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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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Can't join a JAM from linux client.

Plan PremiumCountry Brazil Device Non-apple PCOperating System Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS My Question or IssueI simply cannot join any Jams on Linux, at all. Whenever I click on a Spotify Jam link, my browser (chrome) gets opened, which then instructs me to ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Non-apple PC Operating System Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS   My Question or Issue I simply cannot join any Jams on Linux, at all. Whenever I click on ...

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Randomly jumping seconds

Hello everyone,Some days ago Spotify started to randomly skip seconds of a song. It's not happening on every song neither at every moment of the song. It's just happening at any moment that the song jumps for example from second 0:21 to second 0:27 w...

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Hello everyone, Some days ago Spotify started to randomly skip seconds of a song. It's not happening on every song neither at every moment of the song. It's just happening at any moment that the son...

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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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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. &...

chiddekel

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Spotify client falsely shows offline

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Linux desktop)Operating System(Linux Mint 21.1 (Ubuntu 22.04 base)) My Question or IssueSpotify client won't play music as says it's "offline", but literally everything else on the computer is connect to the internet (steam...

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Plan Premium Country US Device (Linux desktop) Operating System (Linux Mint 21.1 (Ubuntu 22.04 base))   My Question or Issue Spotify client won't play music as says it's "offline", but...

sinistarjab

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Spotify app not starting since the latest update

DeviceAMD Ryzen 9 CPU / 32 GB RAM / NVMe Operating SystemFedora 41 My Question or IssueFlatpak app stopped working since the latest update. All Fedora updates are installed. The app starts - but no window comes up and no error is displayed.

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Device AMD Ryzen 9 CPU / 32 GB RAM / NVMe   Operating System Fedora 41   My Question or Issue Flatpak app stopped working since the latest update. All Fedora updates are installed. T...

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[Desktop] Native client for Linux

PlanPremiumCountryAzerbaijanOperating System(Fedora 40, Android 14) My Question or IssueThe lack of a native desktop client for Fedora (and other Linux distributions) is unacceptable. As a paying subscriber, I shouldn't have to resort to workarounds ...

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Plan Premium Country Azerbaijan Operating System (Fedora 40, Android 14)   My Question or Issue The lack of a native desktop client for Fedora (and other Linux distributions) is unaccept...

sergiomb

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video not playing in ubuntu

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicedesktopOperating SystemUbuntu My Question or IssueThe sound quality on Spotify via the browser is extremely poor but I noticed that If I play the videos for songs, the sound quality is much better (deeper and not tinny).When...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device desktop Operating System Ubuntu   My Question or Issue The sound quality on Spotify via the browser is extremely poor but I noticed that If I play the vi...

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Lossless playback on third-party Connect devices

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiPad/Euphony Music serverOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueHello Spotify team,I have a question regarding the rollout of Spotify Lossless and its compatibility with third-party devices that use Spotify Conne...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iPad/Euphony Music server Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, I have a question regarding the rollout of Spotify ...

no4b

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Snap: AppArmor denies D-Bus call to NetworkManager.state — missing network-manager plug

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueRegarding my installed spotify snap version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 and running on Ubuntu 24.04....

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Regardi...

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ribezaz

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ribezaz

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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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Spontaneous change in playback speed

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceLaptopOperating SystemLinux, Spotify 1.2.63 My Question or IssueSpotify changing playback speed while playing single song, started slow, then go faster and back to slow and so on...seems it is time to cancel sub...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic   Device Laptop Operating System Linux, Spotify 1.2.63   My Question or Issue Spotify changing playback speed while playing single song, ...

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Solved!! Illegal instruction (core dumped)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueRunning spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't work spotify --show-console --debug-level=MAX16:34:56.744 E [f:25 ] TCPServe...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue Running spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't ...

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Lossless audio support Linux (Fedora) / Flatpak

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemLinux Fedora 42 WorkstationMy Question or IssueLossless audio seems to be missing on the flatpak spotify version. I've got it on my IOS and windows 10 device, though not on my linux machine.When can we expect an upd...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Linux Fedora 42 Workstation My Question or Issue Lossless audio seems to be missing on the flatpak spotify version. I've got it on my IOS and windows 10...

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How to install spotify on Zorin

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicedesktopOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue how to play spotify on zorin? I keep getting a window that says playback is not enabled for brave.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device desktop Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue how to play spotify on zorin? I keep getting a windo...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify refuse to play local files

PlanPremiumOperating SystemManjaro Linux Hi,I don't why Spotify cant play imported songs to local libary. Files are 320 mp3. When I try yo play them I get error somthing like that "Spotify can't play it now. If you have this file on your computer , y...

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Plan Premium Operating System Manjaro Linux   Hi, I don't why Spotify cant play imported songs to local libary. Files are 320 mp3. When I try yo play them I get error somthing like that "S...

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Add Arch install instructions (provided) to https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/

PlanDuoCountryUS DeviceThinkpad X1 Yoga Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssuePlease add Arch Linux install instructions to https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/. Here is the install command:`pacman --refresh --sync spotify-launcher`

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Plan Duo Country US   Device Thinkpad X1 Yoga  Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue Please add Arch Linux install instructions to https://www.spotify.com/...

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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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[All Platforms][Your Library] Increase maximum Songs allowed in Your Music

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