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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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Hi all I am using webplayer and I would like to disable explicit content. I cannot find the setting. I am following the steps described here https://support.spotify.com/uk/using_spotify/system_settings/explicit-content/ Is there a way to remove expli...
Hi all I am using webplayer and I would like to disable explicit content. I cannot find the setting. I am following the steps described here https://support.spotify.com/u...
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In a playlist of mine that is more than 6 hours long, shuffle often plays songs twice or three times within 30 minutes. I know there are a few posts about this already, but there isn't a recent one and this problem still exists. It is obviously not d...
In a playlist of mine that is more than 6 hours long, shuffle often plays songs twice or three times within 30 minutes. I know there are a few posts about this already, but there isn't a rec...
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equalizer is no longer under settings
equalizer is no longer under settings
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook M1 ProOperating SystemmacOS Ventura 13.6.4 My Question or Issue Hi there, Just can't get this to work. Ever since I changed my display name and logged out I have had issues. I now have my display name and username th...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook M1 Pro Operating System macOS Ventura 13.6.4 My Question or Issue Hi there, Just can't get this to work. Ever since I changed ...
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceMacBook Air 2023Operating SystemmacOS 14 My Question or IssueRecently I've began noticing an issue with the battery impact and usage of Spotify. Sometimes when using the app it'll randomly shoot up to like 300 energy im...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device MacBook Air 2023 Operating System macOS 14 My Question or Issue Recently I've began noticing an issue with the battery impact and usage of...
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PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceMacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)Operating SystemmacOS 26.1My Question or IssueWhen you click "Home" to return to the home page on the Spotify Web Player on Safari, it automatically starts to play many overlapping songs without an...
Plan Free Country Canada Device MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023) Operating System macOS 26.1 My Question or Issue When you click "Home" to return to the home page on the Spotify Web Player on Safa...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro 2023Operating SystemSonoma 14.4.1 My Question or IssueSmart shuffle keeps getting forced onto my playlists. The shuffle button has the 3 options (no shuffle, smart shuffle, remove smart shuffle), but it only ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro 2023 Operating System Sonoma 14.4.1 My Question or Issue Smart shuffle keeps getting forced onto my playlists. The shuffle button has t...
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Planfamily Countrysweden DeviceMac mini M2 pro Operating SystemMacOS Tahoe 26.3 My Question or Issue I have an issue when i create a folder it is viewable for a second and then it disaperas (see the attached video) its the same in both the web player...
Plan family Country sweden Device Mac mini M2 pro Operating System MacOS Tahoe 26.3 My Question or Issue I have an issue when i create a folde...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 11, Macbook Pro 2019)Operating SystemiOS 14.3 and MacOS Big Sur My Question or IssueWhen I like a song it always shows up on my liked songs on my phone, but my liked songs list on my MacBook is constantly ...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 11, Macbook Pro 2019) Operating System iOS 14.3 and MacOS Big Sur My Question or Issue When I like a song it always shows up on my l...
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PlanPremiumDeviceiMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)Operating SystemMac OS Monterey 12.7.6My Question or IssueI am using the most up-to-date version of Spotify and encountering multiple issues. 1- Some of my settings revert back to Spotify's default, specifi...
Plan Premium Device iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) Operating System Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6 My Question or Issue I am using the most up-to-date version of Spotify and encountering multiple issues....
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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 Issueplayback keeps reverting to an album I listened to three days ago. Will not play more than on...
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 playbac...
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I want to buy Spotify premium but i Cant see Smart shuffle feature in the desktop app. Smart shuffle is present in the mobile app, but there is no smart shuffle feature in the desktop version. Can you help me if this feature is in active development ...
I want to buy Spotify premium but i Cant see Smart shuffle feature in the desktop app. Smart shuffle is present in the mobile app, but there is no smart shuffle feature in the desktop version. Ca...
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My Spotify app stopped working on my Mac.The App does not show any content. I was able to perform a clean install which worked only one. After coming back to my Mac, the same issue occurred: Spotify does not show any content. After reinstalling the A...
My Spotify app stopped working on my Mac. The App does not show any content. I was able to perform a clean install which worked only one. After coming back to my Mac, the same issue occurred: Spotif...
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I start Spotify and go to play any song but within a few seconds Spotify will glitch and stop playing. The song's progress bar will continue to move forward but no sound will come out of my computer. My problem is on an M1 MacBook Pro hooked up to a ...
I start Spotify and go to play any song but within a few seconds Spotify will glitch and stop playing. The song's progress bar will continue to move forward but no sound will come out of my computer....
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe 26.4 My Question or IssueThe Liked Songs playlist has appeared all of a sudden in my library, similar to the ongoing Your Episodes issue this folder is also empty. Is this an issue or some...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe 26.4 My Question or Issue The Liked Songs playlist has appeared all of a sudden in my library, similar to the ong...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro M1 2021Operating SystemTahoe 26.0.1 My Question or Issue[Update]:Took about 10 minutes to get past the blank screen - now I see my playlists and liked songs (but 0 songs in liked songs, despite having ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro M1 2021 Operating System Tahoe 26.0.1 My Question or Issue [Update]: Took about 10 minutes to get past the blank screen - now I...
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PlanPremium DeviceMacBook Air (2022, M2) Operating SystemmacOS Monterey 12.5 My Question or Issue: The Spotify interface and animations are often very choppy on my Apple Silicon mac with hardware acceleration on, and scrolling feels choppy and skippy...
Plan Premium Device MacBook Air (2022, M2) Operating System macOS Monterey 12.5 My Question or Issue: The Spotify interface and animations are often very choppy...
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Hello, My Mac Spotify App is missing the Audio Quality setting. However, it shows up in settings within my Chrome browser. When clicking the streaming quality setting, it prompts me to the download the app. Edit to add computer specs:MacBook Air - M5...
Hello, My Mac Spotify App is missing the Audio Quality setting. However, it shows up in settings within my Chrome browser. When clicking the streaming quality setting, it prompts me to the d...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro 2021Operating SystemMacOS 15.6 My Question or Issue1. Close the Spotify window (command-W).2. Re-open it (command-option-1).3. Switch to another app (command-tab).4. Switch back to Spotify (command-tab).5. Try t...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro 2021 Operating System MacOS 15.6 My Question or Issue 1. Close the Spotify window (command-W). 2. Re-open it (command-option-1). 3....
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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
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...
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