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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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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMac14,10Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) My Question or IssueThis is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description that contains links, the tooltip displays the HTML markup (likely due to do...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Mac14,10 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) My Question or Issue This is a very minor issue, but when you hover over a playlist description...
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Desktop Mac: Liking A Smart Shuffle recommended song (when using Smart Shuffle in Liked Songs list) by clicking "plus" at bottom left of App (where also the minus button is) does not cause the Sont to be added to the liked list. When I go to the song...
Desktop Mac: Liking A Smart Shuffle recommended song (when using Smart Shuffle in Liked Songs list) by clicking "plus" at bottom left of App (where also the minus button is) does not cause the Sont t...
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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
Spotify Star
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I have premium. I cannot loop an individual song. When it's set to loop it plays every song in the playlist/album etc.
I have premium. I cannot loop an individual song. When it's set to loop it plays every song in the playlist/album etc.
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Hello, today i was ready to listen my queued music more than 700 songs when i opened spotify there was 0 music in que!! i have an heart attack! also because now i don't remember which albums i have picked to listen! anything to do to ? why happened?!
Hello, today i was ready to listen my queued music more than 700 songs when i opened spotify there was 0 music in que!! i have an heart attack! also because now i don't remember whic...
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I have. bought spotify student premium account but in the application on my mac doesn't let me in.
I have. bought spotify student premium account but in the application on my mac doesn't let me in.
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Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.44.405.g81fd6352macOS 14.5 (23F79) Just now I've noticed there's a chance for a character to disappear a moment after typing it. For example while I was typing "classical reading" the "e" disappeared around the ti...
Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.44.405.g81fd6352 macOS 14.5 (23F79) Just now I've noticed there's a chance for a character to disappear a moment after typing it. For example while I ...
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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 IssueI listen through my Macbook, current on all software. It sees my TV/ROKU which is hooked to m...
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 I liste...
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Plan: PremiumVersion: 1.1.18.611.g9cc9bdc9Country: New ZealandDevice: Macbook Pro 2016Operating System: Mojave The Applescript API still has a "starred" property for the current track, which I believe refers to the old system of starring tracks in Sp...
Plan: Premium Version: 1.1.18.611.g9cc9bdc9 Country: New Zealand Device: Macbook Pro 2016 Operating System: Mojave The Applescript API still has a "starred" prop...
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i have recently moved to a different country and now i can't play spotify normally since the music stops or it doesn't play at all. i can not use VPN and I'm not sure on what to do. someone please help!!
i have recently moved to a different country and now i can't play spotify normally since the music stops or it doesn't play at all. i can not use VPN and I'm not sure on what to do. someone please he...
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same song from the same album would appear multiple times in the same playlist, and this happened to many songs in my playlist
same song from the same album would appear multiple times in the same playlist, and this happened to many songs in my playlist
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device2020 iMacOperating SystemVentura 13.4.1 My Question or IssueI cannot figure out how to stop Spotify from opening automatically when I restart my Mac. I've checked System Preferences -> Login items and Spotify is NOT list...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device 2020 iMac Operating System Ventura 13.4.1 My Question or Issue I cannot figure out how to stop Spotify from opening automatically when I resta...
Roadie
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I have a playlist saved on my Windows called Downloads, this playlist is just a way for me to dump locally saved songs so that I can press the download button from other devices to get those locally saved songs onto my phone.I recently got a mac and ...
I have a playlist saved on my Windows called Downloads, this playlist is just a way for me to dump locally saved songs so that I can press the download button from other devices to get those locally ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Pro 2021 M1 MaxOperating SystemSonoma My Question or IssuePrior to an app update some time in the last week or two when you searched for a song in the desktop app you could click it to go to that song. Now clicking i...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Max Operating System Sonoma My Question or Issue Prior to an app update some time in the last week or two when you searched for a s...
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Whenever I use Spotify on my mac it will automatically set my iPhone volume to max cuz it is connected to the app on MacVery very annoying and my ears got blasted a few times because of this any fixes?
Whenever I use Spotify on my mac it will automatically set my iPhone volume to max cuz it is connected to the app on Mac Very very annoying and my ears got blasted a few times because of this ...
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PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceiMacOperating SystemOSX Catalina My Question or Issue I know this issue has been discussed in several other threads, but I have not found a solution using any of the previous recommendations. I recently did a clean fa...
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device iMac Operating System OSX Catalina My Question or Issue I know this issue has been discussed in several other threads, but I have not fo...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro 2024)Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueUnable to use the spotify app in macbook pro nor the web version onn mullvad browser.
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro 2024) Operating System iOS My Question or Issue Unable to use the spotify app in macbook pro nor the web version onn mullvad browser.
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemMacOS 14.2.1 My Question or IssueI'm unable to play any content through the MacOS desktop app when I'm connected to my home wifi network with ipv6 enabled. I performed a clean install, and th...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System MacOS 14.2.1 My Question or Issue I'm unable to play any content through the MacOS desktop app when I'm connected to...
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I am only here to post this so others can maybe profit from it. I found out that on my macbook pro 2014, macOS(now catalina 10.15.6) is prevented from going to sleep because of the macos spotify app.Even if the spotify app is not open, the spotify ap...
I am only here to post this so others can maybe profit from it. I found out that on my macbook pro 2014, macOS(now catalina 10.15.6) is prevented from going to sleep because of the macos spo...
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I tried everything including deleting all the folders in Library (cache, applications, etc). I even put my Mac on Safe Mode to check if it was a Mac thing (it wasn't). I restarted, shut down, uninstalled, reinstalled, etc etc but Spotify refuses to o...
I tried everything including deleting all the folders in Library (cache, applications, etc). I even put my Mac on Safe Mode to check if it was a Mac thing (it wasn't). I restarted, shut down, uninsta...
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