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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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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceBrand new Macbook ProOperating SystemmacOS Sequoia My Question or IssueAs the subject states, I can't watch music videos on my desktop app - yesterday it was just freezing and taking me out of my current playlist...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Brand new Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Sequoia My Question or Issue As the subject states, I can't watch music videos on my desktop a...
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PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Pro Retina Early 2015Operating SystemMacOS 11.7.10 Desktop App Version1.2.71.421 Hi All, According to today, Sept 26th, 2025 - the desktop app supports only MacOS 12 and up. I use 11.7.10. Alongside this - all of a sudden I'm...
Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro Retina Early 2015 Operating System MacOS 11.7.10 Desktop App Version 1.2.71.421 Hi All, According to today, Sept 26th, 2025 - the d...
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The Spotify logo on the daskbar turned into black-green in a update. Can you change it back (i.e. green)? It looks quite bad.
The Spotify logo on the daskbar turned into black-green in a update. Can you change it back (i.e. green)? It looks quite bad.
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Lots of people have complained that the cache defaults to the C drive, which may be a small SSD. The app provides an option to set it somewhere else, but apparently it only applies to downloaded music, not the main playing cache, which still goes bac...
Lots of people have complained that the cache defaults to the C drive, which may be a small SSD. The app provides an option to set it somewhere else, but apparently it only applies to downloaded musi...
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I am on Mac (latest version of OS and Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb.I HATE the Now-Playing featuer with a vengance.I turn it OFF in settings.I quit Spotify (or reboot Mac or whatever) and this IRRITATING "feature" is turned ON...
I am on Mac (latest version of OS and Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb. I HATE the Now-Playing featuer with a vengance. I turn it OFF in settings. I quit Spotify (or reboo...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice2022 Mac Studio (Apple M1 Max)Operating SystemmacOS Tahoe 26.0Spotify VersionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.72.438.g8c88c31c My Question or IssueI have a playlist playing on Smart Shuffle with Mix active and...
Plan Premium Country United States Device 2022 Mac Studio (Apple M1 Max) Operating System macOS Tahoe 26.0 Spotify Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.72.438.g8c88c31c My...
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Macbook Air M2 2022)Operating System(macOS Sonoma 14.3)My Question or IssueFirst of all, I really loved the mix feature. When I listen on my Macbook, I cannot use this feature on the larger playlist but I can use it for...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (Macbook Air M2 2022) Operating System (macOS Sonoma 14.3) My Question or Issue First of all, I really loved the mix feature. When I listen on my Macbook, ...
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PlanPremium DeviceMac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every time Spotify starts.There will be no new operating system versions for Mac Pro 5,1 ...
Plan Premium Device Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Hi. Please get rid of the "Your operating system is out of date" -nag screen shown every...
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 14-inch 2021 Operating System MacOS 14.2 My Question or Issue This morning I cannot play any music. Spotify gives me the message "Please turn off offline mode and try again" when offline mode already off. I...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 14-inch 2021 Operating System MacOS 14.2 My Question or Issue This morning I cannot play any music. Spotify gives me the message...
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Premium plan, on MacBook Pro I am trying to create a playlist which includes all my liked songs. However, there seems to be no working way to select all tracks in "Liked Songs". - Edit/Select All, or Command-A, seem to only select a limited number of...
Premium plan, on MacBook Pro I am trying to create a playlist which includes all my liked songs. However, there seems to be no working way to select all tracks in "Liked Songs". - Edit/Sel...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceApple M2 Pro, MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2023Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.7.2 (23H311) My Question or IssueClicking any button on the UI causes a segmentation fault. Application is unusable as a result. This will also cause a...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Apple M2 Pro, MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2023 Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.7.2 (23H311) My Question or Issue Clicking any button on th...
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I'm on an M4 Mac Studio running the current MacOS, but I can not seem to find a desktop client to download in either the Mac App Store or on the Spotify website. I used to run the desktop client on my older Intel iMac. Has Spotify just dropped suppor...
I'm on an M4 Mac Studio running the current MacOS, but I can not seem to find a desktop client to download in either the Mac App Store or on the Spotify website. I used to run the desktop cl...
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PlanPremiumCountryUK Device(Macbook Air early 2015)Operating System(iOS 11.5.2 Big Sur) My Question or IssueI had synched up Spotify to play local files and suddenly it won't anymore. They appear grey and spotify just skips past them. I've checked an...
Plan Premium Country UK Device (Macbook Air early 2015) Operating System (iOS 11.5.2 Big Sur) My Question or Issue I had synched up Spotify to play local files and suddenly i...
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The songs in my playlist used to be numbered and now under Title # it just shows a music note for all of my songs.
The songs in my playlist used to be numbered and now under Title # it just shows a music note for all of my songs.
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Hi Spotify users on MacOS, I followed the instructions to perform a clean uninstall of the Spotify app on MacOS (15.6). However, the app icon remains in the launchpad and cannot be removed - even all Spotify-related files are delete via Finder. It al...
Hi Spotify users on MacOS, I followed the instructions to perform a clean uninstall of the Spotify app on MacOS (15.6). However, the app icon remains in the launchpad and cannot be removed -...
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PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook M1 Pro, 16gb ramOperating SystemSequoia 15.6 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify app, it launches correctly. But as soon as I click anywhere at all on the app interface, it immediately closes. This started happening t...
Plan Premium Device Macbook M1 Pro, 16gb ram Operating System Sequoia 15.6 My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify app, it launches correctly. But as soon as I click anywhere at a...
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Plan PremiumCountry UK Device(iMac 27"late 2014)Operating System(MacOs 11.0.1) My Question or Issuehi, I'm just after updating my Spotify app, and my app has changed name to Spotify (old) why is this? thanks in advance
Plan Premium Country UK Device (iMac 27"late 2014) Operating System (MacOs 11.0.1) My Question or Issue hi, I'm just after updating my Spotify app, and my app ...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacPro 2019Operating System15.5 My Question or IssueI am trying to re-install Spotify onto my mac, to attempt to debug an issue with Spotify crashing and bringing down my whole computer. On the way to understanding that ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device MacPro 2019 Operating System 15.5 My Question or Issue I am trying to re-install Spotify onto my mac, to attempt to debug an issue with Spotify cra...
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using the Spotify web player on developer version os Mac OS sequoia is resulting in playback sounding like there's a sheet of glass lying on my MacBooks speakers, issue presents on built in laptop speakers and also when using bluetooth headphones, au...
using the Spotify web player on developer version os Mac OS sequoia is resulting in playback sounding like there's a sheet of glass lying on my MacBooks speakers, issue presents on built in laptop sp...
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Hi i recently came across this issue after i updated the app on my macbook and i cannot add a song to a playlist other than liked songs cause none of them show for some reason so i gotta add it thru my phone, but on my phone liked songs wont show so ...
Hi i recently came across this issue after i updated the app on my macbook and i cannot add a song to a playlist other than liked songs cause none of them show for some reason so i gotta add it thru ...
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