topic Re: Search Bar Not Working in Desktop (Linux)

Search Bar Not Working

Reinty — Wed, 21 May 2025 18:36:44 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Türkiye

Device

(Laptop)

Operating System

(Linux, Pop!_OS version 22.4)

My Question or Issue

When I try to search for something in the search bar, it gives an error: "Something went wrong, reload page.", refreshing the page doesn’t fix the issue either.I haven’t been able to figure out the exact reason, and it’s been happening for a few days now. Nothing has changed on my end. Everything is up to date — my system, my software, everything. Let me answer before you ask: I’ve already tried everything you could possibly suggest, and it still doesn’t work.

The whole point of Spotify is to be able to use it comfortably as a desktop app — so why should I be forced to use the web version just because the search bar doesn’t work?

Please find the related attachment below.

I hope you will look into this issue.

Best regards.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

karunt — Wed, 21 May 2025 20:07:41 GMT

I have the same issue. It started a few days ago.

KDE Neon 6.3 / Ubuntu 24.04

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Anders200 — Wed, 21 May 2025 22:22:45 GMT

same issue

hyprland 0.47.2 / NixOS 11

this is the output when i start typing in search bar:
`*** stack smashing detected ***: terminated`

I did the reinstall and the issue persists.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

VNCChile — Thu, 22 May 2025 04:43:55 GMT

I have the same issue on Linux Mint 22.1

Re: Search Bar Not Working

gu3qvxy2uidbd0hl2t6v — Fri, 23 May 2025 09:48:07 GMT

And here I get the same. (Meanwhile I opened a new topic - sorry, the forum's search engine wasn't able to find this one... seems like Spotify is not strong in searches, haha :)).

Support couldn't help me, they said Linux is not supported...

Re: Search Bar Not Working

VNCChile — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:49:35 GMT

Update: On Linux Mint, I solved the problem by uninstalling Spotify downloaded from the default app store using the command "sudo snap remove spotify."

I then downloaded it from the official website following these steps: https://www.spotify.com/cl/download/linux/

Re: Search Bar Not Working

gu3qvxy2uidbd0hl2t6v — Fri, 23 May 2025 11:23:25 GMT

When did you do these steps (remove the snap package, install it from regular repository)?

I try this last week, but that didn't solve the problem.

And which version did you install? I have this one:

spotify-client 1:1.2.50.335.g5e2860a8

Re: Search Bar Not Working

theultimatetill — Sat, 24 May 2025 11:23:04 GMT

I run it as a flatpak on Nobara42. Same issue. Android and Windows clients do not have issues.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

ae86b — Sun, 25 May 2025 12:35:54 GMT

I use lpf Spotify on Nobara. I reinstalled the lpf package using 'lpf-gui' in terminal and clicking to build again. Search works again.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Reinty — Sun, 25 May 2025 14:41:30 GMT

Well, mine is working again but i didnt do anything to fix it.

When i checked the Pop!_Shop for updates i saw a Spotify update (it was 2:32 am).

I think they just saw the ticket and then fixed or smth idkkk
i hope all of your clients search bars are working fine now

Re: Search Bar Not Working

WalterGinsberg — Tue, 27 May 2025 07:18:37 GMT

Workaround is Ctrl+K.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

gu3qvxy2uidbd0hl2t6v — Tue, 27 May 2025 07:54:07 GMT

Spotify Linux repository has a new PGP key, but the old one is still valid. Unfortunately the package manager can't recognize about the new version of package until you add the new PGP key.

After I added it, the new package has installed and now everything works as well.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

DocG — Wed, 28 May 2025 16:01:48 GMT

Me too :-<

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Eurikaaaa — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:02:50 GMT

It's past two weeks already and I still experience this issue.
I'm using Linux Mint 21.1.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Nostalgia_Realm — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:19:58 GMT

Here on Linux Mint I am having the same issue. The fix is easy, however this should really just work out of the box!

The solution, in Mint is to go to: Menu > Administration > Software Sources > Maintenance > Add Missing Keys

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Nostalgia_Realm — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:12:12 GMT

For anyone running into this issue: I would suggest removing the Spotify package and try to reinstall using the instructions for Linux on the Spotify website. It seems that some of the pre-packaged Spotify versions in Linux package managers/app stores are broken. I've confirmed this to be the case with the Spotify package inside the Linux Mint repositories.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Greenbomb101 — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:17:40 GMT

Same here. I can play my saved titles/artists but "Search" craps out from the first letter entered, like it can't find a database or server. It's definitely a Spotify issue, like when it wouldn't even open. It would start and then crash. I am running 22.1 Xia with all the most recent updates on an old 64 bit Dell Inspirion 720.

Re: Search Bar Not Working

Ziradog — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:20:20 GMT

I have the same issue. Linux Mint 22.1 (kernel 6.8.0-64 generic).