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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Recent Linux client update changes

Hey! There has been an update to the Spotify Linux client signatures.Users may see errors linked to missing keys and failed signature verifications for Spotify when updating the system. If this happens to you, this can be fixed by manually adding the...

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Solved!! [Troubleshooting] Linux Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before.So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Basic troubleshooting Go through th...

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Help! Spotify problems with sound management in Linux mint

PlanPremiumDevicehp pavilion 14Operating SystemLinux mint My Question or IssueHi, for some reason Spotify acts very differently from any other app regarding sound management in Mint, first of all when Spotify plays it isn't recognized by the native s...

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  • Plan Premium Device hp pavilion 14 Operating System Linux mint   My Question or Issue Hi, for some reason Spotify acts very differently from any other app regarding sound management in M...
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Random across all library

Yeah guys how come there is no "play a random song from your whole library" button ? That would be amazing. Because then I can find a style to fit the mood. Understand ?

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  • Yeah guys how come there is no "play a random song from your whole library" button ? That would be amazing. Because then I can find a style to fit the mood. Understand ?
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Collaborative playlist is not working

My boyfriend invited me to a Collab playlist. On his end I come up as a collaborator, but on mine Im not and cannot add any songs.I resetted the page multiple times, and it still wont work. HELP! I'm on an asus chromebook and my boyfriend is on an ip...

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  • My boyfriend invited me to a Collab playlist. On his end I come up as a collaborator, but on mine Im not and cannot add any songs. I resetted the page multiple times, and it still wont work. HELP! I...
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Spotify URIs do not work

PlanPremiumOperating SystemLinux, Spotify from deb version 1:1.2.37.701.ge66eb7bc My Question or IssueAs has been reported a few times before and incorrectly marked as resolved, Spotify client on Linux correctly registers the `x-scheme-handler/spotif...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Linux, Spotify from deb version 1:1.2.37.701.ge66eb7bc   My Question or Issue As has been reported a few times before and incorrectly marked as resolved, Spot...
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Spotify gets maximized on logging back

I have kept the "close button should minimize the spotify window" option turned on. It does work greatly, move the app in the background and keep it minimized. However, the same doesn't work when I log out (keeping the app minimized) and log back. On...

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  • I have kept the "close button should minimize the spotify window" option turned on. It does work greatly, move the app in the background and keep it minimized. However, the same doesn't work when I l...
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High CPU usage on desktop client

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceSkylake Desktop with iGPUOperating SystemFedora Linux with KDE My Question or IssueI am evaluating Spotify Premium to be installed on multiple Linux desktops.The issue I am facing is quite high CPU usage due to animated bar...

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  • Plan Free Country Poland Device Skylake Desktop with iGPU Operating System Fedora Linux with KDE   My Question or Issue I am evaluating Spotify Premium to be installed on multiple Linu...
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Add an option for offline mode in Ubuntu linux

It would be nice to have a setting to enable offline mode on Ubuntu Linux. This would be very useful when using metered internet connections, like mobile hotspot on Ubuntu desktops and laptops.

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  • It would be nice to have a setting to enable offline mode on Ubuntu Linux. This would be very useful when using metered internet connections, like mobile hotspot on Ubuntu desktops and laptops.
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[Desktop] Bug: "Album picks" lazyloads same releases

When I scroll down in the "Album picks" category spotify starts to lazyload the same albums that are already in the list.This results in getting the same albums multiple times (4 to be exact).Since the "New releases for you" are removed in the new UI...

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  • When I scroll down in the "Album picks" category spotify starts to lazyload the same albums that are already in the list. This results in getting the same albums multiple times (4 to be exact). Sin...
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Solved!! Cannot see miniplayer

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemKDE neon 6.0 My Question or IssueI saw something about a miniplayer being added to spotify desktop, but cannot access it. I've tried deleting and reinstalling spotify, closing it and reopening it,...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Dell Laptop Operating System KDE neon 6.0   My Question or Issue I saw something about a miniplayer being added to spotify desktop, but cannot ac...
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Solved!! Linux Desktop - Couldn't Log In to Spotify Error [Resolved]

Running: Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64 Bit - Cinnamon version 3.4.4 - Linux Kernal 4.10.0.27-generic - Everything up to date I have Spotify Premium Issue: I install Spotify via the terminal as directed by the website. Once it's installed I go to login ...

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  • Running: Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64 Bit - Cinnamon version 3.4.4 - Linux Kernal 4.10.0.27-generic - Everything up to date   I have Spotify Premium     Issue: I install Spotify vi...
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spotify-desktop for aarch64-linux

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook M2 with Asahi Linux / Pinebook Pro / PineNoteOperating SystemLinux My Question or Issue Can we please get a aarch64-linux build of the spotify-desktop application? There's some nice ARM(64) hardware, but it's cu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook M2 with Asahi Linux / Pinebook Pro / PineNote Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue   Can we please get a aarch64-linux build ...
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Pause suspend while playing music (enhancement/bug)

This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is active because Spotify doesn't issue Inhibit() req...

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  • This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is...
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Window is stuck "Maximized"

Running Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon, very much so a linux novice. My issue is that I cannot get the application window to be the correct size, it is always a bit too tall and cuts off the bottom buttons. And I cannot fullscreen the application, the opti...

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  • Running Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon, very much so a linux novice.   My issue is that I cannot get the application window to be the correct size, it is always a bit too tall and cuts off the botto...
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Solved!! Spotify client on Flathub

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSteam DeckOperating SystemSteamOS 3.5.19 (KDE Plasma 5.27.5) My Question or IssueIs the Spotify client distributed on Flathub official?It says 'Unverified' and I am a little hesitant on installing it.https://flathub.org...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Steam Deck Operating System SteamOS 3.5.19 (KDE Plasma 5.27.5)   My Question or Issue Is the Spotify client distributed on Flathub official? It say...
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How can I get a new config file for Spotify on Linux?

I recently changed my hostname / host on my Linux dual boot and it stopped working. I deleted the config file thinking it would create a new one after installing but it didn't. Is there a way to manually configure a new config file for Spotify?

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  • I recently changed my hostname / host on my Linux dual boot and it stopped working. I deleted the config file thinking it would create a new one after installing but it didn't. Is there a way to manu...
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Switch Snap package to Flatpak or AppImage

The unofficial Flatpak has been solid for me, but it's unofficial, so there is inherent risk. I understand why the one repo would be Debian/Ubuntu, but if you're also going to provide an upstream package, it would be nice if it was either a Flatpak, ...

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  • The unofficial Flatpak has been solid for me, but it's unofficial, so there is inherent risk.   I understand why the one repo would be Debian/Ubuntu, but if you're also going to provide an ups...
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Arch linux

How do you get the app for arch linux (via pacman)?

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  • How do you get the app for arch linux (via pacman)?
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Spotify starts with volume at 100% (Linux Fedora)

Everytime I startup Spotify, it's volume is up at 100%, even though it should save PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemFedora 40 with GNOME 46 My Question or Issue

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  • Everytime I startup Spotify, it's volume is up at 100%, even though it should save   Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Fedora 40 with GNOME 46   My Question or Issue &...
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Add to playlist menu flickers (moves rapidly left and right), becomes unusable

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemLinux/Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (running KDE) My Question or IssueWhen I'm in a playlist (including auto-generated ones) and am trying to add a song to another playlist, clicking on the "..." menu on the righ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Linux/Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (running KDE)   My Question or Issue When I'm in a playlist (including auto-generated ones) and am tryi...
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