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Recent Linux client update changes (2026)

Hey folks! This is a heads-up that there will be a new update to the Spotify Linux client signatures. The latest available client will not install this new key just yet, but it's coming soon.Come February, you may see errors related to missing keys a...

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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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Will not play music or open pages (program)

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceZorin laptopMy Question or IssueWill not open pages or play music at all on the program but everything is fine on the browser version.I tried reinstalling from the snap directory and several sources and nothing works.My lib...

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  Plan Free Country France Device Zorin laptop My Question or Issue Will not open pages or play music at all on the program but everything is fine on the browser version. I tried reins...

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Error code: accesspoint:37 - Can't login on spotify desktop app on Linux

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDell OptiPlex 5060 (Desktop)Operating SystemKubuntu 24.04 My Question or IssueI have tried so many things that i saw on other topics, on reddit, spotify community, microsoft answers, youtube. I am trying to open the app ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Dell OptiPlex 5060 (Desktop) Operating System Kubuntu 24.04   My Question or Issue I have tried so many things that i saw on other topics, on reddit,...

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Desktop login through browser flow broken

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueMy spotify desktop logged out, and I'm unable to log in again through the provided flow. Clicking the "Log in" or "Sign up free" buttons do literally nothing. No tabs open, no popups, no ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue My spotify desktop logged out, and I'm unable to log in again through the provided flow. Clicking the "Log in" or "...

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New package name for Spotify on Linux

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemUbuntu 24.04 LTS My Question or IssueWould it be possible to have the app renamed to "com.spotify.music", similar to Android? So instead of:/usr/bin/spotify (with app_id & wmclass being spotify)/usr/shar...

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Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   My Question or Issue Would it be possible to have the app renamed to "com.spotify.music", similar to Android? So in...

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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...

pgomes

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No window icon in Wayland because app_id is not correctly set

DeviceAnyOperating SystemLinux distro running with Wayland and KDEIssueSpotify runs okay with Wayland now, though not without user input.However, when run in Wayland the window icon does not display, instead the generic 'Wayland' yellow icon is shown...

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Device Any Operating System Linux distro running with Wayland and KDE Issue Spotify runs okay with Wayland now, though not without user input. However, when run in Wayland the window icon d...

pgomes

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Spotify playing the wrong song with the same name, no fix working

I have The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet in my playlist, but today randomly when I tried to play it, it played a version of it from a different artist. It was the same song but with a different artist credited, a different album cover, and, th...

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I have The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet in my playlist, but today randomly when I tried to play it, it played a version of it from a different artist. It was the same song but with a differe...

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Spotify starts repeating the same track endlessly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemUbuntu Linux 24.04.1 My Question or IssueLately, the Spotify desktop client (Ubuntu Linux) will play a playlist fine for a few hours, then the queue will fill with the same thumbnail. Someti...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Ubuntu Linux 24.04.1   My Question or Issue Lately, the Spotify desktop client (Ubuntu Linux) will play a playlist fi...

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Cant login to Spotify account on my Volumio devices

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceRPi4 HiFiBerry DAC2 HD Operating SystemVolumio (Linux) My Question or IssueUsing Volumio Spotify plugin for some years already and recently not possible to login into my Spotify premium account on all 4 of my RPi Volumi...

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  Plan Premium Country Poland   Device RPi4 HiFiBerry DAC2 HD   Operating System Volumio (Linux)   My Question or Issue Using Volumio Spotify plugin for some years al...

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Spotify ver. 1.2.46.290 issue on Debian and Ubuntu Linux

PlanPremium CountryPoland Device(Proxmox VM) Operating System(Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 12) My Question or IssueThe app version 1.2.46.290 is breaking the functionality to "Spotify Connect" from my phone, which is Samsung S23 Ultra, to my Linux VM where ...

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Plan Premium   Country Poland   Device (Proxmox VM)   Operating System (Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 12)   My Question or Issue The app version 1.2.46.290 is breaking the fu...

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spotify on linux

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spotify not working on linux based software     Free india   Device coolita2.o   Operating Syst linux My Question or Issue spotifyy not working on linux tv

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[Web Play] Won't work at Ubuntu devices.

PlanFreeCountryHKDeviceHP ProBookOperating SystemUbuntu 6.5.0-1027-oem (x86_64 GNU/Linux)Browser VersionChrome 127.0.6533.119 (64-bit)My Question or IssueI am unable to use Spotify Web Play on Ubuntu Chrome. The webpage does not load any content and ...

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Plan Free Country HK Device HP ProBook Operating System Ubuntu 6.5.0-1027-oem (x86_64 GNU/Linux) Browser Version Chrome 127.0.6533.119 (64-bit) My Question or Issue I am un...

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Debian Client will not start

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceDesktop Operating SystemDebian Linux 12 (Fresh install yesterday, 6th Sept 2024) My Question or IssueClient will not start. I do get the following error: [0906/105220.859265main_runner.cc(261)] Alloy bootstrap is dep...

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Plan Premium Country Australia   Device Desktop   Operating System Debian Linux 12 (Fresh install yesterday, 6th Sept 2024)   My Question or Issue Client will not start. &...

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Maximize settings 24.04

Plan: Premium.OS: Ubuntu 24.04 Tested with apt repositories and snap.Spotify doesn't remember it's window maximized setting.The normal way is to start spotify for the first time, maximize the window and close spotify. From then spotify should remembe...

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Plan: Premium. OS: Ubuntu 24.04   Tested with apt repositories and snap. Spotify doesn't remember it's window maximized setting. The normal way is to start spotify for the first time, max...

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"Add to liked songs" button click does not always add song to Liked songs in Spotify linux app

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSpotify client installed via snap on linux, debian Spotify version 1.2.42.290.g242057a2, Copyright (c) 2024, Spotify LtdOperating System6.10.7-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.10.7-1 (2024-08-31) x86_64 GNU/Linux in...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Spotify client installed via snap on linux, debian  Spotify version 1.2.42.290.g242057a2, Copyright (c) 2024, Spotify Ltd Operating System 6.10.7...

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Spotify Installation Issue on Ubuntu 23.10 - Missing libgconf-2-4 Dependency

Hello, I am encountering an issue while trying to install Spotify on Ubuntu 23.10. The installation process is failing due to a missing dependency - libgconf-2-4. However, it appears that this dependency has been removed from the latest Ubuntu versio...

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Hello,   I am encountering an issue while trying to install Spotify on Ubuntu 23.10. The installation process is failing due to a missing dependency - libgconf-2-4. However, it appears that th...

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Clicking Choose photo closes the app

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceLenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 Operating SystemLinux (Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS 64-bit) My Question or IssueWhen clicking Choose photo in the profile page the desktop app closes.

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Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2   Operating System Linux (Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS 64-bit)    My Question or Issue When clicking Choose photo i...

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Last few seconds of last played locally stored track plays at random times.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PC.Operating SystemArch Linux. My Question or Issue Since Spotify was recently updated, I've been experiencing random playback of the last few seconds of some tracks. It seems to be the last few seconds of whatever t...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC. Operating System Arch Linux.   My Question or Issue   Since Spotify was recently updated, I've been experiencing random playback of the...

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