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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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[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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Solved!! Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Som

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Error code: accesspoint:37 - Can't login on spotify desktop app on Linux

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDell OptiPlex 5060 (Desktop)Operating SystemKubuntu 24.04 My Question or IssueI have tried so many things that i saw on other topics, on reddit, spotify community, microsoft answers, youtube. I am trying to open the app ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Dell OptiPlex 5060 (Desktop) Operating System Kubuntu 24.04   My Question or Issue I have tried so many things that i saw on other topics, on reddit,...
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Desktop login through browser flow broken

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueMy spotify desktop logged out, and I'm unable to log in again through the provided flow. Clicking the "Log in" or "Sign up free" buttons do literally nothing. No tabs open, no popups, no ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue My spotify desktop logged out, and I'm unable to log in again through the provided flow. Clicking the "Log in" or "...
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New package name for Spotify on Linux

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemUbuntu 24.04 LTS My Question or IssueWould it be possible to have the app renamed to "com.spotify.music", similar to Android? So instead of:/usr/bin/spotify (with app_id & wmclass being spotify)/usr/shar...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   My Question or Issue Would it be possible to have the app renamed to "com.spotify.music", similar to Android? So in...
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Wayland window class is null

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacbook Pro early 2013Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI installed spotify-launcher from arch repos. It defaults to xwayland. I changed some config to have it run in Wayland because fractional scaling in xw...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Macbook Pro early 2013 Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue I installed spotify-launcher from arch repos. It defaults to xwayland. I ch...
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No window icon in Wayland because app_id is not correctly set

DeviceAnyOperating SystemLinux distro running with Wayland and KDEIssueSpotify runs okay with Wayland now, though not without user input.However, when run in Wayland the window icon does not display, instead the generic 'Wayland' yellow icon is shown...

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  • Device Any Operating System Linux distro running with Wayland and KDE Issue Spotify runs okay with Wayland now, though not without user input. However, when run in Wayland the window icon d...
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Solved!! Constant very high CPU load

Up to date Ubuntu Linux 22.04.3 LTS, with spotify-client Version: 1:1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1, premium plan.Very high CPU load (spotify eating up all CPU available, a;ways between 50% and 100%), even at startup, without any play activity, making the whol...

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  • Up to date Ubuntu Linux 22.04.3 LTS, with spotify-client Version: 1:1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1, premium plan. Very high CPU load (spotify eating up all CPU available, a;ways between 50% and 100%...
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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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Spotify playing the wrong song with the same name, no fix working

I have The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet in my playlist, but today randomly when I tried to play it, it played a version of it from a different artist. It was the same song but with a different artist credited, a different album cover, and, th...

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  • I have The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet in my playlist, but today randomly when I tried to play it, it played a version of it from a different artist. It was the same song but with a differe...
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Add to playlist menu flickers (moves rapidly left and right), becomes unusable

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemLinux/Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (running KDE) My Question or IssueWhen I'm in a playlist (including auto-generated ones) and am trying to add a song to another playlist, clicking on the "..." menu on the righ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Linux/Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (running KDE)   My Question or Issue When I'm in a playlist (including auto-generated ones) and am tryi...
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Spotify starts repeating the same track endlessly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemUbuntu Linux 24.04.1 My Question or IssueLately, the Spotify desktop client (Ubuntu Linux) will play a playlist fine for a few hours, then the queue will fill with the same thumbnail. Someti...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Ubuntu Linux 24.04.1   My Question or Issue Lately, the Spotify desktop client (Ubuntu Linux) will play a playlist fi...
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Add Arch install instructions (provided) to https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/

PlanDuoCountryUS DeviceThinkpad X1 Yoga Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssuePlease add Arch Linux install instructions to https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/. Here is the install command:`pacman --refresh --sync spotify-launcher`

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  • Plan Duo Country US   Device Thinkpad X1 Yoga  Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue Please add Arch Linux install instructions to https://www.spotify.com/...
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Smart shuffle is always on, and cannot be disabled

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceNokia X10 (native app)/Desktop computer (native app), still a problem in the webappOperating SystemAndroid 13, Linux Mint 21.2 My Question or IssueFor some reason, whenever I disable shuffle, and do certain things, smart...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Norway Device Nokia X10 (native app)/Desktop computer (native app), still a problem in the webapp Operating System Android 13, Linux Mint 21.2   My Question...
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Cant login to Spotify account on my Volumio devices

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceRPi4 HiFiBerry DAC2 HD Operating SystemVolumio (Linux) My Question or IssueUsing Volumio Spotify plugin for some years already and recently not possible to login into my Spotify premium account on all 4 of my RPi Volumi...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Poland   Device RPi4 HiFiBerry DAC2 HD   Operating System Volumio (Linux)   My Question or Issue Using Volumio Spotify plugin for some years al...
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Spotify ver. 1.2.46.290 issue on Debian and Ubuntu Linux

PlanPremium CountryPoland Device(Proxmox VM) Operating System(Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 12) My Question or IssueThe app version 1.2.46.290 is breaking the functionality to "Spotify Connect" from my phone, which is Samsung S23 Ultra, to my Linux VM where ...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Poland   Device (Proxmox VM)   Operating System (Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 12)   My Question or Issue The app version 1.2.46.290 is breaking the fu...
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spotify on linux

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  • spotify not working on linux based software     Free india   Device coolita2.o   Operating Syst linux My Question or Issue spotifyy not working on linux tv
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[Web Play] Won't work at Ubuntu devices.

PlanFreeCountryHKDeviceHP ProBookOperating SystemUbuntu 6.5.0-1027-oem (x86_64 GNU/Linux)Browser VersionChrome 127.0.6533.119 (64-bit)My Question or IssueI am unable to use Spotify Web Play on Ubuntu Chrome. The webpage does not load any content and ...

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  • Plan Free Country HK Device HP ProBook Operating System Ubuntu 6.5.0-1027-oem (x86_64 GNU/Linux) Browser Version Chrome 127.0.6533.119 (64-bit) My Question or Issue I am un...
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Debian Client will not start

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceDesktop Operating SystemDebian Linux 12 (Fresh install yesterday, 6th Sept 2024) My Question or IssueClient will not start. I do get the following error: [0906/105220.859265main_runner.cc(261)] Alloy bootstrap is dep...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia   Device Desktop   Operating System Debian Linux 12 (Fresh install yesterday, 6th Sept 2024)   My Question or Issue Client will not start. &...
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Spotify HiFi on Linux desktop player

Whenever Spotify HiFi “Supremium” comes out, I sure hope the Linux desktop player works with it. Tidal has dropped its Plex partnership, so I'm losing the ability to play a streaming music service (TIDAL) through Plexamp, which was the best (only?) w...

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  • Whenever Spotify HiFi “Supremium” comes out, I sure hope the Linux desktop player works with it.   Tidal has dropped its Plex partnership, so I'm losing the ability to play a streaming music s...
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