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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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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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Spotify doesn't start in fullscreen and the window is too large

Plan: StudentFree/Premium: PremiumDevice: LaptopOperating System: ArchLinux with KDE When I start Spotify for Linux it doesn't start in fullscreen (extended state) and the window is 1px too large. I can see it with two screens as I can see the window...

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  • Plan: Student Free/Premium: Premium Device: Laptop Operating System: ArchLinux with KDE   When I start Spotify for Linux it doesn't start in fullscreen (extended state) and the window is ...
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Pop up tray missing ablum art Ubuntu 20.04

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 LTS and GNOME is 3.6.2 My Question or IssueAlbum art appears to be missing. I think it may have been when upgrading from Ubuntu 19 to 20 but am not sure. I have uninstalled the snap version of S...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and GNOME is 3.6.2   My Question or Issue Album art appears to be missing. I think it may have been when upgrading from U...
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MPRIS property Volume not working

Following with the topic in https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/MPRIS-properties-Volume-and-Position-are-not-populated/td-p/1727179,the Volume property is not properly set in MPRIS.It's been 3 years since this post pointing at this issue a...

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  • Following with the topic in https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/MPRIS-properties-Volume-and-Position-are-not-populated/td-p/1727179, the Volume property is not properly set in&n...
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[Desktop] Snap Store version of Spotify keeps resetting the volume level every time it loads up

I can verify that it's Snap Store specific because I uninstalled the Snap Store version and installed the PPA version, and I no longer have the issue. Basically, when I close Spotify when using the Snap Store version, I think there's a configuration ...

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  • I can verify that it's Snap Store specific because I uninstalled the Snap Store version and installed the PPA version, and I no longer have the issue.   Basically, when I close Spotify when us...
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[Bug] Linux hosts running Spotify can't see each-other if their Homedir path's are the same.

Plan: PremiumOS: any LinuxVersion: Spotify version 1.1.10.546.ge08ef575, (And many prior) The Issue: If two Linux computers are running Spotify and happen to have the same `/home/username` path, the two Spotify instances are unable to see each-other ...

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  • Plan: Premium OS: any Linux Version: Spotify version 1.1.10.546.ge08ef575, (And many prior)   The Issue:   If two Linux computers are running Spotify and happen to have the same `/hom...
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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  
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[Resolved] App crashes while playing an album with unavailable tracks

PlanFreeCountryIndiaApp VersionLatest (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15)DeviceDell XPS 15Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04.3 LTS My Question or IssueThe issue is that whenever I'm trying to play the album which has no available songs (disabled grids) in it, it cra...

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  • Plan Free Country India App Version Latest (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15) Device Dell XPS 15 Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS   My Question or Issue The issue is that whenever I'm tryi...
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Spotify on lightweight Linux

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...

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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 ...
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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  
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Spotify Client shows no "Connect" devices

Long-time linux user here, but never really as my full-time desktop (Fedora 30). I've tried Spotify from Flatpak and found the "Connect Device" list to be extremely unreliable, now basically useless (only shows the help, no devices). I have 5 SONOS d...

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  • Long-time linux user here, but never really as my full-time desktop (Fedora 30).   I've tried Spotify from Flatpak and found the "Connect Device" list to be extremely unreliable, now basically...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Window goes blank after a while, Manjaro XFCE

I use the Spotify snap (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b), minimised, and at irregular intervals, maybe every half hour, I switch back to find the entire window is blank white. The the XFCE titlebar is unchanged, and music keeps playing. The only way I can find ...

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  • I use the Spotify snap (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b), minimised, and at irregular intervals, maybe every half hour, I switch back to find the entire window is blank white. The the XFCE titlebar is unchanged...
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Linux: mark podcast as "reproduced"

Currently Linux app does not have the option to mark podcast as read that exist in other devices such as android when you click the 3 dots. Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04 .deb package (Snap freezes, I don't know if in snap exist this option)

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  • Currently Linux app does not have the option to mark podcast as read that exist in other devices such as android when you click the 3 dots.   Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 .deb package (Snap ...
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Fluctuation in Spotify Connection

PlanFreeCountryIndia DeviceArtik305Operating SystemLinux -Ubuntu with iOS app My Question or IssueI am using Spotify esdk 3.117. however I am getting these error. My connection is not DBUG: 1588670347.0280 E esdk Failed to send request (error -15)DBU...

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  •   Plan Free Country India   Device Artik305 Operating System Linux -Ubuntu with iOS app   My Question or Issue I am using Spotify esdk 3.117. however I am getting these err...
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Mouse Side Buttons Not Working For Navigation

There was a similar bug on Windows until recently which prevented users from navigating back and forth through the app with the side buttons unless the mouse was in a particular area on the app.This is the same on Linux at the moment except I am unab...

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  • There was a similar bug on Windows until recently which prevented users from navigating back and forth through the app with the side buttons unless the mouse was in a particular area on the app. T...
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Can't play filtered "Liked Songs" from iOS

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 7, iPad Pro 12.9 3rd gen, Thinkpad X390Operating SystemiOS and Arch Linux My Question or IssueHi, by filtered, I mean the search feature on top of my Liked Songs. For example, if I input "Falcom", it will only sh...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 7, iPad Pro 12.9 3rd gen, Thinkpad X390 Operating System iOS and Arch Linux   My Question or Issue Hi,   by filtered, I mean the ...
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Spotify-GUI Appearance Help!

I want to know how to get Spotify like this, Somebody said they where using Spotify. Got it to look like this. There was button at the left corner to make it look like this. But i do not have that button? Please Help Thank you PlanFreeCountryUSDevice...

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  • I want to know how to get Spotify like this, Somebody said they where using Spotify. Got it to look like this. There was button at the left corner to make it look like this. But i do not have that bu...
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Linux: Spotify UI has no proper window title

The UI of Spotify on Linux has no proper window title. This makes that the window list of XFCE4 groups it with other apps that have the same issue namely the Android Emulator. Thus if I run both, then I only see a grouped item and cannot activate Spo...

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  • The UI of Spotify on Linux has no proper window title. This makes that the window list of XFCE4 groups it with other apps that have the same issue namely the Android Emulator. Thus if I run both, the...
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Ubuntu 20.04 without **bleep** called SNAP & SPOTiFY

How to install SPOTIFY on UBUNTU 20.04 without this **bleep** called SNAP ?! Is there a deb package or ppa repository somewhere?My patience with Ubuntu, and the Canonical junk is running out...

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  • How to install SPOTIFY on UBUNTU 20.04 without this **bleep** called SNAP ?! Is there a deb package or ppa repository somewhere? My patience with Ubuntu, and the Canonical junk is running out...
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Music playback stops halfway through a song

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceHP x360 Chromebook 12b ca0001TUOperating SystemChrome OS with Linux container enabled My Question or IssueI downloaded the Spotify client, and whenever I listen to a song, it gets to about 10 to 50 seconds in then it ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device HP x360 Chromebook 12b ca0001TU Operating System Chrome OS with Linux container enabled   My Question or Issue I downloaded the Spotify client, an...
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Error messages when running Spotify snap

PlanPremiumCountryHungary DevicePCOperating SystemLinux My Question or Issue⋊> ~ snap info spotify | grep -e installed -e publisher 15:36:31publisher: Spotify*installed: 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 (41) 171MB -⋊> ~ spotify 15:36:35ln: failed to create sy...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary   Device PC Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue ⋊> ~ snap info spotify | grep -e installed -e publisher 15:36:31 publisher: Spotify* i...
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