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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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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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all my music stops after 10 seconds on my laptop. I think it's a common issue, but can't find the solution
all my music stops after 10 seconds on my laptop. I think it's a common issue, but can't find the solution
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacBook Air 2020Operating System(macOS Sonoma) My Question or IssueI’m experiencing a frustrating sync issue between devices. Earlier today, I spent over an hour organising the “My Episodes” playlist on the Spotify Mac Desk...
Plan Premium Country UK Device MacBook Air 2020 Operating System (macOS Sonoma) My Question or Issue I’m experiencing a frustrating sync issue between devices. E...
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correct output selected, have reloaded webpage, no bluetooth device connected, mac not muted, still no sound even though track says it's playing
correct output selected, have reloaded webpage, no bluetooth device connected, mac not muted, still no sound even though track says it's playing
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PlanPremiumDeviceMac ProOperating SystemiOS 15.2, happened on previous versions as well My Question or Issue Hi,I can't solve the following issue since a while now.Since about 4 months I am unable to eject any harddrives. In harddrive-helper I see th...
Plan Premium Device Mac Pro Operating System iOS 15.2, happened on previous versions as well My Question or Issue Hi, I can't solve the following issue since a while now. Sin...
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Spotify servers are blocked on my network, so I configure the software settings to use a SOCKS 5 tunnel over SSH. While the application itself works, device discovery, for example, my Android phone, does not work.When I connect to a network where Spo...
Spotify servers are blocked on my network, so I configure the software settings to use a SOCKS 5 tunnel over SSH. While the application itself works, device discovery, for example, my Android phone, ...
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Plan - PremiumCountry - UkraineDevice - iPhone 12Operating System - MacOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue:My web and mobile clients are showing that I have in Liked Songs 1037 tracks. But in my Mac OS app I have a similar playlist with 1033 songs. The Ma...
Plan - Premium Country - Ukraine Device - iPhone 12 Operating System - MacOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue: My web and mobile clients are showing that I have in Liked Songs ...
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Plan PremiumDevice MacBook Pro 2023Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263) My Question or IssueI’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching between songs, the icon indicating whether a song is added to my library briefly shows ...
Plan Premium Device MacBook Pro 2023 Operating System macOS 15.4.1 (24E263) My Question or Issue I’ve noticed a minor visual issue in the Spotify app. When switching b...
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Ever since upgrading to macOS Sonoma, Spotify never quits on its own and is not showing any songs from my Music Library even though Spotify has access to it in System Settings. It always says not responding in the Force Quit Applications window. I’m ...
Ever since upgrading to macOS Sonoma, Spotify never quits on its own and is not showing any songs from my Music Library even though Spotify has access to it in System Settings. It always says not res...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemMost recent My Question or IssueI have playlists with about 1000 songs in them. When I add a set of new songs to the playlist, especially if its 10 or more songs at once, Spotify will place that c...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro Operating System Most recent My Question or Issue I have playlists with about 1000 songs in them. When I add a set of new songs to...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro late 2019Operating SystemOS Version 15.3.2 (24D81)My Question or IssueStarting today (Apr 21) the next song in the queue (Spotify generated playlists) won't play the next song, nor will playlists that I've saved...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System OS Version 15.3.2 (24D81) My Question or Issue Starting today (Apr 21) the next song in the queue (Spotify generat...
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I have clicked Don't Allow on this dozens of times. Why is this designed to coerce and erode away my choice. I DO NOT WANT to allow this permission. That is LITERALLY WHY it is locked behind a permission in MacOS. So WHY do I need to enforce this bou...
I have clicked Don't Allow on this dozens of times. Why is this designed to coerce and erode away my choice. I DO NOT WANT to allow this permission. That is LITERALLY WHY it is locked behind ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro mid 2015Operating SystemmacOS Mojave My Question or IssueWhen I add songs to my queued list, I can't press back to listen to the previous songs again. Instead, it plays some other song I might have been listening...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro mid 2015 Operating System macOS Mojave My Question or Issue When I add songs to my queued list, I can't press back to listen to the pr...
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Plan - PremiumFree/PremiumCountry USA Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Mac OS Catalina10.15.6 My Question or Issue Spotify does not remember custom sorting on playlists. W...
Plan - Premium Free/Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Mac OS Catalina10.1...
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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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