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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 Future breakage of spotify-client on Linux

Today I upgraded spotify-client (Debian GNU/Linux testing (stretch)) to version 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2-22 and got this warning:Warning: The postinst maintainerscript of the package spotify-client Warning: seems to use apt-key (provided by apt) without ...

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  • Today I upgraded spotify-client (Debian GNU/Linux testing (stretch)) to version 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2-22 and got this warning: Warning: The postinst maintainerscript of the package spotify-client War...
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Superuser Contribution Linux (Debian) packages aren't very compliant

The provided .deb packages aren't very compliant with Debian policy or the FHS and aren't very robust (e.g. compiled files in architecture-dependent locations). I'm a Debian Developer and I can fix that with the right information.

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  • The provided .deb packages aren't very compliant with Debian policy or the FHS and aren't very robust (e.g. compiled files in architecture-dependent locations). I'm a Debian Developer and I can fix t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Smart or dynamic playlists

Hi, is it possible to have a dynamic playlist that maybe change the content on a few rules? A really simple example would be to have a playlist that automatically add all songs from a chosen artist if there is new ones instead of adding them for your...

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  • Hi, is it possible to have a dynamic playlist that maybe change the content on a few rules?   A really simple example would be to have a playlist that automatically add all songs from a chosen...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify asks to import a local file

I have a file on my computer and I've added the directory as a source in spotify and it shows up but it still asks me to import the file. I'm using Linux Mint 18 with KDE. EDIT: It's doing this with all local files when I try and play them.

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  • I have a file on my computer and I've added the directory as a source in spotify and it shows up but it still asks me to import the file.   I'm using Linux Mint 18 with KDE.   EDIT: It'...
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Superuser Contribution Input language support for Spotify linux?

May I know how to key in Chinese and korean characters in spotify linux?i had tried both language using ibus input but the linux client seems to accept only english Strings. Premium user, OS: Fedora 25version: spotify-client-1.0.43.123.g80176796-1

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  • May I know how to key in Chinese and korean characters in spotify linux? i had tried both language using ibus input but the linux client seems to accept only english Strings.     Premiu...
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Superuser Contribution Ubutun 16.04 error code 4

Spotify suddenly stopt working on my laptop. It runs ubuntu desktop 16.04 x64.When i start spotify i am able to log in, but after waiting 30 seconds spotify reports error code 4 and stays offline.Internet is fine, spotify web player works fine on the...

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  • Spotify suddenly stopt working on my laptop. It runs ubuntu desktop 16.04 x64. When i start spotify i am able to log in, but after waiting 30 seconds spotify reports error code 4 and stays offline. ...
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Superuser Contribution [Linux] Incredible issue connection on PC desktop wifi

After last Linux 64bit update when my Slackware GNU Linux running Spotify I get several "Invalid Misc" on my wifi device wlan0. INCREDIBLE!

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  • After last Linux 64bit update when my Slackware GNU Linux running Spotify I get several "Invalid Misc" on my wifi device wlan0. 😮 INCREDIBLE!  
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Sportify on Fedora 23 server - not starting due to libQtGui.so.4 error

Hi, Been trying to get a Spotify client installed on my new Fedora 23 (64bit) server, but so far without any succes. Tried first with the latest version of Spotify through the 'sudo yum -y install spotify-client' command, but this resulted in multipe...

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  • Hi,   Been trying to get a Spotify client installed on my new Fedora 23 (64bit) server, but so far without any succes.   Tried first with the latest version of Spotify through the 'sudo...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why isn't advertising screensaver removed when I use keyboard commands?

When I have been inactive in the player for a while, there is a splash screen with an advertising displayed. Normally it goes away after a few secs as soon as I move the mouse or click on anything -- but not when I use the keyboard to navigate. This ...

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  • When I have been inactive in the player for a while, there is a splash screen with an advertising displayed. Normally it goes away after a few secs as soon as I move the mouse or click on anything --...
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Salut Spotify et la communautéDepuis quelques temps, lorsqu'un ami m'envoie un lien pour une playlist, je suis dirigé vers une page avec présentation des titres, images... et en cliquant sur "Play on Spotify"... rien, pas de musique, la page reste te...

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  • Salut Spotify et la communauté Depuis quelques temps, lorsqu'un ami m'envoie un lien pour une playlist, je suis dirigé vers une page avec présentation des titres, images... et en cliquant sur "Play ...
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Solved!! [Linux] Spotify 0.8.8 for GNU/Linux

Update: Spotify for Linux v0.9.4 is now available. See here. Hi everybody! Today we pushed the latest and greatest Spotify client to our repository. This time you're getting the good stuff first, this version has only been rolled out to a small perce...

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  • Update: Spotify for Linux v0.9.4 is now available. See here.   Hi everybody!   Today we pushed the latest and greatest Spotify client to our repository. This time you're gettin...
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Spotify se cierra (version 1.0.42.151)

Hola, soy usuario Premium de Spotify desde hace años, y con las últimas actualizaciones, tanto en Android como en Windows, el programa se cierra de manera automática al intentar inicializarlo. Ni siquiera llega a posicionarse en la pantalla de login....

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  • Hola, soy usuario Premium de Spotify desde hace años, y con las últimas actualizaciones, tanto en Android como en Windows, el programa se cierra de manera automática al intentar inicializarlo. Ni siq...
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Song playing notifications

On Linux when I play a song a notification pops up telling me the name of the song, the author and the album, but on Windows it doesn't. I have checked the settings but I haven't seen any way to enable it. Is there any way to enable it or is it just ...

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  • On Linux when I play a song a notification pops up telling me the name of the song, the author and the album, but on Windows it doesn't. I have checked the settings but I haven't seen any way to...
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Allow spotify in router

Hi, I would like to setup my router in a way that it only allows spotify during certain times for all my devices.(Windows PC, Android tablet, OSMC Kodi)Personally I only use the applications and not the website. All other network traffic should be bl...

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  • Hi,   I would like to setup my router in a way that it only allows spotify during certain times for all my devices. (Windows PC, Android tablet, OSMC Kodi) Personally I only use the applicat...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Update Linux Spotify Client

Hello,I'm very conserned about the updates in the spotify desktop client for linux, there's a bug that is killing the SSD drive, that has been fixed in version 1.0.42. But the latest version of the Spotify Client for linux users is 1.0.38. The versio...

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  • Hello, I'm very conserned about the updates in the spotify desktop client for linux, there's a bug that is killing the SSD drive, that has been fixed in version 1.0.42. But the latest version o...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 64-bit debian packages missing from repository

I tried to download the 64-bit packages from http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/, but both of them return 404 errors. The 32-bit packages seem to work fine. Help?

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  • I tried to download the 64-bit packages from http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/, but both of them return 404 errors. The 32-bit packages seem to work fine. Help?
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Annoying music starts playing at login

I logged in to Spotify today, which is really cool, everyone likes music. Right? So I'm switching back to my web browser and I hear some really annoying indie youth **bleep** playing in the background and there is no stop button, there is no option f...

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  • I logged in to Spotify today, which is really cool, everyone likes music. Right? So I'm switching back to my web browser and I hear some really annoying indie youth **bleep** playing in the backgroun...
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100% CPU usage when a playlist finishes

Your device and operating system: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530, Debian Jessie Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium The app version of Spotify you’re using: spotify-client 1:1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6-74 Brief description of the issue: Aft...

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  • Your device and operating system:   Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530, Debian Jessie   Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium   The app version of Spotify you’re using...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Loading after Closing[Ubuntu 16.04]

If i open Spotify, close it and then attempt to reopen it I get stuck on this screen. It will hang forever. I've tried killing all spotify processes, but nothing but a reboot has solved this problem. Has anyone else seen this?

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  •   If i open Spotify, close it and then attempt to reopen it I get stuck on this screen.  It will hang forever.  I've tried killing all spotify processes, but nothing but a reboot has ...
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