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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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THANK YOU FOR LINUX VERSION OF SPOTIFY DESKTOP APP

PlanPremium Family PlanOperating SystemLINUX My Question or IssueNo question. No issue. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for making the Linux version of Spotify for Desktop.

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  • Plan Premium Family Plan Operating System LINUX   My Question or Issue No question. No issue. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for making the Linux version of Spotify for Desktop.
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Delete/Backspace key removes songs from playlists

I'm just re-raising this issue...this "feature" of the Desktop clients is absolutely moronic. It's ruined playlists curated over the course of many many years and clearly was not thought through in the least bit by whomever coded this behavior into t...

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  • I'm just re-raising this issue...this "feature" of the Desktop clients is absolutely moronic.  It's ruined playlists curated over the course of many many years and clearly was not thought throug...
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Reinstallation instructions for Ubuntu please

https://support.spotify.com/us/article/reinstallation-of-spotify/this doesn't contain any clues on how to completely reinstall spotify on linux (Ubuntu) distro.Can you update the doc?

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  • https://support.spotify.com/us/article/reinstallation-of-spotify/ this doesn't contain any clues on how to completely reinstall spotify on linux (Ubuntu) distro. Can you update the doc?
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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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Album titles with numbers displayed incoherently

Yeah, Spotify, this is clearly the right way to display album titles with numbers in them. So easy to navigate! #not Where is your QA and UX? Well, they suck.

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  • Yeah, Spotify, this is clearly the right way to display album titles with numbers in them. So easy to navigate! #not   Where is your QA and UX? Well, they suck.
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BLACK SCREEN when connecting chromecast in every device

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceAndroid, linux, windows, chromeOperating Systemlinux, windows, android My Question or Issue2 days ago suddently can't connect to chromecast from android or linux client or even chrome. Spotify logo shows up and then ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina   Device Android, linux, windows, chrome Operating System linux, windows, android   My Question or Issue 2 days ago suddently can't connect to chro...
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Passivity of "enable shuffle" and "enable repeat" buttons

PlanPremiumCountry:Turkey Device(Thinkpad L520 )Operating System(Ubuntu 23.04) After installing the application as specified on spotify's site and logging in, I first searched for a song in the search section and started to play, it continued to play...

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  •   Plan Premium Country:Turkey   Device (Thinkpad L520 ) Operating System (Ubuntu 23.04)   After installing the application as specified on spotify's site and logging in, I fi...
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End of songs plays randomly bypassing the Spotify and Computer volume limit

PlanPremium Deviceidk not my device but its a laptopOperating SystemFedora.. 37? 38? whichever stable version's most recent My Question or Issuemy dad has been blaming this problem on spotify itself but me and my mom ran some tests and it seems to be...

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  • Plan Premium   Device idk not my device but its a laptop Operating System Fedora.. 37? 38? whichever stable version's most recent   My Question or Issue my dad has been blaming thi...
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Solved!! "Something went wrong Try reloading the page"

PlanPremiumCountryDEDevicePC (Linux)Operating SystemLinux Mint 19.3 Tricia x86_64 with kernel version 5.4.0-74-genericMy Question or IssueSince today I am just getting a popup saying "Something went wrong Try reloading the page" when opening the prog...

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  • Plan Premium Country DE Device PC (Linux) Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia x86_64 with kernel version 5.4.0-74-generic My Question or Issue Since today I am just getting a popup sayin...
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Share downloads folder with Windows / Linux dualboot

Hi,I came accross this post recently that corresponds to my request.There are other posts but without any relevant information that could help me - that's why I'm making this post.My Offline downloads have gotten pretty huge lately - about 40GB "High...

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  • Hi, I came accross this post recently that corresponds to my request. There are other posts but without any relevant information that could help me - that's why I'm making this post. My Off...
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not working on newest Debian

PlanPremiumCountryNLDevicePC (i386)Operating SystemDebian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) My Question or Issuecannot install on Debian micha@tuin:~$ sudo apt install spotify-clientReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree... DoneReading state inf...

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  • Plan Premium Country NL Device PC (i386) Operating System Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)   My Question or Issue cannot install on Debian      micha@tuin:~$ sudo apt i...
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Solved!! Repository 'http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease' is not signed

DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemLinux Mint Cinnamon 21.1 Vera My Question or IssueW: GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 7A3A762FA...

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  • Device Desktop PC Operating System Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.1 Vera   My Question or Issue W: GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be v...
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Linux Spotify Sem

PlanFree/PremiumIndonesia Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Tablet(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) All Genre Music

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1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d amd64 uncaught exception at startup - ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS

Your device and operating system:PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS"NAME="Ubuntu"VERSION_ID="22.04"VERSION="22.04.2 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"Chassis: desktopKernel: Linux 5.19.0-38-genericArchitecture: x86-64Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium)...

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  • Your device and operating system: PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION_ID="22.04" VERSION="22.04.2 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)" Chassis: desktop Kernel: Linux 5.19.0-38-generic Arc...
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Client on Ubuntu 22.04.2 "User requested disconnect" error

Premium plan based from Canada, using account in US. Problem exists in both Geo's. DeviceSpotify snap 1.2.9.743.g85d9593dOperating System5.15.0-71-generic #78-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux (Jammy 22.04.2 LTS) My Question or IssueAlways ha...

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  • Premium plan based from Canada, using account in US.  Problem exists in both Geo's.   Device Spotify snap 1.2.9.743.g85d9593d Operating System 5.15.0-71-generic #78-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 x...
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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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Playlists with blank names are un-dragable in new library side view

PlanPremiumOperating SystemUbuntu 22.04, running snap version of Spotify, latest version. My Question or IssueAs per title, can't drag and drop a playlist who's name is blank (A playlist I'm following so can't rename it)

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Ubuntu 22.04, running snap version of Spotify, latest version.   My Question or Issue As per title, can't drag and drop a playlist who's name is blank (A play...
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Minimal Windows size

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device Lenovo E540Operating System Pop_OS! My Question or IssueIs it possible to deactivate the minimal windows size, as it is a bit annoying that Spotify always needs over half of the screen when using auto tiling. Kind reg...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Lenovo E540 Operating System Pop_OS!   My Question or Issue Is it possible to deactivate the minimal windows size, as it is a bit annoying...
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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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  • 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 ...
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