Questions tagged [spotify]
Spotify is a streaming music service focused on music discovery through social interaction. It is not web based; streaming via Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android operating systems but has a one-click method for initiating playback via web links.
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raspotify/librespot disconnects immedately when Spotify Connect connects to it
I installed raspotify on my raspberry pi 3 as per this guide hoping that my phone can use Spotify Connect to output to the speakers which are connected to the pi.
curl -sSL https://dtcooper.github.io/...
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Which ports must be open on the server to use the Spotty plugin (Spotify Connect) of a logitechmediaserver (lms)
In another topic (Which ports must be open on the server to use Logitech Media Server (LMS) for Squeezebox?) it was discussed which ports to open for a logitechmediaserver. But when I want to use it ...
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How can a program behave differently depending on the connection type (Wifi or LAN)?
I want to preface this by saying that I don't really have a problem I need fixing. More like I have a small problem that is fixed by minor things, but I am just curious how this kind of problem can ...
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Overriding Media Keys for Spotify
I've had some success using an autohotkey script* to override the media play/pause key to always control Spotify with the following:
Media_Play_Pause::
WinActivate, ahk_exe spotify.exe
Send {Space}
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How to install “libspotify12” on Debian Bullseye?
I'm running Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye).
I'm trying to install the Tizonia cloud music player for the terminal. I ran the command:
curl -kL https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/raw/master/...
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Keyboard play/pause button not controlling Microsoft Teams
My keyboard's play/pause button played the MS Teams ringtone rather than controlling Spotify. I followed the instruction as listed here: How to avoid Microsoft Teams to act as a multimedia application?...
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Spotify web player on windows stops working over mobile data hotspot
Sure hotspot over mobile data as wifi is not the best alternative, but with 4G and 5G speeds are enough to avoid installing Wifi on county home.
the thing is, as long as I play Spotify, it stops ...
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How can I have Spotify play music instead of iTunes when pressing the play/F8 key on MacOS?
When I turn on my MBP the first thing I do is play some Spotify music and I got it loaded on startup, although when I press play/F8 which is play button on keyboard iTunes pops up.
Even with the ...
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How to stop Spotify from starting with Windows
Spotify for Windows (not from app store) starts itself whenever I boot up Windows. I have turned off the setting to open Spotify automatically after logging in:
I have also checked the Windows Start ...
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Is ffmpeg usable with audio loudness normalization?
I need to convert some CD mastered audio to be sent to Spotify.
Spotify does not prefer CD mastered but it has some loudness suggestions:
( https://artists.spotify.com/en/help/article/loudness-...
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Spotify or MacOS leaking information between users?
I have a Macbook M1 running MacOS 11.6. I'm logged in to MacOS with an Admin account. I have Spotify open. I'm logged in to Spotify. Another MacOS user with a Standard account logs in to MacOS. (The ...
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Spotify is making crackling sound every 5-10 seconds
I just build a desktop PC, everything is good except Spotify! it is making crackling sound every 5-10 seconds, almost like this: https://youtu.be/SzM2KaMszvc?t=26
Everything else works PERFECT!, Games ...
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Why does Spotify automatically open when I boot my PC?
For some reason, when I boot up Microsoft Windows NT 10.0 (Windows 10), Spotify automatically launches automatically, and, when it does, its taskbar icon flashes orange. How do I prevent this from ...
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Network connection timeouts when using Spotify linux client
since I've installed the Spotify client on my linux machine, I always get network timeouts when using it. I have tried several versions of the client but it doesn't seem to help.
What I'm currently ...
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Getting audio device name for spotifyd
I ran aplay -l and it returns:
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC1220 ...
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OpenVPN blocks Spotify internet access
I have setup an OpenVPN split tunneling so that i can choose which traffic goes through my VPN (via a SOCKS5 proxy).
Here are my network interfaces
When i connect with OpenVPN, windows tells me that ...
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running ubuntu 20.04 getting error when running sudo apt update
W: GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D1742AD60D811D58
E: The repository 'http:/...
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How does Discord know what I'm listening to on Spotify?
I'm running Discord in Google Chrome browser. Discord is logged in using it's own set of credentials. How does it know what I'm listening to on Spotify? Is this information public? How do I limit what ...
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Spotify no longer responding to media keys in windows 10 since I installed youtube music
I used to be able to control Spotify using media keys on my keyboard and headset on my Windows 10 machine. This worked and I was happy.
At some point I wanted to try Youtube Music and I installed the ...
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How do I minimise spotify to the system tray?
I use alt+tab a lot and spotify keeps irritating me. I want it to sit quietly in the system tray and play the music. This is easy in VLC, all you have to do is click the VLC icon in the system tray ...
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Scaling Spotify client on Linux HiDPI display
On my Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon I just installed Spotify like this:
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com ...
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Creating a minimal Spotify Web Player window only containing the song title and like button
While listening to music on Spotify, I often find myself opening the Spotify window to check whether I have liked the current song, and to see what it is called. To make this easier, I would like a ...
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Spotify cache now at 11gb, how to delete with Crontab?
I am aware that Spotify downloads songs and keeps them on my hard disk rather than keep re-streaming them. However, my Spotify cache is now up to 11gb and I’d like to use crontab to delete it.
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The same build of Spotify that works like a charm on a laptop, cannot reproduce songs on another computer
I downloaded Spotify from here and installed it on my laptop, which I've been using in UK for the last year, and on my home computer in Italy where I am now.
Everything has been working and still ...
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Chrome is eating my media key inputs and Spotify does not register them. Cannot use keyboard play/pause button while Chrome is open
I'm using a PC with Windows 10.
Normally, my media keys on my keyboard (e.g. play, pause, skip) control Spotify just fine. But while I have Chrome open, these media keys do nothing to control ...
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Cannot access Spotify through squid proxy
I setup a personal squid proxy without authentication so i could connect to spotify. I can connect to normal websites and i acan also connect to Spotify website however i cant connect to Spotify using ...
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spotify SIGSEGV error "Warning: GTK2 does not support Wayland!"
I'm currently using Arch Linux operating system. I just ran pacman -Syu command that updates all packages so I don't know which one is causing the problem. I then tried to start spotify and got this ...
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I have music playing and when i flip my screen up the music shuts down
My music (I use spotify) turns off everytime i put my computer(windows laptop) to sleep. On my desktop i don't have this problem.
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Spotify is not responding to Cortana
Spotify doesn't respond to Cortana's requests. After I ask Cortana to play some music on spotify, Cornata successfully opens up Spotify, but doesn't do anything.
Cortana successfully identifies the ...
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How to start Spotify in minimized mode when booting Windows 10?
I am trying to start Spotify in minimized mode when booting Windows 10. I tried to use this AHK solution posted on another question, How to start Viber in minimized mode when booting Windows 7?, but ...
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