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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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Solved!! Search does not work

PlanPremiumCountryHungary DeviceDesktop PC (Intel CPU, ...)Operating SystemLinux Mint 21.3 My Question or IssueI've been using Spotify Desktop app for a while on my Linux desktop. About 1 or 2 weeks ago I realized that I can't use search bar. When I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary   Device Desktop PC (Intel CPU, ...) Operating System Linux Mint 21.3   My Question or Issue I've been using Spotify Desktop app for a while on my Li...
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Free tier of NYT subscription content not loading

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceDell Inc. Precision 5690Operating SystemUbuntu 22.04.0 v.08 My Question or IssueAll other content is working fine, but free content from the New York Times podcasts do not load. It has been able to load perfectly...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States   Device Dell Inc. Precision 5690 Operating System Ubuntu 22.04.0 v.08   My Question or Issue All other content is working fine, but free conte...
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Can't reinstall Spotify on Linux Software Manager

PlanFreeDeviceLaptopI had an issue with Spotify so tried to uninstall and reinstall it but I can't, it keeps giving me an error message. Please help!

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  • Plan Free Device Laptop I had an issue with Spotify so tried to uninstall and reinstall it but I can't, it keeps giving me an error message. Please help!
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Spotify Web Player just won't keep me logged in.

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceLinux PCOperating SystemLinux Mint 22 My Question or IssueWhenever I log into my Spotify account on the Web Player and close my browser, I get logged out the next time I access the site. I have tried two browsers (LibreWolf...

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  • Plan Free Country France Device Linux PC Operating System Linux Mint 22   My Question or Issue Whenever I log into my Spotify account on the Web Player and close my browser, I get logg...
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Pause suspend while playing music (enhancement/bug)

This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is active because Spotify doesn't issue Inhibit() req...

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  • This was tested on Fedora34/Gnome but could be applicable elsewhere in Linux. I'd like to request pausing suspend while Spotify is actively playing music. Currently Gnome doesn't know that Spotify is...
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Solved!! PC App doesn't recognize SONOS app

PlanPremiumCountryGERDevicePC/IPhoneOperating SystemLinux (EndeavourOS) / iOS 18.5 My Question or IssueHi, so I have this issue that I cannot control my SONOS device (Symfonisk) with my Spotify app from my PC anymore. It simply can't find the speaker...

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  • Plan Premium Country GER Device PC/IPhone Operating System Linux (EndeavourOS) / iOS 18.5   My Question or Issue Hi, so I have this issue that I cannot control my SONOS device (Symfoni...
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Not showing songs i added but able to play them

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemLinux (Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS) My Question or IssueFor some reason my spotify on my laptop does sometimes not show songs i added to my liked playlist. These I have added on my iPhone. Alth...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Linux (Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS)   My Question or Issue For some reason my spotify on my laptop does sometimes not sh...
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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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Search Bar Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevice(Laptop)Operating System(Linux, Pop!_OS version 22.4) My Question or IssueWhen I try to search for something in the search bar, it gives an error: "Something went wrong, reload page.", refreshing the page doesn’t fix th...

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Solved!! Something went wrong while trying to search a song.

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Drastically reduced battery life when using the Linux client vs. the web client

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12Operating SystemFedora 42My Question or IssueWhen using the Linux client to play music, the discharge rate of the battery of my ThinkPad is much higher than when using the web client. For...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Operating System Fedora 42 My Question or Issue When using the Linux client to play music, the discharge rate of the batt...
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older laptop with Intel i945 graphics - spotify crashes (Debian, devuan)

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 Hello , i have installed the .deb version as shown herehttps://www.spotify.com/de-en/downloa...

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