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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...
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My spotify desktop app recently started suggesting songs for my playlists that are already in my playlist. This makes expanding my playlists very much harder. If i add a song to my playlist via the suggested songs section, the app does not prompt me ...
My spotify desktop app recently started suggesting songs for my playlists that are already in my playlist. This makes expanding my playlists very much harder. If i add a song to my playlist via the s...
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PremiumAus Device Mac osx I have made folders but i can't seem to get my playlist out of them without deleting them
Premium Aus Device Mac osx I have made folders but i can't seem to get my playlist out of them without deleting them
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PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceMacBook Air M2Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma My Question or IssueWhenever I play music through my AirPods (haven't tested with other speakers), only one of the ears is working. I tried resetting and disabling the equalise...
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device MacBook Air M2 Operating System macOS Sonoma My Question or Issue Whenever I play music through my AirPods (haven't tested with other speakers), o...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: Indonesia Device: Mac M1 ProOperating System: MacOS Sonoma 14.0 (23A344)Spotify App version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.21.1104.g42cf0a50---My Question or IssueI have been having this issues for a few days now, first I...
Plan: Premium Country: Indonesia Device: Mac M1 Pro Operating System: MacOS Sonoma 14.0 (23A344) Spotify App version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.21.1104.g42cf0a...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Pro 2014Operating SystemOSX Mojave My Question or IssueSo yeah, the above. I'm on a mac running Mojave. I reinstalled with the appropriate installer. Still happens. Internet connection good. I can play music from my ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro 2014 Operating System OSX Mojave My Question or Issue So yeah, the above. I'm on a mac running Mojave. I reinstalled with the appro...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Macbook Pro 2018Operating System: macOS 10.15.7, CatalinaSpotify Desktop version: 1.1.55.498.gf9a83c60-a After the desktop app updated, the queue now only shows 50 tracks (playing + 49), even though more tracks are i...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System: macOS 10.15.7, Catalina Spotify Desktop version: 1.1.55.498.gf9a83c60-a After the desktop ...
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Suddenly today, the small search window in the upper left of the Spotify window has disappeared! The only way to search is to scroll up to the top of the left sidebar, and click Search which takes you to the main Search window. Can't search from anyp...
Suddenly today, the small search window in the upper left of the Spotify window has disappeared! The only way to search is to scroll up to the top of the left sidebar, and click Search which ta...
Newbie
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Whenever I try to click the play button on the folder in the Spotify desktop app on Mac I get a "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" message. I can play other tracks/playlists and I've restarted...
Whenever I try to click the play button on the folder in the Spotify desktop app on Mac I get a "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" message. I...
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Operating SystemmacOS Ventura Version 13.3.1 My Question or IssueBy my observations, the songs in release radar update (when one is available) on explicit navigation to the playlist. When listening to the updated version of release radar on a device,...
Operating System macOS Ventura Version 13.3.1 My Question or Issue By my observations, the songs in release radar update (when one is available) on explicit navigation to the playlist. Whe...
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Several bands that I listen to have songs the contain "hidden" tracks. I dislike ending up with several minutes of silence while listening to music while working, and I'd love to have a way to "cut" the silence out of these songs or to just trim the ...
Several bands that I listen to have songs the contain "hidden" tracks. I dislike ending up with several minutes of silence while listening to music while working, and I'd love to have a way to "cut" ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceMacBook Pro 13" 2020 IntelOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi all,I am Betatesting MacOS 14.x Sonoma. The installation process of the Spotify app fails. See attached Screensho...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Pro 13" 2020 Intel Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi all, I am Betatesting Ma...
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I just now downloaded the Spotify app and tried to log in with a browser as well as with the app but neither of those worked yet, I CAN listen with my phone app
I just now downloaded the Spotify app and tried to log in with a browser as well as with the app but neither of those worked yet, I CAN listen with my phone app
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I'm on a Macbook, and every time I drag to resize the Spotify window to be smaller so I can multitask and use another app like Safari, the playlist tab and friend activity tab change sizes when I maximize the screen again. These two tabs will be way ...
I'm on a Macbook, and every time I drag to resize the Spotify window to be smaller so I can multitask and use another app like Safari, the playlist tab and friend activity tab change sizes when I max...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceMacBook Air 2023Operating SystemLatest MacOS My Question or IssueHi Spotify will stop playing music, intermittently at the end of a song. It won't move on to the next song. I can't replicate it, but it does it every s...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device MacBook Air 2023 Operating System Latest MacOS My Question or Issue Hi Spotify will stop playing music, intermittently at the end of a ...
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OS: Mac Os Ventura 13.5.2. I changed the download cache to a new location on another disc an named it "Spotify-Cache". The result was that "/Library/Application Support/Spotify/PersistentCache/Storage" got deleted, as expected. But when I download fi...
OS: Mac Os Ventura 13.5.2. I changed the download cache to a new location on another disc an named it "Spotify-Cache". The result was that "/Library/Application Support/Spotify/PersistentCac...
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I'm not sure if I'm missing something really obvious, but I have a handful of personal music files that are in MP3 format in a few playlists that won't sync to my iPhone. According to the instructions given by the app it tells me to go to the app on ...
I'm not sure if I'm missing something really obvious, but I have a handful of personal music files that are in MP3 format in a few playlists that won't sync to my iPhone. According to the instr...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro M1 2020, Operating SystemVentura 13..5.1 My Question or IssueWhen clicking to open a playlist in the sidebar, it hangs for about 3 minutes then says can't find playlist. I just tried to click on the playlist I j...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro M1 2020, Operating System Ventura 13..5.1 My Question or Issue When clicking to open a playlist in the sidebar, it hangs for about 3...
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I recently actioned a Sonos system update, since then the Spotify desktop app on Mac no longer controls the speakers. There is no problem using the Spotify app on iPhone or iPad to connect to my Sonos speakers, and no problem playing Spotify directly...
I recently actioned a Sonos system update, since then the Spotify desktop app on Mac no longer controls the speakers. There is no problem using the Spotify app on iPhone or iPad to connect to my Sono...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) Operating SystemMAC 10.14.6. My Question or IssueI have a problem with the app... when I click on links on the internet that lead to Spotify profiles or albums/sin...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) Operating System MAC 10.14.6. My Question or Issue I have a problem wi...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceMacbook pro 13 inch m2Operating SystemMacOS My Question or Issue Issue with the playlist song search function. There is a bug I believe. Whenever I try to search a song within the playlist, It finds it, but then when I ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook pro 13 inch m2 Operating System MacOS My Question or Issue Issue with the playlist song search function. There is a bug I b...
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