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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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  • sleeksorrow
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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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Solution to Spotify on system tray on Linux

Theres a provisional solution to the systray issue with the desktop app. Kdocker and Alltray are the two apps that can make this possibleSpotify on systrayFor further details, check this guide: https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/spotify-...

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  • Theres a provisional solution to the systray issue with the desktop app. Kdocker and Alltray are the two apps that can make this possible Spotify on systray For further details, check this guide:&n...
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Title of the song overflow

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceXiaomi Redmi Ryzen 4500u Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04.5 LTSMy Question or IssueTitle of the song overflow bug in search

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Xiaomi Redmi Ryzen 4500u  Operating System Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS My Question or Issue Title of the song overflow bug in search  
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Spotify icon not visible in the task bar on linux xfce desktop

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDell Inspiron LaptopOperating SystemPop-OS XFCE My Question or IssueThe app does not show an icon in the taskbar but instead shows a generic window icon. If the app is left open for long, the icon eventually shows up but then ...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Dell Inspiron Laptop Operating System Pop-OS XFCE   My Question or Issue The app does not show an icon in the taskbar but instead shows a generic window ic...
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Solved!! Why does the Spotify Client use a worse bitrate than the web player?

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemDebian Sid/Experimental, amd64, PulseAudio, 192kHz/24b My Question or Issue Good day,since the Spotify client for Linux (hereafter SCL) is buggy since the last update, I now listen to Spotify vi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Debian Sid/Experimental, amd64, PulseAudio, 192kHz/24b   My Question or Issue   Good day, since the Spotify cl...
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Solved!! Will the new spotify experience roll out to Linux desktop client?

Hi! Will the new Spotify experience be rolled out to snapcraft and to the Ubuntu/Debian repo sometime in the future?Just wondering as it's not mentioned at the bottom of the blog post and hoping that you will continue to prioritize your Linux users h...

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  • Hi!   Will the new Spotify experience be rolled out to snapcraft and to the Ubuntu/Debian repo sometime in the future? Just wondering as it's not mentioned at the bottom of the blog post an...
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SONOS devices disappeard from Spotify Connect, Linux Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLinux Desktop 1.1.42.622.gbd112320 (iPhone 6s, Sonos)Operating SystemLinux 5.4.0-52, Mint 20 (IOS 14.1, Sonos 12.1) My Question or IssueBoth Sonos speaker pairs (Playbase + One, Play:5) disappeared Saturday from Linux D...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Linux Desktop 1.1.42.622.gbd112320 (iPhone 6s, Sonos) Operating System Linux 5.4.0-52, Mint 20 (IOS 14.1, Sonos 12.1)   My Question or Issue Both So...
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[Solved] Linux app not syncing liked songs

Songs that i liked stopped showing up in the linux app. What worked was to close spotify and then remove the files in: ~/snap/spotify/current/.config/spotify/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME-userI removed all of them, but that may not be necessary. I previously ...

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  • Songs that i liked stopped showing up in the linux app. What worked was to close spotify and then remove the files in:     ~/snap/spotify/current/.config/spotify/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME-...
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[Resolved] App crashes while playing an album with unavailable tracks

PlanFreeCountryIndiaApp VersionLatest (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15)DeviceDell XPS 15Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04.3 LTS My Question or IssueThe issue is that whenever I'm trying to play the album which has no available songs (disabled grids) in it, it cra...

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  • Plan Free Country India App Version Latest (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15) Device Dell XPS 15 Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS   My Question or Issue The issue is that whenever I'm tryi...
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Solved!! App is not opening

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemManjaro Linux My desktop app just does not open. It starts, appears in the panel and just closes.When using the terminal to open it, this message appears: >Gtk-Message: 11:00:25.308: Failed to load module "canb...

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  • Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Manjaro Linux   My desktop app just does not open. It starts, appears in the panel and just closes. When using the terminal to open it, this ...
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