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User menu items are not clickable on Linux

Not sure if "User menu" is the right name but it is the menu that contains "Settings", "Account", "Log Out", etc. If you try to click on any of those items in the menu the menu closes but nothing happens. This was reported over a year ago at https://...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...othing happens. This was reported over a year ago at https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Settings-don-t-open-on-Linux/m-p/1478736 and is still an issue.   That topic was marked as "s...
  • Aimee_T
  • Roadie
  • 890 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 31 likes
  • Desktop
    Linux
  • Not An Issue
  • 890 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 31 votes

Issues setting a payment method for trial subscriptions

Plan Free/Premium Country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Device Samsung A10 Android I am trying to get my premium account, I have to go for free first,but it just keeps loading. I can't even enter my credit card information. It has just been released in our...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Device Samsung A10 Android I am trying to get my premium account, I have to go for free first,but it just keeps loading. I ca...
  • Mihail
  • Spotify Legend
  • 7720 Views
  • 34 comments
  • 5 likes
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  • Fixed
  • 7720 Views
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Increase Your Music Maximum

I've just hit the 10.000 Song limit and have to say this is quite annoying. As someone having grown up with digital music and practically endless hard drive space even the amount of songs on my Laptop is more than that...And yes, I have seen this ans...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've just hit the 10.000 Song limit and have to say this is quite annoying. As someone having grown up with digital music and practically endless hard drive space even the amount of so...
  • gigzalot
  • Casual Listener
  • 418 Views
  • 5 comments
  • 17 likes
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  • Not An Issue
  • 418 Views
  • 5 comments
  • 17 votes

Epic collection friend

Complimenting my "epic collection" before telling me to remove songs in order to simply bookmark more is a rude and crude workaround for a bug fix/enhancement that has been requested over and over again for over three years. If this is behavior as in...

  • Regular
  • Complimenting my "epic collection" before telling me to remove songs in order to simply bookmark more is a rude and crude workaround for a bug fix/enhancement that has been requested over and ov...
  • SergioDavid
  • Roadie
  • 382 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 10 likes
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  • Not An Issue
  • 382 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 10 votes

Unable to share music with friends

Recently I have found out that I am no longer able to share songs/albums/playlists with friends and my friends are unable to do so. Now, when I click 'Share' the only option is to post the song to all my followers, instead of messaging a friend a son...

  • Regular
  • Recently I have found out that I am no longer able to share songs/albums/playlists with friends and my friends are unable to do so. Now, when I click 'Share' the only option is to post the song to al...
  • bsalexan
  • Newbie
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  • 11 comments
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  • Closed
  • 7888 Views
  • 11 comments
  • 11 votes

Web Player Not Working

Many users have been having an issue with the web player not working. They have reported on the following: Browsers: Chrome, Firefox OS's Windows, Linux, Red Hat and Ubuntu Not sure if this is an known issue, aplogies if this has been duplicated.

  • Community Legend
  • Many users have been having an issue with the web player not working.   They have reported on the following:   Browsers: Chrome, Firefox   OS's Windows, Linux, Red H...
  • dmarquiegui
  • Newbie
  • 4465 Views
  • 6 comments
  • 10 likes
  • issue
    Linux
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  • Closed
  • 4465 Views
  • 6 comments
  • 10 votes

Library / My music max size shrinking slowly

I want to listen my music such way that I add potential music to 'playlist' and remove bad tracks when they play. On spotify, only feasible way to do this is add music to library / my music, and in case of unwanted track, remove it.However, maximum s...

  • Regular
  • ...et there. Some bug in spotify? I'm using spotify in linux & android.
  • Alfredo
  • Roadie
  • 804 Views
  • 9 comments
  • 7 likes
  • Android
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  • Closed
  • 804 Views
  • 9 comments
  • 7 votes

Stuck Offline - Error Code 4 - Linux Desktop

Greetings, My Ubuntu Desktop client has stopped being able to access online for a couple days at least. I've searched similar topics, and I've tried everything on the FAQ: https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/troubleshooting/connection-proble...

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  • Casual Listener
  • ...bsp; I realize Linux isn't the most well supported distribution, but I have been a premium subscriber for over a year, would appreciate some more ideas on how to fix this.   Thanks!! &n...
  • Maria_B
  • Moderator
  • 5390 Views
  • 6 comments
  • 8 likes
  • Desktop
    Linux
  • Not An Issue
  • 5390 Views
  • 6 comments
  • 8 votes

Shuffle favors certain artists everytime

Recently everytime I shuffle I always see more popular bands in the top, multiple times: for example Disturbed, Linkin Park, Skillet. I don't want to listen to them so much, but Spotify seems to favor certain artists when shuffling. I have over 1700 ...

  • Music Fan
  • ...shamed quite a bit that you don't care about such *fundamental* functionalities.   This is happening on both my desktop client (Linux) and Android   Also this is not the same as h...
  • Alfredo
  • Roadie
  • 943 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 4 likes
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  • Not An Issue
  • 943 Views
  • 1 comments
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Segfault with local files

Device: Linux Operating System Version: Fedora 21 Spotify Version: 1.0.19.106.gb8a7150f Description: Segfaukt when playing local files To reproduce:Open spotifyClick local filesSelect any track and click play (or double-click)SegfaultWorkaround: None...

  • Casual Listener
  • Device: Linux   Operating System Version: Fedora 21   Spotify Version: 1.0.19.106.gb8a7150f   Description: Segfaukt when playing local files   To reproduce: Open s...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 1862 Views
  • 7 comments
  • 5 likes
  • Linux
  • Not An Issue
  • 1862 Views
  • 7 comments
  • 5 votes

Lost downloads

I have re downloaded a bunch of albums as have been in the sandbox. 24 hrs later I can't play them offline. **bleep** gonna row my dingy from NZ and have a wee chat if they don't re appear v **bleep** quickly.Mobile data down under is **bleep** expen...

  • Regular
  • I have re downloaded a bunch of albums as have been in the sandbox. 24 hrs later I can't play them offline. **bleep** gonna row my dingy from NZ and have a wee chat if they don't re appear v **bleep*...
  • LoganHelps
  • Composer
  • 908 Views
  • 5 comments
  • 3 likes
  • Android
    Linux
  • Not Right Now
  • 908 Views
  • 5 comments
  • 3 votes

Missing dependency on Debian package

Device:Linux Operating System Version: Debian Jessie Spotify Version:1:1.0.28.89.gf959d4ce-37 Description:spotify-client package is using `xdg-icon-resource` during install, this program comes with `xdg-utils` package but spotify-client doesn't have ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Device: Linux   Operating System Version: Debian Jessie   Spotify Version: 1:1.0.28.89.gf959d4ce-37   Description: spotify-client package is using `xdg-icon-resource` d...
  • Goodman
  • Spotify Legend
  • 3028 Views
  • 4 comments
  • 3 likes
  • Linux
  • Not Right Now
  • 3028 Views
  • 4 comments
  • 3 votes

freeze on ADS

i'm running Ubuntu 16.04 with spotify-client 1.0.49.125.g72ee7853 installed with apt from your repository. firing up the app works perfectly until the first spot/banner appears, then music stops. the client is not freezed,operation like searching or ...

  • Casual Listener
  • i'm running Ubuntu 16.04 with spotify-client 1.0.49.125.g72ee7853 installed with apt from your repository.  firing up the app works perfectly until the first spot/banner appears, then musi...
  • Aimee_T
  • Roadie
  • 222 Views
  • 3 comments
  • 1 likes
  • Linux
  • Closed
  • 222 Views
  • 3 comments
  • 1 votes

Jazz new releases almost never updated under browse/genre

Seriously, this is real. If you like to keep track of jazz new releases apparently Spotify has them, but for some reason its genre-bots don't bother putting them into the proper browse category. I can go to other services and see many new releases ev...

  • Regular
  • Seriously, this is real. If you like to keep track of jazz new releases apparently Spotify has them, but for some reason its genre-bots don't bother putting them into the proper browse category. I ca...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 982 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 likes
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  • Not An Issue
  • 982 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 votes

Hangul for Korean Artists

There's a few korean artists/groups where Spotify doesn't use the hangul name (its official name) or they separate the music like they do with Exo (there's an account for Exo-M and other for Exo-K but the music there should be on Exo). I would like t...

  • Casual Listener
  • There's a few korean artists/groups where Spotify doesn't use the hangul name (its official name) or they separate the music like they do with Exo (there's an account for Exo-M and other for Exo-K bu...
  • EstefanyA_Bog
  • Roadie
  • 327 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 likes
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  • Closed
  • 327 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 votes

Spotify hangs up after advert.

Windows 7 Home Premium and that same on OS X El Capitan.  

  • Casual Listener
  • Windows 7 Home Premium and that same on OS X El Capitan.    
  • MaryC1
  • Spotify Legend
  • 113 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 likes
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  • Closed
  • 113 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 votes

Sometimes songs appear as not added to library (plus sign, not tick) but they are in library

This happens pretty often. When looking at artist's albums I sometimes see songs that I've added to my library as not added, however they are in my library! What I do then to keep it clean is to remove all songs I have in my library and then add them...

  • Music Fan
  • This happens pretty often. When looking at artist's albums I sometimes see songs that I've added to my library as not added, however they are in my library! What I do then to keep it clean is to remo...
  • Alfredo
  • Roadie
  • 452 Views
  • 4 comments
  • 0 likes
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  • Not An Issue
  • 452 Views
  • 4 comments
  • 0 votes

Private session songs included in Spotify recommendations ?

I sleep with my spotify sleep playlist in private mode, but for some reason the genre/songs that is in the playlist started appearing in my daily mix and discover weekly. Why does the data feed for private mode songs still get fed into the data corpu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I sleep with my spotify sleep playlist in private mode, but for some reason the genre/songs that is in the playlist started appearing in my daily mix and discover weekly.   Why does the data f...
  • MonicaM_Bogota
  • Roadie
  • 1250 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 0 likes
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  • Not An Issue
  • 1250 Views
  • 1 comments
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Block or Hide artists because of moral and ethical objections

There should be a way to block artists based on moral objections to them or their work.I.e., I cannot listen to Chris Brown because of his history with domestic violence and find it an ethical dilemma to support him in any way (monetarily by listenin...

  • Casual Listener
  • There should be a way to block artists based on moral objections to them or their work. I.e., I cannot listen to Chris Brown because of his history with domestic violence and find it an ethical dile...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 235 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 0 likes
  • Android
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  • Not An Issue
  • 235 Views
  • 1 comments
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Slum Village

So somone decided to put the album "Best Kept Secret" on the Slum Village artist page which makes since since it their album even though they released it under the alias J-88. However they also for some reason thought that J-88 was the title as the a...

  • Casual Listener
  • So somone decided to put the album "Best Kept Secret" on the Slum Village artist page which makes since since it their album even though they released it under the alias J-88. However they also for s...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 303 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 0 likes
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  • Closed
  • 303 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 0 votes