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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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Plan Premium Country Greece, European Union Device Macbook Air M2 Operating System MacOS Tahoe ----------------- Issue: It seems like the selection overlay or something is broken. For example I've attached a video of selecting a couple songs, attempt...
Plan Premium Country Greece, European Union Device Macbook Air M2 Operating System MacOS Tahoe ----------------- Issue: It seems like the selection overlay or something is broken....
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Even with the setting disables, the now playing pane still appears when I click and play something. My expected behaviours is that the Now Playing panel never opens. As an addendum, the Now Playing pane is an annoyance and truly terrible UX design. I...
Even with the setting disables, the now playing pane still appears when I click and play something. My expected behaviours is that the Now Playing panel never opens. As an addendum, the Now Playi...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacbook Pro M2 ProOperating SystemMacOS Tahoe 26.4.1 My Question or IssueThis is a weird or desperate one. For a few weeks now, on some days, while playing music on Spotify on desktop MacOS through the official app,...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Macbook Pro M2 Pro Operating System MacOS Tahoe 26.4.1 My Question or Issue This is a weird or desperate one. For a few weeks now, on some day...
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PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceMac Mini M4Operating SystemSequoia 15.7Sequoia 15.7 My Question or IssueMy public playlists have stopped showing in my profile. Responses to other people who have had this problem recommend doing a clean reinstall, which inc...
Plan Premium Country Us Device Mac Mini M4 Operating System Sequoia 15.7 Sequoia 15.7 My Question or Issue My public playlists have stopped showing in my profile. Responses to other...
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It works perfectly on my phone but when i try my mac it says i am in 'offline mode' when i am connected to the internet. I tried with my personal hotspot but that did not work either.
It works perfectly on my phone but when i try my mac it says i am in 'offline mode' when i am connected to the internet. I tried with my personal hotspot but that did not work either.
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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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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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