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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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Cannot play music even online

My spotify keeps telling me I'm offline when I'm connected to WiFi- I've tried restarting my computer and closing the app, I've logged in and out but the same message keeps saying "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to re...

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  • My spotify keeps telling me I'm offline when I'm connected to WiFi- I've tried restarting my computer and closing the app, I've logged in and out but the same message keeps saying "No internet connec...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify now has a Snap package as well

Hey guys, Just to let everyone know, Spotify is now also available as a Snap package. It can be easily installed in any distro supporting Snaps by browsing the Snap store, or through the Software Center in Ubuntu. You now don't have to use the comman...

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  • Hey guys,   Just to let everyone know, Spotify is now also available as a Snap package. It can be easily installed in any distro supporting Snaps by browsing the Snap store, or through the Sof...
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Auto run on startup for Linux

Hello,Got tired of the windows bs so I made the switch back to Linux and was wondering if you guys knew of a simple way to get spotify to auto start on login like on the windows box I was using previously. I know there’s probably an easy solution som...

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  • Hello, Got tired of the windows bs so I made the switch back to Linux and was wondering if you guys knew of a simple way to get spotify to auto start on login like on the windows box I was using pre...
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Superuser Contribution Snap package not working Ubuntu (Unable to play tracks)

Had installed version of spotify client from apt, removed, deleted cache configs etcInstalled the fancy new snap package all went wellLogged in, no tracks playing just skips to the next trackUninstalled snap package spotifyreinstalled apt spotify cli...

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  • Had installed version of spotify client from apt, removed, deleted cache configs etc Installed the fancy new snap package all went well Logged in, no tracks playing just skips to the next track Un...
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StartupWMClass missing from .desktop file

Hey, please consider adding StartupWMClass=spotifyto the .desktop file for the spotify snap. This will make it possible for users to pin spotify to their launchers. The .desktop file should look something like this [Desktop Entry] Name=Spotify Generi...

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  • Hey,   please consider adding    StartupWMClass=spotify to the .desktop file for the spotify snap. This will make it possible for users to pin spotify to their launchers.&nbs...
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debian repo is down !

Can get deb package anymore http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/ send me to http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/ but http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/is there

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  • Can get deb package anymore   http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/   send me to http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/   but...
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Solved!! No internet detected - Error code 4 (Linux)

Hi guys! My spotify app stoped working. It shows that theres no connection (error code 4), but the internet it's working. I tried to reinstall and login again but the error still occurring. I'm using elementary OS 0.3 Freya, based on Ubuntu 14.04.

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  • Hi guys!   My spotify app stoped working. It shows that theres no connection (error code 4), but the internet it's working.     I tried to reinstall and login again but the error ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 & Sound Blaster X-Fi

I connected my Sound Blaster card to Raspberry Pi 3 and it works just fine, I can play everything via this card. Everything BUT Spotify. When I disable the built-in pi card Spotify says "This track is not available..." for whatever I'm trying to play...

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  • I connected my Sound Blaster card to Raspberry Pi 3 and it works just fine, I can play everything via this card. Everything BUT Spotify.  When I disable the built-in pi card Spotify says "Thi...
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Install earlier version AND block updates!

Fellow Spotifyers, if you want your old features back FOR GOOD (like Apps, minimize-to-tray, Ctrl-F search, etc etc etc), just follow the steps below to reinstall the previous version of Spotify and permanently block the forced automatic update! You'...

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  • Fellow Spotifyers, if you want your old features back FOR GOOD (like Apps, minimize-to-tray, Ctrl-F search, etc etc etc), just follow the steps below to reinstall the previous version of Spotify and ...
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Solved!! A Connection Question About SPDIF

My 2 channel stereo integrated amplifier has a digital input. If I connect the output from my computer's sound card,using the orange output(the SPDIF output) to my integrated amplifier's digital input ,using a mono cable with the correct connections(...

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  • My 2 channel stereo integrated amplifier has a digital input.   If I connect the output from my computer's sound card,using the orange output(the SPDIF output) to my integrated amplifier's dig...
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'This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.'

I can't play any song. One or two weeks ago, everythink works fine, but now i get the message in topic. Sometimes i click arround and suddenly it works, but w/o reproducible way. Any ideas? # cat /etc/lsb-releaseDISTRIB_ID=UbuntuDISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04...

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  •  I can't play any song. One or two weeks ago, everythink works fine, but now i get the message in topic. Sometimes i click arround and suddenly it works, but w/o reproducible way.   Any i...
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First month trial

Hi all, I just created an account on spotify and i subscribed for the student account. From what I noticed I have been charged for the first month, but I think I was supposed to have the first month free.Can someone please help me with that?

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  • Hi all, I just created an account on spotify and i subscribed for the student account. From what I noticed I have been charged for the first month, but I think I was supposed to have the first month ...
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music have changed in a spotify playlist

Hi everyone ! Last 1/4/2018, spotify have shared a playlist "70's" in which there were a lot of titles. But today, I was searching for this playlist and I was surprised to notice that the playlist already exists but all the music have been changed. T...

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  • Hi everyone !   Last 1/4/2018, spotify have shared a playlist "70's" in which there were a lot of titles. But today, I was searching for this playlist and I was surprised  to notice that ...
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puppet apt: “The following packages cannot be authenticated! spotify-client”

I am trying to install the [spotify-client][1] using their repository on Ubuntu 16.04 via puppet's [apt][2] module: include apt apt::source { 'spotify-repo': location => 'http://repository.spotify.com', release => 'stable', repos => 'non-free', key =...

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  • I am trying to install the [spotify-client][1] using their repository on Ubuntu 16.04 via puppet's [apt][2] module: include apt apt::source { 'spotify-repo': location =&gt...
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Negative follower count

This artist has a negative follower count    Alexander F.    

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  • This artist has a negative follower count    Alexander F.    
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Problema para reproducir musica "cancion no se puede reproducir"

Buenas tardes, en este momento no se que otra cosa probar, ya que eh intentado todo para arreglar este error, cuando intento reproducir sale el mensaje "no se puede reproducir esta cancion", intente desistalar el programa y reinstalarlo, cerrar sesio...

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  • Buenas tardes, en este momento no se que otra cosa probar, ya que eh intentado todo para arreglar este error, cuando intento reproducir sale el mensaje "no se puede reproducir esta cancion", intente ...
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Local files not appearing on phone, uploaded from a Linux

I uploaded several songs to Spotify on a Linux, and we initially had problems playing the songs, but we were able to play them on the computer. I tried to play the songs on my phone, but the playlist said it had nothing in it from the inside. It said...

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  • I uploaded several songs to Spotify on a Linux, and we initially had problems playing the songs, but we were able to play them on the computer. I tried to play the songs on my phone, but the playlist...
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Country problem

(first, sorry by my bad english) i'm brazilian, and was using Spotify desk in ubuntu and the app android normally. I change the System to Debian 9, and now, I can't loggin. So, I tried use in the android app, and "wasn't work too". My contry needed b...

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  • (first, sorry by my bad english)   i'm brazilian, and was using Spotify desk in ubuntu and the app android normally. I change the System to Debian 9, and now, I can't loggin. So, I tried use i...
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Unable to login with Facebook using Snap

I'm trying the new Spotify Snap on Ubuntu 18.04 but I am unable to login using Facebook. When I click the login with Facebook button I get the following dbus error. $ spotifyGtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"Error org.freedeskto...

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  • I'm trying the new Spotify Snap on Ubuntu 18.04 but I am unable to login using Facebook. When I click the login with Facebook button I get the following dbus error.   $ spotify Gtk-Message: F...
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