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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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  • 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....

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  • bfteach
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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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Collaborative Playlists Settings

About a year ago, I made a playlist and my friend (who didn't follow me as a user, just the individual playlist) followed the playlist. I then made the playlist collaborative and we began to add songs to it. I never took notice to if the playlist eve...

  • Casual Listener
  • About a year ago, I made a playlist and my friend (who didn't follow me as a user, just the individual playlist) followed the playlist. I then made the playlist collaborative and we began to add song...
  • osornios
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Cannot log in via facebook

It tells me i can only use spotify for 14 days while in abroad

  • Casual Listener
  • It tells me i can only use spotify for 14 days while in abroad
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Public playlists not showing in search

Hi, I have a couple of playlists that have been on Spotify for ages and are set as being public... They seem to be uniquely named according to the search - is there anything I can do to get them included so my friends can find/follow them easier?!

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I have a couple of playlists that have been on Spotify for ages and are set as being public... They seem to be uniquely named according to the search - is there anything I can do to get them incl...
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Spotify app for Mac wont log me in

I just downloaded the spotify app for my Mac and when i sign in (using my correct username and password) it tells me my username/password is incorrect with an error #3. I know that this cant be true because i just signed into my spotify account using...

  • Newbie
  • I just downloaded the spotify app for my Mac and when i sign in (using my correct username and password) it tells me my username/password is incorrect with an error #3.  I know that this cant be...
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Solved!! Cannot remove local files that no longer exist on my macbook

Hello, I have several podcasts showing up in my local files library that haven't existed on my macbook in months, maybe years. I've searched everywhere I could think on how to delete these and this post looks like the user had the same issue resolved...

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  • Hello,   I have several podcasts showing up in my local files library that haven't existed on my macbook in months, maybe years. I've searched everywhere I could think on how to delete these a...
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Keep getting "Can't play the current song"

Hi everybody, I just paid for Premium subscription today and want to use Spotify on multiple devices and save some tracks for offline pleasure, but I keep getting the same message "Can't play the current song" on the latest Mac client of Spotify. It ...

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  • Hi everybody, I just paid for Premium subscription today and want to use Spotify on multiple devices and save some tracks for offline pleasure, but I keep getting the same message "Can't play the cur...
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[BUG] Notifications disappears after a restart of Spotify 1.0.1

Let's say I have 20 notifications.If I close Spotify and restart it later, all the notifications have disappeared, even those that I did not listen to. Could you imagine your unread emails disappering after you close your mail reader ? No!Well it's t...

  • Roadie
  • Let's say I have 20 notifications. If I close Spotify and restart it later, all the notifications have disappeared, even those that I did not listen to.   Could you imagine your unread emails...
  • TinyTempo
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iTunes to Spotify Migration Help Advice

So I want to optimize how much space I have on my computer. I want to delete everything locally on my computer (most of it on itunes) that spotify has and keep everything locally that spotify does not have. I have about 100 GB's worth of music. What ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So I want to optimize how much space I have on my computer.   I want to delete everything locally on my computer (most of it on itunes) that spotify has and keep everything locally that spotif...
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Ad-adsmatte virus in browse section in spotify mac version

Hello,I am using spotify on mac with up-to-date version. I guess my system was infected with some malware which cause my browser to open and connect to some website called "ad-admattes" (than directing to other ad sites) when I click anything on spot...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I am using spotify on mac with up-to-date version. I guess my system was infected with some malware which cause my browser to open and connect to some website called "ad-admattes" (than direc...
  • mapuya19
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Please Add "Bantana" Feature To Spotify preferences menu

Hello. In our office we have a collected playlist of music that we share and careful curate. We have placed a ban on Carlos Santana music in our office (we know this policy as the "Bantana"), but we are worried that Spotify Radio may play a Carlos Sa...

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  • Hello. In our office we have a collected playlist of music that we share and careful curate. We have placed a ban on Carlos Santana music in our office (we know this policy as the "Bantana"), but we ...
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List of saved songs won't show anymore

For some random reason Spotify is not showing my list of saved songs anymore. It's working fine on the web player and also on the iphone, just not on the mac.I tried closing the program, restarting the mac, uninstalling and reinstalling spotify, but ...

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  • For some random reason Spotify is not showing my list of saved songs anymore. It's working fine on the web player and also on the iphone, just not on the mac. I tried closing the program, restarti...
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Playlists and radio stations disappeared

Spotify made me log into my account on my phone (it has always just stayed logged in until this) so I logged in (after resetting my password) and there is nothing saved-no playlists or radio stations or anything. Please help

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify made me log into my account on my phone (it has always just stayed logged in until this) so I logged in (after resetting my password) and there is nothing saved-no playlists or radio stations...
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OSX 10.10.5: minor interruption of connection to bluetooth headset requires a restart of spotify

OSX 10.10.5, Spotify 1.0.25.127, bluetooth headset. If I walk about 15 feet away from the mac while spotify is playing, Spotify stops playing. If I come back in range, Spotify doesn't resume and will not resume playing when I hit play. Error message ...

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  • OSX 10.10.5, Spotify 1.0.25.127, bluetooth headset.   If I walk about 15 feet away from the mac while spotify is playing, Spotify stops playing. If I come back in range, Spotify doesn't resume...
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Can't Play Current Track - MAC

I keep getting the "Can't play current track" on the desktop application for my Mac. This issue only started yesterday and it worked fine up to that point. Now I cannot play any songs through Spotify.

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  • I keep getting the "Can't play current track" on the desktop application for my Mac. This issue only started yesterday and it worked fine up to that point. Now I cannot play any songs through Spotify...
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Solved!! Radio Error - Failed to load

New to the spotif service. Enjoying my 3 month premium trial! However, I am unable to use the "Radio" function on my Mac. Upon clicking on the "Radio" link in the left side navigation, I receive Error: Failed to load Any ideas on how to resolve the s...

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  • New to the spotif service.  Enjoying my 3 month premium trial!  However, I am unable to use the "Radio" function on my Mac.  Upon clicking on the "Radio" link in the left side navigati...
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Can't access Discover Playlist

I used to get a discover weekly playlist but it doesn't appear anymore (in fact, new albums etc don't appear either). Can't work out why. Been on premium for a year or so. Only thing I can think of it that I updated my operation system to OSX El Capi...

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  • I used to get a discover weekly playlist but it doesn't appear anymore (in fact, new albums etc don't appear either). Can't work out why. Been on premium for a year or so. Only thing I can think of i...
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Update Restart logs out of Last.fm

Hey all, I've realized everytime Spotify does an update, it keep all the same settings, except it logs you out of Last.fm. This is frustrating, because I often forget to sign back in when there is an update, since you just restart to install and it o...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey all,   I've realized everytime Spotify does an update, it keep all the same settings, except it logs you out of Last.fm. This is frustrating, because I often forget to sign back in when th...
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Local files not showing up in library, can't add new files to playlists

Am using desktop client on OSX 10.10.1, spotify build 1.0.4.90.g0b6df40b Have attempted a clean installs (including a full clean of supporting hidden files). This seems to have been an issue from 2-3 weeks ago when spotify updated itself. My local fi...

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  • Am using desktop client on OSX 10.10.1, spotify build 1.0.4.90.g0b6df40b Have attempted a clean installs (including a full clean of supporting hidden files). This seems to have been an issu...
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