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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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Solved!! Arch Linux wrong playback device

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceComputerRyzen 7 Operating SystemGaruda Arch Linuxkernel: 5.17.4-zen1-1-zen My Question or IssueEverything on my PC uses the configured device in my settings as its playback device (my headphones).Except for Spotify. Spotif...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Computer Ryzen 7   Operating System Garuda Arch Linux kernel: 5.17.4-zen1-1-zen   My Question or Issue Everything on my PC uses the configured ...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] How to choose the audio output device

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...

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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...

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[SOLVED] [Ubuntu 22.04] spotify-client depends on nonexistent libssl1.1

The 'spotify-client' .deb package specifies 'libssl1.1' as one of its dependencies. Ubuntu 22.04 (currently in beta and due for stable release in 10 days from today) has dropped libssl1.1 in favour of libssl3 (see OpenSSL 3.0 transition plans for ref...

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The 'spotify-client' .deb package specifies 'libssl1.1' as one of its dependencies. Ubuntu 22.04 (currently in beta and due for stable release in 10 days from today) has dropped libssl1.1 in favour o...

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Solved!! Bad sound quality

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceDesktopOperating SystemFedora Linux 35 My Question or Issue I did several encodes of CDs to my Vorbis using oggenc and every time using proper blind test I can point to my encode as very much higher quality.I have premi...

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Plan Premium Country Poland   Device Desktop Operating System Fedora Linux 35   My Question or Issue   I did several encodes of CDs to my Vorbis using oggenc and every time...

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Local flac files do not appear in my library on Linux

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PC and LaptopOperating SystemLinux (KDE Neon, with Ubuntu 20.04 base)Spotify Version1:1.1.72.439.gc253025e (from the official Spotify public repository) My Question or IssueI recently discovered that Spotify has add...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC and Laptop Operating System Linux (KDE Neon, with Ubuntu 20.04 base) Spotify Version 1:1.1.72.439.gc253025e (from the official Spotify public repos...

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Solved!! Friend activity tab does not collapse/minimize

PlanPremium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemFedora, running Spotify version 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (via snapd) My Question or IssueThe Friend activity tab seems to have changed recently. It now very much insist on me login into Facebook, and since I have ...

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Plan Premium   Device Desktop Operating System Fedora, running Spotify version 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (via snapd)   My Question or Issue The Friend activity tab seems to have ch...

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Solution to Spotify on system tray on Linux

Theres a provisional solution to the systray issue with the desktop app. Kdocker and Alltray are the two apps that can make this possibleSpotify on systrayFor further details, check this guide: https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/spotify-...

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Theres a provisional solution to the systray issue with the desktop app. Kdocker and Alltray are the two apps that can make this possible Spotify on systray For further details, check this guide:&n...

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Solved!! Spotify Web Player only plays 9 seconds of a song and then is muted

Sorry to post this in this thread, Desktop (Linux), but I couldn't find one that was suitable. PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicehp slimline 260-a100npOperating SystemChrome OS (CloudReady 94.3.20 (Home Build) stable-channel 64-bit) My Question or Issu...

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Sorry to post this in this thread, Desktop (Linux), but I couldn't find one that was suitable.   Plan Premium Country Portugal Device hp slimline 260-a100np Operating System Chrome OS (...

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Solved!! Webplayer error on Firefox 78 ESR and Firefox lastest version

Hello, I have a problem with the webplayer, I select a song and then it does not play it, it selects the next song, fails to play it and repeats this procces five times until it lands on a song I didn't want to play and it plays it. I tried Firefox E...

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Hello, I have a problem with the webplayer, I select a song and then it does not play it, it selects the next song, fails to play it and repeats this procces five times until it lands on a song I did...

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New public key

My Question or IssueIt looks like the key used to sign Debian releases has updated, but there doesn't yet seem to be a way to download the new public key. The old key can be downloaded at https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg, but t...

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My Question or Issue It looks like the key used to sign Debian releases has updated, but there doesn't yet seem to be a way to download the new public key.   The old key can be downloaded at ...

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Something went wrong - Try reloading page

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell XPS13Operating SystemLinux Mint 20.2 My Question or IssueSpotify won't start up - I just get a message Something went wrong - Try reloading page. I can use Spotify fine on my Android phone.I seem to get the following err...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Dell XPS13 Operating System Linux Mint 20.2   My Question or Issue Spotify won't start up - I just get a message Something went wrong - Try reloading...

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Solved!! Why does the Spotify Client use a worse bitrate than the web player?

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemDebian Sid/Experimental, amd64, PulseAudio, 192kHz/24b My Question or Issue Good day,since the Spotify client for Linux (hereafter SCL) is buggy since the last update, I now listen to Spotify vi...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Debian Sid/Experimental, amd64, PulseAudio, 192kHz/24b   My Question or Issue   Good day, since the Spotify cl...

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Solved!! [Desktop][Other] Remove Facebook from Linux sidebar

Hello, I use Spotify on Linux machines but there is no way to collapse the right sidebar that is used for Facebook connection. This means that when you shrink the size of the window in the horizontal position you only see the facebook sidebar. I do n...

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Hello,   I use Spotify on Linux machines but there is no way to collapse the right sidebar that is used for Facebook connection.    This means that when you shrink the size of the ...

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High CPU usage on desktop client

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceSkylake Desktop with iGPUOperating SystemFedora Linux with KDE My Question or IssueI am evaluating Spotify Premium to be installed on multiple Linux desktops.The issue I am facing is quite high CPU usage due to animated bar...

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Plan Free Country Poland Device Skylake Desktop with iGPU Operating System Fedora Linux with KDE   My Question or Issue I am evaluating Spotify Premium to be installed on multiple Linu...

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Solved!! [Solved] Few broken things since latest update

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceLinux desktopOperating SystemFedora 34 KDE Spin My Question or IssueSince yesterday's update of flatpak version there are now some broken things that always worked in last few years. 1) The app is now opening in top le...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Linux desktop Operating System Fedora 34 KDE Spin   My Question or Issue Since yesterday's update of flatpak version there are now some brok...

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Pause suspend while playing music (enhancement/bug)

This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is active because Spotify doesn't issue Inhibit() req...

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This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is...

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Playback keeps skipping

PlanPremiumCountryEurope DeviceGeneric PCOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04Spotify Version1.1.68.628.geb44bd66 My Question or IssueRegardless of whether I am using the snap or apt-get installed client, or even the wb client on chromium. The player continue...

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Plan Premium Country Europe   Device Generic PC Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 Spotify Version 1.1.68.628.geb44bd66   My Question or Issue Regardless of whether I am using the s...

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Solved!! "Home" page not loading

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePc, BrowserOperating SystemWindows, Arch LinuxMy Question or IssueI have Spotify desktop running on my arch Linux and win10 system. Since today the Home page started to throw the error "Oops, something went wrong!" on both...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Pc, Browser Operating System Windows, Arch Linux My Question or Issue I have Spotify desktop running on my arch Linux and win10 system. Since today t...

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Solved!! Doesnt show what a song play now in minimize window

Plan PremiumCountry UkraineOperating System Linux Mint 19.3 MATE After update client version Spotify to 1:1.1.67.586.gbb5ef64e, i cant see what a song playing in minimize window. Clear cache and config - doesnt solve.

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Plan Premium Country Ukraine Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 MATE   After update client version Spotify to 1:1.1.67.586.gbb5ef64e, i cant see what a song playing in minimize window. Clear...

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Forward and back keyboard shortcuts no longer working

Hello,It's probably a duplicate of Forward and back keyboard shortcut feature no longer working on Mac, but I cannot longer use Ctrl + Left Arrow and Ctrl + Right Arrow to change tracks on Linux. The regression seems to have appeared on version 1.1.6...

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Hello, It's probably a duplicate of Forward and back keyboard shortcut feature no longer working on Mac, but I cannot longer use Ctrl + Left Arrow and Ctrl + Right Arrow to change tracks on Linux....

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