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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...
Casual Listener
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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...
Casual Listener
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I am located in India and using an older mac that is still on Mojave that is macOS 10.14.6. If i download the current version it is unable to install. Can someone help me find an older version that will run on this system?
I am located in India and using an older mac that is still on Mojave that is macOS 10.14.6. If i download the current version it is unable to install. Can someone help me find an older version that w...
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PlanPremium StudentCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemmacOS Monterey My Question or IssueI keep attempting to download the Spotify Installer file to my Mac and the file remains stagnant at zero bytes. This is the first time I'm...
Plan Premium Student Country United States Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System macOS Monterey My Question or Issue I keep attempting to download the Spotify Installer file to my...
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I have a heap of local files on my mac that I want to put into a spotify playlist. I think most of them would be in the spotify catalogue but some may not be. I know that sometimes spotify will use a spotify catalogue track instead of the local file ...
I have a heap of local files on my mac that I want to put into a spotify playlist. I think most of them would be in the spotify catalogue but some may not be. I know that sometimes spotify will use a...
Newbie
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Everytime I open Spotify after a while, I have to re-enable the settings "Library > Use compact library view" and "Library > Show Local Files". The libraray filter and order resets as well. I don't want it to be ordered by recents, I hate this terrib...
Everytime I open Spotify after a while, I have to re-enable the settings "Library > Use compact library view" and "Library > Show Local Files". The libraray filter and order resets as well. I d...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro Operating SystemMac OSX My Question or IssueThe DJ says to hold the button to give it suggestions (which I assume would be spoken) but holding the button does nothing and it definitely doesn't respond to anything I say. ...
Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro Operating System Mac OSX My Question or Issue The DJ says to hold the button to give it suggestions (which I assume would be spoken) but...
Spotify Star
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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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How do I copy and paste a link to social media to get people to follow me on spotify
How do I copy and paste a link to social media to get people to follow me on spotify
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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...
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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...
Spotify Star
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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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