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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...
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...
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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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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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(chromebook acer)Operating System Version 114.0.5735.239 (Official Build) (64-bit)(astronaut, v...
None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country United States Device (chromebook acer) Operating Sys...
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PlanPremiumCountryFRDevicePCOperating SystemLinux Mint 20Spotify-client: 1:1.2.18.999.g9b38fc27 My Question or IssueSince a year, I cannot see my friends activity. (see file attached).It happens one day, the previous day I'll seen them all. To solve ...
Plan Premium Country FR Device PC Operating System Linux Mint 20 Spotify-client: 1:1.2.18.999.g9b38fc27 My Question or Issue Since a year, I cannot see my friends activity. (see f...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemLinux Mint 21.2 x86_64Kernel: 6.2.0-34-genericSpotify Version:Spotify version 1.2.22.982.g794acc0a, Copyright (c) 2023, Spotify Ltd My Question or IssueOn Android Mobile or Windows 10 Application t...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Linux Mint 21.2 x86_64 Kernel: 6.2.0-34-generic Spotify Version: Spotify version 1.2.22.982.g794acc0a, Copyright (c) 2023, Spotif...
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PlanFree Device & Operating SystemThe issue concerns 2 devices* Alcatel Tab 1T 7 running Android 8.1.0 - Spotify version 8.8.68.565* Firefox (web player) running on Linux My Question or IssueI use 2 devices, an Android tablet and a PC running Firefox...
Plan Free Device & Operating System The issue concerns 2 devices * Alcatel Tab 1T 7 running Android 8.1.0 - Spotify version 8.8.68.565 * Firefox (web player) running on Linux &nbs...
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I can't log in through linux client. I works normally through the Android app and the web player. But, on the linux client I get the message "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally you could try...
I can't log in through linux client. I works normally through the Android app and the web player. But, on the linux client I get the message "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your fi...
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PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceAsus X571GT Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI haven't been able to open Spotify (the AUR version) for the last few hours from an app launcher. When I try to open it through the terminal, it prints the fo...
Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Asus X571GT Operating System Arch Linux My Question or Issue I haven't been able to open Spotify (the AUR version) for the last few hours f...
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Plan : FreeCountryUSDeviceChromebookMy Question or IssueSpotify Web randomly stopped working for me and everything I’ve done won’t fix it. This morning it was working fine, until randomly my Spotify player stopped and when I reloaded all I saw was a ...
Plan : Free Country US Device Chromebook My Question or Issue Spotify Web randomly stopped working for me and everything I’ve done won’t fix it. This morning it was working fine, until...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom, Czech RepublicDeviceThinkpad T450Operating SystemUbuntu 23.04, Linux 6.2.0-32-generic My Question or IssueMy issue is similar to this one, but I think it has a more specific cause. I was staying at a place with a sma...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom, Czech Republic Device Thinkpad T450 Operating System Ubuntu 23.04, Linux 6.2.0-32-generic My Question or Issue My issue is similar to this one, b...
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PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceAsus X52JOperating SystemUbuntu 22.04.2 LTSMy Question or IssueSpotify app is not starting. I only see black screen. no errors
Plan Premium Country Finland Device Asus X52J Operating System Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS My Question or Issue Spotify app is not starting. I only see black screen. no errors
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We all know installing software on Linux is a Mess Yes people can look into their linux appstore but one solution finally emerge with flatpak , You can point people to flathub https://flathub.org/fr/apps/com.spotify.Client And it will open in their a...
We all know installing software on Linux is a Mess Yes people can look into their linux appstore but one solution finally emerge with flatpak , You can point people to flathub https...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS Operating SystemUbuntu 19.04 My Question or Issue Today I received a new update to the spotify linux client spotify-client:amd64 (1:1.1.0.237.g378f6f25-11, 1:1.1.5.153.gf614956d-16) After which, spotify would crash immediately af...
Plan Premium Country US Operating System Ubuntu 19.04 My Question or Issue Today I received a new update to the spotify linux client spotify-client:amd64 (1:1....
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PlanPremiumCountrythe NetherlandsDevicedesktop PC and laptopOperating SystemopenSUSE Linux & Ubuntu Linux(I don't think this problem is Linux-specific, but Linux is what I'm using) My Question or IssueThe following happens every Monday, when a new Di...
Plan Premium Country the Netherlands Device desktop PC and laptop Operating System openSUSE Linux & Ubuntu Linux (I don't think this problem is Linux-specific, but Linux is what I'm using...
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PlanPremium CountrySweden Operating SystemLinux (My own distro, based on Linux From Scratch) My Question or IssueI can't update after version 1.2.9.743. I have tried at least 2 different versions after that. The window never opens. No error message. ...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Linux (My own distro, based on Linux From Scratch) My Question or Issue I can't update after version 1.2.9.743. I have trie...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSteam DeckOperating SystemSteamOS 3.5 My Question or IssueI love the new DJ feature but on the Deck, the announcements between songs never produce audio, only visibly show up in the player for a split second, then just play...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Steam Deck Operating System SteamOS 3.5 My Question or Issue I love the new DJ feature but on the Deck, the announcements between songs never produce ...
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PlanFreeCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemUbuntu 22.04.2 LTS My Question or IssueThe bottom-left corner of the Client shows the currently playing song. First is the song's name and below that the Album. However there's a visual bug, whe...
Plan Free Country Slovakia Device Dell Laptop Operating System Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS My Question or Issue The bottom-left corner of the Client shows the currently playing so...
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Device acer chromebook 2019 My Question or Issueshrank my screen size (ctrl +shift + -) now it wont go back. all other tabs are normal size but then no matter how many times I close it or reload it spotify is still tiny. I shut it off for the night b...
Device acer chromebook 2019 My Question or Issue shrank my screen size (ctrl +shift + -) now it wont go back. all other tabs are normal size but then no matter how many times I close...
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Spotify shows a desktop notification when it starts playing a new track. However, this only gets shown for streamed tracks, not when it starts playing a local file. At least on Linux.
Spotify shows a desktop notification when it starts playing a new track. However, this only gets shown for streamed tracks, not when it starts playing a local file. At least on Linux.
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When listening to a song from Spotify on Linux, the cover art is shown alongside the MPRIS playback controls. However, when listening to a local song, no cover art is shown there (even though the cover art is shown within the Spotify app).
When listening to a song from Spotify on Linux, the cover art is shown alongside the MPRIS playback controls. However, when listening to a local song, no cover art is shown there (even though the cov...
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PlanPremium CountryU.S. DeviceLinux Desktop (running your native app) Operating SystemLinux (Pop_OS!) My Question or IssueI was reading an artist profile. The "monthly listeners" column listed the same city twice, but with different numbers. See atta...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Linux Desktop (running your native app) Operating System Linux (Pop_OS!) My Question or Issue I was reading an artist profile...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueHow can I disable hardware acceleration of graphics? I use spotify for listening to music and I don't want it to hog GPU resources. Lately I have noticed segfaults in my G...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Arch Linux My Question or Issue How can I disable hardware acceleration of graphics? I use spotify for listening to music and I...
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