https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Inconsistent-quot-Read-Along-quot-Availability-on-Linux-Ubuntu/m-p/7404075#M24821 <P>I am writing to report a bug regarding the "Read Along" feature on the Desktop application for Linux/Ubuntu.</P><P>Currently, on the iOS app, transcripts are available for all podcasts. However, on the Ubuntu desktop application, "Read Along" only works for video podcasts and is completely missing when listening to audio-only podcasts.</P><P>Because the transcript functionality is already successfully implemented and working for video podcasts on the exact same Linux build, its absence for audio-only podcasts appears to be an unintentional bug rather than a missing feature.</P><P>Transcripts are crucial for accessibility and an uninterrupted user experience. Please look into fixing this discrepancy so that audio-only podcasts have the same "Read Along" availability on the Linux desktop client as they do on mobile.</P> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:32:51 GMT tuankiet 2026-04-12T11:32:51Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Inconsistent-quot-Read-Along-quot-Availability-on-Linux-Ubuntu/m-p/7404075#M24821 <P>I am writing to report a bug regarding the "Read Along" feature on the Desktop application for Linux/Ubuntu.</P><P>Currently, on the iOS app, transcripts are available for all podcasts. However, on the Ubuntu desktop application, "Read Along" only works for video podcasts and is completely missing when listening to audio-only podcasts.</P><P>Because the transcript functionality is already successfully implemented and working for video podcasts on the exact same Linux build, its absence for audio-only podcasts appears to be an unintentional bug rather than a missing feature.</P><P>Transcripts are crucial for accessibility and an uninterrupted user experience. Please look into fixing this discrepancy so that audio-only podcasts have the same "Read Along" availability on the Linux desktop client as they do on mobile.</P> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:32:51 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Inconsistent-quot-Read-Along-quot-Availability-on-Linux-Ubuntu/m-p/7404075#M24821 tuankiet 2026-04-12T11:32:51Z