[GH-ISSUE #541] [FIXED] Error: Failed to initialize the Spotify data #311

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opened 2026-03-02 23:46:27 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-02 23:46:27 +03:00

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Originally created by @ociton on GitHub (Aug 10, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/541

When I run spotify_player it returns

 Error: Failed to initialize the Spotify data

 Caused by:
        The name is not activatable

Im using Arch Linux
tested on aur spotify-player-full and spotify-player-full-pulse -- got same results

Originally created by @ociton on GitHub (Aug 10, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/541 When I run spotify_player it returns Error: Failed to initialize the Spotify data Caused by: The name is not activatable Im using Arch Linux tested on aur spotify-player-full and spotify-player-full-pulse -- got same results

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2026-03-02 23:46:27 +03:00

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2026-03-02 23:46:28 +03:00

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@ociton commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2024):

I was playing music on my phone already and spotify-player couldnt start for some reason. Now its working, but I can recreate the issue if playing music on my phone and trying to start spotify-player. Logs show no sign of error.

@ociton commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2024): I was playing music on my phone already and spotify-player couldnt start for some reason. Now its working, but I can recreate the issue if playing music on my phone and trying to start spotify-player. Logs show no sign of error.

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2026-03-14 13:27:18 +03:00

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