! Close, Minimize, and Maximize buttons are gone on macOS High Sierra

You have to use keyboard shortcuts or the top menu (Window -> Close) to close, minimize, or maximize the window since the three buttons are missing after the macOS High Sierra Developer Preview update (https://developer.apple.com/download/)

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  • You have to use keyboard shortcuts or the top menu (Window -> Close) to close, minimize, or maximize the window since the three buttons are missing after the macOS High Sierra Developer Preview up...
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Solved!! Crashing on startup/search issues

Hi all, A number of users are experiencing some Spotify issues at the moment - crashing on startup, search not working, etc. Could you help us out by posting the following info: -- Operating system(s) affected -- Version of Spotify -- Country Thanks ...

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  • Hi all,   A number of users are experiencing some Spotify issues at the moment - crashing on startup, search not working, etc.   Could you help us out by posting the following info:...
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Superuser Contribution "Aktueller Song kann nicht abgespielt werden" - Songs not playing on Mac

It's a common error as I read in other issues from different people. I cleaned the cache, I removed all other sources for songs, I even reinstalled the client. Problem persists. Spotify doesn't want to play songs on my Mac. When I change to different...

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  • It's a common error as I read in other issues from different people. I cleaned the cache, I  removed all other sources for songs, I even reinstalled the client. Problem persists. Spotify doesn't...
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Offline Songs

Why can't I make songs available offline? I mean the actual song tab... So it's like a normal music library where I don't have to continusly stream each song I want to listen too. I'm not that interested in making individual playlists and having to g...

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  • Why can't I make songs available offline? I mean the actual song tab... So it's like a normal music library where I don't have to continusly stream each song I want to listen too. I'm not that i...
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