topic Re: Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11 in Desktop (Windows)

Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11

Primeeey — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:49:33 GMT

Device

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

When I maximize Spotify there's a thin gap left over at the bottom which is slightly annoying. You can see it just slightly above the Windows taskbar.

[Desktop][Other] The app is not opening entirely in maximized mode

Abhishek2609 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:25:23 GMT

When you maximize the Spotify app window, there is some gap between the bottom of the window and the taskbar. The background content is clearly visible through that little gap. This doesn't happen with any other app I'm using on Windows 11. The reference image is attached.

Re: [Desktop][Other] The app is not opening entirely in maximized mode

Alex — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:42:25 GMT

Hi @Abhishek2609,

Thanks for the post.

We'd recommend running a clean reinstall of the app, following this guide. This will assure that there are no corrupted app data files and that you're running the latest version.

Note that since Windows 11 is fairly new, some apps like Spotify might not yout be fully optimized for it.

Keep us posted on how you get on.

Cheers.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

CarlosE — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:08:24 GMT

Hey there @Primeeey,

Thanks for reaching out to the Community.

To confirm, does it disappear if you manually adjust the window size?

Additionally, could you let us know your monitor's resolution?

Keep us posted.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

Primeeey — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:33:41 GMT

2560 x 1440p and yes I can manually adjust the window to make it appear
fullscreen with no thin gap

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

CarlosE — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 16:39:49 GMT

Hey @Primeeey,

Thanks for that info.

We've gone ahead and reported it to the right folks. However, since this may be related to a non-standard screen size or a driver issue, we can't promise that it'll be fixed.

If you need anything else, the Community is here for you.

Cheers!

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

TheFlash200406 — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:11:59 GMT

I have the same problem with my Spotify and I don't think it can even fit the desktop window.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

Mauritss — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:12:50 GMT

I wasn't aware of this thread so I posted a separate one here. I have the same issue on a screen with a regular full HD 1920*1080 resolution.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

BahamutGR — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:49:53 GMT

The app is a mess on Windows 11. The animations aren't working and the "pixel size gap" is something you just can't unsee if you notice it. Please fix the app guys.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

austendsouza — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:36:46 GMT

I too have this problem on Windows 11, my screen is a standard 1920x1080. It really is frustrating to look at

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

drkmen — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:57:06 GMT

Same issue after upgrading to Windows 11.
Regular full HD 1920*1080 resolution.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

Primeeey — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:12:08 GMT

@drkmen wrote:
Same issue after upgrading to Windows 11.
Regular full HD 1920*1080 resolution.

There we go CarlosE. 1920*1080 is standard, it should display fine at that resolution.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

Ben_Keeling98 — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:46:41 GMT

I have the same issue on both my 1080p and 1440p monitors. It started when I upgraded to windoes 11.

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

Ben_Keeling98 — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:49:50 GMT

Attached is the issue on both monitors with a white background, clearly showing the issue

Re: Spotify desktop app and Windows 11

marcdreizehn — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:44:15 GMT

Same issue, really annoying since it's been weeks now. Standard screen sizes (1920x1080).

Gap at bottom of Spotify window and top of Win 11 taskbar

nutrinoboy — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:46:23 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

United States

Device

Desktop PC

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

When maximized there is a small gap between the bottom of the Spotify window and the top of the Windows 11 taskbar. (Not as obvious with a dark wallpaper background, but very obvious with a lighter wallpaper background.)

Taskbar Gap

xPandamon — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:21:57 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Germany

Device

Desktop

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

Spotify does not maximize properly. That issue has existed on Windows 10 and still exists on Windows 11 many months later. I have to use a dark background just so it won't drive me crazy, could you guys PLEASE fix that damn issue? It's extremely annoying to me, I can't stand seeing that gap between the window and the taskbar.. The desktop app doesn't seem to get any love outside of background fixes, it's a shame.

Re: Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11

xPandamon — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:23:54 GMT

It seems like the issue is not Windows 11 related. My friend had the same issue on Windows 10 when I was using the Windows 11 dev build.

Re: Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11

Ben_Keeling98 — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:26:53 GMT

Perhaps, but it's funny that the issue only started after I upgraded to Windows 11. It was perfectly fine beforehand.

Re: Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11

17slim — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:30:15 GMT

Same exact issue here on 4k on Windows 11. Strangely, it doesn't appear when it's on my second monitor (1440p).