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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...
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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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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...
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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?
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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.
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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...
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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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Student premium plan, USA, Spotify for Linux desktop app Video is an essential element of some podcasts, and I have enjoyed audio-only podcasts on Spotify for a while, so I'm excited to see Spotify take on the video podcast segment. Unfortunately, on...
Student premium plan, USA, Spotify for Linux desktop app Video is an essential element of some podcasts, and I have enjoyed audio-only podcasts on Spotify for a while, so I'm excited to see ...
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PlanFreeCountryVPN DeviceiPhone/PCOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.3 My Question or IssueAfter reinstalling my OS Linux Mint 19.3, I had to reinstall Spotify. On my mobile application the playlists are still there as it was and there are no issues. At l...
Plan Free Country VPN Device iPhone/PC Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 My Question or Issue After reinstalling my OS Linux Mint 19.3, I had to reinstall Spotify. On my mobil...
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I wanted to convert an old laptop (~2005) to a Spotify box.I ran into problems because Spotify won't run on Windows XP anymore.I had trouble finding info about on which Linux lightweight distros can I expect Spotify to run, and also how much horsepow...
I wanted to convert an old laptop (~2005) to a Spotify box. I ran into problems because Spotify won't run on Windows XP anymore. I had trouble finding info about on which Linux lightweight distros ...
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I am using the desktop version before there was like and dislike button, which removes the song from the playlist but now there is no hide or dislike button. This is very annoying for me to play the songs that I don't like. Please fix this ASAP.
I am using the desktop version before there was like and dislike button, which removes the song from the playlist but now there is no hide or dislike button. This is very annoying for me to play the ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryAnyDeviceRaspberry Pi 1/2/3/4Operating SystemRaspbianMy Question or IssueI know I'm not the only one requesting an ARM version of Spotify for the Raspberry Pi. Can we please get this to finally happen?
Plan Free/Premium Country Any Device Raspberry Pi 1/2/3/4 Operating System Raspbian My Question or Issue I know I'm not the only one requesting an ARM version of Spotify for the Raspberry Pi...
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I just wonder, why the feature "Repeat ONE song" is gone after the lastest update?This is really annoying...
I just wonder, why the feature "Repeat ONE song" is gone after the lastest update? This is really annoying...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDell Latitude LaptopOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or IssueSpotify opens OK and when I click play, the play bar moves as if it is playing but there is no sound. Other system sounds are there, Youtube and VLC player work wel...
Plan Premium Device Dell Latitude Laptop Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 My Question or Issue Spotify opens OK and when I click play, the play bar moves as if it is playing but there is ...
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Hi everyone. I'm on Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. I use snap version of spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15When I click on settings nothing happens. Should I use a different version?
Hi everyone. I'm on Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. I use snap version of spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 When I click on settings nothing happens. Should I use a different version?
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Devicexps 15 7590Operating Systemubuntu 18.04LTS, Cinnamon My Question or IssueSpotify app doesnt scale on HDPI screen. app threats 3840x2160 res. as something normal and in result everything is super small (on 15" screen), despite the rest of the sy...
Device xps 15 7590 Operating System ubuntu 18.04LTS, Cinnamon My Question or Issue Spotify app doesnt scale on HDPI screen. app threats 3840x2160 res. as something normal and in...
Music Fan
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OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4Spotify sometimes (about a third of the cases) takes minutes to start, loading playlist takes usually about 30 or 40 s and quite often results in the application becoming irresponsive. Favourite artists list almost always fails to l...
OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4 Spotify sometimes (about a third of the cases) takes minutes to start, loading playlist takes usually about 30 or 40 s and quite often results in the application becoming irrespon...
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueI know this is like yelling into an echo chamber as nothing ever comes of these bug reports. We Linux users are basically just talking to ourselves. But here goe...
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Computer Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or Issue I know this is like yelling into an echo chamber as nothing ever comes of these bug r...
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