Spotify stuck on starting when updated to 2.9.6

[ps13g]

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ℹ Environment / Computer Info

- Spotify version: Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.1.81.604.gccacfc8c
- Spicetify version: 2.9.6

📝 Description

1. Upgrade to Spicetify 2.9.6
2. Run restore backup apply
3. Wait till Spotify restarts

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[ps13g]

Update: The new Spicetify Version (2.9.6) still does not work even with Spotify being upgraded to 1.1.83.956.gbe7ea9a7
The only fix I could find present as of right now is to downgrade the Spicetify version to 2.9.5 by using:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli/master/install.sh -o /tmp/install.sh sh /tmp/install.sh 2.9.5

[theRealPadster]

2.9.6 is also not working for me on 1.1.83 macOS arm64.
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected number in xpui.js:1

The loading wheel is Dribbblish, btw. It's probably stuck there because xpui.js (Spotify itself) is broken. I don't have Dribbblish and just get a blank screen.

[DAMIOSKIDEV]

Same issue on Windows 11 Insider 22598, Spicetify 2.9.6, Spotify 1.1.83.956.gbe7ea9a7

[rxri]

Please all of you just remove Backup and completely reinstall Spotify. (for macOS use AppCleaner).
I can't find any errors in DevTools except marketplace manifests

[ps13g]

Still does not work after removing the backup and reinstalling Spotify it just gives me the same loading issue on 2.9.6

[rxri]

Okay, could you open DevTools (check this comment; #1518 (comment)) and show us console errors?

[ps13g]

Okay, could you open DevTools (check this comment; #1518 (comment)) and show us console errors?

Got it to work after a few hours of debugging all that I needed to do was to clear the backup before deleting and reinstalling Spotify and after that it managed to work