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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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PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceMacBook Pro 2017 RetinaOperating SystemHigh Sierra My Question or Issue AppleScript is not returning current song correctly. The last build from Apr 23th Broke it. The script in question is the following: if applicat...
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device MacBook Pro 2017 Retina Operating System High Sierra My Question or Issue AppleScript is not returning current song corr...
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Plan PremiumCountry Germany Device iMacOperating System macOS Catalina My Question or IssueSpotify crashes immediatly on startup, output of command./Spotify --show-console: 18:07:33.091 I [network_controller.cpp:77 ] Connectivity policy is initially ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device iMac Operating System macOS Catalina My Question or Issue Spotify crashes immediatly on startup, output of command ./Spotify --show-console...
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PremiumUSAMacbook Pro late 2018macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Hi!For months now, whenever a sound plays from my chrome (doesn't matter which site), Spotify will break. What I mean by this is that when I click play again on spotify, the bar will continue to m...
Premium USA Macbook Pro late 2018 macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Hi! For months now, whenever a sound plays from my chrome (doesn't matter which site), Spotify will break. What I mean by this is...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueI just downloaded spotify on my mac and when i opened it, none of my friends' activity showed up and all the playlists in my library were empty, eve...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or Issue I just downloaded spotify on my mac and when i opened it, none of...
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Open Finder In the Menu Bar select Go and then 'Go to Folder' Enter: /private/etc/hosts Locate the file called 'host' and drag to desktop Open the file and replace the text with: ### Host Database## localhost is used to configure the loopback interfa...
Open Finder In the Menu Bar select Go and then 'Go to Folder' Enter: /private/etc/hosts Locate the file called 'host' and drag to desktop Open the file and replace ...
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PlanPremiumCountry Germany DeviceMacbook Pro Retina Early 2013Operating SystemmacOS 10.14.5 My Question or IssueSpotify on my mac unfortunately recently started crashing randomly (once per 1 minute), which makes the app completely unuseable. I've tri...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook Pro Retina Early 2013 Operating System macOS 10.14.5 My Question or Issue Spotify on my mac unfortunately recently st...
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicemacbook pro 13" 2017Operating SystemmacOs 10.15.5 My Question or IssueSince today app crashes on start.So far I tried: - reboot: no effect- uninstall and reinstall: no effect- clean cache: no effect- clean cache and reins...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device macbook pro 13" 2017 Operating System macOs 10.15.5 My Question or Issue Since today app crashes on start. So far I tried: - reboot: no ef...
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I want to start fresh with my playlist, and my first step was to delete all the playlists i didnt need. I went to delete a playlist and clicked the delete button on the macbook app but it didnt work. Anyone have some answers?
I want to start fresh with my playlist, and my first step was to delete all the playlists i didnt need. I went to delete a playlist and clicked the delete button on the macbook app but it didnt work....
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Macbook Pro mid 2015Operating System: MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI just purchased some speakers (Polk Magnifi Mini) that has wifi capability (and Bluetooth). Important to me is to be able to play mu...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Macbook Pro mid 2015 Operating System: MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or Issue I just purchased some speakers (Polk Magnifi Mini) that...
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Plan: Premium, in the UKDevices: Android phone, iPad Pro, Mac computer (Mojave) My Chromecast Audio appears on my iPad's spotify app and on my Android phone as a streaming choice, but never on my Mac desktop. I have to start playing a song via mobile...
Plan: Premium, in the UK Devices: Android phone, iPad Pro, Mac computer (Mojave) My Chromecast Audio appears on my iPad's spotify app and on my Android phone as a streaming choice, but neve...
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I just thought it was strange that ONLY one song from Logic's Album, 'Bobby Tarantino 2' won't play. The song is called 'Overnight' and it's my favorite one. For some reason it's showing as unavailable. I tried removing and reinstalling Spotify, but ...
I just thought it was strange that ONLY one song from Logic's Album, 'Bobby Tarantino 2' won't play. The song is called 'Overnight' and it's my favorite one. For some reason it's showing as unavailab...
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PlanStudent PaidCountryUSADeviceMacBook AirOperating SystemMojave 10.14 My Question or IssueI recently downloaded a few albums and use them on Spotify through local files. The day after I did that, I tried opening Spotify on my laptop and whenever I ...
Plan Student Paid Country USA Device MacBook Air Operating System Mojave 10.14 My Question or Issue I recently downloaded a few albums and use them on Spotify through local file...
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Hi, I'm on a family plan, using Spotify Desktop on macOS Mojave in the UK. For the past week or so, the filter function has suddenly stopped working for me. (I have a lot of saved albums and I often use filter as a way to quickly find my way to a par...
Hi, I'm on a family plan, using Spotify Desktop on macOS Mojave in the UK. For the past week or so, the filter function has suddenly stopped working for me. (I have a lot of saved albums and...
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I remember there used to be a feature for this, but it doesn't seem to be there anymore.
I remember there used to be a feature for this, but it doesn't seem to be there anymore.
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro 2019Operating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueWhen I goto install the Spotify app on a beta version of macOS Catalina I get an alert that says the application can not be installed becuase Apple can not ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro 2019 Operating System macOS Catalina My Question or Issue When I goto install the Spotify app on a beta version of macOS Catalina ...
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I've read other posts but can't find a fix for my issue. I'm using a desktop macOS Macbook Pro mid-2012 model, Catalina 10.15.3 upgrade. The installer and application downloads and opens, but the home screen, search and selection doesn't work when yo...
I've read other posts but can't find a fix for my issue. I'm using a desktop macOS Macbook Pro mid-2012 model, Catalina 10.15.3 upgrade. The installer and application downloads and opens, bu...
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PlanPremium DeviceMac DesktopOperating SystemHigh Sierra 10.13.6 (17G13035) My Question or IssueI have enabled the "process my facebook data" option in my account and the permissions for Spotify in Facebook are also active but I keep receiving the me...
Plan Premium Device Mac Desktop Operating System High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G13035) My Question or Issue I have enabled the "process my facebook data" option in my account and...
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PlanPremiumCountryRussia DeviceMacBook'12 2017Operating SystemmacOS Mojave. Version 10.14 My Question or IssueI can't even see the little window for Friend Activity on my Mac Desktop app as if this function isn't available for me. Yet my friends from...
Plan Premium Country Russia Device MacBook'12 2017 Operating System macOS Mojave. Version 10.14 My Question or Issue I can't even see the little window for Friend Activity on...
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PlanPremium - Family PlanCountryUnited KingdownDevice(Macbook Pro - 13 inch, 2020, iPhone 11)Operating System(macOS Catalina 10.15.5, iOS 13.5.1) My Question or IssueWhen going to replace old playlist cover images with new images, the new image stays...
Plan Premium - Family Plan Country United Kingdown Device (Macbook Pro - 13 inch, 2020, iPhone 11) Operating System (macOS Catalina 10.15.5, iOS 13.5.1) My Question or Issue When goi...
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PlanFreeCountryN/ADeviceMac OS Sierra 10.12.6Operating SystemApple Devices So I was listening to Rap God (Clean Version) on my iPad when I open my Mac to listen in the Mac instead. But it said that the device is connected. I opened my iPad so my iPad...
Plan Free Country N/A Device Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 Operating System Apple Devices So I was listening to Rap God (Clean Version) on my iPad when I open my Mac to listen in the Mac inst...
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