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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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Are there Release Notes?

Hi,First of all thank you to the devs for supporting Linux. I use spotify on a daily basis and it just works great for me. Today I got an update from version 1.10 to version 1.42 and I was wondering what changed in the mean time. Is there anywhere I ...

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  • Hi, First of all thank you to the devs for supporting Linux. I use spotify on a daily basis and it just works great for me. Today I got an update from version 1.10 to version 1.42 and I was wonderin...
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adriangarcia

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Autoplay not working (all platforms no just Linux)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSony Xperia XZ 3 and PCOperating SystemAndroid 10 and Kubuntu 20.04.1 LTS respectively My Question or IssueI have autoplay enabled on both my phone and PC, however, for the last 2 days, I get to the end of a playlist and the...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Sony Xperia XZ 3 and PC Operating System Android 10 and Kubuntu 20.04.1 LTS respectively   My Question or Issue I have autoplay enabled on both my phone ...
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What license does the linux spotify client use?

I'm looking to package this and need this info (as-is may work, but a real license would be best).

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  • I'm looking to package this and need this info (as-is may work, but a real license would be best).
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cant login into desktop app, fine with web app

PlanFamily PremiumCountry Bosnia and HerzegovinaOperating System Linux My Question or IssueI downloaded the app several times, and installed it viva the snap store, and terminal and etc, but whenever i try to login to my account it says: "Your countr...

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  •   Plan Family Premium Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Operating System Linux     My Question or Issue I downloaded the app several times, and installed it viva the snap store,...
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Spotify for Linux is a misleading statement.

I have searched the web for Spotify for Linux. Since your page refers to "Spotify for Linux" generalizing the Linux distro to be debian/Ubuntu is sad actually.There are alot of distros out there that are Linux based. I am running the RedHat based Fed...

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  • I have searched the web for Spotify for Linux. Since your page refers to "Spotify for Linux" generalizing the Linux distro to be debian/Ubuntu is sad actually. There are alot of distros out there th...
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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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No icon in linux volume control

I'm not actually sure if this is the right way to report bug, but I try. PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating SystemOpenSUSE Tumbleweed / Flatpack My Question or IssueIn the Plasma 5 (KDE) volume control window is no icon at the Spotify slider (see sc...

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  • I'm not actually sure if this is the right way to report bug, but I try. 🙂   Plan Premium Country Germany   Operating System OpenSUSE Tumbleweed / Flatpack   My Question or ...
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When will the Linux snap get the latest update?

So on Windows, the latest version currently is 1.1.36. The Linux version is from last February and currently resides on 1.1.26. I was wondering, is there a regular sync for both versions and when can Linux users expect the latest version to be ported...

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  • So on Windows, the latest version currently is 1.1.36. The Linux version is from last February and currently resides on 1.1.26. I was wondering, is there a regular sync for both versions and when can...
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Superuser Contribution After last update search function very slow

Free, Netherlands, Desktop, Windows 10I always search for song by combining the longest word in the title with the longest word in the artists name. Normally the proper song comes up while typing, now it takes up to 20 seconds! PlanFree/PremiumCountr...

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  • Free, Netherlands, Desktop, Windows 10 I always search for song by combining the longest word in the title with the longest word in the artists name. Normally the proper song comes up while typing, ...
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MPRIS Raise implementation is faulty and makes flatpak fail to raise window

Plan: PremiumCountry: ArgentinaOperating System: Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 32, Arch My Question or Issue The issue has been discussed at length here: https://github.com/flathub/com.spotify.Client/issues/136 And here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-s...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Argentina Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 32, Arch   My Question or Issue   The issue has been discussed at length here:   https://githu...
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Minor bug: Podcast controls appear while playing music

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04.1 LTSVersionsnap 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 41 | rev. 41 (latest/stable)IssueSome media controls for podcasts appear while playing music, when music controls should be present.Reproducing1. Play a...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Operating System Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS Version snap 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 41 | rev. 41 (latest/stable) Issue Some media controls for podcasts appear while...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuehow to install on lg smart tv220

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GNU/Linux client issues

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemGNU/Linux Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueHello everyone.My desktop client freeze but music still plays. If I close and reopen de client, the window goes black, but I can see my PC from my phone and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System GNU/Linux Ubuntu 20.04   My Question or Issue Hello everyone. My desktop client freeze but music still plays. If I close and ...
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[Linux] Desktop notifications buggy when playing music on another device

My current setup to have the Spotify app open on my computer running Ubuntu while playing music on my phone. The desktop notifications that appear when a song changes are not working properly when I'm playing music on my phone (they work fine if I'm ...

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  • My current setup to have the Spotify app open on my computer running Ubuntu while playing music on my phone. The desktop notifications that appear when a song changes are not working properly when I'...
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pubkey error

CountryBelgiumDeviceDesktop running Lubuntu (same as Ubuntu but without bloatware and a lightweight desktop envirnment)My Question or IssueAfter trying to install Spotify apt is complaining about NO_PUBKEY available.What I already tried`sudo apt upda...

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  • Country Belgium Device Desktop running Lubuntu (same as Ubuntu but without bloatware and a lightweight desktop envirnment) My Question or Issue After trying to install Spotify apt is com...
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MPRIS Implementation Broken - Seek bar not working correctly, and no album covers

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceDell Inspiron 15Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueThere is a huge issue with Spotify's MPRIS implementation. The seek bar is broken, (as can be seen in the screenshot I attached) and other essential information is ...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device Dell Inspiron 15 Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue There is a huge issue with Spotify's MPRIS implementation. The seek bar is broken, (as c...
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Spotify duplicate app open

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceLaptopOperating SystemLinux Mint 18 My Question or IssueIf I have an opened Spotify, if I forget about it and start Spotify again, I gen a second window. This shouldn't happen. If I close both and then start Spotify ag...

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  • Plan Premium Country Romania   Device Laptop Operating System Linux Mint 18   My Question or Issue If I have an opened Spotify, if I forget about it and start Spotify again, I ge...
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Linux Client

Something else entirely, I am using the Spotify Client since several Linux Mint Versions without any issues, actually still on LM 19.3 . It has the features I like and it always works.Now I want to simply say "@Spotify Devs, thank you very very much ...

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  • Something else entirely, I am using the Spotify Client since several Linux Mint Versions without any issues, actually still on LM 19.3 . It has the features I like and it always works. Now I want to...
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Cannot install spotify-client on Ubuntu 20.04

PlanPremium(It doesn't matter, really.)CountryPoland(Why does it matter?)DevicePC(I will spare you the details, i don't think that it does matter.)Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04 Background:To explain better what exactly i did - installed spotify normal...

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  • Plan Premium(It doesn't matter, really.) Country Poland(Why does it matter?) Device PC(I will spare you the details, i don't think that it does matter.) Operating System Ubuntu 20.04   ...
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