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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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Year in music and web player

Hi, I have a few questions. I used this year's "year in music" tool and I am not sure it works well. Stats from the web player do not seem to have been considered properly. Is it possible that it doesn't track all bands I listened to and the hours I ...

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  • Hi,   I have a few questions.   I used this year's "year in music" tool and I am not sure it works well. Stats from the web player do not seem to have been considered properly.   ...
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[Linux Desktop] Can't log in.

Hey, Since a recent reinstallation of the linux desktop app, I can't log in from it anymore.I'm currently using version 1.0.19.106. Every time, I get this error : If I start it from a shell, this is what I get :http://pastebin.com/g73Qk8Lk It would a...

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  • Hey,   Since a recent reinstallation of the linux desktop app, I can't log in from it anymore. I'm currently using version 1.0.19.106.   Every time, I get this error :   &nb...
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Solved!! Will Spotify still be for Linux 32-bit in the future?

Google Chrome will soon stop updating the 32 bit version on March 2016. Because Spotify is based on chromium, will Spotify be 64-bit only, too?

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  • Google Chrome will soon stop updating the 32 bit version on March 2016. Because Spotify is based on chromium, will Spotify be 64-bit only, too?
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PlayList Backup

I just developed playlistbackup.me to help people who wants to download your songs at Spotify. Regards!

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  • I just developed playlistbackup.me to help people who wants to download your songs at Spotify.   Regards!  
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Solved!! System logout issue with Ubuntu 14.04

Hey, MSI Ge60-2OE laptop, with Ubuntu 14.04Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): PremiumThe app version of Spotify you’re using: The newest, installed yesterdayBrief description of the issue: while trying to logout of system account when ...

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  • Hey,   MSI Ge60-2OE laptop, with Ubuntu 14.04 Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium The app version of Spotify you’re using: The newest, installed yesterday Brief...
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Select album - select play - why doesn't it play track one?

As per the title, fancied a bit of Iron Maiden, selected Iron Maiden/Iron Maiden started playing Running Free, which it has as track 4 1998 Remastered releaseNo. Title Writer(s) Length 1."Prowler" 3:562."Sanctuary" Harris, Murray, Di'Anno3:163."Remem...

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  • As per the title, fancied a bit of Iron Maiden, selected Iron Maiden/Iron Maiden started playing Running Free, which it has as track 4   1998 Remastered release No. Title Writer(s) Length ...
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Huge stderr output on Linux client

Hi, I'm sorry if this was already reported but I couldn't find much posts searching with either stdout/stderr or .xsession-errors. The Linux spotify client (either 0.9.17.8.gd06432d.31-1 or 1:0.9.17.1.g9b85d43.7-1) outputs a *lot* of logs on stderr (...

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  • Hi,   I'm sorry if this was already reported but I couldn't find much posts searching with either stdout/stderr or .xsession-errors.   The Linux spotify client (either 0.9.17.8.gd0...
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Musixmatch integration issues

It seems there are currently multiple issues with the Musixmatch integration in Spotify for Windows: When editing songtexts Spotify changes into a mode where a song automatically is paused close to the end of the track. When one has finished editing,...

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  • It seems there are currently multiple issues with the Musixmatch integration in Spotify for Windows:   When editing songtexts Spotify changes into a mode where a song automatically is paused ...
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White box on desktop client using linux mint

I am running linux mint 17.2 and I get a large white box in the middle of the spotify window. It is not every time and sometimes it works just fine. I have tried disabling the hardware acceleration as was suggested. I installed spotify recently on th...

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  • I am running linux mint 17.2 and I get a large white box in the middle of the spotify window. It is not every time and sometimes it works just fine. I have tried disabling the hardware acceleration a...
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Linux client - can't read search box when using dark desktop theme

Hi, Search showed up a previous post about this issue specifically re. QT theme, but that was in 2013 and I'm using a GTK+ dark theme in GNOME. So apologies for the repost but I think it's worth rasiing the issue again. This is a common frustration f...

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  • Hi,   Search showed up a previous post about this issue specifically re. QT theme, but that was in 2013 and I'm using a GTK+ dark theme in GNOME. So apologies for the repost but I think it's w...
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unable to log in

Can someone please help me? I was using spotify by logging in true facebook.For some reason facebook thought my facebookpage was an non personal page but a business page and chaned it.Now I am unable to log in using my normal account.I am paying ever...

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  • Can someone please help me?   I was using spotify by logging in true facebook. For some reason facebook thought my facebookpage was an non personal page but a business page and chaned it. No...
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Solved!! Sound stops while playing track

Hi team, I have a strange one ... Issue:I start playing music, and after ~ 1:00 minute (1:04, 1:07, 1:03, 1:01, 1:04) the sound cuts out. All other system sounds are still working, just Spotify. If I restart Spotify it picks up where it left off, and...

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  • Hi team,   I have a strange one ...   Issue: I start playing music, and after ~ 1:00 minute (1:04, 1:07, 1:03, 1:01, 1:04) the sound cuts out. All other system sounds are still working...
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I'm confused

Hey~So I'm pretty sure I made an account through FaceBook, but I have no idea how to work this! I have a Linux computer, and I'm pretty sure I've downloaded spotify, but how do start using it? I have no idea. Thank you!

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  • Hey~ So I'm pretty sure I made an account through FaceBook, but I have no idea how to work this! I have a Linux computer, and I'm pretty sure I've downloaded spotify, but how do start using it? I ha...
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Certain songs in albums won't play

I will go to full albums and want a certain song but when I look at the album the song I want has gray letters not white like the others. When I try to click on them to play they won't do anything, can I just not get those songs but I can get other s...

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  • I will go to full albums and want a certain song but when I look at the album the song I want has gray letters not white like the others. When I try to click on them to play they won't do anything, c...
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Spotify Recommendations, go home, you're drunk

I don't have kids nor do I listen to accordeon music, I never share my credentials with others. Why are 90% of the recommendations suddenly albums for children and accordeon music? Is my account being hacked?

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  • I don't have kids nor do I listen to accordeon music, I never share my credentials with others. Why are 90% of the recommendations suddenly albums for children and accordeon music? Is my account...
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Track availabilty

There's no good available place to post this sorry. If you can't keep an album tell me and I will go and buy it. Nothing more frustrating than going to play an album and it's gone. Start emailing users when stuff in their saved list has gone. Unlike ...

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  • There's no good available place to post this sorry.   If you can't keep an album tell me and I will go and buy it. Nothing more frustrating than going to play an album and it's gone. Start ema...
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Existing Linux Spotify versions and repositories

Hi, I've checked the forum and I've found posts that mention the following two repositories:deb http://repository-origin.spotify.com stable non-freedeb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free At the moment, I've installed Spotify 0.9.4.183.g644...

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  • Hi,   I've checked the forum and I've found posts that mention the following two repositories: deb http://repository-origin.spotify.com stable non-free deb http://repository.spotify.com stab...
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Solved!! Two "Burial" artists

Hello. There are two different "Burial" artists on Spotify even though the two have tracks from the same author. Specifically on the artist that has hardcore in it, there are five albums "Kindred", "Street Halo", "Ghost Hardware", "Distant Lights", "...

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  • Hello. There are two different "Burial" artists on Spotify even though the two have tracks from the same author. Specifically on the artist that has hardcore in it, there are five albums "Kindred", "...
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[Bug] Center panel is always on top

When running Spotify installed from the Arch AUR, the center web panel is always on top, even when a window is maximized or the Spotify window is minimized. System information: Linux archie 3.17.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Dec 7 23:43:32 UTC 2014 x86...

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  • When running Spotify installed from the Arch AUR, the center web panel is always on top, even when a window is maximized or the Spotify window is minimized.   System information: Linu...
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[Bug] [Linux] Crash on drag-drop or open playlist

Using Ubuntu 15.04 I'm experiencing crashes when dragging and dropping songs to playlists from search.Doing this makes the client hang and eventually crash. When opening a playlist (worked fine yesterday..) it crashes my desktop environment. Some inf...

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  • Using Ubuntu 15.04 I'm experiencing crashes when dragging and dropping songs to playlists from search. Doing this makes the client hang and eventually crash.   When opening a playlist (worked...
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