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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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Spotify binary frequently crashing and dumping core (Ubuntu binary + Snap)

Hi! The spotify binary frequently dumps core on my Gentoo Linux laptop (x86_64, glibc-2.40, kernel 6.1.119). It seems to only affect some child process, as Spotify itself (main window) keeps running and playing music. Spotify binary (1.2.48, see http...

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  • Hi!   The spotify binary frequently dumps core on my Gentoo Linux laptop (x86_64, glibc-2.40, kernel 6.1.119).   It seems to only affect some child process, as Spotify itself (main wind...
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Solved!! Something went wrong while loading the *.

Loading an artist, playlist, album, etc. Gives an error about 70% of the time. E.g. when loading an artist it takes some time to load and gives the error "Something went wrong while loading the artist."

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  • Loading an artist, playlist, album, etc. Gives an error about 70% of the time. E.g. when loading an artist it takes some time to load and gives the error "Something went wrong while loading the artis...
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spotify killed by SIGABRT

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3405MA_UX3405MAOperating SystemFedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition)Linux 6.12.11-200.fc41.x86_64 My Question or IssueEvery time I start/open the Spotify Linux app I get the follow...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3405MA_UX3405MA Operating System Fedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition) Linux 6.12.11-200.fc41.x86_64   My Que...
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Solved!! Illegal instruction (core dumped)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueRunning spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't work spotify --show-console --debug-level=MAX16:34:56.744 E [f:25 ] TCPServe...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue Running spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't ...
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repository-origin.spotify.com Is Broken

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceDesktopOperating SystemDebian My Question or IssueThere is a persistent issue with HTTP connections to repository-origin.spotify.com which is preventing 1.3K users from updating the Debian Spotify client within my company. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Desktop Operating System Debian   My Question or Issue There is a persistent issue with HTTP connections to repository-origin.spotify.com wh...
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Solved!! "Do You See Me?" - it's always open

How do I disable this dialog box?It keeps opening when I change tracks, it's so annoying.....

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  • How do I disable this dialog box? It keeps opening when I change tracks, it's so annoying.....  
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Chromecast on Linux now works with mkchromecast

Theres a new tool just released this week that can help linux users casting from our desktop to Chromcast. And this one actually works.I've been running it for of a day now on my Ubuntu 16.04, the only problem i have is that the indicator doesn't wor...

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  • Theres a new tool just released this week that can help linux users casting from our desktop to Chromcast. And this one actually works. I've been running it for of a day now on my Ubuntu 16.04, the ...
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Please fix option to disable now playing sidebar

PlanPremium Deviceany/linux My Question or IssueThe new now playing sidebar pops up every time i click to play a playlist, despite it being disabled in my settings.

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  • Plan Premium   Device any/linux     My Question or Issue The new now playing sidebar pops up every time i click to play a playlist, despite it being disabled in my settings. &...
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Starting spotify aborts with "Ungültiger Maschinenbefehl".

PlanPremium CountryGermany DeviceDell Latitude D630 Intel Core Duo T7500 Operating SystemMX-Linux 21.3 Wildflower XFCE My Question or Issue Till spotify version 1.2.45 I had no problem, beginning with version 1.2.48 spotify aborts starting with the m...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device Dell Latitude D630 Intel Core Duo T7500   Operating System MX-Linux 21.3 Wildflower XFCE   My Question or Issue   Till s...
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Solved!! Download

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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spotify-desktop for aarch64-linux

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook M2 with Asahi Linux / Pinebook Pro / PineNoteOperating SystemLinux My Question or Issue Can we please get a aarch64-linux build of the spotify-desktop application? There's some nice ARM(64) hardware, but it's cu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook M2 with Asahi Linux / Pinebook Pro / PineNote Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue   Can we please get a aarch64-linux build ...
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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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  • 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. &...
  • inviolet
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System goes to Standby while playback of Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceFujitsu LifeBook E744 / Dell Latitude D630Operating SystemLinux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon 64bit / MX-Linux 21.3 Wildflowerspotify --versionSpotify version 1.2.11.916.geb595a67, Copyright (c) 2023, Spotify Ltd My Issue:System g...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Fujitsu LifeBook E744 / Dell Latitude D630 Operating System Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon 64bit / MX-Linux 21.3 Wildflower spotify --version Spotify version 1....
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Desktop app not working on Linux Mint

DeviceDell InspironOperating SystemLinux Mint 21.2 My Question or IssueThe Spotify desktop app has stopped running on my device. The application doesn't open and I am not able to find any logs for it. I uninstalled with apt purge and installed again ...

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  • Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Linux Mint 21.2   My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop app has stopped running on my device. The application doesn't open and I am not able to fin...
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can't access local files on this computer

I have enable Local Files in settings and added two sources, but cannot find them within my Spotify app or the Spotify web page.

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  • I have enable Local Files in settings and added two sources, but cannot find them within my Spotify app or the Spotify web page.
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Font issue spotify, the font looks pixely / bad, scaling has no effect on it

None of the below information is required.However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try andhelp. Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device 13inch 2256x1504display, its hidpi. Operating System Arch, Hyprland My Question orIssue I hav...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.  Plan  Premium  Country  Switzerland  Device  13...
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my spotify premium tries to start, the window opens, then goes out again. There is an error message

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHP Laptop Intel Centrino SSDOperating SystemLinux Mint 22 64 bitMy Question or IssueHello everybody,my spotify opens, a black screen appears, which then turns off again.You see an error message in the terminal.Unfortuna...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device HP Laptop Intel Centrino SSD Operating System Linux Mint 22 64 bit My Question or Issue Hello everybody, my spotify opens, a black screen appears...
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My spotify is not starting

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandOperating SystemUbuntu 24.04My Question or IssueMy spotify is not starting. I tried to reinstall and still not working. What should I do? I tried everything (clearing cache, troubleshooting etc) but its just not starting. The...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Operating System Ubuntu 24.04 My Question or Issue My spotify is not starting. I tried to reinstall and still not working. What should I do? I tried everything (cl...
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