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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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Superuser Contribution Navigation buttons layout broken

Hi! In linux client the navigation buttons layout broken. See image attached. Spotify version 1.0.42.145.g7a5a182e, Copyright (c) 2016, Spotify Ltd I'm using Fedora 25.

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  • Hi! In linux client the navigation buttons layout broken. See image attached.   Spotify version 1.0.42.145.g7a5a182e, Copyright (c) 2016, Spotify Ltd   I'm using Fedora 25.
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spotify can't start on ubuntu16.04 LTS

When I click the button,it happened like the video recorded.(record1.mp4.zip)When I run the client through terminal,there were a text show up in home folder.(spotify-dump.text.zip)PLEASE HELP ME!

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  • When I click the button,it happened like the video recorded.(record1.mp4.zip) When I run the client through terminal,there were a text show up in home folder.(spotify-dump.text.zip) PLEASE HELP ME!
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Superuser Contribution Spotify client stuck at end of an ad

I use the spotify client on linux mint 18, and I recently transitioned from premium to basic subscription (2 days ago). Everything worked fine before.I start the client and listen to several songs, then an ad comes. The green progress bar is a tenth ...

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  • I use the spotify client on linux mint 18, and I recently transitioned from premium to basic subscription (2 days ago).  Everything worked fine before. I start the client and listen to several ...
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HiDPI-Support on Linux ?

The Spotify-Player on Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 all updates 64bit) does not respect the HiDPI-Settings. Whereas the webplayer does.(See attached Screenshot). Please Fix this - We have a Family Account for Premium and use it a lot on linux.

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  • The Spotify-Player on Linux (Ubuntu 14.04 all updates 64bit) does not respect the HiDPI-Settings. Whereas the webplayer does.(See attached Screenshot). Please Fix this - We have a Family Account for ...
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Wrong playlist in embed code

Hi everybody ! Today I wanted to embed a playlist in my website and it seems there is a problem. To give you an idea: If I insert twice the same code, I get two different playlists in my page. If I insert one code, its the wrong playlist (when I clic...

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  • Hi everybody ! Today I wanted to embed a playlist in my website and it seems there is a problem. To give you an idea: If I insert twice the same code, I get two different playlists in my page. If I i...
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Release Notes Idea Needs Support!

Hey Everyone! If you came here looking for recent release notes, you may be out of luck for the time being. However, I've created a new idea requesting release notes be added to all platforms. There were other similar ideas, either closed or poorly i...

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  • Hey Everyone!   If you came here looking for recent release notes, you may be out of luck for the time being.   However, I've created a new idea requesting release notes be added to all...
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Web Player forgets last played playlist/radio on restart

On a restart of the web player the last played song is active, but the queue is filled with the album linked to the song rather than the playlist it was a part of. To recreate: 1. Select and play a playlist from the browse tab2. Close the web browser...

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  • On a restart of the web player the last played song is active, but the queue is filled with the album linked to the song rather than the playlist it was a part of.   To recreate:   1. S...
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Folder-wide shuffle play

Hi everyone! I am using Spotify Folders to effectively amalgamate "playlists of a kind" that I am following or playing regularly. In this case, I am listening a lot to the so-called "yacht rock" or guilty-pleasure West-Coast-style soft rock and simil...

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  • Hi everyone!   I am using Spotify Folders to effectively amalgamate "playlists of a kind" that I am following or playing regularly. In this case, I am listening a lot to the so-called "yacht r...
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Playback stops after each song

I'm having a strange intermittent issue. Upon opening the spotify desktop player, I can play one song, afterwhich the next song does not start. When I click on the next song in the playlist to begin, the banner at the top says "The selected song will...

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  • I'm having a strange intermittent issue. Upon opening the spotify desktop player, I can play one song, afterwhich the next song does not start. When I click on the next song in the playlist to begin,...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Linux crashes with some musics

Hi.I use spotify Linux (Spotify version 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2, Copyright (c) 2016, Spotify Ltd) without problems, until I wanted to play this song : spotify:track:4I2yMKwkVNPbJ9SfNNycG1 The player crashes with this message :10:06:03.183 D [gaia_manage...

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  • Hi. I use spotify Linux (Spotify version 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2, Copyright (c) 2016, Spotify Ltd) without problems, until I wanted to play this song : spotify:track:4I2yMKwkVNPbJ9SfNNycG1  ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error starting up Spotify on Ubuntu 12.04LTS

Hello all, I am suddenly receiving the following error when starting the latest Spotify from the 12.04LTS ubuntu system: [1024/153020:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(231)] Running without the SUID sandbox! See https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/sr...

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  • Hello all,   I am suddenly receiving the following error when starting the latest Spotify from the 12.04LTS ubuntu system:   [1024/153020:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(231)] Running withou...
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Playlist running time for each song

We are planning a 6 hour party and want the music to peak from hours 2 to 5. Does anyone know if a column can be added to the playlist showing how much time has passed since the first song? Would be really helpful for us! Thanks, PS please help get s...

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  • We are planning a 6 hour party and want the music to peak  from hours 2 to 5.  Does anyone know if a column can be added to the playlist showing how much time has passed since the first son...
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Solved!! Spotify Settings Don't Open

1. Device: HP EliteBook running Arch Linux.2. Spotify Premium Account.3. Spotify version 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b24. When I click the arrow in the upper-right hand corner and click Settings, nothing happens.5. Steps to reproduce: 1. Click the arrow in the...

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  • 1. Device: HP EliteBook running Arch Linux. 2. Spotify Premium Account. 3. Spotify version 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2 4. When I click the arrow in the upper-right hand corner and click Settings, no...
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Crash when I play any song Ubuntu 16.04

As the title says, Spotify now crashes when I try to play a song. It was not doing this before and I have not made any updates. Not sure why this is happening but hope to fix it soon as I have PremiumThanks, wellhat

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  • As the title says, Spotify now crashes when I try to play a song. It was not doing this before and I have not made any updates. Not sure why this is happening but hope to fix it soon as I have Premiu...
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Solved!! Spotify doesn 't start after upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04

After my upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04, Spotify doesn 't start up anymore. Nothing visible happens after 'clicking' on the application icon. I have tried to install Spotify again, but that doesn't work because the mesaage is that it already has bene instal...

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  • After my upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04, Spotify doesn 't start up anymore. Nothing visible happens after 'clicking' on the application icon. I have tried to install Spotify again, but that doesn't work b...
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Linux Spotify cache not following symbolic link to another drive but user data does.

Hello, I'm using 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2 on Ubuntu 16.04. I recently migrated to a SSD drive, and in an attempt to reduce writes I've started putting many temporary files in a RamDisk or mechanical drive for various programs to save writes and space. I ...

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  • Hello, I'm using 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2 on Ubuntu 16.04. I recently migrated to a SSD drive, and in an attempt to reduce writes I've started putting many temporary files in a RamDisk or mechanical...
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Superuser Contribution Identified albums that couses Spotify to crash on Linux

This problem has been bugging me for few months, yesterday noticed that it's certain songs or whole albums that crashes the player immediately when tried to be played. So far I've found several albums of Finnish rapper Asa to couse this, but I guess ...

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  • This problem has been bugging me for few months, yesterday noticed that it's certain songs or whole albums that crashes the player immediately when tried to be played. So far I've found several album...
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How to use Spotify on a computer with no privileges ?

Hi guys, I would like to listen to Spotify at work, so I installed the android app on my phone but the problem is that I can't get a correct internet connection as I'm working underground. I tried to use the web application on my computer but it uses...

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  • Hi guys,   I would like to listen to Spotify at work, so I installed the android app on my phone but the problem is that I can't get a correct internet connection as I'm working underground. I...
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Solved!! [Desktop] Spotify's "Announcements"

Even though i've disabled -> Show announcements about new releases. I'm still getting banners on the browse section. Couldn't care less about bruno mars's releases. I pay to have Spotify ad-free, don't wanna see any ads.OS: LinuxSpotify Version: 1.0....

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  • Even though i've disabled -> Show announcements about new releases. I'm still getting banners on the browse section. Couldn't care less about bruno mars's releases. I pay to have Spotify ad-free, ...
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