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Recent Linux client update changes

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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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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Superuser Contribution Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUnited Arab Emirates DeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon My Question or IssueThere is an option in Advanced Settings for "Close button should minimize the Spotify window". This morning I discovered this and ...

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Plan Premium Family Country United Arab Emirates   Device Desktop Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon   My Question or Issue There is an option in Advanced Settings for "Cl...

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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] Linux app not syncing liked songs

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 ...

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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-...

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Spotify does not start minimized on KDE

PlanPremiumCountryBangladeshDeviceHP Victus 16 and Lenovo ThinkPadOperating SystemFedora 42 KDE Plasma Edition My Question or IssueI have installed the Flatpak variant of Spotify for Linux on both my personal and office workstations. After setting th...

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  Plan Premium Country Bangladesh Device HP Victus 16 and Lenovo ThinkPad Operating System Fedora 42 KDE Plasma Edition   My Question or Issue I have installed the Flatpak varian...

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Links in Miniplayer don't work when main window is minimized

Operating SystemUbuntu 25.04 My Question or IssueWhen clicking on a link in the Miniplayer (song title or artist) while the main window is minimized, nothing happens. More specifically, the link does update the window content (e.g. if I click on the ...

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Operating System Ubuntu 25.04   My Question or Issue When clicking on a link in the Miniplayer (song title or artist) while the main window is minimized, nothing happens. More specifically, ...

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Miniplayer's window title doesn't update

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.

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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...

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Spotify window always shows after session unlock on Ubuntu

Operating SystemUbuntu 25.04 My Question or IssueI always use Spotify with the Miniplayer open and the main window minimized (option "Close button should minimize the Spotify window" is enabled). But when I unlock my session, the main window always s...

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Operating System Ubuntu 25.04   My Question or Issue I always use Spotify with the Miniplayer open and the main window minimized (option "Close button should minimize the Spotify window" is ...

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Video podcasts play on different speakers

Operating SystemPop!_OS 22.04 My Question or Issue I can't say when this would have started since I don't often listen to video podcasts, but one podcast I listen to switched to video for the new season and what's when I noticed it. $ spotify --versi...

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Operating System Pop!_OS 22.04   My Question or Issue   I can't say when this would have started since I don't often listen to video podcasts, but one podcast I listen to switched to v...

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Solved!! Spotify repository missing public key

I am running Spotify on my Linux Mint Desktop (21.3 Cinnamon). I get this error message, which was too long to serve as a title (I was able to edit the question title):GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signature...

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I am running Spotify on my Linux Mint Desktop (21.3 Cinnamon).  I get this error message, which was too long to serve as a title (I was able to edit the question title): GPG error: http://repos...

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Search Bar Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevice(Laptop)Operating System(Linux, Pop!_OS version 22.4) My Question or IssueWhen I try to search for something in the search bar, it gives an error: "Something went wrong, reload page.", refreshing the page doesn’t fix th...

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Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device (Laptop) Operating System (Linux, Pop!_OS version 22.4)   My Question or Issue When I try to search for something in the search bar, it gives an err...

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Spotify's volume doesn't react to external changes (anymore) and this is a grave problem for me

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicedesktop computerOperating SystemUbuntu latest LTS, pipewire My Question or IssueThe latest Spotify update to version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 changed how Spotify handles the volume. It no longer updates its internal concept...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device desktop computer Operating System Ubuntu latest LTS, pipewire   My Question or Issue The latest Spotify update to version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 chang...

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Spotify Version 1.2.63.394.g126bOd89 intermittent songs play but No Audio after while

Operating System22.04.5 LTSMy Question or Issue Music Plays okay, however after a random period of time, usually a few minutes the track will continue to play but you get no audio. Can still access Internet fine, track, forward or back doesn't work, ...

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Operating System 22.04.5 LTS My Question or Issue   Music Plays okay, however after a random period of time, usually a few minutes the track will continue to play but you get no audio. Can s...

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PgUp / PgDown / Home / End keys don't work while dragging a song in a playlist

My Question or IssueI want to reorder the songs in my playlist. I'm currently doing this by click-and-hold on a song and dragging it to where I want it to go. This takes a very long time since there are many songs to scroll by to get the the correct ...

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My Question or Issue I want to reorder the songs in my playlist. I'm currently doing this by click-and-hold on a song and dragging it to where I want it to go. This takes a very long time since ther...

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PLEASE. Provide Spotify for ARM. (Raspberry Pi)

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?

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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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for older cpu without AVX1/2

PlanFree/PremiumCountryitalyDevice(PC x86_64)Operating System(Ubuntu Linux 24.04) My Question or Issuewhen the last package spotify-client have illegal instruction (core dump)install the package from this link http://packages.linuxmint.com//pool/impo...

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Plan Free/Premium Country italy Device (PC x86_64) Operating System (Ubuntu Linux 24.04)   My Question or Issue when the last package spotify-client have illegal instruction (core dump...

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Solved!! Spotify dont play music (hangs on 0:00 or only for 5-6 seconds)

PlanFree/PremiumDeviceAMD Ryzen 5 5600x, GT 1030, 40 GB RAMOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI don't know what else i have to check, so please can smone help me.OS: Arch LinuxI'm trying to switch from X11 Plasma KDE to Hyprland (which is...

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Сan't install Spotify on Linux Mint

Is anyone else having a similar problem? The Spotify app started working poorly, I uninstalled it, and now it won't install and gives an error: E: https://repository.spotify.com stable/non-free amd64 spotify-client amd64 1:1.2.50.335.g5e2860a8 is not...

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Is anyone else having a similar problem? The Spotify app started working poorly, I uninstalled it, and now it won't install and gives an error:   E: https://repository.spotify.com st...

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