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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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Ubuntu desktop current playing not syncing with phone

PlanPremiumCountryNorway Operating SystemUbuntu 22.04 My Question or IssueI just installed version:Spotify version 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d I've used the snap version for a long time, but I installed this as it had the UI change. I usually listen from my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway     Operating System Ubuntu 22.04   My Question or Issue I just installed version: Spotify version 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d   I've used the sna...
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Cover art not displaying properly on Artist page

In the "Popular" section of an Artists page the cover art gets replaced by this static green image. I have tried updating the App and my OS. I also emptied the local cache found under Settings -> Storage -> Cache PlanPremiumCountry EU I am currently ...

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  • In the "Popular" section of an Artists page the cover art gets replaced by this static green image.     I have tried updating the App and my OS. I also emptied the local cache found ...
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Can not download any playlist to listen offline

PlanPremium (Family)CountryMexicoDeviceCustom desktop computerOperating SystemDebian Bookworm (Testing) My Question or IssueI've recently installed Debian Testing after trying Fedora. Previously I had my songs downloaded and ready to listen in offlin...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country Mexico Device Custom desktop computer Operating System Debian Bookworm (Testing)   My Question or Issue I've recently installed Debian Testing after tryin...
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CSS Bug in Linux Debian Client

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Thinkpad T470sOperating SystemLinux Debian 11Version(spotify --version) Spotify version 1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819My Question or IssueWhen you have too many playlists the scrolling fails and it scrolls the entire page....

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo Thinkpad T470s Operating System Linux Debian 11 Version (spotify --version) Spotify version 1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819 My Question or Issue When you ha...
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App GUI to small on retina displays

StudentPremium Macbook Pro retina 2012 15"Linux Mint 20.3 The Spotify app's GUI is not scaled correctly on retina displays. Because of the huge display resolution on retina 15", the Spotify app's GUI is way too small making it a pain to read text and...

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  • Student Premium   Macbook Pro retina 2012 15" Linux Mint 20.3   The Spotify app's GUI is not scaled correctly on retina displays. Because of the huge display resolution on retina 15",...
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Green marking of current song missing when using Spotify Connect speakers

Hi,I am running the linux client (1:1.1.72.439.gc253025e) from the repo on Debian 11 (gnome on X). When I play songs over Spotify Connect it stops marking wich song is playing in green in the current playlist. If I stop streaming and listen locally i...

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  • ...n the current playlist. If I stop streaming and listen locally it starts shown the song in green again.   It started a little while ago so I guess it's a bug in this version. Would be nice if i...
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Massive memory leak on linux client

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceLinux DesktopSpotify Version: 1.1.72.439-1Operating SystemLinux 5.14.7-arch1-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux My Question or IssueI was previously running a version of spotify prior to the UI refresh trying to avoid ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Linux Desktop Spotify Version: 1.1.72.439-1 Operating System Linux 5.14.7-arch1-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux   My Question or Issue I was pr...
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Spotify crashes when I try to add a source to show local files

PlanPremium FamilyCountryIndiaDeviceHP Omen LaptopOperating SystemPop!_OS 20.04Spotify Clientboth snap package and apt package for UbuntuMy Question or IssueSpotify application instantly crashes when I click on "ADD A SOURCE" button to show local son...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country India Device HP Omen Laptop Operating System Pop!_OS 20.04 Spotify Client both snap package and apt package for Ubuntu My Question or Issue Spotify application ...
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Deb file host unreliable

CountryUnited States ProblemThe .deb file host (http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/) seems to be unreliable and go down for a few days every once and a while. The files will start to download, but then the host will close th...

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  • Country United States   Problem The .deb file host (http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/) seems to be unreliable and go down for a few days every once and a while. T...
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Bug Report: Dislike button disappeared from Linux client

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLenovo P50Operating SystemFedora 32 My Question or IssueThe dislike button that is present in the Windows and web client is not present in the Linux client. Additionally, songs that are disliked are not greyed out like the...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Lenovo P50 Operating System Fedora 32   My Question or Issue The dislike button that is present in the Windows and web client is not present in ...
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Solved!! Can't Change Offline Storage Location

The Spotify client crashes as soon as I click to change the Offline Songs Storage location setting on my laptop. I use the debian package. OS: Pop!_OS 20.10

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  • The Spotify client crashes as soon as I click to change the Offline Songs Storage location setting on my laptop. I use the debian package.   OS: Pop!_OS 20.10
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Spotify continuously skips songs on linux

PlanPremiumCountry: US DeviceGeneric PCOperating SystemLinux (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) My Question or IssueWhenever I go to my linux workstation to fix a problem, sit down for coding or what else I may do I end up having this problem. This problem is persis...

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  • ...equired then tell me how to get that to you. I'm more than happy to help and get my jam on. FYI This I have encounted from spotify by installing from snap "stable" and the debian package aswell. The bugs a...
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Manjaro Gnome 20.1 closes when I try to open file manager to select local file folder

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLenovo Thinkpad L390 Yoga/Custom built PC with the following partsOperating SystemManjaro GNOME 20.1 My Question or IssueI'm trying to open the file explorer so I can access my music that's on my computer so I can...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Lenovo Thinkpad L390 Yoga/Custom built PC with the following parts Operating System Manjaro GNOME 20.1   My Question or Issue I'm trying to op...
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[Desktop] [linux] artist artwork does not update in the song notification

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemDebian 10 buster My Question or IssueThe popup notification does not properly update the album artwork. Each next song notification shows the album artwork for the first song played after start...

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  • Plan Student Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Debian 10 buster   My Question or Issue The popup notification does not properly update the album artwork. Each next son...
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[BUG] IOS to Linux client not syncing library's

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceArch Linux and Apple Iphone 6s My Question or IssueThis happens all the time, I liked a song on my mobile IOS app two days ago and it still is not showing up in my desktop linux client. Other way around it seems...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Arch Linux and Apple Iphone 6s   My Question or Issue This happens all the time, I liked a song on my mobile IOS app two days ago and it still...
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[Bug] Linux hosts running Spotify can't see each-other if their Homedir path's are the same.

Plan: PremiumOS: any LinuxVersion: Spotify version 1.1.10.546.ge08ef575, (And many prior) The Issue: If two Linux computers are running Spotify and happen to have the same `/home/username` path, the two Spotify instances are unable to see each-other ...

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Linux debian package Firewall problem

PlanPremiumCountryAccount=TurkeyCurrent=UKDeviceDELL LaptopOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04.3 running i3wm (i3-gaps) Error: A firewall may be blocking ..., Unfortunately I forgot to write down the error number but I don't have a firewall. I believe the p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Account=Turkey Current=UK Device DELL Laptop Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.3 running i3wm (i3-gaps)   Error: A firewall may be blocking ..., Unfortunately I forgot...
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Solved!! Spotify is opening on startup and there is no option listed in the advances settings, to turn it off

Hi!As the title tells it: the desktop app opens, after starting up the laptop. In the advanced settings there is no option to turn this feature off. There's just a blank space under the 'Startup and Window behaviour'. I also tried to solve it in the ...

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  • ...tartup and Window behaviour'. I also tried to solve it in the local prefs file, from command line, but it reverts itself after saving.  Please help to solve this bug, or just modify the code f...
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Install keeps breaking with "missing file /var/lib/snapd/snap/spotify/36/meta/snap.yaml"

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceDell XPS 13 9360Operating SystemLinux 5.2.5-2-MANJARO My Question or IssueMy spotify install (installed via snap) keeps sporadically breaking and has to be reinstalled to start working again. It fails with: inte...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom   Device Dell XPS 13 9360 Operating System Linux 5.2.5-2-MANJARO   My Question or Issue My spotify install (installed via snap) keeps sporadic...
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Master volume and pulseaudio

Hello, On most distribution (except Ubuntu and Fedora) pulseaudio is using by default "flat volume". That means that by default any client setting its volume to 100% will set the master volume also to 100%. The linux spotify client is doing that from...

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  • Hello,   On most distribution (except Ubuntu and Fedora) pulseaudio is using by default "flat volume". That means that by default any client setting its volume to 100% will set the master volu...
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