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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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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...
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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...
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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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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemHigh Sierra My Question or IssueHi, this morning I noticed that i have only 9 songs out of 2854 in my Liked Songs, I still have all my liked songs in the phone app & browser but not o...
Plan Premium Country France Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System High Sierra My Question or Issue Hi, this morning I noticed that i have only 9 songs out of 2854 in ...
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I can't believe that I have to post this question in 2020. I see this issue has been spinning around in the entire universe since 2015 or so. I know some of you are bored to see this question. Spotify keeps (randomly) pausing on both my laptop (Macbo...
I can't believe that I have to post this question in 2020. I see this issue has been spinning around in the entire universe since 2015 or so. I know some of you are bored to see this question.  ...
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Hi folks! I just got a new Macbook Air, redownloaded Spotify (I have premium) and tried to download all my old playlists. They are downloaded on my phone, and I can play the songs on there, but unfortunately I can't get them to play on my computer. M...
Hi folks! I just got a new Macbook Air, redownloaded Spotify (I have premium) and tried to download all my old playlists. They are downloaded on my phone, and I can play the songs on there, but unfor...
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Hi, okay soooo im trying to put a (900x900 pixel) cover image on my playlist (i dont have explicit artist permission to use it so im keeping it secret/for my own personal enjoyment until i do) and it was originally a png, but i duplicated the image a...
Hi, okay soooo im trying to put a (900x900 pixel) cover image on my playlist (i dont have explicit artist permission to use it so im keeping it secret/for my own personal enjoyment until i do) a...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(OnePlus 5T running Android 8.1.0, Mac OS 10.13.6 Desktop) EDIT/SOLVED: Uninstalled/Reinstalled desktop app. My Question or Issue My history of the last 50 songs played is empty on my Desktop app. Last week I listened to m...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (OnePlus 5T running Android 8.1.0, Mac OS 10.13.6 Desktop) EDIT/SOLVED: Uninstalled/Reinstalled desktop app. My Question or Issu...
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Family premium planCountry: Australia DeviceMacbook Pro 2019 Operating SystemVersion 10.15.7 My Question or Issue:Spotify works just fine on my iPhone but it stopped working on my mac for some reason. It would tell me that I was offline even though I...
Family premium plan Country: Australia Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System Version 10.15.7 My Question or Issue: Spotify works just fine on my iPhone but it ...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryItalyDeviceMacbook Pro late 2012Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.6 My Question or IssueAfter downloading and log in succesfully to spotify,the program doesn't start,doesn't play any track,and doesn't connect to any devic...
Plan Premium Family Country Italy Device Macbook Pro late 2012 Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6 My Question or Issue After downloading and log in succesfully to spotify,the p...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro late 2015Operating SystemmacOS Catalina, 10.15.6 My Question or IssueHi,Is there a way to configure or remove certain keyboard shortcuts?I would like to specifically remove the ''Backspace-shortcut'' that del...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro late 2015 Operating System macOS Catalina, 10.15.6 My Question or Issue Hi, Is there a way to configure or remove certain k...
Spotify Star
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DeviceMacbook Pro 13" 2016Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 The 'skip track' button (F9) does not work on the Spotify desktop app. 'Previous track' and 'play/pause' buttons work just fine. I reinstalled the app multiple times, does not help.
Device Macbook Pro 13" 2016 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 The 'skip track' button (F9) does not work on the Spotify desktop app. 'Previous track' and 'play/pause' buttons work j...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Device(iPhone 7 Plus, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.4) My Question or Issue If I have my mac desktop app open to the Liked Songs list and I use my iPhone to like a song in the ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 7 Plus, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.4) My Question or Issue If I have ...
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On the iPhone app and web view the albums are still there.I've cleared the cash files, deleted the app and reinstalled. The only thing that changed is that before I could see all the albums if I changed the sorting to 'Recently Added'. I have the des...
On the iPhone app and web view the albums are still there. I've cleared the cash files, deleted the app and reinstalled. The only thing that changed is that before I could see all the albums if I ch...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceiMac 18,1Operating SystemMac OS 10.15.6 My Question or IssueWhen in installing Spotify on Mac 10.15.6 the installer just quits without installation confirmation or opening the program. Is this normal?
Plan Free Country Finland Device iMac 18,1 Operating System Mac OS 10.15.6 My Question or Issue When in installing Spotify on Mac 10.15.6 the installer just quits without installatio...
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My account is based on Sign in with Apple, but there is no button for that to sign-in on the Mac app. How can I log in?
My account is based on Sign in with Apple, but there is no button for that to sign-in on the Mac app. How can I log in?
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