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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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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(MacOSCatalina) My Question or IssueI can't share my playlist or song on facebook, instagram, twitter.I also can not copy the url-link
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (MacOSCatalina) My Question or Issue I can't share my playlist or song on facebook, instagram, twitter. ...
Casual Listener
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It looks like Spotify desktop client on mac OS is based on web-ui. It behaves as webpage when it comes to zoom functionality. I can use pinch-to-zoom or double-finger-tap (one finger) to zoom-in. I was just wondering if this expected? CheersRadek
It looks like Spotify desktop client on mac OS is based on web-ui. It behaves as webpage when it comes to zoom functionality. I can use pinch-to-zoom or double-finger-tap (one finger) to zoom-in. I w...
Spotify Legend
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CountryUnited States DeviceMacbook Air 2020Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueThe moment I try to launch spotify, it shows up on dock and then goes away. The app doesn't even open for a second. I tried deleting cache, deleting...
Country United States Device Macbook Air 2020 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or Issue The moment I try to launch spotify, it shows up on dock and then goes...
Newbie
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Music keeps pausing every few second. Can't even finish a song. The problem is happening on all my device, Mac, iPhone 8s, Apple watch SE PlanPremium Device(iPhone 8s, Macbook Pro, Apple Watch SE)Operating System(iOS 14.1)
Music keeps pausing every few second. Can't even finish a song. The problem is happening on all my device, Mac, iPhone 8s, Apple watch SE Plan Premium Device (iPhone 8s, M...
Spotify Legend
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I have a premium family plan, US. Every time I add a song to the queue (when dragging, usually from a playlist, into the queue icon in the lower right) it always adds two instances. This happens on multiple computers, all Mac, for me. Here's a gif of...
I have a premium family plan, US. Every time I add a song to the queue (when dragging, usually from a playlist, into the queue icon in the lower right) it always adds two instances. This hap...
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On my mac, it's not allowing me to reorder my songs properly (I try to drag one song to the top but it just stops scrolling), dragging a song to the bottom is fine
On my mac, it's not allowing me to reorder my songs properly (I try to drag one song to the top but it just stops scrolling), dragging a song to the bottom is fine
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacbook Pro late 2012)Operating System10:13:6 High Sierra My Question or IssueTwo days ago the option to select my Yamaha RX-V479 amp disappeared from the Spotify app on my Macbook Pro and all the other Mac, iPhones and my ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro late 2012) Operating System 10:13:6 High Sierra My Question or Issue Two days ago the option to select my Yamaha RX-V479 amp disapp...
Casual Listener
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Recently I start hitting issues with playing obscure/unpopular artists/tracks. Here is an example:spotify:artist:3AUmmVu7wsx1EvUr1vlsk9 I hit Play and on most of tracks progress stays at 0:00 and nothing plays. For the artist above second track from ...
Recently I start hitting issues with playing obscure/unpopular artists/tracks. Here is an example: spotify:artist:3AUmmVu7wsx1EvUr1vlsk9 I hit Play and on most of tracks progress s...
Music Fan
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PlanPremium CountryRomania DeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) Operating SystemmacOS Catalina (v 10.15.7) My Question or IssueDislike button is missing in every playlist in Spotify desktop app, same if I use Spotify player directly in browser.Is this t...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) Operating System macOS Catalina (v 10.15.7) My Question or Issue Dislike button is mis...
Spotify Legend
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I see people on their touchbar with the spotify logo and the scrubbing bar, how do you enable it or get it on there? Im stuck to only play, pause, change spotify volume, loop, shuffle, the default keys for spotify. How do i get the scrub bar on it?Pr...
I see people on their touchbar with the spotify logo and the scrubbing bar, how do you enable it or get it on there? Im stuck to only play, pause, change spotify volume, loop, shuffle, the default ke...
Composer
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PlanPremiumCountryCaliforniaDeviceMac DesktopOperating SystemMacOS Sierra Spotify suddenly lags computer, won’t load, and is barely functional.One day I opened spotify and suddenly it just lagged my whole computer, I could still move my mouse but non...
Plan Premium Country California Device Mac Desktop Operating System MacOS Sierra Spotify suddenly lags computer, won’t load, and is barely functional. One day I opened spotify and su...
Spotify Legend
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How can I organise titles within a playlist using spotify app on a mac book pro?They remains impossible to move.thks
How can I organise titles within a playlist using spotify app on a mac book pro? They remains impossible to move. thks
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With two different Macs I have the same issue with the latest versions of Spotify.Spotify lets me log in, shows me the home page but no content is loaded, my playlist are empty and if I try to play a song doesn't load anything.All is working if I ins...
With two different Macs I have the same issue with the latest versions of Spotify. Spotify lets me log in, shows me the home page but no content is loaded, my playlist are empty and if I try t...
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PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone X + MacOSSamsung level over & Cardo Packtalk My Question or IssueI used to be able to seek forward or back 15 seconds when playing a podcast, but now I can only play next or start from beginning. When playing music it would pl...
Plan Premium Device iPhone X + MacOS Samsung level over & Cardo Packtalk My Question or Issue I used to be able to seek forward or back 15 seconds when playing a podcast, but now I ...
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hi i have a problem with thumbnails, covers of songs. when i play song there is no pic next to name of artist and song name. idk how i turn this option off but idk how to turn it on again. please help me
hi i have a problem with thumbnails, covers of songs. when i play song there is no pic next to name of artist and song name. idk how i turn this option off but idk how to turn it on again. please hel...
Spotify Legend
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Plan - PremiumCountry - AustraliaDevice - MacOS High Sierra - 10.13.6 I have created a playlist in Spotify, when I open Sonos and look at the playlist, all of the local files included in the playlist are greyed out. (see image) Steps taken: Reset rou...
Plan - Premium Country - Australia Device - MacOS High Sierra - 10.13.6 I have created a playlist in Spotify, when I open Sonos and look at the playlist, all of the local files includ...
Spotify Legend
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Hi, folks, I have an issue I could not listen to podcasts using the desktop app at all. I tried to reinstall the desktop app, but the issue remained.The same is for mobile and Web. Although I opened https://open.spotify.com/genre/podcasts-web in inco...
Hi, folks, I have an issue I could not listen to podcasts using the desktop app at all. I tried to reinstall the desktop app, but the issue remained. The same is for mobile and Web. Although I ope...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D76) My Question or IssueEvery time I hover on a playlist on the left, it causes the left sidebar to jump in order to cover ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D76) My Question or Issue Every time I hov...
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PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceMacBookProOperating SystemmacOS 10.15.7 My Question or IssueI do not want the Spotify app to start automatically, when I log in or restart my computer. The application is not on the listSystem Preferences → Users & Groups → Log...
Plan Free Country UK Device MacBookPro Operating System macOS 10.15.7 My Question or Issue I do not want the Spotify app to start automatically, when I log in or restart my computer....
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMacbook Pro late 2018Operating SystemMacOSX Mojave I blocked an artist (which, for some reason, is only possible via mobile). I'm now on my desktop and don't have my phone to hand, but I'm unable to unblock artists from des...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro late 2018 Operating System MacOSX Mojave I blocked an artist (which, for some reason, is only possible via mobile). I'm now on my de...
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