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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...

Sebasty
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Divemaskstrap
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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...

Dreadlord
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2015-08-22 2:03:34 AM
2018-07-01 3:14:54 PM
sleeksorrow
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Advert bug - Repeats ad when you select a new song

Nothing serious - just annoying.When a song finishes and an Advert plays - if you select a new song while the ad is playing, it will start the same advert again. I did a test by continuing to select a new song during the ad and yet again it repeated ...

Caketin
Newbie
Nothing serious - just annoying. When a song finishes and an Advert plays - if you select a new song while the ad is playing, it will start the same advert again. I did a test by continuing to selec...
2016-11-18 10:06:45 AM
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OngekiASTERIMTrio293
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Solved!! Playing lastfm radio stops after one song

System: Ubuntu 14.04 running firefox & chrome browsersIssue: Playing radio through web-based spotify player stops (or repeats) after 1 songWhen clicking any of the 3 radio's on the last.fm landing page (Your Library, Your Mix, Your recommendations) a...

Amon_Re
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System: Ubuntu 14.04 running firefox & chrome browsers Issue: Playing radio through web-based spotify player stops (or repeats) after 1 song When clicking any of the 3 radio's on the...
2016-02-28 8:42:19 PM
2022-03-01 7:52:07 AM
Goryart
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Full listening history

Dear Spotify,, Why can't I access my FULL listening history? I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter that much, correct? I can access my complete browsing history in Google Chrome. ...

kevinkleine
Casual Listener
Dear Spotify,, Why can't I access my FULL listening history? I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter ...
2016-06-04 4:43:05 PM
2021-12-17 6:32:52 PM
Sebasty
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How to use Spotify on Raspberry Pi?

There is no linux version of Spotify on ARM. Then I use Spotify web player, but why it doesn't support on Firefox ESR? I can run it on Firefox in Ubuntu and Windows 10. The same browser, just different OS, but I can't run it in Raspberry Pi. OK, then...

j5515733
Casual Listener
There is no linux version of Spotify on ARM. Then I use Spotify web player, but why it doesn't support on Firefox ESR? I can run it on Firefox in Ubuntu and Windows 10. The same browser, just differe...
2017-11-12 11:12:42 PM
2018-04-09 12:10:07 AM
fln
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Download offline tracks or make the Music library more video game OST friendly

Hello Spotify, I am a gamer, and have bought tons of different video game OSTs, and I have made playlists of 333 songs just out of music from these. And I can only listen to them on my phone, or the PC where the files are stored. This is a massive in...

Oyakata
Newbie
Hello Spotify, I am a gamer, and have bought tons of different video game OSTs, and I have made playlists of 333 songs just out of music from these. And I can only listen to them on my phone, o...
2015-07-29 6:08:50 AM
2018-04-06 6:42:28 AM
MadmanOnWheels
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Spotify behind a corp proxy that replaces the SSL cert

I'm using the Linux Spotify desktop client. As of today, I'm behind a proxy that effectively performs a MITM by replacing the SSL cert. Not sure if this is the reason, but Spotify stopped working.Web player doesn't work because WebSocket handshake ti...

veggen
Regular
I'm using the Linux Spotify desktop client. As of today, I'm behind a proxy that effectively performs a MITM by replacing the SSL cert. Not sure if this is the reason, but Spotify stopped working. W...
2017-11-23 6:33:20 PM
2018-03-21 12:04:07 AM
AlexS67
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Solved!! Any way to identify / remove duplicate tracks to save space?

Many songs are identically listed in multiple albums, singles, and even variations of the same album. These are not flagged as duplicates. For example, if I have 2 identical songs: MCS - Everything is Alright (from CTTM)andMCS - Everything is Alright...

ACAx1985
Roadie
Many songs are identically listed in multiple albums, singles, and even variations of the same album. These are not flagged as duplicates. For example, if I have 2 identical songs: MCS - Eve...
2017-02-02 2:36:31 PM
2018-02-16 4:28:32 PM
574el4ir6wh2axs
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Premium only working on one device

I had a galaxy s4 and an iPad when I bought spotify premium and it worked fine on both until I got a new phone. I now have the note 5 and spotify premium is only working on my ipad. It's the correct account because my Playlist is there, but no matter...

user-removed
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I had a galaxy s4 and an iPad when I bought spotify premium and it worked fine on both until I got a new phone. I now have the note 5 and spotify premium is only working on my ipad. It's the correct ...
2016-02-18 3:04:52 PM
2018-01-15 5:01:26 PM
Fahxx
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[Linux][Web player] problem on click on track in random mode

Hi, I noticed for a few days now that when the random mode is activated, the manually selected song is not the the played one, as if the random mode was also triggered after the selection of the track. I'm on Ubuntu 14.04. Friendly.

hyphaene
Newbie
Hi, I noticed for a few days now that when the random mode is activated, the manually selected song is not the the played one, as if the random mode was also triggered after the s...
2017-12-27 12:18:35 PM
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Reset Discover Weekly?

I got a premium account for 3 years now. I enjoyed listening to the Discover Weekly playlist until latly. Since lately, i get realy bad suggestions (like german folk / schlager). A while ago i created a "bad taste party"-playlist with songs like "Cot...

J0nasd
Casual Listener
I got a premium account for 3 years now. I enjoyed listening to the Discover Weekly playlist until latly. Since lately, i get realy bad suggestions (like german folk / schlager). A while ago i create...
2016-05-10 9:10:46 AM
2017-11-22 1:20:12 PM
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An option to choose displaying content (eg song & artist name) in its original language?

It might be a very minor request so I'm just trying my luck. I would like to have an option which allow me to always show the music content (eg song, album & artist name) in its orginal language. I appreciate Spotify doing much efforts to support so ...

fishko17
Regular
It might be a very minor request so I'm just trying my luck. I would like to have an option which allow me to always show the music content (eg song, album & artist name) in its orginal language....
2016-11-19 8:54:03 AM
2017-11-21 5:44:23 AM
ddd269
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Issues playing on Sony smart TV browser

Hi everyone I haven't posted in a community forum for help before so I'm not quite sure what's required. Anyway I have a Sony Smart TV literally just a month old, and I am a premium user on Spotify. I believe the operating system and the web browser ...

saintlvr
Regular
Hi everyone I haven't posted in a community forum for help before so I'm not quite sure what's required. Anyway I have a Sony Smart TV literally just a month old, and I am a premium...
2017-10-23 2:40:01 PM
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Solved!! New Spotify Web Player Design [NEW 2017 DESIGN?] | FEEDBACK, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, & COMMENTS

Hello Spotify users, This thread is for the community who have been selected to test the new web player design. I've noticed that there is a great change probably hinting at spotify getting rid of some features and adding new ones. It is very importa...

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yxngmeezy
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Hello Spotify users, This thread is for the community who have been selected to test the new web player design. I've noticed that there is a great change probably hinting at spotify...
2016-12-02 9:55:48 PM
2017-10-06 7:03:34 PM
JohnnaRey
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local files as a solution to huge playlist imports?

importing huge playlist files is a pain on spotify, it's nearly impossible (I have all the tracks on a hard drive)i tried various options, but they are all suboptimal now I was trying to work trough local filesit would be wonderful if, instead of pla...

babipsylon
Casual Listener
importing huge playlist files is a pain on spotify, it's nearly impossible (I have all the tracks on a hard drive) i tried various options, but they are all suboptimal now I was trying to w...
2017-05-15 9:10:25 PM
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Solved!! Web Player, something went wrong, Reload

Relatively new user here--back using Spotify after a long layoff just trying it out a few years ago. The app works fine, but I was testing the browser "Web Player" to see if friends could use it to hear my playlists. It worked last week with a differ...

oldFakebooker
Roadie
Relatively new user here--back using Spotify after a long layoff just trying it out a few years ago. The app works fine, but I was testing the browser "Web Player" to see if friends could use it to h...
2017-04-05 3:49:19 PM
2017-04-19 9:39:09 PM
oldFakebooker
Roadie
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Oooops, something went wrong with the playback. Reload

I get this message "Oooops, something went wrong with the playback. Reload" and can't play anything on:- Fedora 25 / Chromium 56.0.2924.87- Fedora 25 / Firefox 50.1.0I can only do it on Windows with these browsers, but Windows is not my favorite OS. ...

Michaenko
Newbie
I get this message "Oooops, something went wrong with the playback. Reload" and can't play anything on: - Fedora 25 / Chromium 56.0.2924.87 - Fedora 25 / Firefox 50.1.0 I can only do it ...
2017-04-01 12:20:31 AM
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Switching Between Devices

What happened to the ease of moving from one device to the other? I see an update where this is "easier" for the desktop application, however if I shut down my laptop, jump in my car, open the Spotify app, I expect to see the song I was jsut playing ...

msherid
Regular
What happened to the ease of moving from one device to the other? I see an update where this is "easier" for the desktop application, however if I shut down my laptop, jump in my car, open the ...
2017-03-30 10:58:07 PM
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Inbox Playlist

Wow, just wow. Again, what can I say. I've been a Spotify member since 2011 and a premium member since 2012. The whole removal of the inbox messaging functionality was a slap in the face. Especially since there was no proper warning. I had a solid 6 ...

msherid
Regular
Wow, just wow. Again, what can I say. I've been a Spotify member since 2011 and a premium member since 2012. The whole removal of the inbox messaging functionality was a slap in the...
2017-03-09 9:10:39 PM
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[INBOX] Can't send a song

I've just updated my Spotify and realised that you can't send a song via inbox to someone anymore. Any good reason why take this function off? How am I supposed to send a song to someone now? This makes no sense.

fecoporto
Regular
I've just updated my Spotify and realised that you can't send a song via inbox to someone anymore. Any good reason why take this function off? How am I supposed to send a song to someone now? This ma...
2017-03-08 7:18:53 PM
2017-03-08 9:18:36 PM
Shannahan
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Solved!! Spotify connect not working reliable on Denon AVR via open-wrt router

I have a Denon receiver (AVR-x1200w) to which Android and iOS devices connect. Initially I tried to connect over my wifi access point then via a switch to the receiver. Did not work. I have open-wrt on the access point. Finally removed the wire conne...

spotifyum
Casual Listener
I have a Denon receiver (AVR-x1200w) to which Android and iOS devices connect. Initially I tried to connect over my wifi access point then via a switch to the receiver. Did not work. I have open-wrt ...
2017-02-25 5:00:51 PM
2017-03-07 8:11:51 AM
spotifyum
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