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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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Playlists won't completely load on a Chromebook

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDeviceDell Chromebook 11Operating SystemChrome OS My Question or Issue Hello there!I'm a forum helper on Chromebook Central (which is kind of why I'm using a Chromebook), and I frequently listen to Spotify. However, just rec...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device Dell Chromebook 11 Operating System Chrome OS  My Question or Issue  Hello there! I'm a forum helper on Chromebook Central (which is kind...
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Link and Terminal code not working

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceUbuntuOperating System18.04 My Question or Issue I clicked on the link to install Spotify on my laptop, but it didn't work. Nothing happened when I approved of the download so I tried installing it through terminal an...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device Ubuntu Operating System 18.04   My Question or Issue  I clicked on the link to install Spotify on my laptop, but it didn't work. No...
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Superuser Contribution Can't drag whole albums to playlist

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLinux PCOperating SystemManjaro Testing (Kernel 4.18.4) My Question or Issue Whole albums cannot be dragged to playlists from Albums view. You have to go into the album and drag the songs instead. I'm not sure if this beha...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Linux PC Operating System Manjaro Testing (Kernel 4.18.4)   My Question or Issue  Whole albums cannot be dragged to playlists from Albums vie...
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Error On Linux Mint Cinnamon 19

PlanFree/PremiumCountryTurkey Device(MS-1632 AMD Turion(tm) 64 x2 Mobile Technology TL-64 * 2)Operating System(Linux Mint Cinnamon 19) My Question or Issue I have a error when i want to update my applications . It says : Err:10 http://repository.spot...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country Turkey  Device (MS-1632 AMD Turion(tm) 64 x2 Mobile Technology TL-64 * 2) Operating System (Linux Mint Cinnamon 19)   My Question or Issue  ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't save queue state except on explicit exit

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceLenovo Thinkpad T440pOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 (installed via snap) My Question or IssueWhen I restart my computer (or otherwise log out gracefully), my queue state is reset to what it was when I last explicitly exit...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada  Device Lenovo Thinkpad T440p Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 (installed via snap)   My Question or Issue When I restart my computer (or otherwise log ou...
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How do I start Spotify minimized in Ubuntu (Mint 19)?

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice Linux PCOperating System Mint 19 My Question or IssueI had spotify set to start minimized in Mint 18 but after the upgrade to 19 it shows up right in the middle of my media player program. The system is a keyboardless me...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Linux PC Operating System Mint 19   My Question or Issue I had spotify set to start minimized in Mint 18 but after the upgrade to 19 it shows up right in th...
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Superuser Contribution using RESTFUL API to get currently playing music

I use a Linux workstation all day long.I play Spotify through Sonos.Sonos doesn't support Linux, so I use an Android device to play Spotify through Sonos.I'd like to see on my Linux machine what song/artist is playing through Sonos.Using the Restful ...

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  • I use a Linux workstation all day long. I play Spotify through Sonos. Sonos doesn't support Linux, so I use an Android device to play Spotify through Sonos. I'd like to see on my Linux machine w...
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No top lists on the latest Linux Spotify.

I have just got spotify 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e-7 (that is what it said) from the ubuntu software centre. The main disadvantage i see to this is there are no top lists. I found it really helpful that it put my top 20 most listened to tracks in order. An...

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  • I have just got spotify 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e-7 (that is what it said) from the ubuntu software centre. The main disadvantage i see to this is there are no top lists. I found it really helpful that it...
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Solved!! Repository 'http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease' is not signed

Operating SystemDebian testing My Question or Issue W: GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EFDC8610341D9410E: The repository 'http...

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  • Operating System Debian testing   My Question or Issue  W: GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public ke...
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Linux Ubuntu Scaling Issue

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSurface Book 2Operating SystemLinux Ubuntu My Question or IssueUnfortunately the Spotify application has scaling issues on Ubuntu Linux. Attached is the scaling issue that's clearly visible which forces me to make an alias in...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Surface Book 2 Operating System Linux Ubuntu   My Question or Issue Unfortunately the Spotify application has scaling issues on Ubuntu Linux. Attache...
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Superuser Contribution High disk activity freezes computer

I'm running Spotify 1.0.80.480.g51b03ac3 on a HP EliteBook 2560P laptop with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bits. When running Spotify my laptop frequently hangs with high disk activity. SPotify keeps playing the current track, but I cannot start a new track un...

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  • I'm running Spotify 1.0.80.480.g51b03ac3 on a HP EliteBook 2560P laptop with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bits. When running Spotify my laptop frequently hangs with high disk activity. SPotify keeps playing t...
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Command execution delayed on Kubuntu 18.04

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceLaptopOperating SystemKubuntu 18.04 When I execute a command (click on a new music, do a research, close Spotify), it gets delayed: the music can change but not the interface. It takes at least 10 seconds to respond.This is...

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  • Plan Free Country France Device Laptop Operating System Kubuntu 18.04   When I execute a command (click on a new music, do a research, close Spotify), it gets delayed: the music ca...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify snap not starting

DevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04, Gnome My Question or Issue The snap is not working anymore. This happens at a regular basis. The error is:/snap/spotify/16/bin/desktop-launch: line 23: /home/lukas/.config/user-dirs.dirs: Permission denied Gtk-Me...

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  •   Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 18.04, Gnome   My Question or Issue  The snap is not working anymore. This happens at a regular basis. The error is: /snap/spotify/16/bin/de...
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Superuser Contribution Issues playing tracks from Popular section

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceDesktopOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04.1Kernel 4.15 (and 4.17 from the pre-built repos) My Question or Issue When browsing an artist, I've been noticing that I'm frequently (though not _always_) unable to play tracks from the ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device Desktop Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.1 Kernel 4.15 (and 4.17 from the pre-built repos)   My Question or Issue  When browsing an ar...
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Desktop app lowers volume automatically when other apps play audio

PlanPremium Operating SystemLinux Debian PulseaudioMy Question or IssueLike the title says, the audio gets dropped by about 70% any time their is a sound in another app. This lasts for a few seconds. Very irritating. A problem with Spotify specifical...

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  •   Plan Premium   Operating System Linux Debian  Pulseaudio My Question or Issue Like the title says, the audio gets dropped by about 70% any time their is a sound in anothe...
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Superuser Contribution Only some Sonos show in Spotify Linux

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell XPS13Operating SystemUbuntu 16.04 and 18.04My Question or Issue I have 2 Sonos Play 3s and a Sonos Playbar. Both Android controllers show all 3, but my Linux app only shows the 2 Sonos 3s. I recently wiped the computer...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell XPS13 Operating System Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 My Question or Issue  I have 2 Sonos Play 3s and a Sonos Playbar. Both Android controllers show all 3,...
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Cannot minimize to tray on Linux

Hello, I'm a Linux user and a big fan of Spotify, but one thing has been bothering me a lot. The option to minimize Spotify to the system tray is missing from the app settings, under "Startup and Window Behaviour". I've browsed old posts back from 20...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I'm a Linux user and a big fan of Spotify, but one thing has been bothering me a lot. The option to minimize Spotify to the system tray is missing from the app settings, under "S...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect to Bose Soundtouch 30 not working

PlanPremiumCountryIreland DeviceSamsung Galaxy 6, Asus ROGOperating SystemAndroid Oreo, Ubuntu 18.04 My Question or IssueSince a couple of days Spotify Connect on wifi can't play on my Bose Soundtouch 30. I can see the speakers on the list of availab...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland   Device Samsung Galaxy 6, Asus ROG Operating System Android Oreo, Ubuntu 18.04   My Question or Issue Since a couple of days Spotify Connect on...
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Superuser Contribution Offline error code 4

I am Premium user, currently in Israel using Spotify desktop on Ubuntu 18.04. I was reading similar issues.First of all I tried to do the Advanced Settings proxy tweak between auto detect and http. Did not work.Then I tried to delete the cache direct...

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  • I am Premium user, currently in Israel using Spotify desktop on Ubuntu 18.04. I was reading similar issues. First of all I tried to do the Advanced Settings proxy tweak between auto detect and http....
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