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Discuss Spotify for Linux
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...
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...
Roadie
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When I link my devices to play audio on my Ubuntu desktop while controlling the app and reading the transcript on my phone, the "Read Along" feature on mobile only works if it is a video podcast. If I play an audio-only podcast, the transcript is ent...
When I link my devices to play audio on my Ubuntu desktop while controlling the app and reading the transcript on my phone, the "Read Along" feature on mobile only works if it is a video podcast. If ...
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Hi everyone, i have the issue of: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."I know that there is other forum for the same topic, but i didn't find nothing for the linux user.I use desktop linux versi...
Hi everyone, i have the issue of: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I know that there is other forum for the same topic, but i didn't find...
Music Fan
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Plan: [Free/Premium]Country: PolandDevice: PC / Laptop (Linux)Operating System: Linux Fedora 43My Question or Issue:Hello Spotify Team,I am writing to encourage Spotify to officially adopt Flatpak as a primary distribution method on Linux. While the ...
Plan: [Free/Premium] Country: Poland Device: PC / Laptop (Linux) Operating System: Linux Fedora 43 My Question or Issue: Hello Spotify Team, I am writing to encourage Spotify to officially...
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I am writing to report a bug regarding the "Read Along" feature on the Desktop application for Linux/Ubuntu.Currently, on the iOS app, transcripts are available for all podcasts. However, on the Ubuntu desktop application, "Read Along" only works for...
I am writing to report a bug regarding the "Read Along" feature on the Desktop application for Linux/Ubuntu. Currently, on the iOS app, transcripts are available for all podcasts. However, on the Ub...
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I'm on Linux Mint, it shows in the right click menu "Open with Spotify" but does nothing when I click it.
I'm on Linux Mint, it shows in the right click menu "Open with Spotify" but does nothing when I click it.
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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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DevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux (KDE) My Question or IssueAfter the most recent update (1.2.84.476), the Spotify client experiences visually over saturation. All the pages that I've browsed (Home, Library, Suggested Playlists) experience this over...
Device PC Operating System Arch Linux (KDE) My Question or Issue After the most recent update (1.2.84.476), the Spotify client experiences visually over saturation. All the pages that I'...
Regular
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Operating SystemDebian Testing (up2date)Kernel 6.18.12+deb14-amd64XFCE 4.20.1Spotify 1:1.2.82.428.g0ac8be2b My Question or IssueOnce a week on Mondays, I update my Laptop (my patchday) and since this week I don't receive any Desktop Notifications fro...
Operating System Debian Testing (up2date) Kernel 6.18.12+deb14-amd64 XFCE 4.20.1 Spotify 1:1.2.82.428.g0ac8be2b My Question or Issue Once a week on Mondays, I update my L...
Casual Listener
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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
Visitor
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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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Can you please change the repository key filename and maybe give it a more generic name like just 'pubkey.asc' so we can automate/script the update process.
Can you please change the repository key filename and maybe give it a more generic name like just 'pubkey.asc' so we can automate/script the update process.
Music Fan
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While playing music, the computer shouldn't go to sleep/suspend mode, which will stop the playback. Please implement inhibiting power management on the Spotify client for Linux. See e.g. https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd...
While playing music, the computer shouldn't go to sleep/suspend mode, which will stop the playback. Please implement inhibiting power management on the Spotify client for Linux.  ...
Newbie
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This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is active because Spotify doesn't issue Inhibit() req...
This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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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None of the below information is required. However, thvgwfwfse more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windo...
None of the below information is required. However, thvgwfwfse more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9...
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PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceSkylake Desktop with iGPUOperating SystemFedora Linux with KDE My Question or IssueI am evaluating Spotify Premium to be installed on multiple Linux desktops.The issue I am facing is quite high CPU usage due to animated bar...
Plan Free Country Poland Device Skylake Desktop with iGPU Operating System Fedora Linux with KDE My Question or Issue I am evaluating Spotify Premium to be installed on multiple Linu...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceThinkPadOperating SystemFedora 43 My Question or IssueSpotify seems pretty broken. Images weren't loading, couldn't play anything. So I cleared cache and data, and now can't login. First, it takes a while for the login ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device ThinkPad Operating System Fedora 43 My Question or Issue Spotify seems pretty broken. Images weren't loading, couldn't play anything. So I cleared...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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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