topic Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425 in Desktop (Linux)

Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

AliveOutlast — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:47:18 GMT

Plan

Premium

Device

Operating System

Archlinux

My Question or Issue

I installed spotify from aur. In version 1.2.79.425, the close button didn't work. And I cannot minimize spotify to system tray either.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

Rayyan9400 — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:09:18 GMT

I can confirm this on Arch Linux as well.

On Spotify 1.2.79.425, the close button doesn’t minimize the window to the system tray anymore. Right now closing the window either exits Spotify or leaves it running without actually hiding.

This only happens for me on Wayland. I downgraded my package to 1.2.74.477-3 and this version fixed all those issues.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

kaii-lb — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:04:40 GMT

Happens on arch linux with Spotify 1.2.79.425.

System tray works fine for other apps, spotify's tray *thinks* the window is minimized (shows "show spotify" when attempting to close window via close button/keyboard shortcut), but pressing it does nothing.

Downgrading fixes the issue as well.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

madmonki — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:07 GMT

i have the same issue. kde/arch here

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

LX_LX — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:29:45 GMT

Same issue with Fedora 43 KDE, same version of the app.
Close buttons do nothing, as if it doesn't exist, however, the app appears in the system tray and can be exited there.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

ArchLinuxFTW — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:56:40 GMT

Same issue here. Arch Linux, KDE Plasma Wayland

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

madmonki — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:11:13 GMT

Spotify got an update today to version 1.2.79.427.g80eb4a07 and still have this issue.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

Noi188 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:03:31 GMT

I have the same issue on KDE Plasma Archlinux.
Spotify version: 1:1.2.79.427-1 and the one before that.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

matdef — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:00:17 GMT

How did you roll-back? The package seems to have been deleted at the upstream

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

Andras_1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:12:44 GMT

For anyone still having this issue, you can give the flathub version of Spotify a shot (although I recommend caution with any and all third-party packages):

flatpak install flathub com.spotify.Client

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

madmonki — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:09:57 GMT

i agree this is the solution for now. personally i don't like flatpaks they occupy too much space.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

sjclayton — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:44:42 GMT

Same issue here. Arch Linux, KDE Plasma Wayland

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

fabiangamer2215 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:09:07 GMT

I have the same error in the latest Spotify .deb package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on Wayland.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

furje — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:41:14 GMT

I have the same issue on Ubuntu 22.04, KDE Plasma 5.24.7, Spotify Premium, version 1.2.82.428.g0ac8be2b. Reverting to version 1.2.74.477.g3be53afe (via snap: $ snap revert spotify) fixed this issue.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

adior — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:36:19 GMT

now the flatpak one also not working in minimizing to tray

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

madmonki — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:33:37 GMT

yeah maybe related to these permissions?
New com.spotify.Client permissions:
fallback-x11 wayland

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

gre4ka148 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:53:48 GMT

same started happening to flatpak version. Not a wayland issue, happens on x11 too. If the "minimize to tray" is enabled then close button stops working. My system: Arch, KDE Plasma 6.6.1

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

DSS69 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:41:54 GMT

Have same issue on Fedora 43 KDE + Hyprland (even tried on KDE later as well) and the close button as well as the shortcut does not work.

Edit: Forced downgraded the flatpak and works fine now

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

ide7h4lhj20e239uvdmb — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:29:21 GMT

I have the same problem on Xubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Edit:

I use .deb and downgrade worked for me get file from https://mirror.psu.ac.th/linuxmint-packages/pool/import/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.2.63.394.g126b0d89_amd64.deb

In terminal:

sudo apt remove spotify-client

rm -rf ~/.config/spotify

rm -rf ~/.cache/spotify

sudo dpkg -i 'path to downloaded package here'

sudo apt-mark hold spotify-client // this command will block updates once the problem is solved You can unhold by sudo apt-mark unhold spotify-client

PS: Personally, I recommend sticking with the version that works so you don't waste your life solving stupid problems.

Re: Close button didn't work in 1.2.79.425

sedax90 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:10:22 GMT

Same problem, latest updates are completely broken, I don't know how it's possibile to release an app that none has tested.