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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!! [Desktop] Force Close When Playing Local Files

Spotify Version1.0.99.250.g936eab8d (Installed from Ubuntu Snap)PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceHP Pavillion (Core i7 8550U)Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04.1 My Question or IssueI usually use Spotify on my Ubuntu 18.04, currently this application often...

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  • Spotify Version 1.0.99.250.g936eab8d (Installed from Ubuntu Snap) Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device HP Pavillion (Core i7 8550U) Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.1   My Question or I...
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Solved!! Spotify web-player does not work

It is all just black. Nothing shows up.PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceDesktop computer (Dell Optiplex 790)Operating SystemManjaro Linux with Firefox web-browser My Question or Issue

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  • It is all just black. Nothing shows up. Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Desktop computer (Dell Optiplex 790) Operating System Manjaro Linux with Firefox web-browser   My Quest...
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Accessibility of Linux Client

Hi,I installed the Spotify client for linux, and noticed that it is using GTK as the toolkit (it was a dependency). I am a blind user, and theoreticly, the spotify client should be accessible to Orca (the Gnome screen reader that I use to read the sc...

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  • Hi, I installed the Spotify client for linux, and noticed that it is using GTK as the toolkit (it was a dependency).  I am a blind user, and theoreticly, the spotify client should be accessibl...
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Can't search for songs via Spotify-Plugin for Clementine

Operating SystemKubuntu 18.04 Hello there,I've an issue with the Spotify-plugin for Clementine. Installation and login via this Plugin worked obviously because I get some "top-rated"-songs but the search function shows no results.I'm running Clementi...

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  • Operating System Kubuntu 18.04   Hello there, I've an issue with the Spotify-plugin for Clementine. Installation and login via this Plugin worked obviously because I get some "top-rated"-s...
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NOT ALL SONGS ARE PLAYING

I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG BUT NNOT ALL SONGS ON MY PLAYLIST ARE PLAYING

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Spotify is always open on all Desktops

i really dont know whats wrong please help

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SPOTIFY IS ALWAYS OPENED

my Spotify is always open on all desktops. Even when I open a new Desktop space Spotify will be opened. All my other Programs stay on one desktop, that's the way I want my Programs to stay. Can I change it somehow? It's really annoying.

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  • my Spotify is always open on all desktops. Even when I open a new Desktop space Spotify will be opened. All my other Programs stay on one desktop, that's the way I want my Programs to stay....
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I CANNOT DELETE SOME SONGS ON MY LIBRARY

Hello! I have an artist in my library that i want to delete. I unfollowed him but it's stay in my artist list. I don't have any song of him in my playlists nor my song library. I tried followed/unfollowed, disconnected everywhere, on my phone and on ...

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  • Hello! I have an artist in my library that i want to delete. I unfollowed him but it's stay in my artist list. I don't have any song of him in my playlists nor my song library. I tried followed/unfol...
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How To Add A Visual Banner On My Track

how do i add a visual banner on my track?i've seen several tracks with banners in the background!please ~ respond asap!

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  • how do i add a visual banner on my track? i've seen several tracks with banners in the background! please ~ respond asap!
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I CANT FIND SOME SONGS ON SPOTIFY

ADMIN SHOULD PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OKAY 

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  • ADMIN SHOULD PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OKAY  
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Notifications & Stream Error: "Sorry, something went wrong."

I recently noticed that the Stream page and my notifications have stopped loading and give me the same "Sorry, something went wrong." error, both on the desktop site and both the Soundcloud & Soundcloud Pulse apps. I tried re-logging in but that hasn...

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  • I recently noticed that the Stream page and my notifications have stopped loading and give me the same "Sorry, something went wrong." error, both on the desktop site and both the Soundcloud & Sou...
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Local File show up, but don't work.

Okay, so here's the problem.There's this album by Twenty One Pilots called Regional At Best. I downloaded all the songs (legally, don't worry) and saved them in my folder. I look up how to add local files. I get excited, because Regional At Best isn'...

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  • Okay, so here's the problem. There's this album by Twenty One Pilots called Regional At Best. I downloaded all the songs (legally, don't worry) and saved them in my folder. I look up how to add loca...
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Running client headless, ads run but then hang. What do?

Plan FreeCountry UKDevice Old laptopOperating System Ubuntu 18.04 I'm running client v1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b on a machine that's also running a Pihole ad blocker. I'm using xvfb to run the client as per this summary The machine is connected to speakers ...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device Old laptop Operating System Ubuntu 18.04   I'm running client v1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b on a machine that's also running a Pihole ad blocker. I'm using xvfb...
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Discover Weekly does not update

PlanFreeCountryBrazil DeviceNotebook Avell Titanium G1513 MXTIOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.1 (Tessa)4.15.0-45-generic My Question or IssueMy Discover Weekly playlist is empty in Linux OS, in Windows it's working just fine. What can I do?

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  • Plan Free Country Brazil   Device Notebook Avell Titanium G1513 MXTI Operating System Linux Mint 19.1 (Tessa) 4.15.0-45-generic   My Question or Issue My Discover...
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Black Window when starting Linux Version from Gnome Menue

Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: GermanyDevice: Sony Vaio Tab 11Operating System: Debian GNU Linux 9 (stretch) 64bit with Gnome Desktop 3.22.2Spotify Version: Linux: spotify-client (1:1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-10)My Question or Issue:1) I installed the spotify...

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  • Plan: Premium Family Country:  Germany Device: Sony Vaio Tab 11 Operating System: Debian GNU  Linux 9 (stretch) 64bit with Gnome Desktop 3.22.2 Spotify Version: Linux: spotify-client (1...
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spotify-client 1:1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-10 from Ubuntu package crashes on Ubuntu 14.04

PlanFreeCountryFrance DeviceLinux computerOperating SystemUbuntu 14.04.5 LTS My Question or IssueTodays update to 1:1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-10 crashes immediately when I start it (I do get to see a window). There is no debug information in the package so...

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  • Plan Free Country France   Device Linux computer Operating System Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS   My Question or Issue Todays update to 1:1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-10 crashes immediately whe...
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Get back to playlist does not work in linux version

As per:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Get-back-to-your-playlist/idc-p/4460432#M126468 Linux desktop version on Ubuntu 18.04. Clicking in blank space* around current song does absolutely nothing. Something I do a lot, is browse using sp...

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  •   As per: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Get-back-to-your-playlist/idc-p/4460432#M126468   Linux desktop version on Ubuntu 18.04.  Clicking in blank space* around cu...
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Video volume is not normalized

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceHP ElitebookOperating SystemDebian 9.8 My issueWhen playing a video in a playlist the volume is not normalized and in my case is turned way down. At the start I thought there was no audio for the videos untill I noticed...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device HP Elitebook Operating System Debian 9.8   My issue When playing a video in a playlist the volume is not normalized and in my case is turned ...
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Album library not working

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevice Samsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemAndroid Oreo Hi,It's been few weeks that the album library of Spotify is not workingmy android device. It keeps loading and loading but it never ends. (screenshot below)I' ve try to unin...

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  • Plan Premium Country  France Device  Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Android Oreo    Hi, It's been few weeks that the album library of Spotify is not working my ...
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Solved!! Spotify can't play any local mp3 files

PlanPremium Operating SystemArch Linux My Issue I just started using Spotify, and I don't know if this is a problem specifically with Linux. Some of my music doesn't exist on Spotify, so I added a local folder with music (mp3 files). However, when I ...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Arch Linux   My Issue  I just started using Spotify, and I don't know if this is a problem specifically with Linux.   Some of my music doe...
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