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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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Spotify Unusable After Update

I just updated Spotify to 1.2.31 over 1.2.26. Now when I close the Spotify window or minimize it there is no way to open it back up without fully closing it via the icon in the top right. The only right click option is close and double clicking the t...

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  • I just updated Spotify to 1.2.31 over 1.2.26. Now when I close the Spotify window or minimize it there is no way to open it back up without fully closing it via the icon in the top right. The only ri...
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Superuser Contribution Once every few days, all songs keep skipping for a few hours. CORS errors.

Once every few days, the spotify web player will skip all songs i'm trying to play saying "spotify can't play this right now". Nothing on my pc or browser has changed between times when it does and does not work. Restarting the browser does not help....

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  • Once every few days, the spotify web player will skip all songs i'm trying to play saying "spotify can't play this right now". Nothing on my pc or browser has changed between times when it does and d...
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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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Superuser Contribution Wayland support

Hi,Can you release a linux package with ozone support built so that we can use the client under Wayland? There have been posts requesting this in the past because it is highly anticipated. It shouldn't be that complicated it seems:https://www.collabo...

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  • Hi, Can you release a linux package with ozone support built so that we can use the client under Wayland? There have been posts requesting this in the past because it is highly anticipated.   ...
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'Spotify can't play this right now' Bug on Ubuntu

PlanFreeCountryIndia DeviceDell InspironOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04.2 LTS My Question or Issue I'm getting this error when I play some songs on my Spotify desktop app on Ubuntu. The same songs play without any errors on my phone. I have tried deleti...

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  •   Plan Free Country India   Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS   My Question or Issue   I'm getting this error when I play some songs on my Spot...
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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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No indicator of liked songs

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceLinux DesktopOperating SystemUbuntu 22.04 My Question or IssueAny indicators for liked songs are gone for some time. When I play a song I don't see whether it is already liked or not on the current playing bottom bar. There...

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  • Plan Free Country Poland Device Linux Desktop Operating System Ubuntu 22.04   My Question or Issue Any indicators for liked songs are gone for some time. When I play a song I don't see...
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API Get Playlist returns incorrect public state

Problem 1:API Get Playlist contains a field 'public' which is always set to False.Test case:Endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}HTTP Method: GETfields = "id,name,collaborative,public,description,owner.display_name,tracks.total"...

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  • Problem 1: API Get Playlist contains a field 'public' which is always set to False. Test case: Endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id} HTTP Method: GET fields = "id,name,c...
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Lyrics Synchronization Problem with Crossfade in Spotify

PlanPremiumDeviceAny Browser/Spotify ClientOperating SystemArch Linux I've been experiencing an issue with Spotify's lyrics synchronization on the desktop apps. It appears that the lyrics go out of sync when crossfade or smooth transitions between so...

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  •   Plan Premium Device Any Browser/Spotify Client Operating System Arch Linux   I've been experiencing an issue with Spotify's lyrics synchronization on the desktop apps. It appears ...
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MPRIS SetPosition doesn't work

DevicePC Operating SystemArch Linux, KDE Plasma 6Issue:MPRIS SetPosition doesn't work, can't set play position

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  • Device PC   Operating System Arch Linux, KDE Plasma 6 Issue: MPRIS SetPosition doesn't work, can't set play position
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curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_6224F9941A8AA6D1.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes

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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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Solved!! Lyrics not Showing on Website (and app)

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceHP ChromebookOperating SystemChrome OSMy Question or IssueThe issue present is that lyrics aren't showing up on the website, as well as the app on my Galaxy A03s (if needed, I'll make a separate post for that). This has mainly...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device HP Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS My Question or Issue The issue present is that lyrics aren't showing up on the website, as well as the app on my Galaxy ...
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First impressions: a possible bug and several suggestions for improvement

Operating SystemDebian Trixie (testing) with KDE Plasma 5.27.10 My Issue and SuggestionsFirst of all, thanks to the developers who have made it possible to enjoy the Spotify service via the Linux desktop client app, which is generally working very we...

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  • Operating System Debian Trixie (testing) with KDE Plasma 5.27.10   My Issue and Suggestions First of all, thanks to the developers who have made it possible to enjoy the Spotify service via ...
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Unable to reduce window size smaller than 800x600

DeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemArch Linux - kernel 6.7.0-arch3-1Version1.2.31.1205.g4d59ad7c My Question or IssueI just updated the spotify desktop application and I am no longer able to reduce the window size below 800x600. This is annoying, as I ...

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  • Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Arch Linux - kernel 6.7.0-arch3-1 Version 1.2.31.1205.g4d59ad7c   My Question or Issue I just updated the spotify desktop application and I am no long...
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Cannot re-open spotify after closing to tray

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PCMemory: 16.0 GiBGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 3060Operating SystemUbuntu 23.10GNOME Version: 45.2Windowing System: X11Kernel Version: Linux 6.5.0-21-generic My Question or IssueWith the option "Close button sho...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop PC Memory: 16.0 GiB Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 3060 Operating System Ubuntu 23.10 GNOME Version: 45.2 Windowing System: X11 Kernel Versi...
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downloading spotify

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the lyrics arent showing for any song

THe buttotn shows but when u click it it just shows"You'll have to guess the lyrics for this one"

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  • THe buttotn shows but when u click it it just shows"You'll have to guess the lyrics for this one"
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Can't login into desktop app on linux

Unable to connectFirefox can’t establish a connection to the server at 127.0.0.1:4381.PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux KDE Plasma My Question or IssueI try firefox and chrome browser, but can't login into desktop app. Any help?

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  • Unable to connect Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at 127.0.0.1:4381. Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Arch Linux KDE Plasma   My Question or Issue I t...
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Spotify Login Link insn't working

Premium LinuxDebian Hey, I have a Problem with the first window you are getting in the Spotify app. The Login link that should open a browserpage dosn't open. I tried restarting the app and it is still not working.Thanks

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  • Premium   Linux Debian   Hey, I have a Problem with the first window you are getting in the Spotify app. The Login link that should open a browserpage dosn't open. I tried restarting t...
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