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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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Solved!! I cant enter into my account settings

PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or IssueI cant enter in my account settings, y click on "settings" but nothing happends.

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  • Plan Free Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 18.04   My Question or Issue I cant enter in my account settings, y click on "settings" but nothing happends.
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Error 30 in Ubuntu 20.04

I try to log into Spotify and I get "Error code 30". I use a VPN. Not sure what to do from here. Works fine on Android and all my other Linux devicesPlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP laptopOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04

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  • I try to log into Spotify and I get "Error code 30". I use a VPN. Not sure what to do from here. Works fine on Android and all my other Linux devices Plan Premium Country USA Device HP laptop ...
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Spotify notifications show outdated info on Linux when using Remote Control

When using the Linux client to control a remote Spotify, every time the song changes, Spotify on Linux pushes a notification containing song information from the previous song played on the Linux client, rather than the currently playing song on the ...

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  • When using the Linux client to control a remote Spotify, every time the song changes, Spotify on Linux pushes a notification containing song information from the previous song played on the Linux cli...
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Solved!! Spotify App Freeze

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...

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  • 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...
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Superuser Contribution Error 117 using vpn

The problem arose because when trying to access from the application it marked an error 117, the firewall has been used to allow connections and there was the latest version of the software, previously the software was used with the VPN and I did not...

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  • The problem arose because when trying to access from the application it marked an error 117, the firewall has been used to allow connections and there was the latest version of the software, previous...
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Music can't play in background

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceDell Latitude E5550Operating SystemArch Linux running under the KDE Plasma desktop My Question or IssueHello I am currently having an issue with Spotify for Linux. For some reason, whenever I close the window, the music does no...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device Dell Latitude E5550 Operating System Arch Linux running under the KDE Plasma desktop   My Question or Issue Hello I am currently having an issue with Spotif...
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Volumne is not saved in perference file (defaults always to 37335)

Device: Linux Fedora Steps to reproduce Connect Spotify with an e.g. AVR. The volume settings is now set to the volume of the device.Close AppStart App againResult: Spotify App is not connected with the AVR but the volume setting has been set to the ...

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  • Device: Linux Fedora   Steps to reproduce Connect Spotify with an e.g. AVR. The volume settings is now set to the volume of the device. Close App Start App again Result: Spotify App is n...
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spotify for linux electron version

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicecustom built pcOperating Systemlinux My Question or Issue hello. i am a blind linux user. i tried to use spotify linux client. but it based on old chromium version. to improve accessibility for blind Linux users, you nee...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device custom built pc Operating System linux   My Question or Issue   hello. i am a blind linux user. i tried to use spotify linux client. but it bas...
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Linux Debian bug

Debian 10 (Gnome)1. Why on the web we have Russian language, bug has not on the desktop?2. Problem with design? Screenshot below:

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  • Debian 10 (Gnome) 1. Why on the web we have Russian language, bug has not on the desktop? 2. Problem with design? Screenshot below: 
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spotify-client dpkg post-installation script error code 1

Operating SystemLinux pop-os 5.4.0-7634-generic #38~1595345317~20.04~a8480ad-Ubuntu I encountered error as described in title on reinstallation from apt (I removed deb, and wanted to try out flatpack and snap versions of app. Don't bother to do it, a...

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  • Operating System Linux pop-os 5.4.0-7634-generic #38~1595345317~20.04~a8480ad-Ubuntu   I encountered error as described in title on reinstallation from apt (I removed deb, and wanted to try o...
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FLAC support for local files

Hello. It would be nice to have a FLAC support for local files. It is supported by any other player and is an open source format and there are a lot of libraries to implement support for it, so there should be no problems. A lot of music is sold in F...

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  • Hello.   It would be nice to have a FLAC support for local files. It is supported by any other player and is an open source format and there are a lot of libraries to implement support for it,...
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Fedora 32 System Failure report about Spotify

My log detail follows, please help me.Regards The backtrace does not contain enough meaningful function frames to be reported. It is annoying but it does not necessarily signalize a problem with your computer. ABRT will not allow you to create a repo...

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  • My log detail follows, please help me. Regards   The backtrace does not contain enough meaningful function frames to be reported. It is annoying but it does not necessarily signalize a proble...
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Fix the repository

Since yesterday I've been trying to install Spotify through the Flatpak package, which downloads the client from http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15_amd64.deb. However, connection is int...

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  • Since yesterday I've been trying to install Spotify through the Flatpak package, which downloads the client from http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.1.26.501...
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Spotify fails to launch on Manjaro

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DevicePCOperating SystemManjaro, Stable (Latest) My Question or IssueSpotify Snap Version fails to launch on the latest Manjaro version, I'd rather use the Snap version then the AUR version, is there any ETA for a fix on that...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel   Device PC Operating System Manjaro, Stable (Latest)   My Question or Issue Spotify Snap Version fails to launch on the latest Manjaro version, I'd r...
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Solved!! UI of linux app stopping working in some cases.

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 ...

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  • 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...
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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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Install Spotify (i386) without apt, snap

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...

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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 translatio...
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ARMHF Linux support?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceRaspberry Pi 4bOperating SystemRaspian My Question or Issuearmhf linux support... i runs on android etc so why is there no armhf linux builds in the repository?is there a non stable repo that might contain such a build?

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Raspberry Pi 4b Operating System Raspian   My Question or Issue armhf linux  support...    i runs on android etc so why is there no armh...
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Spotify cant see Google Home as a device

PlanFreeCountryUkraine DevicePCOperating SystemGNU/LINUX My Question or Issuethere is no Google Home in the device list (i tried WEB Player in Google Chrome and Linux application 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b )P.SGoogle Home itself is usable and can be used o...

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  • Plan Free Country Ukraine   Device PC Operating System GNU/LINUX   My Question or Issue there is no Google Home in the device list  (i tried WEB Player in Google Chrome and...
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Spotify repo not updating?

It looks like the Spotify apt repository hasn't updated since last July. It has version 1.1.10 in it. The Snap store has 1.1.26, but I can't use that on my work machine due to our software policies, while we have a mirror of the Spotify apt repositor...

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  • It looks like the Spotify apt repository hasn't updated since last July. It has version 1.1.10 in it. The Snap store has 1.1.26, but I can't use that on my work machine due to our software policies, ...
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