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April 22, 2024

Deezer Offline doesn't work in Mac!

  • April 22, 2024
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I have downloaded my favourite tracks on my mac but when I don’t have net connection it cannot play them. So basically offline playing in Mac doesn’t work!

Any idea to solve that? Is it a deezer problem?

14 replies

Jaime.Deezer
Community Manager
Community Manager
April 28, 2024

Hi, could you please update to the latest version 6.0.120 and let me know if the problem persists.
Thanks and apologies for the inconvenience

Amir SolAuthor
Guitar Hero
April 29, 2024

I am already on the latest version (‘6.0.120’) but it doesn’t work. So basically if I go to my downloads I cannot play them. Also there is no offline bottom that I can activate even if it is necessary.

Rockstar
April 29, 2024

@Amir Sol @Jaime. 

I can reproduce the error on a Mac M1 with latest desktop app version 6.0.120. When I go into the app offline, I get this message:

When I click on “Check out downloads” I see my downloads and can select an album. But then error MS0600 occurs. I once made a video of it, which can be found here:

 

When I start a downloaded album and am online, everything is fine. If I go offline during this time, the current song continues to play normally. If I click on the next song, error MS0600 occurs again:

 

[he/him]
awesomemac
Superuser
Superuser
April 29, 2024

Hopefully @Jaime. can forward this?

Leonídia.Deezer
Community Manager
Community Manager
April 30, 2024

Hi @Amir Sol @E0xc815, this MS0600 error typically occurs when you have content downloaded in a different audio format than the one you're trying to play.

To resolve this issue, please try clearing the cache, deleting the app, and then reinstalling the latest version.

When downloading content, ensure that you maintain the same audio quality for playback to avoid encountering this error.

Rockstar
April 30, 2024

@Leonídia.Deezer 

Before the test, I had freshly installed the desktop app and downloaded an album. I wanted to play this without changing the audio quality.

[he/him]
Amir SolAuthor
Guitar Hero
April 30, 2024

@Leonídia.Deezer 

I also had an almost fresh installation. There is no setting for download quality in Mac. However, my playback quality is set to High Fidelity.

I just tried one thing that helped me playing a downloaded playlist:

disconnected WIFI → change playback audio quality from High Fidelity → Normal → High Fidelity 

It seems that I need to do this every time to be able to play downloaded ones. 

Also I get an annoying flashing message on top : ‘Your computer seems to be offline. We’ll keep trying to reconnect’

Rockstar
April 30, 2024

disconnected WIFI → change playback audio quality from High Fidelity → Normal → High Fidelity

Interesting, @Amir Sol: With this workaround I can also play downloaded songs when my Mac is offline. Without this double change of audio quality it doesn't work at all.

[he/him]
Leonídia.Deezer
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 31, 2024

Hi @Amir Sol @E0xc815, thanks for sharing those interesting steps to overcome this error message.

By the way, I have proceed with a new test, were I couldn't find any issue playing content offline, but regarding the flashing, I could reproduce the same.

I have already shared this information and a video with our developers to understand what might be wrong.

As mentioned above, it was always been told that error MS0600 was linking to different quality audio between what was downloaded and the actual configuration in the audio settings.

I will keep pushing the investigation to get some feedback to share with all of you.

Tiago Faustino
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero
May 31, 2024

I just wanted to add that this error with the same code is also happening on the desktop app on Windows 11.

I had an event that needed the songs offline and on my Windows 11 and Mac OS I found the same error when I left it offline to test.