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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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Build 1.01.1060.gc75ebdfd queue does not refresh properly and is unresponsive

I recently installed Mac Desktop build 1.01.1060.gc75ebdfd and after I found the new location of the Queue (it took a little while), I was dismayed to find that the play queue is now extremely unresponsive. Many times when attempting to move an item ...

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  • I recently installed Mac Desktop build 1.01.1060.gc75ebdfd and after I found the new location of the Queue (it took a little while), I was dismayed to find that the play queue is now extremely unresp...
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Playback stuttering

Streaming on the Mac desktop client is proving extremely impossible lately. Tracks are streaming really slowly to the point where it's basically unlistenable. I have to save playlists/albums offline to listen to a song without it stuttering/buffering...

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  • Streaming on the Mac desktop client is proving extremely impossible lately. Tracks are streaming really slowly to the point where it's basically unlistenable. I have to save playlists/albums off...
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Local files replacing actual ones

I have an album on Spotify, I also have local files with the same song names as the ones on the album (at some point I might have used Spotify to listen to the local files, before the recordning of the album, dont really remember). Today, listening t...

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  • I have an album on Spotify, I also have local files with the same song names as the ones on the album (at some point I might have used Spotify to listen to the local files, before the recordning of t...
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Solved!! I do not want notification of earning kudo points

I really don't need to be sent emails when I achieve a new kudo title from Spotify. Is there a way to stop these notifications?

  • Roadie
  • I really don't need to be sent emails when I achieve a new kudo title from Spotify.   Is there a way to stop these notifications?
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Banner Ad Blocking Tracks

A new issue has popped up on my Spotify app on my laptop recently where the banner ads on the bottom of the page cover the last 3 tracks in a playlist. In the screenshot I attached, you can see that the last 3 tracks are still visible underneath the ...

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  • A new issue has popped up on my Spotify app on my laptop recently where the banner ads on the bottom of the page cover the last 3 tracks in a playlist. In the screenshot I attached, you can see ...
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Recent searches disappear

Since earlier this week, my search history hasn't been saving on my Mac app... every time I close the program and relaunch it all of my recent searches are gone. I've tried logging in and out, rebooting my computer, two clean reinstalls... basically ...

  • Roadie
  • Since earlier this week, my search history hasn't been saving on my Mac app... every time I close the program and relaunch it all of my recent searches are gone. I've tried logging in and out, reboot...
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Can't search for artists in desktop app, but can in web player

This worked yesterday, but this morning is broken. I can't search for any artists in the desktop app on my Macbook Pro, but can in the web player. When I search for an artist on the desktop app (Ver. 1.0.6.80.g2a801a53), I get a message that somethin...

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  • This worked yesterday, but this morning is broken. I can't search for any artists in the desktop app on my Macbook Pro, but can in the web player. When I search for an artist on the desktop app (Ver....
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Gift Card not working?

Hi Community! My friend recently purchased a 6 month spotify gift card and i entered the code XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and it wouldnt work!? i tried multiple times failing everytime!

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  • Hi Community!   My friend recently purchased a 6 month spotify gift card and i entered the code XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and it wouldnt work!? i tried multiple times failing everytime!
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TheFatRat - Xenogenesis won't play.

The song ''TheFatRat - Xenogenesis'' starts playing but doesn't make a sound. It works on my iPhone and iPad but not on the Mac. I have tried resyncing the song but it still won't work. Is there anyone who knows any workaround to this? since it's ver...

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  • The song ''TheFatRat - Xenogenesis'' starts playing but doesn't make a sound. It works on my iPhone and iPad but not on the Mac. I have tried resyncing the song but it still won't work.   Is t...
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Solved!! Can't sync local files to phone?

With the new update, my phone doesn't show up on the sidebar to click on and allow me to sync the local files that are unavailable from spotify directly. I'm sick of this premature update.

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  • With the new update, my phone doesn't show up on the sidebar to click on and allow me to sync the local files that are unavailable from spotify directly. I'm sick of this premature update.
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How are search results with playlists arranged?

When I am searching by a keyword, for example, how are the playlists that show up arranged? In looking under 'meditation' there are lots of playlists that come up. It would sure be nice to know if the result is arranged by creation date, modified dat...

  • Roadie
  • When I am searching by a keyword, for example, how are the playlists that show up arranged? In looking under 'meditation' there are lots of playlists that come up. It would sure be nice to know if th...
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CTRL+F missing latest update

I have the latest update with no CtrL+F bar.1.0.6.80.g2a801a53 System Version: OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) Model Name: iMac Model Identifier: iMac13,1 Processor Name: Intel Core i7 tried complete reinstall. nothing still.

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  • I have the latest update with no CtrL+F bar. 1.0.6.80.g2a801a53   System Version: OS X 10.10.3 (14D136)       Model Name: iMac   Model Identifier: iMac13,1   Pro...
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Local Files Tab Freezes

Device: Mac OS X 10.10.2 I'm using the most recent Spotify update. You know, the one where they removed the Control+F search with no explanation why? While I wait for TIDAL to come out with a desktop player, I'll continue with this broken one. I have...

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  • Device: Mac OS X 10.10.2   I'm using the most recent Spotify update. You know, the one where they removed the Control+F search with no explanation why? While I wait for TIDAL to come out with ...
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Spotify replaces tracks

Hello! I have seen that many others are experiencing the same as me, but I haven't seen any sort of explanation or solution yet. I have also asked a few of my friends, and everyone I have asked have experienced it on at least one occasion. The issue ...

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  • Hello!   I have seen that many others are experiencing the same as me, but I haven't seen any sort of explanation or solution yet. I have also asked a few of my friends, and everyone I have as...
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Local files issues

Hello! I am not sure if many of you have experienced the same as me but I have experienced the following things: Cant add files from folders on computer directly to local files or a playlistCant change the information about the songs in the local fil...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello!  I am not sure if many of you have experienced the same as me but I have experienced the following things:   Cant add files from folders on computer directly to local files or a ...
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New problems with cover art

After the last updates of Spotify we have experienced some new issues with the cover art for local files. The cover art for the local files we are playing doesnt show on the Mac version of Spotify, but it shows the cover art of the previous played so...

  • Casual Listener
  • After the last updates of Spotify we have experienced some new issues with the cover art for local files. The cover art for the local files we are playing doesnt show on the Mac version of Spotify, b...
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Superuser Contribution New Update is terrible (1.0.4)

The amount of features removed/slowed down in this new update is beyond terrible. Here is a list of features I noticed removed/slow down so far in this terrible Spotify update. Removed Local Files features. Can't right click track to edit it's inform...

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  • The amount of features removed/slowed down in this new update is beyond terrible.  Here is a list of features I noticed removed/slow down so far in this terrible Spotify update.    R...
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"FRIENDS TOP TRACKS" WOULD BE AWESOME IF IT WORKED!

I've been able to go into this "Friends Top Tracks" playlist for several months, but there's nothing there, no tracks. Sometimes there's a few tracks by 1-2 friends. But on my side-feed, I can see that many of my Spotify friends are listening to lots...

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  • I've been able to go into this "Friends Top Tracks" playlist for several months, but there's nothing there, no tracks.  Sometimes there's a few tracks by 1-2 friends.  But on my side-feed, ...
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My music keeps disappearing!

Hi!I use Spotify mostly on my desktop Mac and my music keeps disappearing : For example, I'll add Rihanna's whole discography and check the next day, it's gone from "my music"!I've made the test with several different artists and can't find an explan...

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  • Hi! I use Spotify mostly on my desktop Mac and my music keeps disappearing : For example, I'll add Rihanna's whole discography and check the next day, it's gone from "my music"! I've made the test ...
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Sound just stops mid-song on Spotify Mac Desktop App

After about 10-20 minutes of listening to something on Spotify, the audio just stops, usually mid-song. I go into the app and the song is still playing (by the bar at the bottom), but there's no sound at all. It is not on mute or anything like that, ...

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  • After about 10-20 minutes of listening to something on Spotify, the audio just stops, usually mid-song. I go into the app and the song is still playing (by the bar at the bottom), but there's no soun...
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