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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...

MattSuda
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MattSuda
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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...

Sebasty
Spotify Star
2020-10-06 12:53:23 PM
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Divemaskstrap
Newbie
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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...

Dreadlord
Community Legend
2015-08-22 2:03:34 AM
2018-07-01 3:14:54 PM
sleeksorrow
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Problem installing Spotify on Linux Kali

Does anyone know how to fix this and get Spotify installed? All help is very appreciated!Below is the installation proccess with the result of each command given.

vknsoundz
Newbie
Does anyone know how to fix this and get Spotify installed? All help is very appreciated! Below is the installation proccess with the result of each command given.
2018-03-27 11:38:18 PM
2018-03-28 1:22:25 PM
jooon
Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Issues with latest snap build (candidate)

@jooonLatest candidate snap on ubuntu 17.10.1Still drop down window menus (settings and sort by) will not work. I have to use the keyboard, arrow keys to select and hit return.

Lorenzo_NGG
Roadie
@jooon Latest candidate snap on ubuntu 17.10.1 Still drop down window menus (settings and sort by) will not work. I have to use the keyboard, arrow keys to select and hit return.
2018-03-26 10:50:51 AM
2018-03-26 11:39:56 AM
Lorenzo_NGG
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Audio cuts out, requires volume change (min-max) to restore

I have a very weird problem. Linux Mint 18.3, no audio problems with anything apart from Spotify. Asus laptop, Threadripper CPU. For some reason Spotify audio occasionally cuts out. The track is still playing, I can see the progress bar moving, but I...

J03
Regular
I have a very weird problem. Linux Mint 18.3, no audio problems with anything apart from Spotify. Asus laptop, Threadripper CPU. For some reason Spotify audio occasionally cuts out. The trac...
2018-02-13 9:21:49 AM
2018-03-26 10:52:51 AM
J03
Regular
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[Ubuntu 17.10] Local files don't play

I know this issue has been present in previous versions but none of the fixes work. Tried:- installing restricted extras and necessary codecs- clearing settings- reinstalling Streaming works fine, playing local files with other players also works fin...

bogdanc2011
Regular
I know this issue has been present in previous versions but none of the fixes work. Tried: - installing restricted extras and necessary codecs - clearing settings - reinstalling Streaming...
2018-03-20 10:05:10 AM
2018-03-22 8:33:33 PM
nicomitchell
Newbie
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Spotify behind a corp proxy that replaces the SSL cert

I'm using the Linux Spotify desktop client. As of today, I'm behind a proxy that effectively performs a MITM by replacing the SSL cert. Not sure if this is the reason, but Spotify stopped working.Web player doesn't work because WebSocket handshake ti...

veggen
Regular
I'm using the Linux Spotify desktop client. As of today, I'm behind a proxy that effectively performs a MITM by replacing the SSL cert. Not sure if this is the reason, but Spotify stopped working. W...
2017-11-23 6:33:20 PM
2018-03-21 12:04:07 AM
AlexS67
Casual Listener
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Half of an artists albums will not play.

Running OpenSuse if that matters, and am no expert by any means. Just not a fan of windows or mac. Recently installed Spotify and signed up for premium for the 320kbps bitrate, only to find roughly half of an artists albums will not play. I can click...

ajellison
Casual Listener
Running OpenSuse if that matters, and am no expert by any means. Just not a fan of windows or mac. Recently installed Spotify and signed up for premium for the 320kbps bitrate, only to fi...
2018-03-21 3:49:52 AM
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Cannot search or discover

Hello, I have version 0.9.4.183.g644e24e0 using Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit (planning to reinstall to 64-bit for a couple of months...) and I got used to it that I cannot use Discover (it's just blank white) but lately I noticed that if I write anything in t...

katerodgers
Newbie
Hello, I have version 0.9.4.183.g644e24e0 using Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit (planning to reinstall to 64-bit for a couple of months...) and I got used to it that I cannot use Discover (it's just blank white)...
2018-03-19 11:34:53 PM
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The music has low quality when played from Spotify Connect compared to Firefox

I am having this issue from day one. Currently I am running Arch Linux with Spotify 1.0.72.117-1. When I listen to music from "This Computer - Spotify Connect" the quality is extremely low. The sound is muffled, the volume is low and the high frequen...

pnedkov
Newbie
I am having this issue from day one. Currently I am running Arch Linux with Spotify 1.0.72.117-1. When I listen to music from "This Computer - Spotify Connect" the quality is extremely low. The sound...
2018-03-19 9:03:22 PM
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both spotify and KDE "Audio Volume" react to volume keys

I'm running spotify 1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73 on Debian stable with KDE 5.8.6. My problem is that when I press the "multimedia" volume keys on my keyboard, both KDE's "Audio Volume" applet and spotify react to that, so that the music becomes suddenly much...

donda
Newbie
I'm running spotify 1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73 on Debian stable with KDE 5.8.6. My problem is that when I press the "multimedia" volume keys on my keyboard, both KDE's "Audio Volume" applet a...
2018-03-19 5:43:57 PM
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Superuser Contribution Snap installation fails

Hello, i tried to install Spotify on my openSUSE 42.3 system. The installation fail with the following error message: snap install spotify error: cannot communicate with server: Post http://localhost/v2/snaps/spotify: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: con...

neodym
Newbie
Hello, i tried to install Spotify on my openSUSE 42.3 system. The installation fail with the following error message: snap install spotify error: cannot communicate with server: Pos...
2018-02-15 10:22:13 AM
2018-03-17 2:50:51 PM
jmunsch
Newbie
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Solved!! My Spotify is reall broken. Only 'Browse' loads. Not even settings.

Upon opening Spotify on my Ubuntu system, I see the Browse tab, but then if I click on Settings, My Songs, anything, it just shows me this: Something broke. Failed to load https://errorThat is all. Nothing else I can do. It just can't connect to Spot...

jyvandijke
Casual Listener
Upon opening Spotify on my Ubuntu system, I see the Browse tab, but then if I click on Settings, My Songs, anything, it just shows me this: Something broke. Failed to load https://error Tha...
2018-03-17 10:27:21 AM
2018-03-17 12:01:57 PM
jyvandijke
Casual Listener
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Sound too low on Android... Any fix anywhere?

Hello, I have a Samsung S5 and wanted to try Spotify, but the sound is horribly low. It seems to be an old problem but I can't find any solution. Is there a thread somewhere with stuff to try or is it just the (bad) sound quality to expect? Regards, ...

cyrilmalka
Casual Listener
Hello, I have a Samsung S5 and wanted to try Spotify, but the sound is horribly low. It seems to be an old problem but I can't find any solution. Is there a thread somewhere with stuff to tr...
2018-03-16 3:52:12 PM
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Can't change playlist photo on chromebook?

I can't download the app on my chromebook and so I can't change the photos on my playlists - what do i do?

Graciemarn
Newbie
I can't download the app on my chromebook and so I can't change the photos on my playlists - what do i do?
2017-05-30 10:09:26 AM
2018-03-16 3:01:12 PM
1broskse
Casual Listener
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Spotify deleting all offline files and redownloading them

Hi All, I have spotify running on my (Linux) Desktop. I am using a prepaid (pay per MB or hour) internet connection and thus don't have the luxury of being online all the time. So I downloaded quite a few playlists for offline listening. My Desktop u...

SmokeyD
Casual Listener
Hi All, I have spotify running on my (Linux) Desktop. I am using a prepaid (pay per MB or hour) internet connection and thus don't have the luxury of being online all the time. So I downlo...
2014-07-20 7:17:53 PM
2018-03-16 12:20:11 PM
MetalGodwin
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution APT repository: fix SSL certificate

https://repository.spotify.com/ is served with an invalid SSL certificate, preventing its use with APT. Serving APT repositories without TLS/SSL is a known security risk:https://blog.packagecloud.io/eng/2018/02/21/attacks-against-secure-apt-repositor...

reklipz
Regular
https://repository.spotify.com/ is served with an invalid SSL certificate, preventing its use with APT. Serving APT repositories without TLS/SSL is a known security risk: https://blog.packagec...
2018-03-15 4:46:11 PM
2018-03-15 11:45:42 PM
jooon
Spotify
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Spotify IRC Channel - How to Join

IRC provides a way of communicating in real time with people from all over the world. It consists of various separate networks (or "nets") of IRC servers, machines that allow users to connect to IRC. IRC is very similar to text messaging, but designe...

Korovay
Gig Goer
IRC provides a way of communicating in real time with people from all over the world. It consists of various separate networks (or "nets") of IRC servers, machines that allow users to connect...
2016-06-06 2:15:40 AM
2018-03-15 11:50:06 AM
Freemancitolp
Newbie
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Settings page does not load while offline

Clicking on Settings does nothing in offline mode. I need the Settings page to turn off proxy, but it won't load Settings when it cannot connect. Deadlock, stupidly done.Once you set proxy, and next time you connect to a network without proxy, you ca...

Zorq
Regular
Clicking on Settings does nothing in offline mode. I need the Settings page to turn off proxy, but it won't load Settings when it cannot connect. Deadlock, stupidly done. Once you s...
2018-03-13 9:22:06 PM
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Spotify not loading on Ubuntu Budgie 17.10

Worked fine untill Sunday, where the app would just refuse to open, giving me spinning dots.thelmgn ~ spotify --show-console Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gail" Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "atk-bridge" Gtk-Message: Failed to load module ...

theLMGN
Newbie
...veryone publisher: spotify contact: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/bd-p/desktop_linux license: unknown description: | Love music? Play your favorite songs and albums free on Linux w...
2018-03-13 9:18:48 PM
2018-03-13 9:20:01 PM
RoYonneArtemis
Newbie
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Spotify doesn't show playlists in Recently Played

I have an issue after updating spotify to the latest version (1:1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73-35). It doesn't show any recently played playlists. Does anybody know what's the matter?Here's a screenshot with the issue

kiberOneX
Newbie
I have an issue after updating spotify to the latest version (1:1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73-35). It doesn't show any recently played playlists. Does anybody know what's the matter? Here's a screenshot with...
2018-03-13 9:03:29 PM
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Spotify Client eats up all cpu when a playlist ends

This bug has been present at least some weeks now. If I listen music from a playlist and it runs out of music, Spotify goes to some sort of loop that hogs 2 of my cpu cores completely. I have the "autoplay similar songs when your music ends" set to o...

rst-
Regular
This bug has been present at least some weeks now. If I listen music from a playlist and it runs out of music, Spotify goes to some sort of loop that hogs 2 of my cpu cores completely. I have the "au...
2018-03-12 4:48:02 PM
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