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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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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.

  • Visitor
  • 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...
  • MattSuda
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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.

  • Roadie
  • 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...

  • Roadie
  • 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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...

  • Newbie
  • 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, ...

  • Newbie
  • 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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Solved!! Mac desktop playlist does not play correct songs

I have a playlist that consists of songs saved from within Spotify -no local tracks. I dont know what happened but I think in the last update now when I try to play songs by double clicking them it plays something else in my playlist. If I try and cl...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a playlist that consists of songs saved from within Spotify -no local tracks. I dont know what happened but I think in the last update now when I try to play songs by double clicking them it p...
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Radio / Add to queue

Since these past couple of updates the new client to me is just JUNK / Garbage. I have a few questions that I am not sure if anyone can answer but if they can't be answered then I expect a fix / update to correct these issues. 1.)When playing from th...

  • Roadie
  • Since these past couple of updates the new client to me is just JUNK / Garbage.   I have a few questions that I am not sure if anyone can answer but if they can't be answered then I expect a f...
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Search history not saving

Since yesterday, 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... basically everything short of a clean re...

  • Roadie
  • Since yesterday, 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 c...
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Solved!! Artists/Albums/Songs not saving to My Music

Recently I've noticed that when I Save an album that it will show up under My Artists when I originally save it, but after closing the Program, nothing shows as saved when I reopen it. This is also happening on my iPhone so I'm wondering if this is s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Recently I've noticed that when I Save an album that it will show up under My Artists when I originally save it, but after closing the Program, nothing shows as saved when I reopen it. This is also h...
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Profile, Your Music and Recently Played Artists not updating when I play songs.

My profile currently looks like I like I only played 1 artist from the 1 time I listened to that Sia's song. I am playing Spotify, but my profile is not updating to reflect the artists I am currently playing: Likewise in "Your Music" it is not updati...

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  • My profile currently looks like I like I only played 1 artist from the 1 time I listened to that Sia's song.    I am playing Spotify, but my profile is not updating to reflect the ar...
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Repeat an ads twice each time (ASIA region)

Hi, I am an user from Hong Kong using free version. Since the last weekend, an milk formula ads were flooding my Spotify desktop version twice a time in every 3 songs later. This frequency is much high my Spotify at home. please give me some suggesti...

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  • Hi, I am an user from Hong Kong using free version. Since the last weekend, an milk formula ads were flooding my Spotify desktop version twice a time in every 3 songs later. This frequency is mu...
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The same songs keep on playing!

Hi, I found a bug on my Mac computer and my android phone. I'll use the tamplate to describe the problem. DescriptionThe problem that I am having is that Spotify always plays the same songs in the same order whenever i starts a new playlist. I have S...

  • Roadie
  • Hi, I found a bug on my Mac computer and my android phone. I'll use the tamplate to describe the problem.   Description The problem that I am having is that Spotify always plays the same song...
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Playlist not displaying content

My playlists are listed (by title) on the left. I can double click them and they start playing. But the list of the songs does not display. I just see the spinning dots "loading" animation. I tried starting a new empty playlist. It still just sits on...

  • Casual Listener
  • My playlists are listed (by title) on the left. I can double click them and they start playing. But the list of the songs does not display. I just see the spinning dots "loading" animation. I tried s...
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