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Discuss Spotify for Linux
Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...
MattSuda
Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...
MattSuda
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...
Sebasty
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...
Hi,I want to use Spotify in an Infotainment application for commercial Purpose.For that as per the documentation, I understand that approval from Spotify is required.What are the steps to be done for getting License for that.Is there any specific mai...
PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(laptop)Operating System(Ubuntu 20.10) Following instructions here https://www.spotify.com/ca-en/download/linux/ All is well until apt install spotify-clientErr:1 http://repository.spotify.com stable/non-free amd64 spoti...
Hi,on my XPS13 laptop (Kubuntu 20.04), the application found in Ubuntu repositories works fine but the downloaded music is frequently erased without intervention from me. I cannot find a situation which provoke this fact. I have modified the location...
When attempting to change the default folder path for offline music storage, it tries to use the X11 folder explorer showing the text as empty squares, making it practically impossible to select the music folder for offline song storage, even though ...
PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceLaptopOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI have set audio to Very High Quality but I am still getting S16LE 44.1KHz Sample Rate as information pulse audio I am running pulseeffects ontop of pipewire.I have al...
PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceFirefox Operating SystemLinux (Ubuntu 20.04) My Question or IssueEvery time I open the Spotify web player, an annoying tooltip is opening and tell me about how to use the Search page. I use Spotify since 4 years, so it...
PlanPremium FamilyCountryIndiaDeviceHP Omen LaptopOperating SystemPop!_OS 20.04Spotify Clientboth snap package and apt package for UbuntuMy Question or IssueSpotify application instantly crashes when I click on "ADD A SOURCE" button to show local son...
GTK2 has reached its end of life. Correct me if I am wrong, but spotify still uses GTK2. That should be fixed now, almost every other application is GTK3 ready now. I am also maintaining the spotify package for the archlinux user repository and I am ...
PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemFedora 33 My Question or IssueWill google login support ever be added to the Linux version? I know the Windows 10 desktop version has it, and I don't want to open my browser every time I listen to m...
PlanPremium FamilyCountryNL DevicePinePhone, Librem5, RaspberryPi, numerous othersOperating SystemLinux My Question or Issue Please release a snap package for arm64 because otherwise many users are unable to use Spotify for on their devices. It would...
PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceAMD Ryzen 7 3700XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 108032117MiB RAM Operating SystemArch linux 5.11.2-zen1-1-zen x86_64 KDE My Question or IssueGoing to settings->Show advanced settings->Offline song storage->Change location causes a Segme...
PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemUbuntu (Linux) My Question or IssueThis only happens on Linux, but I keep getting the error that my library is filled up when I try to add a song to my liked songs. It works fine on my Android phone, Windows co...
PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueAdding local file sources causes spotify to crash. It looks like spotify is trying to open its own file browser but fails to do so. This issue is known since October 2020. Still nothin...
PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAsus Laptop, configuration in attachmentsOperating SystemManjaro linux My Question or IssueToday, listening to collaborative playlist, I skipped a song, heard it again(on shuffle), ok happens, then once more, so around 5-6 ti...
PlanPremiumOperating SystemLinux Mint My Question or IssueWhen I try to change my profile picture, Spotify crashes. It brings up a "open file" window for like 2 seconds before the entire program crashes.Any ideas on how to fix this? I no longer use W...
CountryUnited States ProblemThe .deb file host (http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/) seems to be unreliable and go down for a few days every once and a while. The files will start to download, but then the host will close th...
PlanPremium FamilyCountryukDeviceLaptopOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI have a linux PC in my kitchen with spotify installed. I also have it installed on my linux laptop. Both run the linux desktop client. I connect to the kitchen machine ...
PlanPremiumCountryScotland Devicex86 DesktopOperating SystemDebian 10 GNU/Linux My Question or IssueI'm on Debian, and find that when I suspend my machine to save power, on resume Spotify doesn't reconnect to the network.I believe my desktop environm...
PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 20 My Question or Issue I have just re-installed Spotify (everything was working fine last week) only to find it will not save anything between sessions (favorites etc.) I have to use the browser app...
PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDell XPS 9750 Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04.1 LTS My Question or IssueAs you can see in the attachment the playlist gets 'stuck' and renders overtop of the the current rendered list.