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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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Solved!! Libayatana

Desktop MX Linux 25 OS, which is just released based on Debian 13 Trixie. Installed Linux client from spotify repository. Installed without problem. GUI shows briefly, then disappears. When started from CLI receive message "(spotify:10677): libayatan...

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  Desktop MX Linux 25 OS, which is just released based on Debian 13 Trixie. Installed Linux client from spotify repository. Installed without problem. GUI shows briefly, then disappears. When s...

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Spotify currently failing almost 8.43 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS! Improve Native Linux Performance!

Considering the recent retirement of Windows 10, I decided it was time to transition to Linux. I decided on a distro that I felt comfortable enough with (Ubuntu Studio 25.10) and I proceeded to set everything up to my liking until I installed Spotify...

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Considering the recent retirement of Windows 10, I decided it was time to transition to Linux. I decided on a distro that I felt comfortable enough with (Ubuntu Studio 25.10) and I proceeded to set e...

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Miniplayer's window title doesn't update

Operating SystemUbuntu 25.04 My Question or IssueThe title of the Miniplayer window never gets updated when a new song plays, it keeps showing the song that was playing at the moment the Miniplayer was open.

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Operating System Ubuntu 25.04   My Question or Issue The title of the Miniplayer window never gets updated when a new song plays, it keeps showing the song that was playing at the moment the...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] How to choose the audio output device

I have a bluetooth headphone connected to my laptop, it is selected as the default output device and all applications play through the headphone. However Spotify app doesnt play through the headphone instead it plays through the laptop speakers... Ho...

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I have a bluetooth headphone connected to my laptop, it is selected as the default output device and all applications play through the headphone. However Spotify app doesnt play through the headphone...

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Consistent development of the native Linux Spotify app

It's been about five months since we've had an update to the Linux desktop app. In Flathub it can be seen that there have been about 4.9 million installs of the app, which at the same time doesn't include the unknown (but undoubtedly significant) amo...

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It's been about five months since we've had an update to the Linux desktop app. In Flathub it can be seen that there have been about 4.9 million installs of the app, which at the same time doesn't in...

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Fix scaling on Linux

I'm using the Flatpak of version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 of the Linux Spotify client. I have a 4K monitor and so rely on scaling for things to look good. I have the Scale setting in GNOME set to 125%. Scaling does not work reliably in the Linux Spotify ...

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I'm using the Flatpak of version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 of the Linux Spotify client. I have a 4K monitor and so rely on scaling for things to look good. I have the Scale setting in GNOME set to 125%. ...

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Playlist stuck on current song with error "Can't play the current song" and can't play next song

Plan: PremiumDevice: HP LaptopOperating System: Linux (Archlinux)My Question or IssueWhen playing a song from a playlist, when this song ends, the playlist gets blocked on that song and gives the error "Can't play the current song", and it doesn't mo...

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Plan: Premium Device: HP Laptop Operating System: Linux (Archlinux) My Question or Issue When playing a song from a playlist, when this song ends, the playlist gets blocked on that...

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Full listening history

Dear Spotify,, Why can't I access my FULL listening history? I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter that much, correct? I can access my complete browsing history in Google Chrome. ...

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Dear Spotify,,   Why can't I access my FULL listening history?    I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter ...

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Randomly jumping seconds

Hello everyone,Some days ago Spotify started to randomly skip seconds of a song. It's not happening on every song neither at every moment of the song. It's just happening at any moment that the song jumps for example from second 0:21 to second 0:27 w...

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Hello everyone, Some days ago Spotify started to randomly skip seconds of a song. It's not happening on every song neither at every moment of the song. It's just happening at any moment that the son...

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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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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. &...

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Spotify client falsely shows offline

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Linux desktop)Operating System(Linux Mint 21.1 (Ubuntu 22.04 base)) My Question or IssueSpotify client won't play music as says it's "offline", but literally everything else on the computer is connect to the internet (steam...

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Plan Premium Country US Device (Linux desktop) Operating System (Linux Mint 21.1 (Ubuntu 22.04 base))   My Question or Issue Spotify client won't play music as says it's "offline", but...

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Spotify app not starting since the latest update

DeviceAMD Ryzen 9 CPU / 32 GB RAM / NVMe Operating SystemFedora 41 My Question or IssueFlatpak app stopped working since the latest update. All Fedora updates are installed. The app starts - but no window comes up and no error is displayed.

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Device AMD Ryzen 9 CPU / 32 GB RAM / NVMe   Operating System Fedora 41   My Question or Issue Flatpak app stopped working since the latest update. All Fedora updates are installed. T...

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[Desktop] Native client for Linux

PlanPremiumCountryAzerbaijanOperating System(Fedora 40, Android 14) My Question or IssueThe lack of a native desktop client for Fedora (and other Linux distributions) is unacceptable. As a paying subscriber, I shouldn't have to resort to workarounds ...

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Plan Premium Country Azerbaijan Operating System (Fedora 40, Android 14)   My Question or Issue The lack of a native desktop client for Fedora (and other Linux distributions) is unaccept...

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video not playing in ubuntu

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicedesktopOperating SystemUbuntu My Question or IssueThe sound quality on Spotify via the browser is extremely poor but I noticed that If I play the videos for songs, the sound quality is much better (deeper and not tinny).When...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device desktop Operating System Ubuntu   My Question or Issue The sound quality on Spotify via the browser is extremely poor but I noticed that If I play the vi...

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Snap: AppArmor denies D-Bus call to NetworkManager.state — missing network-manager plug

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueRegarding my installed spotify snap version 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 and running on Ubuntu 24.04....

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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 Regardi...

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snap spotify crashes upon launch
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Spotify does not start minimized on KDE

PlanPremiumCountryBangladeshDeviceHP Victus 16 and Lenovo ThinkPadOperating SystemFedora 42 KDE Plasma Edition My Question or IssueI have installed the Flatpak variant of Spotify for Linux on both my personal and office workstations. After setting th...

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  Plan Premium Country Bangladesh Device HP Victus 16 and Lenovo ThinkPad Operating System Fedora 42 KDE Plasma Edition   My Question or Issue I have installed the Flatpak varian...

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Spontaneous change in playback speed

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceLaptopOperating SystemLinux, Spotify 1.2.63 My Question or IssueSpotify changing playback speed while playing single song, started slow, then go faster and back to slow and so on...seems it is time to cancel sub...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic   Device Laptop Operating System Linux, Spotify 1.2.63   My Question or Issue Spotify changing playback speed while playing single song, ...

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Solved!! Illegal instruction (core dumped)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueRunning spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't work spotify --show-console --debug-level=MAX16:34:56.744 E [f:25 ] TCPServe...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue Running spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't ...

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