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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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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 2023Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.6 My Question or IssueI want to disable friend activity. I don't want to be able to see everyone's activity. I tried the following:- Disabling Display > "See what your friends...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 2023 Operating System MacOS Sonoma 14.6 My Question or Issue I want to disable friend activity. I don't want to be able to see everyone's ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook ProOperating Systemmacos 15 My Question or Issue When the bell has a blue dot:- click the bell one time shows what's new page, but the page is not updated and still shows the old data- click twice to return to home-c...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System macos 15 My Question or Issue When the bell has a blue dot: - click the bell one time shows what's new page, but t...
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Hello people, Kudos to the great work being done at Spotify! Just noticed something today, when the songs list is viewed as compact list, I am unable to use my keyboard to tab through / select songs in playlist. This could be just because view as com...
Hello people, Kudos to the great work being done at Spotify! Just noticed something today, when the songs list is viewed as compact list, I am unable to use my keyboard to tab through / sele...
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When I log in Spotify it does not recognize my password. I have reset many times.
When I log in Spotify it does not recognize my password. I have reset many times.
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I can't seem to Quit Spotify App whenever I try to shut down my Macbook. I tried to do it in several ways but only Force Quitting is a viable option. Is there anything to do to fix this? PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016
I can't seem to Quit Spotify App whenever I try to shut down my Macbook. I tried to do it in several ways but only Force Quitting is a viable option. Is there anything to do to fix this? Pla...
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The search functionality is flawed in the Liked Songs section. Demo:- I search for the term "Forest Studio", I get SEVEN songs- the problem is that it's missing songs, for example: Or:Weirdly enough, if I put all of my Liked Songs into a playlist, th...
The search functionality is flawed in the Liked Songs section. Demo: - I search for the term "Forest Studio", I get SEVEN songs - the problem is that it's missing songs, for example:&n...
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Implement "don't play / block / hide artists or tracks" -function on the desktop version of spotify, only available on ios/android?Thanks
Implement "don't play / block / hide artists or tracks" -function on the desktop version of spotify, only available on ios/android? Thanks 🙂
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Mac Studio 2022 and Macbook Pro 2020Operating System: macoS Sequoia 15.1 My Question or IssueWhen onboarding bubbles started popping up a few months ago this issue started. I would go into Settings and turn off 'Show...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Mac Studio 2022 and Macbook Pro 2020 Operating System: macoS Sequoia 15.1 My Question or Issue When onboarding bubbles started poppin...
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Now that I have a premium sub I set my audio quality to "very high", however I can't tell much of a difference in sound quality. How can I check the log files to make sure my mac is streaming at 320 kbps and not any lower bitrate?PlanPremiumCountryUS...
Now that I have a premium sub I set my audio quality to "very high", however I can't tell much of a difference in sound quality. How can I check the log files to make sure my mac is streaming at 320 ...
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spotify can't play this right now message comes up
spotify can't play this right now message comes up
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i connected my wireless headphones (beats studio pro) to my laptop, but when i press play in spotify, it starts playing through my laptop speakers and not my headphones. it still says i'm connected to my headphones though.
i connected my wireless headphones (beats studio pro) to my laptop, but when i press play in spotify, it starts playing through my laptop speakers and not my headphones. it still says i'm connected t...
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Hi team, I've encountered an interesting bug on the desktop app for mac.when I do "switch to video" the ui gets stuck for a second and the lyric turns to "you have to guess" before it re-calibrates and continues.I've noticed it's more noticeable on n...
Hi team, I've encountered an interesting bug on the desktop app for mac. when I do "switch to video" the ui gets stuck for a second and the lyric turns to "you have to guess" before it re-calibrates...
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I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop app asks me to login via my browser (Safari) and I log i...
I'm running the most up to date Spotify app on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Ventura, 13.3.1 ); my computer was recently wiped and I have had to re-log into all of my apps. The Spotify desktop ...
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PlanPremiumCountry: France DeviceMacBook Pro Apple M1 ProOperating System15.2 (24C5089c)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Hi team, since the last app update, some titles are clickable are now underlined. It feels like a bug, righ...
Plan Premium Country: France Device MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro Operating System 15.2 (24C5089c) Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.51.345.gcc39d911 Hi...
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I had my spotify app installed in my macbookpro for several months. Suddenly it stops working. When I click to open the app it starts the process and in 1 second it close the app again. All the time. I've tried to reinstall the app and it happened th...
I had my spotify app installed in my macbookpro for several months. Suddenly it stops working. When I click to open the app it starts the process and in 1 second it close the app again. All the time....
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so one of my playlists has been acting up since last week, a few songs are missing and the order has been changed on the app on my Mac, but it is fine on the phone app and even on the web, the support chat has been of no use until now, any suggestion...
so one of my playlists has been acting up since last week, a few songs are missing and the order has been changed on the app on my Mac, but it is fine on the phone app and even on the web, the suppor...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS / CanadaDeviceMacbook Pro M3 (Max)Operating SystemMac OS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60)Spotify Version:Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.32.997.g4c6498b6 My Question or Issuehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SJY2YkZnCTP_8DZwoshF1...
Plan Premium Country US / Canada Device Macbook Pro M3 (Max) Operating System Mac OS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60) Spotify Version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.32.997.g4c6498b6 &nbs...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicemacbook pro early 2023 m2 pro chipOperating SystemmacOS 15.1My Question or IssueSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.49.439.gfae492c7for a month or two now theres been a blue rectangle highlight around search results anyti...
Plan Premium Country USA Device macbook pro early 2023 m2 pro chip Operating System macOS 15.1 My Question or Issue Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.49.439.gfae492c7 for a month or two...
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This happens across all of my devices and only on Spotify, not on any other application or on the browser. I'm pretty confident that it is not a hardware issue and I have completed all troubleshooting steps. I play music for really long periods of ti...
This happens across all of my devices and only on Spotify, not on any other application or on the browser. I'm pretty confident that it is not a hardware issue and I have completed all troubleshootin...
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I have my playlist sorted by song length. Shuffle is off. The Mac desktop app is updated to the newest version. When I look at my queue, the songs only partially match the playlist order. Some songs are skipped and others are out of order. You can te...
I have my playlist sorted by song length. Shuffle is off. The Mac desktop app is updated to the newest version. When I look at my queue, the songs only partially match the playlist order. Some songs ...
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