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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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snap install spotify

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Solved!! Finding some of my old music videos out as well as I request them

Please, help me on recovering a few official videos as they have been very old before five years in case of my big desire on listening their songs through the same singers & groups thanks to my recognised titles of these songs in YouTube Music throug...

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  • Please, help me on recovering a few official videos as they have been very old before five years in case of my big desire on listening their songs through the same singers & groups thanks to my r...
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Remap alt+k to ctrl+k

DevicePCOperating SystemArchLinux My Question or IssueOn the linux client, alt+k is mapped to the global search thing. Is there a way to remap it to be ctrl+k? most programs use that keybinding and it's much easier to reach.

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  • Device PC Operating System ArchLinux   My Question or Issue On the linux client, alt+k is mapped to the global search thing. Is there a way to remap it to be ctrl+k? most programs use that...
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Accents in Spotify.

Hi: Under Linux I have a small question that me the accents do not work in the client, after there edit some things and something more, but the letter 'ñ' yes that works under Linux, but accents do not. I had never passed, put that with other program...

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  • Hi:   Under Linux I have a small question that me the accents do not work in the client, after there edit some things and something more, but the letter 'ñ' yes that works under Linux, but acc...
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Solved!! no puedo instalr spotify

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Solved!! Full screen is not showing corectly in the spotify app linux( pop_os 22.04)

I am writing to report a problem I have encountered while using the Spotify desktop app on my Linux Pop!_OS system. Specifically, I am experiencing an issue with full screen mode not working properly. Despite selecting the full screen option, the top...

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  • I am writing to report a problem I have encountered while using the Spotify desktop app on my Linux Pop!_OS system. Specifically, I am experiencing an issue with full screen mode not working properly...
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Solved!! Please turn off offline mode and try again

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I can't enter the month of my birday to login

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[Linux Desktop] Cannot play songs, Client crashes on close.

When I want to play a song, the song seems to start at first. But there is no audio and after a couple of seconds there is a blue popup text saying "can't play current song". This happens for every song.When I try to close spotify, it shows a blank s...

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  • When I want to play a song, the song seems to start at first. But there is no audio and after a couple of seconds there is a blue popup text saying "can't play current song". This happens for every s...
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Superuser Contribution GPG Key should be stored in extra keyring

Operating SystemUbuntu 22.xx My Question or IssueHi, the instructions to install the spotify client via APT are outdated.Nowadays the GPG Key should be stored in a extra keyring. curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_5E3C45D7B312C643.gp...

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  • Operating System Ubuntu 22.xx   My Question or Issue Hi, the instructions to install the spotify client via APT are outdated. Nowadays the GPG Key should be stored in a extra keyring. &nbs...
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Spotify snap version wont install

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Solved!! Spotify Web Player only plays 9 seconds of a song and then is muted

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Incorrect ownership of files installed by deb package

Operating SystemLinux - Debian 11My IssueFiles installed by the Spotify deb package are owned by UID 1000. However, files installed to the /usr directories (such as /usr/bin and /usr/share) should be owned by root. This is a packaging and security is...

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  • Operating System Linux - Debian 11 My Issue Files installed by the Spotify deb package are owned by UID 1000. However, files installed to the /usr directories (such as /usr/bin and /usr/share) s...
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Solved!! Linux client startup very slow

PlanPremium (Family)CountryBrazilDeviceDell Inspiron 14 SeriesOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.3 Xfce My Question or IssueUnlike the startup on Windows client, on Linux it's very slow to startup the Spotify client. Sometimes it gets so slow that I prefe...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country Brazil Device Dell Inspiron 14 Series Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 Xfce   My Question or Issue Unlike the startup on Windows client, on Linux it's ver...
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Solved!! Streaming quality does nothing

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemManjaro Linux I check audio quality with:➜ ~ rm spotify.log; spotify --log-file=spotify.logNo matter what I do it always streams at "bitrate: 160000 bits/s". Things I've done:- Double checked my account is premium...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Manjaro Linux   I check audio quality with: ➜ ~ rm spotify.log; spotify --log-file=spotify.log No matter what I do it always streams at "bitrat...
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Hola

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Im in South Africa how do i download my number to join premium

On the number section after choosing a mobile billing for my account is not a valid number so i need to know how add a cellphone number

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web player issues, xubuntu + firefox 104

i'm using the web player on a laptop running Xubuntu 22.04 + Firefox 104. tested without add-ons/extensions. clearing the browser's recent history (not including cache, websites config/offline data, or cookies) causes Spotify to stop playing music, a...

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  • i'm using the web player on a laptop running Xubuntu 22.04 + Firefox 104. tested without add-ons/extensions.   clearing the browser's recent history (not including cache, websites config/offli...
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