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Not downloading, zip file corrupted 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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Solved!! How to stop Spotify from starting on login on macOS

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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Solved!! Cant download Spotify on Mac OS 10.15.7

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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Why can I play my Spotify on my Android phone, my car, My Echo Dot, My Google Pebble but not my Imac?

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Why can I play my Spotify on my Android phone, my car, My Echo Dot, My Google Pebble but not my Imac?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution In-app notifications stay on screen indefinitely if Spotify window loses focus

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro 14"Operating SystemmacOS 13.6Spotify versionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.23.1125.g920a7ada My Question or IssueThe new in-app notifications that show when you take an action (ex: liking or un-liking a so...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 14" Operating System macOS 13.6 Spotify version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.23.1125.g920a7ada   My Question or Issue The new in...

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Spotify free

PlanFreeCountry DevicemacOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhy does it say that the spotify app on my computer can only be logged into if i have a premium account. Why is it not free anymore?

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Plan Free Country   Device mac Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Why does it say that the spotify app on my computer can only be...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Length of Each song a Playlist

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device:Macbook Pro 2019)Operating System (iOS 10) My Question or Issue: After upgrading last week to the latest version, the lenght of each songs on the Plalist column is missing. It only shows the following columns: TitleAr...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: Macbook Pro 2019) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue:   After upgrading last week to the latest version, the lengh...

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Superuser Contribution album or playlist displays as blank in social bar (can't be clicked on)

  PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemLatest IOS My Question or Issuewhat does this mean? or is it a bug where the playlist name doesn't display?

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      Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro Operating System Latest IOS   My Question or Issue what does this mean? or is it a bug where the playlist name doesn't dis...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle icon showing as active involuntarily

Hi everyone! I have noticed an error when navigating a very specific around the artist page. If the path is followed, the shuffle button turns on without me activating it, and while it is showing active it won't actually shuffle songs. So it is just ...

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Hi everyone! I have noticed an error when navigating a very specific around the artist page. If the path is followed, the shuffle button turns on without me activating it, and while it is showing act...

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Superuser Contribution [macOS] Multiple different Daily Mix 1 on home screen

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceMacbook Air late 2020Operating SystemmacOS 14.0 (23A344)Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.22.982.g794acc0a The Daily Mix 1 playlist appeared twice on the home screen, with different content. When clicking on play on th...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Macbook Air late 2020 Operating System macOS 14.0 (23A344) Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.22.982.g794acc0a   The Daily Mix 1 playlist appeared...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "I don't like |this song" feature removed from Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists?

I've just figured out the dislike feature on Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists have been simplified: while before by clicking the minus button I got 2 separate options to dislike the current artist or the current song (which gave me the imp...

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I've just figured out the dislike feature on Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists have been simplified: while before by clicking the minus button I got 2 separate options to dislike the curren...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify prevents external display to reactivate after sleep

PlanPremiumCountryDE DeviceMacBook Pro 16" M1 ProOperating Systemmacos sonoma (but occured on ventura as well) My Question or IssueFor some months now I have been having issues with getting my external display to reactivate after my lunchbreak etc. U...

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Plan Premium Country DE   Device MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro Operating System macos sonoma (but occured on ventura as well)   My Question or Issue For some months now I have been havi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Public playlists

PlanFree/PremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceALLOperating SystemALL My Question or IssueI have a couple of playlists, and I noticed that the ones I made private and then public are not being displayed for other people. So I created new ones, and those are b...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Argentina Device ALL Operating System ALL   My Question or Issue I have a couple of playlists, and I noticed that the ones I made private and then public are ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution all actions delayed on Mac app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice M1 Pro Macbook Pro late 2022Operating SystemMacOS Ventura My Question or IssueI am using the MacBook version of Spotify desktop, and every button is extremely delayed. Any action (pause, play, skip, search, open ...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device  M1 Pro Macbook Pro late 2022 Operating System MacOS Ventura   My Question or Issue I am using the MacBook version of Spotify des...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify window by itself

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacbook Pro late 2017Operating SystemmacOS My Question or IssueThe Spotify window moves by itself when clicking, even in other applications.

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Plan Premium Country   Device Macbook Pro late 2017 Operating System macOS   My Question or Issue The Spotify window moves by itself when clicking, even in other applications. &n...

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Superuser Contribution Keep Screen on Apple devices

Settings option to keep screen on when playing on apple devices; specifically macbook pro on battery power. Teach Apple that our streaming is as important as youtube's. Now screen goes dark after few minutes. Workaround is to play youtube videos on m...

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Settings option to keep screen on when playing on apple devices; specifically macbook pro on battery power.  Teach Apple that our streaming is as important as youtube's.  Now screen goes da...

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Superuser Contribution New Playlists don't show up under Recently Played

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: MacBook Air (M2, 2022) Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.14.1149.ga3ae422d New playlists don't show up under "recents" even though I just played a song from the playlist. I can only find it if I search. Web player ...

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  Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: MacBook Air (M2, 2022)  Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.14.1149.ga3ae422d   New playlists don't show up under "recents" even thou...

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Superuser Contribution podcasts not playing but music is (mac and iphone)

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicemacbook air and iphone 11 My Question or Issueorignally was not able to listen to my podcast on my iphone, so i turned to my laptop. now, i can't listen to either. i tried the clean reinstall, the standard reinstall, ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device macbook air and iphone 11   My Question or Issue orignally was not able to listen to my podcast on my iphone, so i turned to my laptop. now, i can't...

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Superuser Contribution Offline downloads extremely slow, also songs buffer whilst playing, all of this is really unbearable

PlanPremiumCountrySouth Africa DeviceMacbook Pro late 2019 Operating SystemmacOS My Question or IssueOffline music downloads are extremely slow, also songs buffer whilst playing (streaming), all of this is really unbearable... I can't just listen to ...

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Plan Premium Country South Africa    Device Macbook Pro late 2019   Operating System macOS    My Question or Issue Offline music downloads are extremely slow...

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Spotify desktop app creating ghosting/flickering on Dell monitor connected to M1 Macbook pro

PlanDuoCountryUsa DeviceM1 Macbook Pro 13" (2020)Dell U2720QOperating SystemMontery 12.5.1 My Question or IssueThe Spotify Desktop app will cause my Dell U2720Q monitor to blink, then behave erratically: ghosting of applications, minor color shifts a...

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Plan Duo Country Usa   Device M1 Macbook Pro 13" (2020) Dell U2720Q Operating System Montery 12.5.1   My Question or Issue The Spotify Desktop app will cause my Dell U2720Q moni...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify uses 100% of CPU

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Air 2020Operating SystemmacOS 12.6.8 My Question or IssueSince yesterday, Spotify and its associated helpers consistently use ~100% of my computer's CPU. Every time I open the program, my computer's fans scream so l...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Air 2020 Operating System macOS 12.6.8   My Question or Issue Since yesterday, Spotify and its associated helpers consistently use ~100% of my c...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify thinks I'm not connected to the internet

The Internet connection is fine, the proxy settings in the application are off, but Spotify still thinks it is offline, reinstalling the application did not help. MacBook Pro 2020 Mac OS Monterey 12.3.1

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The Internet connection is fine, the proxy settings in the application are off, but Spotify still thinks it is offline, reinstalling the application did not help. MacBook Pro 2020 Mac OS Monterey 12....

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