topic Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button in Desktop (Linux)

Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

Peetee — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 10:07:24 GMT

Plan

Premium Family

Country

United Arab Emirates

Device

Desktop

Operating System

Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

My Question or Issue

There is an option in Advanced Settings for "Close button should minimize the Spotify window". This morning I discovered this and switched it on.

Closing the window, however, shuts down Spotify.

I've tried the usual troubleshooting elements:

1. Clear cache

2. Clear storage

3. killall

4. Spotify dump (results in 0Kb text file)

Does this work on other Linux environments? Is there anything else I need to do to make Spotify minimize instead?

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

XenonSup — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:09:35 GMT

I'm having this same problem on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with the Spotify Snap.

The setting doesn't seem to affect the app's behavior.

Version: 1.1.55.498.gf9a83c60

Rev: 46

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

alepee — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 19:10:33 GMT

Same here with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

dasuxgod — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:30:47 GMT

Same for me 😞

App just closing

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

DeSades — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:01:58 GMT

Linux Mint 19.3 MATE
Same problem after update client Spotify version to 1:1.1.67.586.gbb5ef64e

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

user-removed — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:03:47 GMT

That option wasn't there before. So, i'm guessing they're still implementing it (and they will for the next 3 or 4 years), after much complain from linux users.

A close to tray feature on spotify for linux! Who would thought about that?

Meanwhile, i found another player that acts as a spotify front-end, which i'm using and enjoying the close-to-tray.

The last time i was here browsing for a solution (and actually suggesting it ) was so many years ago that i forgot my old account. Guess what? still nothing.

I'll check again a couple more years from now, hopefully they finished it.

cheers

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

o_mestre — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:56:01 GMT

@Eggzaile
have you tried installing Windows version using Wine?

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

Peetee — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:08:41 GMT

I think the purpose of this thread is to highlight the issues with the current release rather than propose a different release to fix the problem. I hadn't seen anyone else report this issue which is why I raised it.

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

o_mestre — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:27:17 GMT

Spotify devs don't give a oops to Linux users. we better discuss between us how to mitigate the problems

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

pattesio — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:41:36 GMT

Please its an easy fix, it might just boil down to wm events subscriptions. I am a Spotify premium user but i see myself using third party clients often...

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

robertodev — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:24:30 GMT

Im facing the same issue on Ubuntu 20.04 snap version. I will try with another type of installation, just in case.
Aaaand, nop. I tried with apt version, same result. The app closes,

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

x4043 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:52:55 GMT

To avoid the app showing in alt-tab etc. Simply move it to a new workspace, at least until (if) they fix the issue.

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

rkurbatov — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:12:06 GMT

Xubuntu 20.04, the same problem. Guys, it lasts for years alresdy.

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

idimash — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:11:30 GMT

Ubuntu 22.04, the same problem

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

noizo — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 20:11:41 GMT

i thought i broke it with some extension, but no, it's broken by default.

Ubuntu 22.04 on dell 7320

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

gtirloni — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:24:06 GMT

Same issue on Fedora 36 with GNOME 42 and Spotify for Linux (1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819).

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

Tuan1 — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:38:52 GMT

Same problem with ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Gnome 42. Still waiting for the solution

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

pgomes — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:17:30 GMT

Engineer here. Hi all, the "minimizing to task bar" feature" is on the TODO list, but hasn't been implemented yet on Linux

I and others will look into it once we have time. But there are higher prio requests before. So if this is something that you really miss, just upvote this so it gets higher prio

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

evelez — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:24:27 GMT

Bump. Fedora 37 using KDE Plasma, would love to be able to close to system tray.

Re: Close button should minimize the Spotify window - Spotify won't minimize using Close button

-69n1z_68vf1j — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:08:24 GMT

I'm a sw dev and I can't believe this is so hard to implement. Why is it taking over a year to get resolved?