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LaserMoai

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Registered: 2023-02-26

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Spotify freezes when copypasting tracks to a playlist

When I try to Ctrl+V tracks to a Spotify playlist its UI always freezes for a minute before continuing work. This also causes applications like Telegram and Slack to freeze.

I've had this issue on Arch for more than a year. I use spotify-launcher, but I've also reproduced this on the official snap and the AUR package. I've tried reinstalling Spotify and removing configuration and cache. I haven't found any solutions for this exact issue.

spotify-launcher 0.5.0-1
Log:

spotify-launcher -v
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher::config] Searching for configuration file at "/home/daniil/.config/spotify-launcher.conf"
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher::config] Searching for configuration file at "/etc/spotify-launcher.conf"
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher::config] Found configuration file at "/etc/spotify-launcher.conf"
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z INFO  spotify_launcher::config] Loading configuration file at "/etc/spotify-launcher.conf"
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher] Using install path: "/home/daniil/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install"
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher::paths] Reading state file from "/home/daniil/.local/share/spotify-launcher/state.json"...
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher::paths] Loaded state: Ok(State { version: "1:1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819-2", last_update_check: SystemTime { tv_sec: 1677416889, tv_nsec: 774562469 } })
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher] Last update check was 0 days and 0 hours ago
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z INFO  spotify_launcher] No update needed
[2023-02-26T13:23:13Z DEBUG spotify_launcher] Assembled command: ["spotify"]
spotify: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: no version information available (required by spotify)
/home/daniil/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install/usr/share/spotify/spotify: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: no version information available (required by /home/daniil/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install/usr/share/spotify/spotify)
/home/daniil/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install/usr/share/spotify/spotify: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: no version information available (required by /home/daniil/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install/usr/share/spotify/spotify)
/proc/self/exe: /usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4: no version information available (required by /proc/self/exe)

Last edited by LaserMoai (2023-02-26 14:32:14)

mr_cheese

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Registered: 2023-02-26

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Re: Spotify freezes when copypasting tracks to a playlist

I can attest this issue also happens to me, I'm using the AUR version which is the same, latest build as the one you get from spotify-launcher, which is 1.1.84.716-12-Release
The thing I can't reproduce is that the other application I'm using (in this case, just Vivaldi) doesn't hang.

To test this I pasted upwards of 2300 songs (the entirety of my liked songs over 4-5 years) to my playlist, but I'm seeing it happen with 100, or even just 10 songs as well. And, it's pinning a single core at 100%. I'm going to take a solid guess here and say that something's going on specifically with the client and the best way forward is to either file a bug report with Spotify or bring this to their official forums for better support. I don't believe this will be an Arch-specific problem as it's coming from different packages, as well as snap, and no specific crashes seem to be happening.

Definitely get in touch with the developer.

rbm78bln

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From: Berlin

Registered: 2022-10-08

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Re: Spotify freezes when copypasting tracks to a playlist

Can confirm.

Made a bug report already: Spotify Community / Desktop (Linux) / [Bug] Pasting songs in playlist freezes the application

Happens for me on Arch as well.

Last edited by rbm78bln (2023-02-28 09:56:01)

LaserMoai

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Registered: 2023-02-26

Posts: 64

Re: Spotify freezes when copypasting tracks to a playlist

Yeah, I'm trying to comment there, but the Spotify bug tracker filters it when I try to post the log and says to wait for moderation. I've been trying for a whole day at this point. Thanks for confirming, everyone!

Last edited by LaserMoai (2023-02-28 10:35:24)

rbm78bln

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From: Berlin

Registered: 2022-10-08

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Re: Spotify freezes when copypasting tracks to a playlist

I know, I got the e-mail notification for your comment, but can't access it there.

The Spotify Community Website meets the same quality standards as the Linux native application...
...just try using that application with a 4k or even 8k resolution...good luck ;-)

Last edited by rbm78bln (2023-02-28 10:03:35)

LaserMoai

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Registered: 2023-02-26

Posts: 64

Re: Spotify freezes when copypasting tracks to a playlist

Well, at least the Linux app isn't officially supported, the bug tracker doesn't have that excuse

I just posted it without the log