If you receive the message Spotify desktop client communicat
Reason
It was because I have 2 factor security turned on.
Resolution
- Go to https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security&view
- On the line App Passwords click Edit
- Click the Generate App Passwords link
- Click the Generate App Passwords button
- Enter a friendly name for what this is for i.e. Spotify
- Click Generate Password
- Copy the password in the normal spotify logon password box.
- enter your FB email address as the username.
- HEY PRESTO!
worked for me. thanks!
For the one it is did not work with them, do not click on facebook icon, just insert your email that you used with to login in facebook in the username box and the password is the one you generated. 🙂
Works ,, Thanks
Thanks!!!! It was really annoying!!! Thank you!!!
Worked for me. Thank you very much!!
Unfortunately you have to do this now every time you shut down Spotify which really sucks!!!! Thanks for the fix though!
so much thanks to help me cope with this issue
Gracias! It was really freaking annoying and it didn’t tell you why. Thank you for sharing! 😀
Thank you thank you thank you. Spotify’s help did nothing to fix it. Finally working again…
Thank you so much!
it says you cant log in with an @ in your user name?
Any ideas!?
Hi Joseph,
Could you send me a screenshot?
Thanks
Mike
Hi Jaime,
You should only have to do it once.
Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify. The Spotify app should be remembering your log on.
Thanks
Mike
Same problem here it says: Forbidden character in username: @. and if i try it on spotify itself its says ” the username or password is incorrect”
THANK YOU!
Excelent , work perfectly, =)
Worked for me, thanks very much. Didnt even think about the two factor authentication tbh!
Thanks, works for me!!! I am using Spotify Linux Version, Ubuntu….
it didn’t work for me, i tried my hotmail address as the username and even my [email protected] but neither of them worked 🙁
Thanks man, works fine!
Thanks! Works like a charm.
it works tnx (linux ubuntu 14.0.4 lts , last version of spotify)
Login here with “@” in your username https://accounts.spotify.com/en/login?continue=https:%2F%2Fwww.spotify.com%2Fph%2Faccount%2Foverview%2F to get your correct username
tnx a lot 🙂
Thank you a lot. my work laptop is enabled with two factor auth as well.
You are awesome! Ty
It works, really thanx !
worked for me, much appreciated!
Thanks, the tip I was looking for !
Thanks! worked for me!
Hi! When I tried to log in with the new password, it told me I had already registered a Spotify with that email. Please help!
thx dude. working.
Great!
NOT Working for me 🙁 every time I press log in with Facebook it loads the page but says error 404 again even though I’ve tried the Facebook app password
Sorry to hear that. Maybe try disabling and renabling two factor authentication.
This seems to have worked reliably for a lot of people and myself now, so something must be different in your instance.