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Discuss Spotify for Linux
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...
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...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceXenia 14Operating SystemLinux My Question or IssueHello!, thanks for the app in Linux!. I have question my self when it could implement the function Jam, it's only this.Greetings.
Plan Premium Country Device Xenia 14 Operating System Linux My Question or Issue Hello!, thanks for the app in Linux!. I have question my self when it could implement the func...
Visitor
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I recently loaded my Linux desktop spotify and erroneously thought that the group LCD Soundsystem suddenly did a collab with a group called "Music video" since these words came BEFORE the artist name. Actually, they didn't do any such thing! Turns ou...
I recently loaded my Linux desktop spotify and erroneously thought that the group LCD Soundsystem suddenly did a collab with a group called "Music video" since these words came BEFORE the artist name...
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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
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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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
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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PlanPremiumOperating SystemFedora Now Spotify For Linux only provides one way to be installed on other distributions, which is snap, but snap is often criticized for its various issues. Other community versions, such as aur and flatpak, have issues w...
Plan Premium Operating System Fedora Now Spotify For Linux only provides one way to be installed on other distributions, which is snap, but snap is often criticized for its various issues...
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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...
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 com...
Music Fan
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Device: Laptop Siragon NB300 running Debian Stretch 9.1 x64Account type: PremiumApp info: Spotify version 1.0.49.125.g72ee7853Issue: When I'm not using my laptop but playing music, system inhibit sleep mode.Steps:1. My PC sleep time is 15 min.2. I'm ...
Device: Laptop Siragon NB300 running Debian Stretch 9.1 x64 Account type: Premium App info: Spotify version 1.0.49.125.g72ee7853 Issue: When I'm not using my laptop but playing musi...
Newbie
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Dear, I have upgraded today (may 21 2014), via public repository, my linux desktop spotify to version 0.9.10.17.g4129e1c9 and encountered a bug. Whenever a new song starts playing or I resume playing after I paused the song, my system freezes. I have...
Dear, I have upgraded today (may 21 2014), via public repository, my linux desktop spotify to version 0.9.10.17.g4129e1c9 and encountered a bug. Whenever a new song starts playi...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop (Ryzen 5 3600, NVIDIA RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD)Operating SystemUbuntu 24.04.2 LTS My Question or IssueSpotify crashes when copying songs from one playlist and pasting them into another.
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop (Ryzen 5 3600, NVIDIA RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD) Operating System Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS My Question or Issue Spotify crashes when copying so...
Newbie
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Desktop MX Linux 25 OS, which is just released based on Debian 13 Trixie. Installed Linux client from spotify repository. Installed without problem. GUI shows briefly, then disappears. When started from CLI receive message "(spotify:10677): libayatan...
Desktop MX Linux 25 OS, which is just released based on Debian 13 Trixie. Installed Linux client from spotify repository. Installed without problem. GUI shows briefly, then disappears. When s...
Casual Listener
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Considering the recent retirement of Windows 10, I decided it was time to transition to Linux. I decided on a distro that I felt comfortable enough with (Ubuntu Studio 25.10) and I proceeded to set everything up to my liking until I installed Spotify...
Considering the recent retirement of Windows 10, I decided it was time to transition to Linux. I decided on a distro that I felt comfortable enough with (Ubuntu Studio 25.10) and I proceeded to set e...
Casual Listener
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Operating SystemUbuntu 25.04 My Question or IssueThe title of the Miniplayer window never gets updated when a new song plays, it keeps showing the song that was playing at the moment the Miniplayer was open.
Operating System Ubuntu 25.04 My Question or Issue The title of the Miniplayer window never gets updated when a new song plays, it keeps showing the song that was playing at the moment the...
Newbie
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Songs that i liked stopped showing up in the linux app. What worked was to close spotify and then remove the files in: ~/snap/spotify/current/.config/spotify/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME-userI removed all of them, but that may not be necessary. I previously ...
Songs that i liked stopped showing up in the linux app. What worked was to close spotify and then remove the files in: ~/snap/spotify/current/.config/spotify/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME-...
Casual Listener
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I have a bluetooth headphone connected to my laptop, it is selected as the default output device and all applications play through the headphone. However Spotify app doesnt play through the headphone instead it plays through the laptop speakers... Ho...
I have a bluetooth headphone connected to my laptop, it is selected as the default output device and all applications play through the headphone. However Spotify app doesnt play through the headphone...
Newbie
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It's been about five months since we've had an update to the Linux desktop app. In Flathub it can be seen that there have been about 4.9 million installs of the app, which at the same time doesn't include the unknown (but undoubtedly significant) amo...
It's been about five months since we've had an update to the Linux desktop app. In Flathub it can be seen that there have been about 4.9 million installs of the app, which at the same time doesn't in...
Casual Listener
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I'm using the Flatpak of version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 of the Linux Spotify client. I have a 4K monitor and so rely on scaling for things to look good. I have the Scale setting in GNOME set to 125%. Scaling does not work reliably in the Linux Spotify ...
I'm using the Flatpak of version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 of the Linux Spotify client. I have a 4K monitor and so rely on scaling for things to look good. I have the Scale setting in GNOME set to 125%. ...
Casual Listener
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Plan: PremiumDevice: HP LaptopOperating System: Linux (Archlinux)My Question or IssueWhen playing a song from a playlist, when this song ends, the playlist gets blocked on that song and gives the error "Can't play the current song", and it doesn't mo...
Plan: Premium Device: HP Laptop Operating System: Linux (Archlinux) My Question or Issue When playing a song from a playlist, when this song ends, the playlist gets blocked on that...
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Dear Spotify,, Why can't I access my FULL listening history? I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter that much, correct? I can access my complete browsing history in Google Chrome. ...
Dear Spotify,, Why can't I access my FULL listening history? I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter ...
Regular
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Plan PremiumCountry Brazil Device Non-apple PCOperating System Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS My Question or IssueI simply cannot join any Jams on Linux, at all. Whenever I click on a Spotify Jam link, my browser (chrome) gets opened, which then instructs me to ...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Non-apple PC Operating System Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS My Question or Issue I simply cannot join any Jams on Linux, at all. Whenever I click on ...
Casual Listener
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Hello everyone,Some days ago Spotify started to randomly skip seconds of a song. It's not happening on every song neither at every moment of the song. It's just happening at any moment that the song jumps for example from second 0:21 to second 0:27 w...
Hello everyone, Some days ago Spotify started to randomly skip seconds of a song. It's not happening on every song neither at every moment of the song. It's just happening at any moment that the son...
Newbie
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