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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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Superuser Contribution Safari / Spotify Web Player Bug: random sounds automatically plays in fast-forward w/out interaction

https://streamable.com/y16s4qPlanFree/Country DeviceMacBook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe OS 26 My Question or IssueHi everyone,I need some deep technical help with a very specific and alarming audio behavior on Spotify Web Player using Safari on macOS...

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https://streamable.com/y16s4q Plan Free/ Country   Device MacBook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe OS 26   My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I need some deep technical help with a ...

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Superuser Contribution Pop-up for xpui appears on app startup

Every time my desktop app starts up another window appears for https://xpui.app.spotify.com/index.html with the error:DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN The app works fine but it's incredibly annoying to have this random window appear every single time. Mac...

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  Every time my desktop app starts up another window appears for https://xpui.app.spotify.com/index.html with the error: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN    The app works fine but ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 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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Plan Premium Country United States Of America Device MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7   My Question or Issue When I try to install Spotify ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Search function not working any longer/not able to update.

My Question or IssueSince a week, when I open Spotify (app) on my Mac (Catalina 10.15), the search function is not working anymore. It says " it went wrong, load page again". I also now see a 'can't update' under my profile. The apps on my iPad and i...

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  My Question or Issue Since a week, when I open Spotify (app) on my Mac (Catalina 10.15), the search function is not working anymore. It says " it went wrong, load page again". I also now see...

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Superuser Contribution PWA not working on mac since yesterday

PlanDUOCountry DeviceMacbook Pro M3Operating SystemMacOS 26.5.1My Question or IssuePWA not working on mac since yesterday

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  Plan DUO Country   Device Macbook Pro M3 Operating System MacOS 26.5.1 My Question or Issue PWA not working on mac since yesterday

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Blank Window on Startup in MacOS

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro M4Operating SystemTahoe 26.2 My Question or IssueFor the last few weeks, opening the app on desktop shows nothing except a blank screen.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro M4 Operating System Tahoe 26.2   My Question or Issue For the last few weeks, opening the app on desktop shows nothing except a blank screen.

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i forgot my username how do i log into spotify again?

i was logging into another account and when i tried to log into my other one i forgot my username and couldnt log in

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i was logging into another account and when i tried to log into my other one i forgot my username and couldnt log in

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App Not Working on Macbook Neo

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook NeoOperating SystemMacOs 26My Question or IssueI am setting up a MacBook Neo and am having endless trouble with the Spotify Mac Desktop App. It simply will not synch content - something that I take for granted with ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Neo Operating System MacOs 26 My Question or Issue I am setting up a MacBook Neo and am having endless trouble with the Spotify Mac Desktop App. It si...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug: Issue with dragging liked songs back in to liked songs playlist

Desktop application version: 1.2.89.539OS: Mac 15.6.1Problem: When dragging a liked song back into the liked songs playlist and choosing to "add anyway" the app crashes. Upon reloading the application, the song is at the top of the playlist as expect...

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Desktop application version: 1.2.89.539 OS: Mac 15.6.1 Problem: When dragging a liked song back into the liked songs playlist and choosing to "add anyway" the app crashes. Upon reloadin...

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Superuser Contribution can't download app for my MacBook Neo

The App Store says that the Spotify app is not compatible with my new MacBook neo. Does anyone know how I can download the app?

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The App Store says that the Spotify app is not compatible with my new MacBook neo. Does anyone know how I can download the app?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Where can I find the PDF that goes with my audiobook?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Air 2022 My Question or IssueI am listening to an audiobook on Premium that comes with supplemental docs/pdfs but I cannot find them on the Desktop app only on the mobile app. Any ideas where I can find these docs o...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air 2022   My Question or Issue I am listening to an audiobook on Premium that comes with supplemental docs/pdfs but I cannot find them on the Des...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add Spacial Audio support into the Desktop Version.

Within a Macbook Pro late 2016, I am able to activate "Spacial Audio" with compatible devices when watching some videos, movies... but not with Spotify ! In fact, the Spacial audio is available with the Spotify Web version opened in Safari, but using...

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Within a Macbook Pro late 2016, I am able to activate "Spacial Audio" with compatible devices when watching some videos, movies... but not with Spotify !   In fact, the Spacial audio is availa...

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Superuser Contribution Black screen for Spotify Mac Desktop

Hello to everyone, It's been a while that I can't use Spotify on Mac (Catalina 10.15.3), I just have a black screen.Of course I re-instal many times, I also disabled hardware acceleration. Some previous help told my to change lines of code on the lib...

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Hello to everyone,   It's been a while that I can't use Spotify on Mac (Catalina 10.15.3), I just have a black screen. Of course I re-instal many times, I also disabled hardware acceleration....

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The "New episodes" screen has been blank for weeks, on both macOS and website versions

On the "Home" screen, in the "All" tab, clicking on either "New episodes" or the adjacent "Show all" link leads to a blank screen after a flicker of loading animations, in both the macOS app and the website player.I've both cleared the data cache and...

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On the "Home" screen, in the "All" tab, clicking on either "New episodes" or the adjacent "Show all" link leads to a blank screen after a flicker of loading animations, in both the macOS app and the ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't login to MacOS App

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceMacBook Air M2Operating SystemMacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 My Question or IssueI'm trying to make a fresh installation of Spotify in a new laptop. No problem login in on the browser —Safari 17.2.1— when the app sends me there for ...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device MacBook Air M2 Operating System MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1   My Question or Issue I'm trying to make a fresh installation of Spotify in a new laptop. No prob...

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Superuser Contribution Spacebar doesn't start/stop music after you hide the app on Mac. 5+ year bug Spotify will NEVER fix.

You all know what I'm talking about. Space bar never starts/stops the music in the Spotify app for Mac after you use keyboard command + H to hide the app. This bug is at least 5+ years and Spotify refuses to get off their lazy asses to fix it. What a...

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You all know what I'm talking about. Space bar never starts/stops the music in the Spotify app for Mac after you use keyboard command + H to hide the app. This bug is at least 5+ years and Spotify re...

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Superuser Contribution How do I go to the playlist of currently playing song on the Web interface?

So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the currently playing playlist. But for some reasons that do...

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So I am jamming a playlist and leave to say the home page, usually if you click on the icon on the bottom left part of the screen of the currently playing song, you'd be taken right back to the curre...

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Poor sound quality when on a Discord phone call (MAC)

Whenever I'm on a phone call on Discord, the sound quality drops significantly. I have the high quality streaming option switched on, so the call must be interfering with spotify somehow. I have a Macbook and premium account.

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  Whenever I'm on a phone call on Discord,  the sound quality drops significantly. I have the high quality streaming option switched on, so the call must be interfering with spotify someh...

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Superuser Contribution Search etc not working

Hello, I’m running the Desktop app on my MacBook pro which is running MacOS Mojave 10.14.6. I have a paid premium account. Everything was working fine until a few days ago when the app seemed to update. I am unable to search. I can type in the search...

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Hello,   I’m running the Desktop app on my MacBook pro which is running MacOS Mojave 10.14.6. I have a paid premium account. Everything was working fine until a few days ago when the app seeme...

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