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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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Spotify for Linux (RPM)

I am a huge fan of Linux and am now using Fedora 22 at the moment. To be honest, installing Spotify on rpm based Linux machines is (when doing it all yourself without scripts or repo's) a hell. You got to convert it and change lots of stuff. That's w...

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  • I am a huge fan of Linux and am now using Fedora 22 at the moment.   To be honest, installing Spotify on rpm based Linux machines is (when doing it all yourself without scripts or repo's) a he...
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Solved!! Can't install public key

When I try to install the public key through terminal I get this error:root@pc00229:/home/jdrury# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyrin...

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  • When I try to install the public key through terminal I get this error: root@pc00229:/home/jdrury# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59 Executing: gpg --ignore-time-c...
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[Ubuntu - arduino] How to read current playing track information

Hello,I want ask... I developing HW automation based on Arduino.How I can read data from spotify -> Artist, song name, song lenght, current played time, play status (playing, paused, stopped) + other informations as playlist name, username etc... Sec...

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  • Hello, I want ask... I developing HW automation based on Arduino. How I can read data from spotify -> Artist, song name, song lenght, current played time, play status (playing, paused, stopped) ...
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Linux. problem to install spotify on debian 9

I have problem when install spotify on debian 9. root@debian:/home/tong# apt-get install spotify-clientReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneSome packages could not be installed. This may mean that you ...

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  • I have problem when install spotify on debian 9.     root@debian:/home/tong# apt-get install spotify-client Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state in...
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Can Spotify stream from Raspberry Pi without gui?

Hi, I would like to use my raspberry pi to stream music - as many others do. I've read that libspotify should be the way to do it. Is it possible to connect my RPi using libspotify, with spotify-connect from a mobile device without installing a gui o...

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  • Hi,   I would like to use my raspberry pi to stream music - as many others do. I've read that libspotify should be the way to do it.   Is it possible to connect my RPi using libspot...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ubuntu: This song is not available [Blue Bar]

I know there's been issues i/r/t "This song is not available." on windows. Problem is: I'm on Ubuntu. What I've done: Cleared storage cache, reinstalled, made sure I had the latest updated client, and still nothing. Song works just fine on web client...

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  • I know there's been issues i/r/t "This song is not available." on windows. Problem is: I'm on Ubuntu.   What I've done: Cleared storage cache, reinstalled, made sure I had the latest updated c...
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Superuser Contribution "Can't play the current song" notification won't go away

Spotify version 1.0.49.125.g72ee7853, Copyright (c) 2017, Spotify Ltd on linux I suspect the notification pops up when my laptop is suspended or something similar,which isn't a problem. The problem is it won't go away and stays there until I hit X wh...

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  • Spotify version 1.0.49.125.g72ee7853, Copyright (c) 2017, Spotify Ltd on linux   I suspect the notification pops up when my laptop is suspended or something similar,which isn't a problem. The ...
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[SUGGESTION] Change invalid username/password error message

One thing that had me really confused for a couple days is the error message you get if you put in a bad username and/or password. Instead of getting a message saying that's the issue, you get a message saying "Service is temporarily unavailable plea...

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  • One thing that had me really confused for a couple days is the error message you get if you put in a bad username and/or password. Instead of getting a message saying that's the issue, you get a mess...
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adding an album to the queue adds it to the front of the queue

The queue does not work as it should be. Scenario:When playing an album, you search for an artist and click the play symbol on one of the albums, it starts to play. I decide to add an other album to the queue. When I click the three dots and select a...

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  • The queue does not work as it should be.   Scenario: When playing an album, you search for an artist and click the play symbol on one of the albums, it starts to play. I decide to add an ...
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Linux: Spotify + Memory Issues??

I'm using Spotify on Linux (Ubuntu) and after a while of playing, my system slows down to an almost unresponsive point. I've been googling and read about htop, which I've run and I now see that over ~two hours of music playing, my swap memory amount ...

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  • I'm using Spotify on Linux (Ubuntu) and after a while of playing, my system slows down to an almost unresponsive point. I've been googling and read about htop, which I've run and I now see that over ...
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Superuser Contribution [Linux] Local files not shuffling

These are local files in queue, one playlist, randomness is on but as you can see in the picture, there's nothing random about it.Non-local file shuffle works great, problem is only local files. Continuos re-shuffle doesn't work, it just switches ord...

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  • These are local files in queue, one playlist, randomness is on but as you can see in the picture, there's nothing random about it. Non-local file shuffle works great, problem is only local files. Co...
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proxy for linux really not working

When I try to log in to spotify on the linux client I first go to Settings and configure a proxy complete with username and password. Upon entering my Spotify username and password thereafter, the first query to the proxy server is to http://apresolv...

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  • When I try to log in to spotify on the linux client I first go to Settings and configure a proxy complete with username and password.   Upon entering my Spotify username and password thereafte...
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PureOS

Hi, today I installed PureOS on my computer. Of course I also wanted Spotify on my computer but still not working... This is the error i have in my terminal: Packetlist will be loaded…. Ready. Tree of requirements will be preparedThe status informati...

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  • Hi, today I installed PureOS on my computer. Of course I also wanted Spotify on my computer but still not working...   This is the error i have in my terminal:   Packetlist will be load...
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Solved!! Cross-Fade in Linux Client

Hi, I've been using the Spotify Linux client for quite a while now. Unfortunately I cannot find a very awseome feature, which seems to be missing, since there is no menu-bar in the Linux client. How can I activate/configure the cross-fade feature? I ...

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  • Hi,   I've been using the Spotify Linux client for quite a while now. Unfortunately I cannot find a very awseome feature, which seems to be missing, since there is no menu-bar in the Linux cli...
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can not install under Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 64bit due to missing dependencies

Dear all, after freshly installing ubuntu Budgie 17.10 I try to install spotify. The repository and the key are there, I already aded the testing repo as well. But: when I type sudo apt-get install spotify-client I get this output: spotify-client : H...

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  • Dear all,   after freshly installing ubuntu Budgie 17.10 I try to install spotify. The repository and the key are there, I already aded the testing repo as well. But: when I type sudo apt-ge...
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[Linux] Spotify Cannot Play Local Files

I am on elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki 64 bit, which is built on Built on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTSI cannot play local files when I try to I get the message "this song is not avialable if you have this file on your computer you can import it" as shown on the scre...

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  • I am on elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki 64 bit, which is built on Built on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS I cannot play local files when I try to I get the message "this song is not avialable if  you have this fi...
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This song is not available with local file

I'm add local files folder as described here: https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/features/listen-to-local-files/ After restart spotify app I'm see my songs (currently 1 album), but when I start to play songs, I see message with flag at top ...

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  • I'm add local files folder as described here: https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/features/listen-to-local-files/   After restart spotify app I'm see my songs (currently 1 album), but...
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Spotify Linux version client can not input Japanese

Spotify Linux version client can not input Japanese into the search box using Kana-Kanji conversion system.I can input by copying and pasting.But that is troublesome. I am using ibus/mozc, but there is a report that it can not be done with fcitx/mozc...

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  • Spotify Linux version client can not input Japanese into the search box using Kana-Kanji conversion system. I can input by copying and pasting. But that is troublesome. I am using ibus/mo...
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Solved!! Prevent spotify from playing any radio songs

My spotify automatically starts playing radio stations after each playlist is done playing. How do i turn this off? I don't want to listen to the radio and it's especially annoying because I listen to songs before I go to sleep but spotify keeps play...

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  • My spotify automatically starts playing radio stations after each playlist is done playing. How do i turn this off? I don't want to listen to the radio and it's especially annoying because I listen t...
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Cannot share songs with friends

Hi,We have a Spotify family account, I use Linux and the Linux client. When I want to share a song I am plying with my son all seems to go well until I click the "send" button. The button greys out and the pop-up screen does not disappear. Any ideas ...

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  • Hi, We have a Spotify family account, I use Linux and the Linux client. When I want to share a song I am plying with my son all seems to go well until I click the "send" button. The button greys out...
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