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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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PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMacBook Air M1Operating System(MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 My Question or IssueEverything else works fine except for every album cover and playlist cover showing up as blank/black. here are some extra details: -I'm on Sonoma 14....
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device MacBook Air M1 Operating System (MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 My Question or Issue Everything else works fine except for every album cover and playlist cove...
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Plan: Student Premium Country: U.S. My Question or Issue: I want to reorganize my list of playlist that I followed and created so I can access them easier. Any tips on how I can do that? Thanks!
Plan: Student Premium Country: U.S. My Question or Issue: I want to reorganize my list of playlist that I followed and created so I can access them easier. Any t...
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PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceMacbook air M1Operating SystemMacMy Question or IssueIve beent trying to get my spotify aplication to work or play songs, since I updated a few days ago it seems it wont load the home screen text or albums just some song...
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Macbook air M1 Operating System Mac My Question or Issue Ive beent trying to get my spotify aplication to work or play songs, since I updated a few days ag...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Air 2023Operating SystemTahoe 26.2My Question or IssueOver the past 3 days I've noticed that any music tracks or podcasts that have videos do not play on either the desktop app or in browser. Neither the videos nor ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Air 2023 Operating System Tahoe 26.2 My Question or Issue Over the past 3 days I've noticed that any music tracks or podcasts that have videos do not ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro late 2020 (Intel chip)Operating SystemMacOS Tahoe 26.0 My Question or IssueAfter upgrading MacOS, certain Spotify app features are missing. So far I have noticed that the controls which used to be enab...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro late 2020 (Intel chip) Operating System MacOS Tahoe 26.0 My Question or Issue After upgrading MacOS, certain Spotify app feature...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacbook Pro M5 2025)Operating System(iMacOS 26.2) My Question or IssueIn Spotify I can see both my Denon receiver as well as my LG TV. I can play music on my LG TV, but it won't connect to my Denon receiver. If I pl...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Macbook Pro M5 2025) Operating System (iMacOS 26.2) My Question or Issue In Spotify I can see both my Denon receiver as well as my LG TV. I ca...
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Hi, I cannot download the Spotify desktop app into my Mac, I tried different browsers, Mac is full updated and brand new.PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDeviceMac Air 13 inchOperating SystemSequoia 15.7.3 My Question or IssueHow can I get it into my Mac ple...
Hi, I cannot download the Spotify desktop app into my Mac, I tried different browsers, Mac is full updated and brand new. Plan Premium Country Czechia Device Mac Air 13 inch Operating System ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Air 2025Operating SystemTahoe 26.6 My Question or IssueEverything is up to date; Spotify app, Mac OS, restarted 5x both JBFlip Bluetooth Speaker, App, Machine and will not find speaker
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air 2025 Operating System Tahoe 26.6 My Question or Issue Everything is up to date; Spotify app, Mac OS, restarted 5x both JBFlip Bl...
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Good day, In the Spotify desktop app on Mac, podcasts that are available as videos cannot be played. A message always appears saying that the content cannot be played. A screenshot is attached. However, it works on my iPhone and in the web applicatio...
Good day, In the Spotify desktop app on Mac, podcasts that are available as videos cannot be played. A message always appears saying that the content cannot be played. A screenshot is attach...
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Hi,I run the desktop app and I'm wondering if there's a way for Spotify to automatically pause music when I receive an incoming call? I run all my Teams, Zoom and cellular calls through my Mac and this would be great to enable if it's possible. When ...
Hi, I run the desktop app and I'm wondering if there's a way for Spotify to automatically pause music when I receive an incoming call? I run all my Teams, Zoom and cellular calls through my...
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PlanPremiumCountryGeorgia, but I am living in Portugal for now DeviceMac Book Pro (Apple M3 Pro) 16 inchOperating SystemMacOS Sequoia v 15.7.3 (had same issue on previous versions as well) My Question or IssueI use Mac M3 for my job and I like to lis...
Plan Premium Country Georgia, but I am living in Portugal for now Device Mac Book Pro (Apple M3 Pro) 16 inch Operating System MacOS Sequoia v 15.7.3 (had same issue on previous version...
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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System iOS 15.7.3 My Question or Issue Salve, da diversi giorni ho problemi di accesso all'app desktop, mi viene richiesto l'accesso, (img_1), vengo indirizzata alla schermata per accedere ...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System iOS 15.7.3 My Question or Issue Salve, da diversi giorni ho problemi di accesso all'app desktop...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe 26.1 My Question or IssueAs of today I am no longer able to view the option to see my public playlists on my profile. It used to be below 'Top tracks this month'. Now it is only:Top artist...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe 26.1 My Question or Issue As of today I am no longer able to view the option to see my public playlists on my pro...
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PlanPremiumCountry Devicemac miniOperating Systemmac os sonoma My Question or IssueThis playlist made by spotify is showing songs from multiple artists.But the placement of "Music Video" button and text are at the wrong place.When I skimmed to find t...
Plan Premium Country Device mac mini Operating System mac os sonoma My Question or Issue This playlist made by spotify is showing songs from multiple artists. But the placeme...
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I would like to share a solution to having no sound despite having a connection through Spotify Connect and despite showing that the app is actually playing the track - but with no sound as said. So far not a single forum entry showed me any work aro...
I would like to share a solution to having no sound despite having a connection through Spotify Connect and despite showing that the app is actually playing the track - but with no sound as said. So ...
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I've used Spotify desktop for Mac without any problems for years (I have a premium account). But since the most recent update it has stopped working. I can open the app but it's extremely slow and would load forever and eventually show "Something wen...
I've used Spotify desktop for Mac without any problems for years (I have a premium account). But since the most recent update it has stopped working. I can open the app but it's extremely slow and wo...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited STatesDeviceMacbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 MaxOperating SystemMacOS Ventura My Question or Issue The mac app won't show any airplay devices other than my phone or the web browser. My iphone Spotify app can see and send audio t...
Plan Premium Country United STates Device Macbook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 Max Operating System MacOS Ventura My Question or Issue The mac app won't show any airplay devices oth...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryItaly DeviceMacBook Air 2020Operating SystemmacOS 14.4.1 My Question or Issue Hi, since quite a lot of time the App on my MacBook doesn’t work properly. Basically, I can’t go on any playlist besides the one I was able to down...
Plan Premium Family Country Italy Device MacBook Air 2020 Operating System macOS 14.4.1 My Question or Issue Hi, since quite a lot of time the App on my ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Air M1, 2020Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or IssueAfter hiding / minimizing Spotify using Command+W (on macOS), play/pause functionality with the space bar does not work until clicking on...
Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Air M1, 2020 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 My Question or Issue After hiding / minimizing Spotify using Command+W (on macOS),...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemVentura My Question or IssueRecently after playing a few songs, one song will just immediately pause upon playing, and trying to make it play again makes it pause after half a second. All following...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System Ventura My Question or Issue Recently after playing a few songs, one song will just immediately pause upon playing, and tr...
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