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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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Media buttons on Mac OS X 10.9.2 - only play/pause works.

I have Mac OS X 10.9.2 and the latest version of Spotify. I am unable to get the back/forward media keys to work at all. Play/Pause works fine, however. In comparison, Vox is able to use the back/forward media keys without any problem. I use Mac OS X...

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  • I have Mac OS X 10.9.2 and the latest version of Spotify. I am unable to get the back/forward media keys to work at all. Play/Pause works fine, however.   In comparison, Vox is able to use t...
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Queue Problem!!

I know this is an on-going problem for everyone, but I don't know where else to go. I cannot clear my queue. And even when I start a new playlist of like one song and play that it'll go right back to the queue. When I add a full album to a new playli...

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  • I know this is an on-going problem for everyone, but I don't know where else to go. I cannot clear my queue. And even when I start a new playlist of like one song and play that it'll go right back to...
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Solved!! Can't Play Current Track

I receive this error for random songs and I am a paying member. I've tried deleting and downloading the app on my apple desktop. I've also tried turning off high quality streaming. Help!

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  • I receive this error for random songs and I am a paying member.  I've tried deleting and downloading the app on my apple desktop.  I've also tried turning off high quality streaming.  ...
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Can't play that track

Cannot play track, error disappears before I can even read it. I'm not premium, HQ streaming is not checked, uninstalled and reinstalled, still same problem. Was working fine last night. The only song this seems to affect at the moment is "I Was Made...

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  • Cannot play track, error disappears before I can even read it.  I'm not premium, HQ streaming is not checked, uninstalled and reinstalled, still same problem. Was working fine last night.  ...
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Radio broken

All my stations are gone and I can't create new ones, it just says:"Sorry this radio station cannot be started.Please try with something else" Latest app on OSX.

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  • All my stations are gone and I can't create new ones, it just says: "Sorry this radio station cannot be started. Please try with something else"   Latest app on OSX.
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Going abroad

Hi there,I've just moved to the UK from Germany. Now I can't log in via the app on my IPhone. Can anyone help?Ben

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  • Hi there, I've just moved to the UK from Germany. Now I can't log in via the app on my IPhone. Can anyone help? Ben
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Spotify Family member error

Hi, I just started the Family plan and added my wife to it. She gets an error when she is trying to join the plan: We couldn't add you to the Family plan as your account needs to be based in the same country as the Family plan owner. We are registrat...

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  • Hi, I just started the Family plan and added my wife to it. She gets an error when she is trying to join the plan:    We couldn't add you to the Family plan as your account needs to be ba...
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Solved!! Spotify crashing immediately after opening

Hi, For the past few days, I cannot use my Premium Spotify. The problem started after I restarted my MacBook. Spotify launched automatically when I opened my Mac but it did not open completely. It logs in for a second; but before even I can enhance t...

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  • Hi, For the past few days, I cannot use my Premium Spotify. The problem started after I restarted my MacBook. Spotify launched automatically when I opened my Mac but it did not open completely. It ...
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Iphone won't show up as a device on my laptop

I am trying to download certain songs that I cannot. I know that I need to open my device but whenever I connect my Iphone to my laptop under the MAIN bar on the left my device won't show up. I have disabled my ad block, I have uninstalled Spotify fr...

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  •   I am trying to download certain songs that I cannot. I know that I need to open my device but whenever I connect my Iphone to my laptop under the MAIN bar on the left my device won't show up....
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[Question] 2 computers missing songs

Does anyone know how to sync spotify between 2 computers? Specifically between a Mac and PC. I tried making the playlist available offline, but it does not show on the PC.

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  • Does anyone know how to sync spotify between 2 computers? Specifically between a Mac and PC. I tried making the playlist available offline, but it does not show on the PC. 
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Spotify app store payment

A few minutes ago i bought spotify premium in apps tore but i still don't have premium.

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  • A few minutes ago i bought spotify premium in apps tore but i still don't have premium.
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Hide Announcements

I'm on Unlimited and I'd like permeanently hide the "Annoucements" banner ad that attempts to monopolize my screen each time I switch panes. First, there are mentions of an option in Preferences to permanently hide announcements. I don't see this on ...

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  • I'm on Unlimited and I'd like permeanently hide the "Annoucements" banner ad that attempts to monopolize my screen each time I switch panes. First, there are mentions of an option in Preferences to p...
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Radio Won't Load

Hi everyone, For whatever reason, starting from today, I'm unable to load the radio in Spotify. All it does is sit at the spinning dots. I've uninstalled the program, reinstalled to no avail. This is also affecting my iPhone and my Yosemite based App...

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  • Hi everyone,   For whatever reason, starting from today, I'm unable to load the radio in Spotify. All it does is sit at the spinning dots.   I've uninstalled the program, reinstalled to...
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Spotify freezes MacOS 10.11

Since upgrading to Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan, Spotify freezes with its initial launch. After force quitting and launching Spotify for the second time it works fine. All permissions have been repaired.

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  • Since upgrading to Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan, Spotify freezes with its initial launch. After force quitting and launching Spotify for the second time it works fine.    All permissions have ...
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My account seems frozen

Hi there SpotifyI'm a paid subscriber who hasn't been able to listen to anything on his account since early October.I've been charged so what's going on?Thanks,David

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  • Hi there Spotify I'm a paid subscriber who hasn't been able to listen to anything on his account since early October. I've been charged so what's going on? Thanks, David
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Does not show "Following" in Profile

Spotify Premium 1.0.11.134.ga37df67bMBP, OS X 10.10.5 A few months back, my Spotify profile stopped showing the "following" tab on my profile. I am definitely following at least 10 people - I can still see their activity in the Activity Sidebar and w...

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  • Spotify Premium 1.0.11.134.ga37df67b MBP, OS X 10.10.5   A few months back, my Spotify profile stopped showing the "following" tab on my profile. I am definitely following at least 10 people ...
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Discover "try these albums" not working

I've been using Spotify premium for a while and I keep noticing that the Browse -> Discover page no longer takes me to a list of artist albums I might like, (a feature I use ALL the time) but instead redirects me to the same playlist page of pre-made...

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  • I've been using Spotify premium for a while and I keep noticing that the Browse -> Discover page no longer takes me to a list of artist albums I might like, (a feature I use ALL the time) but inst...
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Mac current playing track list view out of sync

Spotfify Premium Mac 1.0.15.133.gf21960bd. Mac OS X 10.11 (15A284). When playing a playlist (in this case Fresh EDM), the playlist view shows the wrong current track playing: it shows the next track that will play. The album art in the lower left is ...

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  • Spotfify Premium Mac 1.0.15.133.gf21960bd. Mac OS X 10.11 (15A284).   When playing a playlist (in this case Fresh EDM), the playlist view shows the wrong current track playing: it shows t...
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Starred playlist deleted by Spotify

Hi, My starred list that I've been compiling for over 2 years was wiped by Spotify. Any way this can be returned? Restarting won't help, and it looks wiped on all my devices. Thanks

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  • Hi,   My starred list that I've been compiling for over 2 years was wiped by Spotify. Any way this can be returned?   Restarting won't help, and it looks wiped on all my devices. &nbsp...
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