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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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Same artist with 2 pages: East and E^st

HiI realised when I was looking for music from the artist E^st that there are two pages with her music. One under the name East and the other E^st. Different albums on each page - made by the same artist (I hope that makes sense). Was wondering if th...

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  • Hi I realised when I was looking for music from the artist E^st that there are two pages with her music. One under the name East and the other E^st. Different albums on each page - made by the same ...
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can login via web but not on ubuntu 15.04 app

I can login via web normally and listen songs but I cannot on ubuntu 15.04 app.Any suggestion?I have the lastest version installed.

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  • I can login via web normally and listen songs but I cannot on ubuntu 15.04 app. Any suggestion? I have the lastest version installed.
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Solved!! 32bit debian package missing

Hey guys I just added the Repository to my 32bit 12.04 ubuntu. but i couldn't install spotify-client. So i took a little look around in the repo and the only files in there are 64bit ... i am 100% i had spotify installed on this machine before. pls h...

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  • Hey guys   I just added the Repository to my 32bit 12.04 ubuntu. but i couldn't install spotify-client. So i took a little look around in the repo and the only files in there are 64bit ... i a...
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Solved!! A serious glitch

Hello, I have a big problem. I can't install anything via the Lubuntu Software Center or the terminal. This shows up with the terminal AND when I try to install via the software center. Can anybody help me? I didn't find any help via google or youtub...

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  • Hello, I have a big problem. I can't install anything via the Lubuntu Software Center or the terminal. This shows up with the terminal AND when I try to install via the software center. Can anybody h...
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Saved cache folder, installed new os, cache folder resets

Hi guys, I read a little bit in the community forum about same problems, but I can just find the "reset location" error.My problem is, that I switched from windows 10 to ubuntu 15.04 and saved my cache folder on my windows system to an external hdd.N...

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  • Hi guys,   I read a little bit in the community forum about same problems, but I can just find the "reset location" error. My problem is, that I switched from windows 10 to ubuntu 15.04 and s...
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[linux] Lyrics spotify

Hi there,There exists a linux version that include the lyrics feature? Thank you in advance!bye

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  • Hi there, There exists a linux version that include the lyrics feature?   Thank you in advance! bye
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[IRC] New IRC channel for Spotify Linux users

Hello everyone, just wanted to say that there's an IRC channel in freenode for Spotify Linux clients. IRC is a simple chat place where you can share whatever you want, in this case, the purpose would be fast support for Linux users. Currently, @Dread...

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  • Hello everyone, just wanted to say that there's an IRC channel in freenode for Spotify Linux clients. IRC is a simple chat place where you can share whatever you want, in this case, the purpose would...
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Randomly changing from playlist to radio

I use spotify premium on my LG G4. I usually play music on my way to work and back. I open my playlist and start a song. Two or three songs into the playlist, spotify randomly changes the song on radio mode based on what I like rather than continuing...

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  • I use spotify premium on my LG G4. I usually play music on my way to work and back. I open my playlist and start a song. Two or three songs into the playlist, spotify randomly changes the song on rad...
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Solved!! Pasting multiple song doesnt work only individually

Ok I am trying to import some playlist from spotibot and all seems broken with the new version this is what I am trying to paste spotify:track:47I4OhBZItIom866XGDK7S spotify:track:2K1vO0btANjqH1Vc8KVf43 spotify:track:40hHmaHKIzNRT166MjNV0q spotify:tr...

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  • Ok I am trying to import some playlist from spotibot and all seems broken with the new version   this is what I am trying to paste   spotify:track:47I4OhBZItIom866XGDK7S spotify:track:2...
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How is the Top 50 calculated?

Hello, I am from Italy and I have a very peculiar case of a song that is increasing by +50k in the number of streams on a daily basis. Despite that, this song never appears in the Top 50 Italy (entry #50 is usually around +17k). Now, these streams ar...

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  • Hello,  I am from Italy and I have a very peculiar case of a song that is increasing by +50k in the number of streams on a daily basis.  Despite that, this song never appears in the Top...
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Solved!! [Linux] Bug on Spotify desktop: can't maximize window

Hello, I've got a bug that did not appears on the first time I launched spotify but since the second time. When I click the maximize button, the window seems to be maximized but immediately comes back to its initial position and size. At the first la...

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  • Hello,   I've got a bug that did not appears on the first time I launched spotify but since the second time. When I click the maximize button, the window seems to be maximized but immediately ...
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Solved!! Globally changing cache directory

On a set of Linux systems I manage, my users want Spotify. I would like to oblige them, but caching their songs in their profiles (and thus, on my file server) is a bit too much, so I'd like to move it to a local directory. Is there any way in which ...

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  • On a set of Linux systems I manage, my users want Spotify. I would like to oblige them, but caching their songs in their profiles (and thus, on my file server) is a bit too much, so I'd lik...
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Solved!! How do I get Spotify on the go?

I have about as much knowledge of technology as the adverage 80 year, so I need things explaining simply! I've recently started listening to Spotify on my lap top at home but I would now like to be able to take it with me when I travel to work and th...

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  • I have about as much knowledge of technology as the adverage 80 year, so I need things explaining simply! 🙂   I've recently started listening to Spotify on my lap top at home but I would now ...
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[Linux, Beta, Premium] Workaround for switching to Offline Mode

Windows, Mac, iOS and Android versions of spotify have the option to go into offline mode whenever I want. That's needed if I'm on the road using smallband mobile internet for emails and stuff but don't want to have spotify draining my data plan. On ...

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  • Windows, Mac, iOS and Android versions of spotify have the option to go into offline mode whenever I want. That's needed if I'm on the road using smallband mobile internet for emails and stuff but do...
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Solved!! Can't play Local files in Spotify Linux (Manjaro 64bit)

Hi! I've seen several post regarding this issue but non of them applies to my problem. I'm using Manjaro Linux (Archlinux based distro), ffmpeg-full package for audio (on AUR) and I'm not able to play Local files. When I click "play", nothing happens...

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  • Hi! I've seen several post regarding this issue but non of them applies to my problem. I'm using Manjaro Linux (Archlinux based distro), ffmpeg-full package for audio (on AUR) and I'm not able to pla...
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Spotify don't show artists I'm following

I started to use Spotify today, first I follow some bands and singers I like, and when a click in My Profile > Following, all bands were there, but after I closed Spotify and restar my PC, Spotify shows I'm following 97 bands, but don't show a list o...

  • Casual Listener
  • I started to use Spotify today, first I follow some bands and singers I like, and when a click in My Profile > Following, all bands were there, but after I closed Spotify and restar my PC, Spotify...
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Spotify Connect on 32-bit linux

Hi, I've used a lot of time and energy setting up Spotify on an old laptop hoping to use it with Connect. It turns out Connect doesn't work on 32-bit computers for some reason (I wish it would've said so somewhere). Can I hope to see this fixed?

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  • Hi, I've used a lot of time and energy setting up Spotify on an old laptop hoping to use it with Connect. It turns out Connect doesn't work on 32-bit computers for some reason (I wish it would've sai...
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Solved!! Spotify 0.9.17 for GNU/Linux (and the upcoming 1.x beta!)

On 24 March 2015, we rolled out an update to the desktop client for GNU/Linux. For installation instructions, see: https://www.spotify.com/download/previews/ The version of the client is 0.9.17, and it will be the final 0.9.x client released for this...

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  • On 24 March 2015, we rolled out an update to the desktop client for GNU/Linux. For installation instructions, see:   https://www.spotify.com/download/previews/   The version of the ...
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