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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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PlanFreeCountryUnited States of America DeviceM1 Macbook Pro 14"Operating SystemOSx Monterey 12.6.4Spotify versionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d My Question or IssueHi there! I'm here because I have a really strange issue. My Sp...
Plan Free Country United States of America Device M1 Macbook Pro 14" Operating System OSx Monterey 12.6.4 Spotify version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d &nbs...
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could anyone provide a link to alpha or beta download Spotify for macOS?I use alphas on my iOS and android phone, but can't find link for MacOS on Silicon chipsthanks
could anyone provide a link to alpha or beta download Spotify for macOS? I use alphas on my iOS and android phone, but can't find link for MacOS on Silicon chips thanks
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Hi I downloaded Spotify app for MacOS (13.2.1).After instalation I am trying to log in with my facebook account.After I allow loggin in the browser, spotify app crash and after re-opening I am still not logged in.I was trying uninstaling app, differe...
Hi I downloaded Spotify app for MacOS (13.2.1). After instalation I am trying to log in with my facebook account. After I allow loggin in the browser, spotify app crash and after re-opening I am st...
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DeviceMacBook Pro 16-inch 2021Operating SystemmacOS Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) My Question or IssueAppleScript seems completely broken. I can't even load the dictionary in AppleScript Editor, and this basic script doesn't work: tell application "Spotify"...
Device MacBook Pro 16-inch 2021 Operating System macOS Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) My Question or Issue AppleScript seems completely broken. I can't even load the dictionary in AppleScri...
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PlanFree/Premium: Premium StudentCountry: Latvia Device:MacBook Air 2017 Operating System:macOS Monterey My Question or Issue:Recently opened up Spotify and saw a device that I am not familiar with. Already went through the trouble of logging out of ...
Plan Free/Premium: Premium Student Country: Latvia Device: MacBook Air 2017 Operating System: macOS Monterey My Question or Issue: Recently opened up Spotify and saw a...
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You used to be able to click on an artist and it would list all their songs for every album, grouped by album. In the newest update it just lists all their albums and you have to click on each album individually to see all the songs. This is terrible...
You used to be able to click on an artist and it would list all their songs for every album, grouped by album. In the newest update it just lists all their albums and you have to click on each album ...
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Cannot play Podcasts on any of my device apps. Only on Web version in Windows. I have premium - just updated app on Macbook Air and Iphone X and DOES NOT WORK AT ALL on either of these. When pressing play button nothing happens! Issues happened befor...
Cannot play Podcasts on any of my device apps. Only on Web version in Windows. I have premium - just updated app on Macbook Air and Iphone X and DOES NOT WORK AT ALL on eit...
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My Question or IssueEvery playlist I create goes PUBLIC to my profile by default regardless of the selection of the "Publish my new playlists on my profile" config in Settings under "Social". I have logged in an out of Spotify Mac Desktop App and tog...
My Question or Issue Every playlist I create goes PUBLIC to my profile by default regardless of the selection of the "Publish my new playlists on my profile" config in Settings under "Social". &nbs...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook PromacOS Big Sur My Question or IssueHi,Liked Songs is not visible in my Desktop app. I can still play music and everything else works fine. I can see my Liked Songs in Mobile app. I've tried reinstalling the app an...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro macOS Big Sur My Question or Issue Hi, Liked Songs is not visible in my Desktop app. I can still play music and everything else works fine...
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PlanFree DeviceMacBook Pro 2020 My Question or IssueThe total duration of the music listed on the playlist on the website says 16hrs while on the desktop app it says 20 hours (and they both have the same number of songs so I don't know if it's a prob...
Plan Free Device MacBook Pro 2020 My Question or Issue The total duration of the music listed on the playlist on the website says 16hrs while on the desktop app it says 2...
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Hi, I have been using Spotify almost daily since 2013. I have multiple Spotify accounts--some free and some paid. I program a ton of playlists. For the past 2 months it's been a total nightmare to add/delete songs, move songs around, and search for s...
Hi, I have been using Spotify almost daily since 2013. I have multiple Spotify accounts--some free and some paid. I program a ton of playlists. For the past 2 months it's been a total nightmare to ad...
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Is there a way to see which playlists are public? is there not a page where you can see all your playlist listed and then a click box which shows which are public or not? Also can people just search for the name of your playlist? or only search the u...
Is there a way to see which playlists are public? is there not a page where you can see all your playlist listed and then a click box which shows which are public or not? Also can people just search ...
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I had to restore my Mac hard drive from backups. Now Spotify on the Mac is missing nearly everything I had. It's all there on my phone so I'm assuming that there were Spotify files on the Mac that weren't restored properly. In short, how do I fix thi...
I had to restore my Mac hard drive from backups. Now Spotify on the Mac is missing nearly everything I had. It's all there on my phone so I'm assuming that there were Spotify files on the Mac that we...
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I'm using spotify on a macbook pro running macOS Monterey 12.5 running Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0. When selecting a custom EQ the volume drops drastically compared to no EQ. This is not what I have previously experienced and led me...
I'm using spotify on a macbook pro running macOS Monterey 12.5 running Spotify for macOS (Intel) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0. When selecting a custom EQ the volume drops drastically compared to no EQ. This i...
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemmacOS My Question or IssueThis is a bug I've been getting for a while now on the desktop/software version of Spotify. Whenever I use the quick find feature to find something in my playlist without ha...
Plan Free Country USA Device Macbook Air Operating System macOS My Question or Issue This is a bug I've been getting for a while now on the desktop/software version of Spotify. Whene...
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Plan:Premium Country:USA Device:MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip OS:Ventura 13.1 My Question or Issue:My installation of Spotify fails in the same place each time:I download the official installer from spotify.com and run itA dialog window with a p...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip OS: Ventura 13.1 My Question or Issue: My installation of Spotify fails in the same plac...
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So this worked about two weeks ago but the layout in Made For You has changed. This probably does not cause any issues in newer versions of the app but in version 1.0.89.313.g34a58dea for OS X 10.9 it has made everything very large and nothing fits o...
So this worked about two weeks ago but the layout in Made For You has changed. This probably does not cause any issues in newer versions of the app but in version 1.0.89.313.g34a58dea for OS X 10.9 i...
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USDeviceiMac, Mojave When I start up my computer and log in, Spotify automatically launches.I have "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" set to "No", yet it is still doing it. I read a solution on the Windows forum that I shoul...
US Device iMac, Mojave When I start up my computer and log in, Spotify automatically launches. I have "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" set to "No", yet it is...
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PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMacOs Ventura My Question or IssueIt's impossible to sign in on the app or the web app. Always I try to do it, appears an error message that says: "Something it's going wrong. Try to r...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System MacOs Ventura My Question or Issue It's impossible to sign in on the app or the web app. Always I try to do i...
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Hi !I subscribed to a public playlist. It is in my library but it doesn't appear in the left section of the Spotify app for Mac computers.I tried a drag and drop from the library to the left column where playlists are but it failed. I also tried to u...
Hi ! I subscribed to a public playlist. It is in my library but it doesn't appear in the left section of the Spotify app for Mac computers. I tried a drag and drop from the library to the left ...
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