[GH-ISSUE #873] Spotify premium for students not working #369

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opened 2026-02-28 14:48:44 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @TabulateJarl8 on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui/issues/873

Hey, today I bought premium for students (about an hour ago). I seem to be having an issue where spotify-tui is saying that I need premium, however as I previously stated, I do have premium. I've tried using a spotifyd device, as well as the official client that says I have premium (tested on two computers, same issue), but the issue still persists. Should I wait a bit longer? I'm not sure how long it takes to update, although I've tried this in the past and I could use it within 5 minutes. Thanks for any help

Installation: AUR
spt version: 0.25.0
spotifyd service output:

● spotifyd.service - A spotify playing daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/spotifyd.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-08-31 19:30:36 EDT; 3s ago
       Docs: https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd
   Main PID: 102559 (spotifyd)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 38440)
     Memory: 2.8M
        CPU: 39ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/spotifyd.service
             └─102559 /usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon

Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Loading config from "/home/tabulate/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf"
Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: No proxy specified
Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Using alsa volume controller.
Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Couldn't read volume from alsa device with name "default".
Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Connecting to AP "guc3-accesspoint-a-16c7.ap.spotify.com:443"
Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Authenticated as "<username>" !
Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Using alsa sink
Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Couldn't read volume from alsa device with name "default".
Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Couldn't set volume: "Couldn\'t find selem with name \'PCM\'."
Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Country: "US"

spotifyd config:

[global]
# Your Spotify account name.
username = "<username>"

# Your Spotify account password.
password = "<password>"

# The audio backend used to play the your music. To get
# a list of possible backends, run `spotifyd --help`.
backend = "alsa"

# The alsa audio device to stream audio to. To get a
# list of valid devices, run `aplay -L`,
device = "default"  # omit for macOS

# The alsa mixer used by `spotifyd`.
mixer = "PCM"

# The volume controller. Each one behaves different to
# volume increases. For possible values, run
# `spotifyd --help`.
volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS"

# The name that gets displayed under the connect tab on
# official clients. Spaces are not allowed!
device_name = "spotifyd_device"

# The audio bitrate. 96, 160 or 320 kbit/s
bitrate = 160

# The directory used to cache audio data. This setting can save
# a lot of bandwidth when activated, as it will avoid re-downloading
# audio files when replaying them.
#
# Note: The file path does not get expanded. Environment variables and
# shell placeholders like $HOME or ~ don't work!
cache_path = "cache_directory"

# If set to true, enables volume normalisation between songs.
volume_normalisation = true

# The normalisation pregain that is applied for each song.
normalisation_pregain = -10

Originally created by @TabulateJarl8 on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui/issues/873 Hey, today I bought premium for students (about an hour ago). I seem to be having an issue where spotify-tui is saying that I need premium, however as I previously stated, I do have premium. I've tried using a spotifyd device, as well as the official client that says I have premium (tested on two computers, same issue), but the issue still persists. Should I wait a bit longer? I'm not sure how long it takes to update, although I've tried this in the past and I could use it within 5 minutes. Thanks for any help Installation: AUR spt version: 0.25.0 spotifyd service output: ``` ● spotifyd.service - A spotify playing daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/spotifyd.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-08-31 19:30:36 EDT; 3s ago Docs: https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd Main PID: 102559 (spotifyd) Tasks: 3 (limit: 38440) Memory: 2.8M CPU: 39ms CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/spotifyd.service └─102559 /usr/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Loading config from "/home/tabulate/.config/spotifyd/spotifyd.conf" Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: No proxy specified Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Using alsa volume controller. Aug 31 19:30:36 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Couldn't read volume from alsa device with name "default". Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Connecting to AP "guc3-accesspoint-a-16c7.ap.spotify.com:443" Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Authenticated as "<username>" ! Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Using alsa sink Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Couldn't read volume from alsa device with name "default". Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Couldn't set volume: "Couldn\'t find selem with name \'PCM\'." Aug 31 19:30:37 xenon spotifyd[102559]: Country: "US" ``` spotifyd config: ```ini [global] # Your Spotify account name. username = "<username>" # Your Spotify account password. password = "<password>" # The audio backend used to play the your music. To get # a list of possible backends, run `spotifyd --help`. backend = "alsa" # The alsa audio device to stream audio to. To get a # list of valid devices, run `aplay -L`, device = "default" # omit for macOS # The alsa mixer used by `spotifyd`. mixer = "PCM" # The volume controller. Each one behaves different to # volume increases. For possible values, run # `spotifyd --help`. volume_controller = "alsa" # use softvol for macOS" # The name that gets displayed under the connect tab on # official clients. Spaces are not allowed! device_name = "spotifyd_device" # The audio bitrate. 96, 160 or 320 kbit/s bitrate = 160 # The directory used to cache audio data. This setting can save # a lot of bandwidth when activated, as it will avoid re-downloading # audio files when replaying them. # # Note: The file path does not get expanded. Environment variables and # shell placeholders like $HOME or ~ don't work! cache_path = "cache_directory" # If set to true, enables volume normalisation between songs. volume_normalisation = true # The normalisation pregain that is applied for each song. normalisation_pregain = -10 ```

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kerem commented

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@TabulateJarl8 commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2021):

I tried it again now, and it seems to have fixed itself. Must've been slow update times

@TabulateJarl8 commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2021): I tried it again now, and it seems to have fixed itself. Must've been slow update times

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2026-02-28 14:53:20 +03:00

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