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Hello everyone,
I am experiencing a persistent network issue with the Spotify desktop client. Whenever I launch it, the interface loads partially, but I cannot log in. It gives me a red banner saying "No internet connection detected (Error code: accounts:4)" or sometimes "session:103" when it fails to load the login screen/QR code.
The web version of Spotify works perfectly fine in my browser on the same machine. This issue started recently; Spotify used to work flawlessly before.
Here is my setup:
* OS: Arch Linux
* DE: KDE Plasma
* Network: NetworkManager
I have tried installing both available versions:
1. The AUR package (`spotify`)
2. The official Extra repository package (`spotify-launcher`)
Both yield the exact same network error.
Here is the extensive list of troubleshooting steps I have already taken (none of which resolved the issue):
* Cleared cache and configs: Deleted `~/.cache/spotify/` and `~/.config/spotify/` multiple times.
* VPN check: I use NordVPN, but I completely disconnected it, disabled the Kill Switch, disabled Threat Protection, and even stopped the `nordvpnd` service entirely.
* Firewall: Temporarily disabled `firewalld` (`systemctl stop firewalld`) to ensure ports aren't blocked.
* DNS/Proxy:
- Ping to `accounts.spotify.com` works perfectly with 0% packet loss.
- Checked `/etc/resolv.conf` (not locked by VPN).
- Added `network.proxy.mode=0` to `~/.config/spotify/prefs`.
- Tested with and without `systemd-resolved` (reverting to default NetworkManager stub).
* IPv6: Disabled IPv6 completely via `sysctl` (`net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1`).
* Launch flags: Ran the app via terminal using `--disable-gpu`, `--no-proxy-server`, and `--ignore-certificate-errors`.
Despite all this, the Electron engine seems to fail to resolve or connect to the authentication servers. Has anyone encountered this specific behavior recently, or does anyone know how to debug the network requests directly from the Spotify client?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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