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Discuss Spotify for Mac
I just purchased a m4 macbook running 26.2 Tahoe. I tried downloading spotify from Safari and Chrome. Every time I try to open the zip file it says Unable to expand "SpotifyInstaller.zip" into "Desktop". (Error 79 - Inappropriate file type or format....
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hi! this is the same question as this one but because it’s marked as solved and the solution doesn’t work for me, I’m posting it again. I’ve double checked:1) I have no “login items” for my user in the Users & Groups pref pane2) when I right click th...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Of AmericaDeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueWhen I try to install Spotify the installer says "Unsupported PlatformSorry, this version of Spotify is for mac...
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Can anyone point to a way to unsync the streaming song or podcast between my iphone and mac? I want to keep separate what I'm listening to on each device. If I choose "forget device" for the mac, from my phone will I still be able to log in from the ...
Can anyone point to a way to unsync the streaming song or podcast between my iphone and mac? I want to keep separate what I'm listening to on each device. If I choose "forg...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMacbook Mini intel core i3Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueJust commenced a week ago - the application and web browser both are having playback issues and not continuing through playlists. It wi...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Macbook Mini intel core i3 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or Issue Just commenced a week ago - the application and web browser...
Spotify Star
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemSonoma 14 My Question or IssuePlaying on my smart speaker.Mute when an ad comes on.Unmute when the ad ends and a song is playing.A few seconds later it goes back to being muted.Cli...
Plan Free/Premium Country United Kingdom Device MacBook Pro Operating System Sonoma 14 My Question or Issue Playing on my smart speaker. Mute when an ad comes on. Unmute w...
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I personally have a lot of public playlists, and there’s many that I would like people to see first when they open my profile. I believe the ability to pin these playlists would come in really handy. (Keep in mind that pinning playlists to your profi...
I personally have a lot of public playlists, and there’s many that I would like people to see first when they open my profile. I believe the ability to pin these playlists would come in really handy....
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I love using the mini player, but how do I keep it open while using the AI DJ?Every time he talks, he hides the mini player and won't reopen it. I click it to open it again, then he hides it again next time he speaks. I even tried opening the mini pl...
I love using the mini player, but how do I keep it open while using the AI DJ? Every time he talks, he hides the mini player and won't reopen it. I click it to open it again, then he hides it again ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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This error appears whenever I try to use the search function within the desktop app.Listening to songs in Playlists works.Web-app works perfectly fine. Already ensured the app is not in offline mode , switched to another network and also performed a ...
This error appears whenever I try to use the search function within the desktop app. Listening to songs in Playlists works. Web-app works perfectly fine. Already ensured the app is not in offline...
Spotify Star
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Planpremium individualCountryGermany DeviceiMacOperating SystemSonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueI open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to type in into the search field -> after the first letter there comes a message "som...
Plan premium individual Country Germany Device iMac Operating System Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or Issue I open Spotify on my Desktop. Try to search for something and begin to...
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I can (and am) logged in to the web interface--it won't allow me to login to the desktop app (newly minted pw too).
I can (and am) logged in to the web interface--it won't allow me to login to the desktop app (newly minted pw too).
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Air, M2, 2022Operating SystemSeqouia 15.4.1 My Question or IssueI had issued with my desktop app not being able to play podcasts - just musics.I did a complete wipe of cache, still did not work.Did a complete uni...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Air, M2, 2022 Operating System Seqouia 15.4.1 My Question or Issue I had issued with my desktop app not being able to play pod...
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An animation of three dots persist when I try to open Spotify for artists page on Safari. I have been checking my stats from my mobile device, hoping the Safari issue would be solved by itself, but now it has been over a month. Thanks for help
An animation of three dots persist when I try to open Spotify for artists page on Safari. I have been checking my stats from my mobile device, hoping the Safari issue would be solved by itself, but n...
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I'm experiencing an issue where artwork, canvas, and artist images are not displayed when using the "Expand Now Playing view" feature.Issue DetailsWhen entering "Expand Now Playing view", artwork, canvas, and artist images fail to loadThis issue cons...
I'm experiencing an issue where artwork, canvas, and artist images are not displayed when using the "Expand Now Playing view" feature. Issue Details When entering "Expand Now Playing view", artwor...
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceMacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M1 ProOperating SystemMacOS 15.5 My Question or IssueAfter buying another mac, I moved configuration keeping the old one for different purposes. I log out Spotify on both devices than logged i...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device MacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M1 Pro Operating System MacOS 15.5 My Question or Issue After buying another mac, I moved configuration keeping the old...
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PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceMacbook Pro 2017 (13")Operating SystemMacOS 10.13.5 (17F77)Spotify Version1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 When I pause a song on Spotify whilst using bluetooth earphones, audio is muted for every other application on the computer. Fo...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro 2017 (13") Operating System MacOS 10.13.5 (17F77) Spotify Version 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 When I pause a song on Spot...
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So, when you click the "shuffle" button, it toggles between three modes: regular, shuffle, and smart shuffle. Smart shuffle recommendations appear in both "shuffle" and "smart shuffle" mode. Meaning I am unable to play in regular "shuffle" mode witho...
So, when you click the "shuffle" button, it toggles between three modes: regular, shuffle, and smart shuffle. Smart shuffle recommendations appear in both "shuffle" and "smart shuffle" mode. Meaning ...
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For the past few days, I've been having an issue where the volume of my music mutes by itself, which I have to increase manually again to resume playback.PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMacbook Air 2018Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.3 My Question or Is...
For the past few days, I've been having an issue where the volume of my music mutes by itself, which I have to increase manually again to resume playback. Plan Premium Country India Device Macb...
Spotify Star
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Plan: PremiumCountry: CHDevice: MacBook Pro M1Operating System: macOS (Apple Silicon)Spotify Version: 1.2.61.443.gc51c574bMy Question or Issue:The "Liked Songs" playlist won't always start in the desktop app. It works when I click "Play" to launch th...
Plan: Premium Country: CH Device: MacBook Pro M1 Operating System: macOS (Apple Silicon) Spotify Version: 1.2.61.443.gc51c574b My Question or Issue: The "Liked Songs" playlist won't always star...
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I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll wheel.Modern peripherals are becoming more exacting...
I think we should have the ability to control the volume of the Spotify app (especially on personal computers, Mac incl.) with as much precision as manually moving the slider, using our mouse scroll ...
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PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro (16-inc, 2019)Operating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.2.3 My Issue:If the currently playing playlist is sorted by any way (like date added)And you click on the playing album thumbnail, will go to a random song
Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro (16-inc, 2019) Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 My Issue: If the currently playing playlist is sorted by any way (like date added) And you...
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PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceMacBook Pro 2018Operating SystemioS My Question or IssueSo I’ve been dealing with a different problem mentioned in a separate thread (see here) and as soon as that got fixed, the web browser let me play three songs and then mov...
Plan Free Country UK Device MacBook Pro 2018 Operating System ioS My Question or Issue So I’ve been dealing with a different problem mentioned in a separate thread (see here) a...
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