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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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La aplicación esta excelente, funciona al 100

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no music will play after the ads. And no sound will play during the ads

I will be listening to a playlist and then when it gets to the ads no sound will play and the ad will get to the end but then the next song doesn't play and if you click a different song the no sound ad will play again and to temporarily fix it you h...

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  • I will be listening to a playlist and then when it gets to the ads no sound will play and the ad will get to the end but then the next song doesn't play and if you click a different song the no sound...
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A better solution on any Linux system for the Spotify app

Plan PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemFedora 38 / Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / Ubuntu 23.04 My Question or IssueI've noticed a lot of bugs on the Linux app. Tried a lot of 'solutions' but few are indeed he...

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Please revert changes to login system back to in-app rather than browser based

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceRaspberry Pi 4Operating SystemUbuntu 23.04 My Question or IssueI have managed to install the x86-64 spotify application on a Raspberry Pi running through an emulation layer. However, the setup required to do so remo...

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  • Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Raspberry Pi 4 Operating System Ubuntu 23.04   My Question or Issue I have managed to install the x86-64 spotify application on a Raspberry Pi r...
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[Bug] Cannot Play This Song When Switching Source Device

Plan:PremiumCountry:US Device:Multi: Android, Macbook Intel, Macbook M2, PCOperating System:Android at least 12-13, OSX (at least El Capitan through Ventura 13.4), Linux (distro independent, several used) My Question or Issue:I've had this issue for ...

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Re: "Couldn't find that playlist" keeps happening when I click on the Daily Wellness playl

I can confirm this happen on Linux as well, using the standalone client (spotify-client) or the same, packaged as a snap (snap install spotify). I can search for a stock playlist, the playlists show up, and when I click on them, it will spin and spin...

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  • I can confirm this happen on Linux as well, using the standalone client (spotify-client) or the same, packaged as a snap (snap install spotify).   I can search for a stock playlist, the playli...
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Solved!! Spotify plays without sound, in Ubuntu

PlanPremiumDeviceDell Latitude LaptopOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or IssueSpotify opens OK and when I click play, the play bar moves as if it is playing but there is no sound. Other system sounds are there, Youtube and VLC player work wel...

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  • Plan Premium Device Dell Latitude Laptop Operating System Ubuntu 18.04   My Question or Issue Spotify opens OK and when I click play, the play bar moves as if it is playing but there is ...
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New interface with the heart button with checkboxes for playlists?

When will it be launched? Clicking on heart and selecting with multiple playlists for a song? I heard it will be launched some time ago but still hasn't??

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  • When will it be launched? Clicking on heart and selecting with multiple playlists for a song? I heard it will be launched some time ago but still hasn't??
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Album covers are glitching

PlanPremium DeviceDell Vostro Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueSome Album's and song's covers are glitching. They became green after previous updates. Don't get me wrong. This green thing happens randomly.

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  • Plan Premium   Device Dell Vostro   Operating System Ubuntu 20.04   My Question or Issue Some Album's and song's covers are glitching. They became green after previous update...
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Wayland window class is null

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro early 2013Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI installed spotify-launcher from arch repos. It defaults to xwayland. I changed some config to have it run in Wayland because fractional scaling in xw...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro early 2013 Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue I installed spotify-launcher from arch repos. It defaults to xwayland. I ch...
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Cover art not displaying properly on Artist page

In the "Popular" section of an Artists page the cover art gets replaced by this static green image. I have tried updating the App and my OS. I also emptied the local cache found under Settings -> Storage -> Cache PlanPremiumCountry EU I am currently ...

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snap install spotify

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THANK YOU FOR LINUX VERSION OF SPOTIFY DESKTOP APP

PlanPremium Family PlanOperating SystemLINUX My Question or IssueNo question. No issue. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for making the Linux version of Spotify for Desktop.

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Delete/Backspace key removes songs from playlists

I'm just re-raising this issue...this "feature" of the Desktop clients is absolutely moronic. It's ruined playlists curated over the course of many many years and clearly was not thought through in the least bit by whomever coded this behavior into t...

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