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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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Linux Mint freezing for ~+10 seconds at each track change

Premium member on Linux Mint 21.3 with Spotify version 1.2.31.1205.g4d59ad7cAt a recent update, and sometimes at certain versions then seeming like it goes away then comes back differently, this happens now: - In a playlist, I reach the end of one so...

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  • Premium member on Linux Mint 21.3 with Spotify version 1.2.31.1205.g4d59ad7c At a recent update, and sometimes at certain versions then seeming like it goes away then comes back differently, th...
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Multiple Authentication keys on my "Authentication key" section after installing Spotify Public Repo

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice(Lenovo G50-70)Operating System(Linux Mint 21.3 "virginia") My Question or IssueHello everyone! i'd like to ask there's any solution to a stuff I'd realised on my "Authentication key - Software Origin" section. In particu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device (Lenovo G50-70) Operating System (Linux Mint 21.3 "virginia")   My Question or Issue Hello everyone! i'd like to ask there's any solution to a stuff I...
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Spotify client can't search after suspend

Premium account in USA with Dell Inc. Latitude E7270 - Fedora Linux 39It seems in the last year, the Spotify client behaves differently after the computer had been suspended (entered sleep mode). What works: Playback of tracks Lyrics viewWhat doesn't...

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  • Premium account in USA with Dell Inc. Latitude E7270 - Fedora Linux 39 It seems in the last year, the Spotify client behaves differently after the computer had been suspended (entered sleep mod...
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No track will play. It tries then skips to another song that also doesn't

Web player, Manjaro Linux, Firefox, Spotify PremiumTrying to play any track doesn't work, it just skips to new tracks continuously not playing any of them. I do have a pi hole which might be stopping it from loading some tracker, but if I'm paying fo...

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  • Web player, Manjaro Linux, Firefox, Spotify Premium Trying to play any track doesn't work, it just skips to new tracks continuously not playing any of them. I do have a pi hole which might be stoppi...
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Please provide https connection for the application's deb repository

The installation for debian / ubuntu from the cli references a unsecured connection for the repository: Here the guide:https://www.spotify.com/de/download/linux/ Here the code where the repository is mentioned (http://repository.spotify.com).curl -sS...

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  • The installation for debian / ubuntu from the cli references a unsecured connection for the repository:    Here the guide: https://www.spotify.com/de/download/linux/   Here the co...
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Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now" on local files

Plan: Premium, although that doesn't matter for local filesOperating System: Debian bookworm/sid $ spotify --versionSpotify version 1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819, Copyright (c) 2022, Spotify Ltd Spotify can't play local files anymore (new laptop). They are be...

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  • Plan: Premium, although that doesn't matter for local files Operating System: Debian bookworm/sid   $ spotify --version Spotify version 1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819, Copyright (c) 2022, Spotify Ltd ...
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History gone from desktop player (at least on Linux) and web.

There seems to be no more ways to access play history on the Desktop app, at least in Linux, nor on the web page player either (there's still a queue button, with only what's playing and/or in queue).If I want to check what something that played was,...

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  • There seems to be no more ways to access play history on the Desktop app, at least in Linux, nor on the web page player either (there's still a queue button, with only what's playing and/or in queue)...
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Thank you!

Hi all, I don't have a complaint or even a suggestion - I just want to say thanks to the engineers for developing a Linux app. I'm thrilled to have been able to download and use it on Kali. Keep up the good work!

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  • Hi all, I don't have a complaint or even a suggestion - I just want to say thanks to the engineers for developing a Linux app. I'm thrilled to have been able to download and use it on Kali. Keep up t...
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Spotify not installed in my phone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry 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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mini player - linux

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemUbuntu My Question or Issue Apologies if this has been asked before, BUT, when will the mini-player be available for the linux clients?

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Ubuntu   My Question or Issue   Apologies if this has been asked before, BUT, when will the mini-player be available f...
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Sonrie

La visa llena de sombras y obstáculos, sonríe para pasarla mejor.El desierto va pasar y llegara el Sol y el pasto fresco, pero antes debes pasar por todas estás pruebas.Te estaré esperando al final del camino. Sonríe.

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  • La visa llena de sombras y obstáculos, sonríe para pasarla mejor. El desierto va pasar y llegara el Sol y el pasto fresco, pero antes debes pasar por todas estás pruebas. Te estaré esperando al fin...
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Make Spotify load faster

Spotify is not responsive. I just tested on my computer and it takes 8 seconds for me to open Firefox and get a song to start playing on YouTube. On Spotify it takes 15 seconds. There is no legitimate reason why opening a music player and loading an ...

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  • Spotify is not responsive. I just tested on my computer and it takes 8 seconds for me to open Firefox and get a song to start playing on YouTube. On Spotify it takes 15 seconds. There is no legitimat...
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Solved!! Can't add a local folder on Linux

Plan: PremiumCountry: United StatesDevice: custom-built PC (Intel i7-12700K, RTX 3060, 64GB of RAM, using an external DAC for sound: Fosi Audio K5 Pro)Operating SystemUbuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Linux kernel 6.5.0-28-generic)KDE Plasma 5.24.7 running on X11S...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: United States Device: custom-built PC (Intel i7-12700K, RTX 3060, 64GB of RAM, using an external DAC for sound: Fosi Audio K5 Pro) Operating System Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Lin...
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Some text showing object types instead of name values (fixed by refreshing)

When I logged into Spotify, the subtitles on cards (artists, podcast release dates) and text on buttons showed text like these: shelf.see-allnavbar.searchcard.tag.artistsearch.playlist-byweb-player.your-library-x.type... This is a minor bug solved by...

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  • When I logged into Spotify, the subtitles on cards (artists, podcast release dates) and text on buttons showed text like these:   shelf.see-all navbar.search card.tag.artist search.playlist...
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Unable to open Spotify on Gentoo Linux due to libcurl.so.4

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DevicePositivo Desktop (Core i5-9400)Operating SystemGNU/Linux - Gentoo AMD64 distribution My Question or IssueI can't open Spotify. Probably due to libcurl.so.4 error. Spotify dump is attached. Possibly relevant information ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Positivo Desktop (Core i5-9400) Operating System GNU/Linux - Gentoo AMD64 distribution   My Question or Issue I can't open Spotify. Probabl...
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hissense

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PlanFree/PremiumCountry 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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  • 😀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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Please support CTRL+q to quit Spotify app on Linux

Operating SystemLinux (Fedora 40) My Question or IssueThis is really a RFE: Spotify desktop app on Linux should comply with the standard of quitting with the CTRL+q key combo, as all well-behaved apps do

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  • Operating System Linux (Fedora 40)   My Question or Issue This is really a RFE: Spotify desktop app on Linux should comply with the standard of quitting with the CTRL+q key combo, as all wel...
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+ button on bottom panel does not work add songs to "Liked songs"

PlanPremiumCountry: PL DevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 23.04 My Question or IssueI have smart shuffle enabled. The problem is that if a song is playing that is not on my list of liked songs and I want to add it using the + button in the lower left cor...

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  • Plan Premium Country: PL   Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 23.04   My Question or Issue I have smart shuffle enabled. The problem is that if a song is playing that is not on my ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry 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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