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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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My Spotify isn't working on my new phone.

Phone broke two days ago so I had to go get a new one and now the Spotify app I downloaded isn't allowing me to access my account or music. I've tried changing the password and it doesn't help.

  • Newbie
  • Phone broke two days ago so I had to go get a new one and now the Spotify app I downloaded isn't allowing me to access my account or music. I've tried changing the password and it doesn't help.
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Solved!! Downloading and Installing Spotify on Mac OS X 10.6.8

DescriptionI am just updated my OS to 10.6.8, and am trying to download the latest version of Spotify that I can. A more detailed description, using numbered steps1. First I tried downloading Spotify from the Download page.2. Then it said "Safari can...

  • Casual Listener
  • Description I am just updated my OS to 10.6.8, and am trying to download the latest version of Spotify that I can.   A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. First I tried downlo...
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MUSIC LIMIT?! WHY AM I EVEN PAYING FOR THIS?!

So i've just hit the song limit in my library and it's really wound me up. I'm left wondering what i'm paying for with spotify because if i pay to use this service then i should be able to store as many songs as i want in my collection. There's not a...

  • Newbie
  • So i've just hit the song limit in my library and it's really wound me up. I'm left wondering what i'm paying for with spotify because if i pay to use this service then i should be able to store as m...
  • JustOneThing
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Solved!! Spotify App for OS X causing system reboot!!!

Hello, I just upgraded my Mac Pro to osx El Capitan 10.11.1 (15B38b) and when I open the Spotify App (latest downloaded from the official website) I get a full system reboot. Please let me know what could be the problem beacause I am very concerned f...

  • Casual Listener
  •  Hello,  I just upgraded my Mac Pro to osx El Capitan 10.11.1 (15B38b) and when I open the Spotify App (latest downloaded from the official website) I get a full system reboot.  &nbs...
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Delete Messages

I need to delete my messages ASAP. WHY IS THERE NO WAY TO DO THIS.

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  • I need to delete my messages ASAP. WHY IS THERE NO WAY TO DO THIS.
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Solved!! Failure to Login w Facebook, no error messages

Hi, I've been browsing this forum for a bit and I haven't found this particular problem yet. If I looked over it, please forgive me. Using the desktop app on OSX on my Macbook Pro, I click on "Log in with Facebook".In Safari I first get a blank page,...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I've been browsing this forum for a bit and I haven't found this particular problem yet. If I looked over it, please forgive me.   Using the desktop app on OSX on my Macbook Pro, ...
  • DjVinnie91
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Followers do not receive a notification when I update a playlist anymore

Earlier when I added one or multiple songs to one of my public playlists the followers of that playlist received a notification. But that notification seems te be broken for some time now. The followers already unfollowed and refollowed my playlists ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Earlier when I added one or multiple songs to one of my public playlists the followers of that playlist received a notification. But that notification seems te be broken for some time now.&...
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"can't play song" issue arises constantly

fairly sporadic, although i reliably have to restart spotify about 4 times per day when a song cuts out and i get a "cant play the current song" error message. a restart fixes the problem

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  • fairly sporadic, although i reliably have to restart spotify about 4 times per day when a song cuts out and i get a "cant play the current song" error message. a restart fixes the problem
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Someone else keeps playing tracks?

Hi everyone, I'm asking this question for my boyfriend. He has a Spotify Premium account which he only uses on his Macbook and his phone with Android. He keeps having this problem in which he is just listening to some music and suddenly another song ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone,   I'm asking this question for my boyfriend. He has a Spotify Premium account which he only uses on his Macbook and his phone with Android. He keeps having this problem in which h...
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Solved!! I Can't Make My Starred List Public

Errrragh!I have tried to make my starred playlist public, which it allows me to do in my profile, but it WILL NOT SWITCH OVER. It checks "public" but defaults to "private" everytime I go back into my profile.Can anyone help?

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  • Errrragh! I have tried to make my starred playlist public, which it allows me to do in my profile, but it WILL NOT SWITCH OVER.  It checks "public" but defaults to "private" everytime I go ba...
  • koeber
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unable to access messages

Hi, I have a mac & I am unable to access my messages. I press on the box and the loading sign comes up but will never load. I have reinstalled spotify twice, quit the applicaation, and also tried restarting my computer. However, whever I went to the ...

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  • Hi,   I have a mac & I am unable to access my messages.  I press on the box and the loading sign comes up but will never load.  I have reinstalled spotify twice, quit the applica...
  • Nico
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Solved!! High CPU usage on OS X when Spotify is in the background

This happens many times per day, pretty much whenever Spotify is in the background. The spotify_helper process is at 100%, fans go wild, etc. There are several threds that say that this issue has been solved, but the "fix" did not work for me. Moreov...

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  • This happens many times per day, pretty much whenever Spotify is in the background. The spotify_helper process is at 100%, fans go wild, etc.   There are several threds that say that this ...
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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...
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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...

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  • 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...

  • Regular
  • 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 ...

  • Regular
  • 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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