[GH-ISSUE #364] Is spotifyd required? #1132

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opened 2026-03-14 13:35:09 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:35:09 +03:00

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Feb 10, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/364

I have recently switched over from spotify-tui. As such I had been using spotifyd as backend for the playing Spotify device. I have managed to configure spotify_player through the same client_id I was using before, but I have also noticed that when I run the SwitchDevice command I see both spotifyd and a spotify_player device. If I select the spotify_player device, nothing happens and songs do not play.

Am I doing something wrong? Do I need spotifyd or can I make it work just by using spotify_player?

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Feb 10, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/364 I have recently switched over from spotify-tui. As such I had been using spotifyd as backend for the playing Spotify device. I have managed to configure spotify_player through the same client_id I was using before, but I have also noticed that when I run the SwitchDevice command I see both spotifyd and a spotify_player device. If I select the spotify_player device, nothing happens and songs do not play. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need spotifyd or can I make it work just by using spotify_player?

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2026-03-14 13:35:14 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:35:20 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2024):

No spotifyd is not required. spotify_player supports streaming directly from the terminal (https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player?tab=readme-ov-file#streaming).

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2024): No `spotifyd` is not required. `spotify_player` supports streaming directly from the terminal (https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player?tab=readme-ov-file#streaming).

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:35:25 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2024):

If I select the spotify_player device, nothing happens and songs do not play

Can you provide any applicable logs or backtraces? Refer to https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player?tab=readme-ov-file#logging for more details

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2024): > If I select the spotify_player device, nothing happens and songs do not play Can you provide any applicable logs or backtraces? Refer to https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player?tab=readme-ov-file#logging for more details

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:35:30 +03:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2024):

Oh. I believe it is because the default backend is rodio-backend and I am currently using pulseaudio. Is there a way to switch backends or do I have to reinstall by recompiling with the proper option?

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2024): Oh. I believe it is because the default backend is rodio-backend and I am currently using pulseaudio. Is there a way to switch backends or do I have to reinstall by recompiling with the proper option?

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:35:35 +03:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2024):

Yes. I can confirm doing so has solved the issue, my bad!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2024): Yes. I can confirm doing so has solved the issue, my bad!