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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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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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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...
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...
I was able to install spotify on Lubuntu following the website instructions and to log in but I can’t use the menu in right corner, e.g. I can’t log out or change the settings
I just installed new Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and then Spotify from Ubuntu Software panel and there is no Spotify icon in system tray (on the top of the screen).
Your device and operating system:Linux 4.13.0-39-generic #44~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 5 16:43:10 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium):FreeThe app version of Spotify you’re using:Spotify version 1....
Hi guys,I've discovered that spotify prevents me from connecting a display through usb-c.If I close spotify it works fine.Ubuntu snap 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78-41 (13)Connection is usb-c -> apple usb-c to hdmi-adapter -> monitor. Relevant syslog:Apr 26 12...
Sections from running --show-console 00:48:26.394 D [gaia_manager.cpp:1121 ] GAIA: TIMING(144864044) GaiaManager::onSubscriptionSuccess 00:48:26.395 D [gaia_manager.cpp:1266 ] GAIA: TIMING(144864045) GaiaManager::sendHelloHelper 00:48:28.733 E [cdn_c...
Hey guys, I've just got a press release about spotfiy being available as a snap now so I've decided to try it (to write an article about it). tl:dr it doesn't even launch on Solus. marius@Dampfmaschine ~ $ snap run spotify Gtk-Message: Failed to load...
I have just installed ElementaryOS which is basic on Ubuntu Desktop and then installed Spotify on it and now every time I use the next track feature all my apps get shut down and I get completely logged out. Is there a way I could fix this?
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 0DF731E45CE24F27EEEB1450EFDC8610341D9410echo deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.listsudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get insta...
Could you please fix this.https://forum.manjaro.org/t/spotify-crashes-after-login/14246> it crashes when I try to log me.Just experienced exactly that same issue, running openSUSE Linux 42.2 andspotify-client_1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6-95_amd64.debThis wor...
I have a 4k display, and the Linux (at least?) client is practically unusable.Is HiDPI support on the roadmap?
I'm Trying to change the offline songs storage folder to one on a mounted device. But when I'm trying to do it it says:cannot read the contents of mediaerror opening directory '/media': Permission deniedI also tried to use a symbolic link, but that a...
Hello there, I'm trying change my cache location in a 17.10 Ubuntu box, with no luck at all. Using the GUI of spotify, we can click in "Change Location" button, and choose any location... INSIDE OF THE F*****K /snap filesystem, OR inside your $HOME. ...
Every time I try to go on Spotify on LTE is says offline and you need to connect to internet. I’ve deleted and reinstalled so many times. I also have Spotify on the computer. I have tried vpn and it doesn’t work. I have regular subscription no premiu...
Hello! I'm using the Linux client on a Debian 8.10 installation running on an HP Elitebook 840G1. The client has been working flawlessly for me up until today. I was trying to listen to the podcast "Vetenskapsradion", today's episode and it won't wor...
Output on my terminal:I'm using nvidia's proprietary driver and spotify snap version. It still works after updating the system. I think that spotify uses libGL of system instead of nvidia's and I noticed that the mesa packages has been updated.So ple...
Can I ask why you don't distribute Spotify for GNU/Linux as flatpak or appimage package?
Hello, I tried today to install Spotify on Ubuntu 16.04, after installing i see the login mask. After entering my login data Spotify Crashs. What can I do here? Thanks in advance.
Every time I click to play the music it won't start from the beginning of the song, it cuts a second from the beginning. It was already reported at least twice in this forum since 2014 with no official answers from spotify members: https://community....
Hello guys, Is there any stable version for CentOS 7. I found this topic, but the related file is empty and the source is dead. The official download link for Linux has just Ubuntu installation. I need a repository that works with yum command. I' ve ...
Hi there!I installed the snap package in my opensuse 42.3 system, but it won't launch, presenting the following errors: Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) Snapd version: snap 2.27.6-1.1 snapd ...