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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...
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...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app GUI keep getting freeze while playing music but the song still run as well and still can close, minimize or maximize. So i tried to troubleshooting and this s...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or Issue My Spotify app GUI keep getting freeze while playing music but the song still run as well and sti...
Regular
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PlanFreeCountryUkraneOperating SystemLinux, Mint (Ubuntu)My Question or IssueI installed the app by using snap.In some moments the UI of app is stops working, so it's like you see a screenshot, you can't press anything. But music is still going, and ...
Plan Free Country Ukrane Operating System Linux, Mint (Ubuntu) My Question or Issue I installed the app by using snap. In some moments the UI of app is stops working, so it's like you see a s...
Casual Listener
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Hello. First of all I'd like to say good job to people who develop spotify for linux in their spare time. I use it on Ubuntu, Xubuntu and everything works just fine. I also appreciate full translation into czech.So here's the problem. I've started wo...
Hello. First of all I'd like to say good job to people who develop spotify for linux in their spare time. I use it on Ubuntu, Xubuntu and everything works just fine. I also appreciate full translatio...
Visitor
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PlanPremium Operating SystemGNU/Linux (5.5.7-arch1-1 x86_64) My Question or IssueI've installed spotify using snap and everything worked fine until I had this error a couple months ago and found no fix for it:> spotifyGtk-Message: 15:56:46.941: Faile...
Plan Premium Operating System GNU/Linux (5.5.7-arch1-1 x86_64) My Question or Issue I've installed spotify using snap and everything worked fine until I had this error a couple m...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceMacBook Pro late 2013Operating SystemUbuntu 19.04 GNOMEMy Question or IssueHi, I'm using the latest version of Spotify that I have downloaded from the Ubuntu Store.I'm running Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME, and my scaling is set t...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device MacBook Pro late 2013 Operating System Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME My Question or Issue Hi, I'm using the latest version of Spotify that I have downloaded f...
Newbie
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Operating SystemArch Linux Is there a compressed tar.gz file I can use instead of the apt-get/snap repos?
Operating System Arch Linux Is there a compressed tar.gz file I can use instead of the apt-get/snap repos?
Visitor
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I recently installed POP_OS and installed Spotify on it. However, I just cannot seem to find an option to disable the Friend Activity tab. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
I recently installed POP_OS and installed Spotify on it. However, I just cannot seem to find an option to disable the Friend Activity tab. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemArch Linux x86-64 My Question or IssueI want to play an mp3 file from my disk with Spotify. I added the folder containing the file to my local files settings (see screenshot in attachment...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Arch Linux x86-64 My Question or Issue I want to play an mp3 file from my disk with Spotify. I added...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice64-bit PCOperating SystemKubuntu 20.04KDE Plasma 5.18.5My Question or IssueFor some reason, Spotify ignores the system's cursor settings and doesnt use the system's file explorer (for local songs)My screencapture ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device 64-bit PC Operating System Kubuntu 20.04 KDE Plasma 5.18.5 My Question or Issue For some reason, Spotify ignores the system's cursor settings and d...
Community Legend
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PlanFreeCountryVPN DeviceiPhone/PCOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.3 My Question or IssueAfter reinstalling my OS Linux Mint 19.3, I had to reinstall Spotify. On my mobile application the playlists are still there as it was and there are no issues. At l...
Plan Free Country VPN Device iPhone/PC Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 My Question or Issue After reinstalling my OS Linux Mint 19.3, I had to reinstall Spotify. On my mobil...
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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 can I expect Spotify to run, and also how much horsepow...
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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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 ...
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...
Visitor
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I just wonder, why the feature "Repeat ONE song" is gone after the lastest update?This is really annoying...
I just wonder, why the feature "Repeat ONE song" is gone after the lastest update? This is really annoying...
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Hi everyone. I'm on Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. I use snap version of spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15When I click on settings nothing happens. Should I use a different version?
Hi everyone. I'm on Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. I use snap version of spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 When I click on settings nothing happens. Should I use a different version?
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I am having trouble making Spotify plugin work on Clementine v. 1.2.3 for Linux.I am using Ubuntu LTS 16.04 (also tried on MATE 16.04) on Dell Inspiron 5000.Just to be give some context: I am also a premium user of Spotify (required to be able to use...
I am having trouble making Spotify plugin work on Clementine v. 1.2.3 for Linux. I am using Ubuntu LTS 16.04 (also tried on MATE 16.04) on Dell Inspiron 5000. Just to be give some context: I am als...
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Hi there! I'm using Spotify's pretty good MPRIS support to display now playing information in Conky and in OBS. A minor improvement I would like is for MPRIS to export all the artists, comma-separated, as is presently displayed in the players. The al...
Hi there! I'm using Spotify's pretty good MPRIS support to display now playing information in Conky and in OBS. A minor improvement I would like is for MPRIS to export all the artists, comma-separate...
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Operating SystemArch Linux (5.5.9-arch1-2) Spotify (snap info)version: spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15revision: 41 My Question or IssueSpotify will not start, gives this error:Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) Let me know what other info I can give...
Operating System Arch Linux (5.5.9-arch1-2) Spotify (snap info) version: spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 revision: 41 My Question or Issue Spotify will not start, gives this err...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemManjaro Linux My desktop app just does not open. It starts, appears in the panel and just closes.When using the terminal to open it, this message appears: >Gtk-Message: 11:00:25.308: Failed to load module "canb...
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Manjaro Linux My desktop app just does not open. It starts, appears in the panel and just closes. When using the terminal to open it, this ...
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Spotify plan: PremiumEnvironment - Laptop computer - Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTSStarting this week ( ISO Standard ww20 of 2020 ), the Desktop Spotify client has logged me out. I could not log in back again, either by re-installing the client with the Ubuntu's...
Spotify plan: Premium Environment - Laptop computer - Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Starting this week ( ISO Standard ww20 of 2020 ), the Desktop Spotify client has logged me out. I could not lo...
Casual Listener
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Hello. Trying to install Spotify for my old machine, it appears that the last version which supports 32-bit is Spotify 0.9.4. I don't mind using an old version if it works; however, I've added the repositories suggested and attempted to install the c...
Hello. Trying to install Spotify for my old machine, it appears that the last version which supports 32-bit is Spotify 0.9.4. I don't mind using an old version if it works; however, I've add...
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