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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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A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Error code: http:11.

Your device and operating system: MSI GP66 LEOPARD, Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTSType of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): PremiumThe app version of Spotify you’re using: 1:1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819-2Brief description of the issue: "A firewall may be blockin...

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  • Your device and operating system: MSI GP66 LEOPARD, Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium The app version of Spotify you’re using:  1:1.1.84.716.gc5...
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making it work under linux ubuntu

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Spotify with Raspotify on DietPi

PlanPremiumCountryBulgariaDeviceRaspberryPiOperating SystemDietPi My Question or IssueHello, I was using Raspotify on my PaspberryPi with DietPi OS just fine, till I restarted the OS. No the device is no longer vizible, and the log files show error w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device RaspberryPi Operating System DietPi   My Question or Issue Hello, I was using Raspotify on my PaspberryPi with DietPi OS just fine, till I restarte...
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.desktop file appears to be broken [Linux/Flatpak]

PlanPremiumOperating SystemFedora Workstation 39 My Question or Issue.desktop file that comes with the flathub package appears to be broken. As a result, it doesn't show up in Gnome's application menu. I added mine in the attachments. I have two ques...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Fedora Workstation 39   My Question or Issue .desktop file that comes with the flathub package appears to be broken. As a result, it doesn't show up in Gnome'...
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My shuffle and smart shuffle is gone.

PlanFreeCountrySouth Africa Device(Laptop, Predator Helios 300)Operating System(Linux Arch)My Question or IssueMy shuffle seems to not be appearing anymore, and my spotify cannot use smart shuffle anymore, I deleted my cache, reinstalled spotify, log...

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  • Plan Free Country South Africa   Device (Laptop, Predator Helios 300) Operating System (Linux Arch) My Question or Issue My shuffle seems to not be appearing anymore, and my spotify ca...
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Spotify snap outdated

PlanPremiumCountryItalyOperating System(Linux Ubuntu 19.10 with gnome 3.34) The snap package is severely outdated (even the edge snap file which is stuck to 1.1.12). It's been 6 months since the last update and I do think many bugs have to be sorted ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Operating System (Linux Ubuntu 19.10 with gnome 3.34)   The snap package is severely outdated (even the edge snap file which is stuck to 1.1.12). It's been 6 mo...
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Spotify lagging and freezing

OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4Spotify sometimes (about a third of the cases) takes minutes to start, loading playlist takes usually about 30 or 40 s and quite often results in the application becoming irresponsive. Favourite artists list almost always fails to l...

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  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4 Spotify sometimes (about a third of the cases) takes minutes to start, loading playlist takes usually about 30 or 40 s and quite often results in the application becoming irrespon...
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Solved!! Songs not playing on Ubuntu app. 'Spotify can't play this right now'

I'm getting this error when I play any song on my Spotify desktop app on Ubuntu. The same songs play without any errors on my phone. Saw other suggestions, like deleting local files (can't seem to find any when searching for 'local' in the spotify fo...

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  • I'm getting this error when I play any song on my Spotify desktop app on Ubuntu. The same songs play without any errors on my phone. Saw other suggestions, like deleting local files (can't seem t...
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Solved!! Allmost all songs greyed out

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux Mint 21 Cinnamon My Question or IssueHello,I'm having a problem with Spotify on my desktop app. Almost all the songs appear in a greyed out format, and when I try to play them, I receive an ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Desktop Operating System Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm having a problem with Spotify on my desktop app. A...
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No lyrics

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux My Question or Issue According to the documentation [1], there should be lyrics when you press the "microphone" icon. However, there is no microphone icon. [1]: https://newsroom.spotify.com...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Desktop Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue   According to the documentation [1], there should be lyrics when you press the ...
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Help! Spotify problems with sound management in Linux mint

PlanPremiumDevicehp pavilion 14Operating SystemLinux mint My Question or IssueHi, for some reason Spotify acts very differently from any other app regarding sound management in Mint, first of all when Spotify plays it isn't recognized by the native s...

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  • Plan Premium Device hp pavilion 14 Operating System Linux mint   My Question or Issue Hi, for some reason Spotify acts very differently from any other app regarding sound management in M...
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Random across all library

Yeah guys how come there is no "play a random song from your whole library" button ? That would be amazing. Because then I can find a style to fit the mood. Understand ?

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  • Yeah guys how come there is no "play a random song from your whole library" button ? That would be amazing. Because then I can find a style to fit the mood. Understand ?
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Collaborative playlist is not working

My boyfriend invited me to a Collab playlist. On his end I come up as a collaborator, but on mine Im not and cannot add any songs.I resetted the page multiple times, and it still wont work. HELP! I'm on an asus chromebook and my boyfriend is on an ip...

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  • My boyfriend invited me to a Collab playlist. On his end I come up as a collaborator, but on mine Im not and cannot add any songs. I resetted the page multiple times, and it still wont work. HELP! I...
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Spotify gets maximized on logging back

I have kept the "close button should minimize the spotify window" option turned on. It does work greatly, move the app in the background and keep it minimized. However, the same doesn't work when I log out (keeping the app minimized) and log back. On...

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  • I have kept the "close button should minimize the spotify window" option turned on. It does work greatly, move the app in the background and keep it minimized. However, the same doesn't work when I l...
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Add an option for offline mode in Ubuntu linux

It would be nice to have a setting to enable offline mode on Ubuntu Linux. This would be very useful when using metered internet connections, like mobile hotspot on Ubuntu desktops and laptops.

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  • It would be nice to have a setting to enable offline mode on Ubuntu Linux. This would be very useful when using metered internet connections, like mobile hotspot on Ubuntu desktops and laptops.
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[Desktop] Bug: "Album picks" lazyloads same releases

When I scroll down in the "Album picks" category spotify starts to lazyload the same albums that are already in the list.This results in getting the same albums multiple times (4 to be exact).Since the "New releases for you" are removed in the new UI...

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  • When I scroll down in the "Album picks" category spotify starts to lazyload the same albums that are already in the list. This results in getting the same albums multiple times (4 to be exact). Sin...
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Solved!! Cannot see miniplayer

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemKDE neon 6.0 My Question or IssueI saw something about a miniplayer being added to spotify desktop, but cannot access it. I've tried deleting and reinstalling spotify, closing it and reopening it,...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Dell Laptop Operating System KDE neon 6.0   My Question or Issue I saw something about a miniplayer being added to spotify desktop, but cannot ac...
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Spotify client on Flathub

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSteam DeckOperating SystemSteamOS 3.5.19 (KDE Plasma 5.27.5) My Question or IssueIs the Spotify client distributed on Flathub official?It says 'Unverified' and I am a little hesitant on installing it.https://flathub.org...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Steam Deck Operating System SteamOS 3.5.19 (KDE Plasma 5.27.5)   My Question or Issue Is the Spotify client distributed on Flathub official? It say...
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How can I get a new config file for Spotify on Linux?

I recently changed my hostname / host on my Linux dual boot and it stopped working. I deleted the config file thinking it would create a new one after installing but it didn't. Is there a way to manually configure a new config file for Spotify?

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  • I recently changed my hostname / host on my Linux dual boot and it stopped working. I deleted the config file thinking it would create a new one after installing but it didn't. Is there a way to manu...
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Arch linux

How do you get the app for arch linux (via pacman)?

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  • How do you get the app for arch linux (via pacman)?
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