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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!! Spotify mutes when terminal issues a bip

DeviceASUS PRO BU401LGOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04Cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1 My Question or Issue Since I upgraded from 17.04 to 18.04 (fresh install actually), Spotify mutes (and pauses) itself, more or less randomly. This is actually almost systematic...

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  •   Device ASUS PRO BU401LG Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 Cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1   My Question or Issue   Since I upgraded from 17.04 to 18.04 (fresh install actually), Spotify...
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Spotify shuts down if WiFi is OFF and Wired is ON

If WiFi is turned OFF and Wired is turned ON, orIf WiFi is turned ON and Wired is turned OFF:Spotify turns off immediately after I turn it on.I turned on Spotify by using a terminal and the result is:Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gail" Gtk-Mess...

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  • If WiFi is turned OFF and Wired is turned ON, or If WiFi is turned ON and Wired is turned OFF: Spotify turns off immediately after I turn it on. I turned on Spotify by using a terminal and the res...
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My Spotify profile has disappeared from search

My Question or Issue My Spotify account is working fine on my app. However for the last two days friends who could always find me on search can no longer find my profile. I looked myself up and I’m not there. This is a new problem. I’m linked through...

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  •     My Question or Issue  My Spotify account is working fine on my app. However for the last two days friends who could always find me on search can no longer find my profile. I loo...
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Playlist duplicated itself 10+ times

Plan: PremiumCountry: SwedenDevice: Dell Precision 5520OS: Ubuntu 16.04 My Question or IssueHi! I have a playlist called Discover weekly archive which uses IFTTT to automatically add songs from Discover weekly to the archive. When I opened Spotify to...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Sweden Device: Dell Precision 5520 OS: Ubuntu 16.04   My Question or Issue Hi!   I have a playlist called Discover weekly archive which us...
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Sync between Windows App and Linux App doesn't work correctly

PlanPremium CountryGermany Operating System1.Machine: Win 72.Machine: Linux Mint 18.3 My Question or IssueHello i have just discovered a bug: on windows machine i have played Discover Weekly and added some songs to exactly 2 Playlists: SONGS and some...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Germany    Operating System 1.Machine: Win 7 2.Machine: Linux Mint 18.3   My Question or Issue Hello i have just discovered a bug: on windows mac...
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Can't play local files

Spotify UsernamedanliiPlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHP EliteBook 820 G4Operating SystemDebian 9.4 My Question or IssueI can't play local files which are added to Spotify. They show up under "Local files", and I can add them to playlists, but if I try...

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  • Spotify Username danlii Plan Premium Country Sweden Device HP EliteBook 820 G4 Operating System Debian 9.4   My Question or Issue I can't play local files which are added to Spotify....
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Offline download reset on only 2 devices

Spotify Username oldumbrella PlanPremiumCountryEngland, United Kingdom DeviceIphone 7plus Operating System(iOS 11.3.1 My Question or Issue I have this isssue when I download music to a second device it always resets the download on the 1st device mea...

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  • Spotify Username oldumbrella   Plan Premium Country England, United Kingdom   Device Iphone 7plus   Operating System (iOS 11.3.1   My Question or Issue  I hav...
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can't drag and drop playlists anymore

I was reorganizing my playlist library creating folders and drag-n-dropping playlists from the sidebar of the Spotify Linux client. Then after ~10 minutes (and 5/6 folders created) I couldn't start a drag action anymore. If I restart the client, some...

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  • I was reorganizing my playlist library creating folders and drag-n-dropping playlists from the sidebar of the Spotify Linux client. Then after ~10 minutes (and 5/6 folders created) I couldn't start a...
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Banned song/artist played again despite of it's been banned already!

Hi folks, I'm user with mail *snip* I'm banned this song and its artis 3 days ago.https://open.spotify.com/track/6DFrYKmSxwvnHuxFFfwK8w?si=cq_di3_qRnaw-fbEIRmrWA but it's just played again in my daily mix! ok spotify worked fine so far and I am happy...

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  • Hi folks,   I'm user with mail *snip*   I'm banned this song and its artis 3 days ago. https://open.spotify.com/track/6DFrYKmSxwvnHuxFFfwK8w?si=cq_di3_qRnaw-fbEIRmrWA   but it's...
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Segfault in snap store version of spotify

Hi, I just noticed a seg fault in version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78-41 in the snap store (Rev 13, according to snap list). Unfortunately, all I got was in dmesg: May 19 17:56:24 smitten kernel: [2013406.174688] show_signal_msg: 63 callbacks suppressedMay...

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  • Hi,   I just noticed a seg fault in version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78-41 in the snap store (Rev 13, according to snap list). Unfortunately, all I got was in dmesg:   May 19 17:56:24 smitten...
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Sound not working after HDMI disconnect

Hello! I'm using laptop Lenovo G50-70 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and I have premium account. I'm using latest Spotify from Ubuntu Software (Snap). When I disconnect HDMI monitor with speakers, Spotify sounds stop working.Steps to reproduce this problem:Co...

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  • Hello!   I'm using laptop Lenovo G50-70 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and I have premium account. I'm using latest Spotify from Ubuntu Software (Snap).   When I disconnect HDMI monito...
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Run Spotify in Ubuntu with local files saved to seperate HDD

Hi! I'm running Spotify in Ubuntu on an SSD and would like to change the directory for offline songs storage to a larger HDD I have available. The HDD is mounted in /XXXX and the permissions to rwx it are for my standard user account.When I try to se...

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  • Hi!   I'm running Spotify in Ubuntu on an SSD and would like to change the directory for offline songs storage to a larger HDD I have available. The HDD is mounted in /XXXX and the permissions...
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Playlist displaying 0 songs

My main playlist with about 400 songs randomly stopped while I was listening to it, and when I when I clicked on the playlist to resume it said the playlist had 0 songs. I tried seeing if I could recover the playlist but it was not listed as one of t...

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  • My main playlist with about 400 songs randomly stopped while I was listening to it, and when I when I clicked on the playlist to resume it said the playlist had 0 songs. I tried seeing if I could rec...
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Linux cannot switch to online

Hi there, mi spotify client is offline and I cant swich it to online mode, I never press the Ctrl + Shift + O to go offline....

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  • Hi there, mi spotify client is offline and I cant swich it to online mode, I never press the Ctrl + Shift + O to go offline.... 
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Settings can't be opened

Hello, I'd like to report that I can't open the settings page from the Linux client. I click on the dropdown menu option, but nothing happens. The OS is Lubuntu 17.10, and the client version is 1:1.0.72.117.g6bd7cc73-35

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  • Hello, I'd like to report that I can't open the settings page from the Linux client. I click on the dropdown menu option, but nothing happens. The OS is Lubuntu 17.10, and the client version is ...
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Removed songs from my music, errors happen..

Hello, so today I removed old songs from Your Music in my Ubuntu client (from ppa).When I try to start the client again, it just shows black window even after reinstall.On the website it says Oooops, something went wrong while loading your songs. Rel...

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  • Hello, so today I removed old songs from Your Music in my Ubuntu client (from ppa). When I try to start the client again, it just shows black window even after reinstall. On the website it says&nbs...
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