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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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Please revert changes to login system back to in-app rather than browser based

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceRaspberry Pi 4Operating SystemUbuntu 23.04 My Question or IssueI have managed to install the x86-64 spotify application on a Raspberry Pi running through an emulation layer. However, the setup required to do so remo...

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  • Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Raspberry Pi 4 Operating System Ubuntu 23.04   My Question or Issue I have managed to install the x86-64 spotify application on a Raspberry Pi r...
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[Bug] Cannot Play This Song When Switching Source Device

Plan:PremiumCountry:US Device:Multi: Android, Macbook Intel, Macbook M2, PCOperating System:Android at least 12-13, OSX (at least El Capitan through Ventura 13.4), Linux (distro independent, several used) My Question or Issue:I've had this issue for ...

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Re: "Couldn't find that playlist" keeps happening when I click on the Daily Wellness playl

I can confirm this happen on Linux as well, using the standalone client (spotify-client) or the same, packaged as a snap (snap install spotify). I can search for a stock playlist, the playlists show up, and when I click on them, it will spin and spin...

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  • I can confirm this happen on Linux as well, using the standalone client (spotify-client) or the same, packaged as a snap (snap install spotify).   I can search for a stock playlist, the playli...
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New interface with the heart button with checkboxes for playlists?

When will it be launched? Clicking on heart and selecting with multiple playlists for a song? I heard it will be launched some time ago but still hasn't??

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  • When will it be launched? Clicking on heart and selecting with multiple playlists for a song? I heard it will be launched some time ago but still hasn't??
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Album covers are glitching

PlanPremium DeviceDell Vostro Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueSome Album's and song's covers are glitching. They became green after previous updates. Don't get me wrong. This green thing happens randomly.

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  • Plan Premium   Device Dell Vostro   Operating System Ubuntu 20.04   My Question or Issue Some Album's and song's covers are glitching. They became green after previous update...
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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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snap install spotify

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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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