I have tried the troubleshooting steps including deleting and reinstalling, and they do not fix the issue; media keys still do not work. The desktop app shouldn't need to support Bluetooth devices for media controls, all of that functionality is within the macOS operating system itself; if the media keys work to control an application's audio, Airpods and other Bluetooth devices will work too. Unfortunately in my case, the media keys still don't function and macOS still does not even recognize Pandora in the media widget
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