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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...
Casual Listener
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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...
Roadie
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Plan Premium Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueI have update to version 1:1.1.42.622.gbd112320-3 yesterday and since then spotify tells me there is no internet connection (although the PC has access to internet).I have tried clear the...
Plan Premium Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or Issue I have update to version 1:1.1.42.622.gbd112320-3 yesterday and since then spotify tells me there is ...
Newbie
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PlanFreeCountry: Spain DeviceHP Stream 11-y00nsOperating SystemDebian 10 Buster amd64 (Linux 4.19.0-11) My Question or IssueI installed Debian 10 yesterday on my 11' laptop via a net-install, and when I've tried to install the app (apt version, not s...
Plan Free Country: Spain Device HP Stream 11-y00ns Operating System Debian 10 Buster amd64 (Linux 4.19.0-11) My Question or Issue I installed Debian 10 yesterday on my 11' lap...
Casual Listener
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I'm using Linux mint and since I installed Spotify (two months ago) I don't think it's updated. It's my first time using Linux so I don't know how to check for updates or just know if I have the latest version available.
I'm using Linux mint and since I installed Spotify (two months ago) I don't think it's updated. It's my first time using Linux so I don't know how to check for updates or just know if I have the late...
Gig Goer
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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...
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. &...
Casual Listener
74491 Views
31 replies
40 likes
DeviceROG Zephyrus G14Operating SystemManjaro Linux 5.8 with G14 patchSpotify Version1.1.42.622.gbd112320, AUR packageIssueSpotify does not send notifications or respond to media keys. I have checked notify-send, and it functions perfectly. When run ...
Device ROG Zephyrus G14 Operating System Manjaro Linux 5.8 with G14 patch Spotify Version 1.1.42.622.gbd112320, AUR package Issue Spotify does not send notifications or respond to media keys. ...
Regular
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PlanFreeCountryUSOperating SystemPop!_OS 20.04 LTS 64 bit My Question or IssueAs of yesterday, I'm getting this error when I look for updates: W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous inde...
Plan Free Country US Operating System Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS 64 bit My Question or Issue As of yesterday, I'm getting this error when I look for updates: W: An error occurred durin...
Casual Listener
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Plan PremiumCountry Australia Device DesktopAMD R5 3600AMD Powercolor RX580 8GBThermaltake Tough Ram 16Gb 3200MHzOperating System Ubuntu 20.04-1 My Question or Issue When I attempt to "add a source" for local files Spotify will crash. You can see the...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop AMD R5 3600 AMD Powercolor RX580 8GB Thermaltake Tough Ram 16Gb 3200MHz Operati...
Visitor
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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-...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Legion T530 w/ LG 27UD58P-B displayOperating SystemUbuntu Linux 20.04Version$ spotify --versionSpotify version 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b, Copyright (c) 2020, Spotify LtdSpotfiy was installed using Ubuntu's built-in st...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo Legion T530 w/ LG 27UD58P-B display Operating System Ubuntu Linux 20.04 Version $ spotify --version Spotify version 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b, Cop...
Regular
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryUS DeviceDesktop Nvidia 1070 TI, Intel I7, 16 GB RamOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 bionic (x86-64) My Question or IssueWhen I attempt to listen to or watch JRE I get an error "Sorry we're not able to play this video." But I don...
Plan Premium Family Country US Device Desktop Nvidia 1070 TI, Intel I7, 16 GB Ram Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 bionic (x86-64) My Question or Issue When I attempt to...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app GUI keep getting freeze while playing music but the song still run as well and still can close, minimize or maximize. So i tried to troubleshooting and this s...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or Issue My Spotify app GUI keep getting freeze while playing music but the song still run as well and sti...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceThinkpad X390Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueIt can't play the local files anymore. The old solutions of installing ffmpeg-compat-57 package doesn't work. This comment on AUR suggests downgrading some oth...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Thinkpad X390 Operating System Arch Linux My Question or Issue It can't play the local files anymore. The old solutions of installing ffmpeg-compa...
Music Fan
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PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or IssueI cant enter in my account settings, y click on "settings" but nothing happends.
Plan Free Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 My Question or Issue I cant enter in my account settings, y click on "settings" but nothing happends.
Visitor
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PlanFreeCountryUkraneOperating SystemLinux, Mint (Ubuntu)My Question or IssueI installed the app by using snap.In some moments the UI of app is stops working, so it's like you see a screenshot, you can't press anything. But music is still going, and ...
Plan Free Country Ukrane Operating System Linux, Mint (Ubuntu) My Question or Issue I installed the app by using snap. In some moments the UI of app is stops working, so it's like you see a s...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremium Operating SystemGNU/Linux (5.5.7-arch1-1 x86_64) My Question or IssueI've installed spotify using snap and everything worked fine until I had this error a couple months ago and found no fix for it:> spotifyGtk-Message: 15:56:46.941: Faile...
Plan Premium Operating System GNU/Linux (5.5.7-arch1-1 x86_64) My Question or Issue I've installed spotify using snap and everything worked fine until I had this error a couple m...
Roadie
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Operating SystemArch Linux Is there a compressed tar.gz file I can use instead of the apt-get/snap repos?
Operating System Arch Linux Is there a compressed tar.gz file I can use instead of the apt-get/snap repos?
Visitor
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I installed Spotify for Linux from snap. I'm trying to figure out how to change the font size. The font looks a bit small on my monitor (2k). I couldn't find any configuration options in the settings.
I installed Spotify for Linux from snap. I'm trying to figure out how to change the font size. The font looks a bit small on my monitor (2k). I couldn't find any configuration options in the settings.
Newbie
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I recently installed POP_OS and installed Spotify on it. However, I just cannot seem to find an option to disable the Friend Activity tab. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
I recently installed POP_OS and installed Spotify on it. However, I just cannot seem to find an option to disable the Friend Activity tab. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemArch Linux x86-64 My Question or IssueI want to play an mp3 file from my disk with Spotify. I added the folder containing the file to my local files settings (see screenshot in attachment...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Arch Linux x86-64 My Question or Issue I want to play an mp3 file from my disk with Spotify. I added...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice64-bit PCOperating SystemKubuntu 20.04KDE Plasma 5.18.5My Question or IssueFor some reason, Spotify ignores the system's cursor settings and doesnt use the system's file explorer (for local songs)My screencapture ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device 64-bit PC Operating System Kubuntu 20.04 KDE Plasma 5.18.5 My Question or Issue For some reason, Spotify ignores the system's cursor settings and d...
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