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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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songs skip after 1 second

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicedesktop app for ChromeOSOperating SystemChromeOS (can't find version number) My Question or IssueI have an ASUS chromebox that has been playing spotify just fine for years. Today it has suddenly started skipping every singl...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device desktop app for ChromeOS Operating System ChromeOS (can't find version number)   My Question or Issue I have an ASUS chromebox that has been pla...

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Solved!! Scrobbling to Last.FM does not work behind a proxy

Spotify client on Linux (but it's quite likely that the same problem occurs on Windows and Mac as well) doesn't seem to be able to scrobble to Last.FM when the computer is behind an HTTP proxy, even using the latest Linux release of the client (uploa...

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Spotify client on Linux (but it's quite likely that the same problem occurs on Windows and Mac as well) doesn't seem to be able to scrobble to Last.FM when the computer is behind an HTTP proxy, even ...

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Solved!! Can someone explain in more detail how to get the Linux client to work on a 4K display?

PlanPremium,Version"1.0.89.313.g34a58dea-5" installed from the ubuntu app storeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceThinkPad T480S with a 1440p panel, and 24" 4K external monitorOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or IssueAs of yesterday, I am a new Linux...

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Plan Premium, Version "1.0.89.313.g34a58dea-5" installed from the ubuntu app store Country United Kingdom Device ThinkPad T480S with a 1440p panel, and 24" 4K external monitor Operating Syste...

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Solved!! Arch Linux wrong playback device

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceComputerRyzen 7 Operating SystemGaruda Arch Linuxkernel: 5.17.4-zen1-1-zen My Question or IssueEverything on my PC uses the configured device in my settings as its playback device (my headphones).Except for Spotify. Spotif...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Computer Ryzen 7   Operating System Garuda Arch Linux kernel: 5.17.4-zen1-1-zen   My Question or Issue Everything on my PC uses the configured ...

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Proper MPRIS support

MPRIS support in the Linux desktop client is very limited up to and including not reporting a couple important mandatory properties and a signal. In an effort to be respectful and fair, I acknowledge that the Linux client gets very little dev time an...

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MPRIS support in the Linux desktop client is very limited up to and including not reporting a couple important mandatory properties and a signal. In an effort to be respectful and fair, I acknowledge...

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[SOLVED] [Ubuntu 22.04] spotify-client depends on nonexistent libssl1.1

The 'spotify-client' .deb package specifies 'libssl1.1' as one of its dependencies. Ubuntu 22.04 (currently in beta and due for stable release in 10 days from today) has dropped libssl1.1 in favour of libssl3 (see OpenSSL 3.0 transition plans for ref...

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The 'spotify-client' .deb package specifies 'libssl1.1' as one of its dependencies. Ubuntu 22.04 (currently in beta and due for stable release in 10 days from today) has dropped libssl1.1 in favour o...

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Solved!! An error occurred during the signature verification.

PlanFreeCountryUSOperating SystemPop!_OS 20.04 LTS 64 bit My Question or IssueAs of yesterday, I'm getting this error when I look for updates: W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous inde...

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Plan Free Country US Operating System Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS 64 bit   My Question or Issue As of yesterday, I'm getting this error when I look for updates:   W: An error occurred durin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Position from DBus

I posted this in the main forums earlier and have since found many other examples of people asking for this feature. I wanted to put it here to add my voice, just in case the developers actually read these. Would it be possible for the devs to implem...

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I posted this in the main forums earlier and have since found many other examples of people asking for this feature. I wanted to put it here to add my voice, just in case the developers actually read...

pgomes

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Solved!! Playing lastfm radio stops after one song

System: Ubuntu 14.04 running firefox & chrome browsersIssue: Playing radio through web-based spotify player stops (or repeats) after 1 songWhen clicking any of the 3 radio's on the last.fm landing page (Your Library, Your Mix, Your recommendations) a...

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System:  Ubuntu 14.04 running firefox & chrome browsers Issue: Playing radio through web-based spotify player stops (or repeats) after 1 song When clicking any of the 3 radio's on the...

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Solved!! The app crashes on Debian due to HW acceleration

PlanFreeCountry: Spain DeviceHP Stream 11-y00nsOperating SystemDebian 10 Buster amd64 (Linux 4.19.0-11) My Question or IssueI installed Debian 10 yesterday on my 11' laptop via a net-install, and when I've tried to install the app (apt version, not s...

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Plan Free Country: Spain   Device HP Stream 11-y00ns Operating System Debian 10 Buster amd64 (Linux 4.19.0-11)   My Question or Issue I installed Debian 10 yesterday on my 11' lap...

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Solved!! How update Spotify or know the latest version? linux mint

I'm using Linux mint and since I installed Spotify (two months ago) I don't think it's updated. It's my first time using Linux so I don't know how to check for updates or just know if I have the latest version available.

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I'm using Linux mint and since I installed Spotify (two months ago) I don't think it's updated. It's my first time using Linux so I don't know how to check for updates or just know if I have the late...

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Solved!! Bad sound quality

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceDesktopOperating SystemFedora Linux 35 My Question or Issue I did several encodes of CDs to my Vorbis using oggenc and every time using proper blind test I can point to my encode as very much higher quality.I have premi...

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Plan Premium Country Poland   Device Desktop Operating System Fedora Linux 35   My Question or Issue   I did several encodes of CDs to my Vorbis using oggenc and every time...

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Solved!! Run Spotify in the background

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceNotebook HPOperating SystemLinux - Kubuntu My Question or IssueHi. I downloaded Spotify in Ubuntu and it goes well, but I would like to be able to run it in the background, as it can be done in Windows. Is this possib...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Notebook HP Operating System Linux - Kubuntu   My Question or Issue Hi. I downloaded Spotify in Ubuntu and it goes well, but I would like to be ab...

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Solved!! Friend activity tab does not collapse/minimize

PlanPremium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemFedora, running Spotify version 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (via snapd) My Question or IssueThe Friend activity tab seems to have changed recently. It now very much insist on me login into Facebook, and since I have ...

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Plan Premium   Device Desktop Operating System Fedora, running Spotify version 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (via snapd)   My Question or Issue The Friend activity tab seems to have ch...

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Solved!! [Desktop][Other] Remove Facebook from Linux sidebar

Hello, I use Spotify on Linux machines but there is no way to collapse the right sidebar that is used for Facebook connection. This means that when you shrink the size of the window in the horizontal position you only see the facebook sidebar. I do n...

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Hello,   I use Spotify on Linux machines but there is no way to collapse the right sidebar that is used for Facebook connection.    This means that when you shrink the size of the ...

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Solved!! Webplayer error on Firefox 78 ESR and Firefox lastest version

Hello, I have a problem with the webplayer, I select a song and then it does not play it, it selects the next song, fails to play it and repeats this procces five times until it lands on a song I didn't want to play and it plays it. I tried Firefox E...

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Hello, I have a problem with the webplayer, I select a song and then it does not play it, it selects the next song, fails to play it and repeats this procces five times until it lands on a song I did...

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Something went wrong - Try reloading page

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell XPS13Operating SystemLinux Mint 20.2 My Question or IssueSpotify won't start up - I just get a message Something went wrong - Try reloading page. I can use Spotify fine on my Android phone.I seem to get the following err...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Dell XPS13 Operating System Linux Mint 20.2   My Question or Issue Spotify won't start up - I just get a message Something went wrong - Try reloading...

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Solved!! 'this content is not available' when connected to VPN

PlanPremiumCountryCroatia (any VPN country)DeviceAcer Aspire 7750g (laptop, cable connection)Operating SystemLinux Mint 20.1 cinnamon$ uname -aLinux *** 5.4.0-74-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Sat May 8 02:35:39 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux My Que...

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Solved!! Why does the Spotify Client use a worse bitrate than the web player?

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemDebian Sid/Experimental, amd64, PulseAudio, 192kHz/24b My Question or Issue Good day,since the Spotify client for Linux (hereafter SCL) is buggy since the last update, I now listen to Spotify vi...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Debian Sid/Experimental, amd64, PulseAudio, 192kHz/24b   My Question or Issue   Good day, since the Spotify cl...

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Solved!! Can you make a radio channel with multiple artists?

I switched over from Pandora because of variety and extra features exclusive to Spotify, but one thing I miss is that the channels can have several artists lumped into one, as well as looking for similar artists. Is there a similar thing in Spotify?

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I switched over from Pandora because of variety and extra features exclusive to Spotify, but one thing I miss is that the channels can have several artists lumped into one, as well as looking for sim...

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