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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!!Superuser Contribution Ubuntu 16.04: Ads do not play, Spotify is stuck.

Over the last few weeks I've had an intermitten issue in which Spotify will attempt to play an ad and the ad never plays leaving Spotify essentially bricked. Attempting to change songs displays the "The selected song will be played after the ad" but ...

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  • Over the last few weeks I've had an intermitten issue in which Spotify will attempt to play an ad and the ad never plays leaving Spotify essentially bricked. Attempting to change songs displays the "...
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Local File Don't Play on Linux Desktop

I'm trying to play a local file with Spotify Desktop on Linux and when I try to play it it says: "This track is unavailable, if you have the file on your computer you can import it."

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  • I'm trying to play a local file with Spotify Desktop on Linux and when I try to play it it says: "This track is unavailable, if you have the file on your computer you can import it."
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Disable Spotify widget on lockscreen

How can I disable the spotify widget that gets shown with anoying album art on my lock screen. Alternately, what command can I use to run Spotify in a sandbox mode, so that it does not hijack my volume button, and lock screen?

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  • How can I disable the spotify widget that gets shown with anoying album art on my lock screen.   Alternately, what command can I use to run Spotify in a sandbox mode, so that it does not hijac...
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Trojan Condom ad issue is back.

I’ve been trying to listen to music but I can’t bechase this stupid condom ad is literally the only ad that plays. I’ve been suggested to change my age on my profile to under 18, but the website will not let me. I have to stop using Spotify because i...

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  • I’ve been trying to listen to music but I can’t bechase this stupid condom ad is literally the only ad that plays. I’ve been suggested to change my age on my profile to under 18, but the website will...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problem running client after reinstall

Hello everyone. I'm facing a tough (for me at least) problem. I had some problem with my spotify client (I could access the music in my playlists, but not use the search field) so I decided to remove it and reinstall. Installation seems to have worke...

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  • Hello everyone. I'm facing a tough (for me at least) problem.   I had some problem with my spotify client (I could access the music in my playlists, but not use the search field) so I decided ...
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Superuser Contribution Linux keyboard shortcuts

The Linux client doesn't appear to support the same set of keyboard shortcuts as the others. In particular, I'm missing the "go forward/back" shortcut to scrub ahead or behind in a track. (Would love to use a global shortcut to do this outside the ap...

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  • The Linux client doesn't appear to support the same set of keyboard shortcuts as the others. In particular, I'm missing the "go forward/back" shortcut to scrub ahead or behind in a track. (...
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Solved!! Two versions of Spotify installed?

Hi, Ubuntu 16.04. When I search for Spotify, I get two installed versions. One is the 'fixed DPI' version, which I'm logged in to; another is an 'unfixed DPI' version, which I am not logged into. While this doesn't appear to have any ill effects, is ...

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  • Hi,   Ubuntu 16.04. When I search for Spotify, I get two installed versions. One is the 'fixed DPI' version, which I'm logged in to; another is an 'unfixed DPI' version, which I am not logged ...
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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.

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  • 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.
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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.

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  • @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.
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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)...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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  • 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...
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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, ...

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  • 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...
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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?

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