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pixelpusher · ‎2012-05-11

Update 17/2/14 - Almost 2 years ago I submitted this idea, and in the last few weeks, the number of Kudos email notifcations I receive daily is getting even more frequent. Thanks to everyone who keep's voting it up, I didn't think it would get 10 votes let alone over 1,000! Clearly it's popular but not as straight forward to develop hence the 'Not Right Now' status from Spotify, but keep the voting! The most rated ideas are getting developed and it's just a matter of time before this one does too. Thanks! ------------------ I'd like to see a miniplayer and mini controls for Spotify that could sit in the taskbar (Windows and Mac!) The idea came about, after I kept maximising and minimising Spotify just to see my play queue and sometimes jump down a few . This is my solution making it a less obtrusive way of seeing what's coming up and track jumping.

sebban93557 · ‎2012-10-17

I love Spotify. Spotify app for windows RT would be nice and I know many want it. But I know there are apps for other plattformas that are requested to. This Idea people have voted for Windows RT app.

NFVG9Sgq · ‎2014-03-03

I have a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro with a High-DPI screen (3200 x 1800 pixels). Using scaling the interface of Spotify has the appropriate dimensions. But text and images look blurry. When is Spotify natively going to support high resolution displays for Windows?

joaadl · ‎2012-11-25

To all Spotify desktop users out there: There should be collapse buttons on main/apps and collection just like on the playlists. This would make it easier to choose what you want higlighted. It is also a problem on laptop and other monitors with a 16/9 ratio where there is limited vertical resolution. From a die-hard Spotify user with at least 3 years premium account. Android, Desktop (Windows 7 and 8), Squezzebox, XBMC all connected.

user-removed · ‎2016-06-27

Hi people, After switching from iPhone to Android, i saw that the Spotify app is completely different then on iOS. For example: On iPhone only you can: - Swipe to right/left to add a song in your music or add as next song. - If you press and hold a song you get a preview. - In the play window you can swipe down to close this window and go back to your playlists, you can swipe up in playlists to get the album play window. - Genius is as i seen only available on iPhone, i didn't saw it on Android. On Android you exclusively have: - Landscape mode - Scroll bar to fast-scroll down or up in a long list. As far i can think this are the differents between the operating systems. I don't know how Windows Phone looks, but i think the statement is clear: Spotify, please make all of your apps equal and don't change designs or features because we all (as a Premium) pay the same price. We want the same features on all our devices, no matter if it is a iDevice, Android or Windows Phone. Hope this will happen, because it is different for years now and i think its time to change this! Kind regards, Mark (And may i say from the rest of the people?)

D1N0 · ‎2012-02-16

I want to be able to adjust the fontsize of the windows spotify client, so i can use it on my mediacenter without binoculars. On a 42" tv it is just not readable unless you are right in front of it. That is not the idea of a mediacenter. So I don't use spotify on it.

MyckelJay · ‎2015-01-11

The mobile version of Spotify on the iPhone shows the album artwork of the current song playing through Spotify while the phone is locked. When I switched over to my Windows phone, I was annoyed that while streaming with my phone locked, it just shows my lock screen picture instead. When someone asks me what I'm listening to, I want to be a ble to just show them my lock screen rather than having to unlock my phone and open the app. *It would also be nice if when opening the app, (while already listening to music on Spotify) it would go back to your cureent playlist page instead of the home screen or radio page.

dynAdZ · ‎2014-09-28

I follow over 100 playlists, many tracks exist in more than one playlist. When I listen to a song in a playlist and I switch to another list, all songs in the list get marked as "heard" (blue dot disappears), which is a good thing. But the same track again is marked as "unheard" in all other playlists. To have more control about which particular track has already been played or marked as heard, it would be better to mark this song as heard across all playlists you follow. This way you avoid listening to a song twice when checking your playlists and don't waste time.

simonschaufi · ‎2014-08-03

I'm a windows user. The format of the title is "Spotify - Artist - Song" which is not so good for me as I would see more in my windows task bar (is it called i think, the bar where the start button is). I would propose to change the format to: Artist - Song - Spotify or maybe even better: Song - Artist - Spotify

tjmag13 · ‎2015-01-19

I realize this is a topic among the ideas in the Spotify community, but there are no solutions. The biggest problems with the lack of an app for Windows 8.1 is the lack of ability to operate in the background (IE sleep mode), and poor touch compatibility. I know that a common "solution" to the background play mode is turn off sleep mode. This is not a solution, this is a crutch. Turning off sleep mode cripples the idea of a portable tablet or laptob, sleep mode is a feature implemented to drastically reduce the amount of energy the tablet/laptop is using to prolong battery life. "Wireless" is the entire idea behind a portable computer and killing what saves battery power destroys the ability to stay wireless. The touch compatibility is a less pressing issue but still one that should be recognized. 2012 is when the first post, about windows 8, was created and Spotify has yet to create an app. There is a third party app seperate from Spotify, but is poor quality and less then what i'm paying for as a premium Spotify member. Creating an app for Windows or making it compatible with the settings on what to allow to run in the background are the only solutions. This is something Spotify should have done years ago and has ample time to step up to the plate. If Spotify does not have an app for the coming update in Windows operating software (Windows 10) I personally will change to another music provider. It is a safe prediction to think that others will also do the same.

nataliebelsha · ‎2018-02-21

so when you click on an artist, it shows their music, however sometimes i am able to find playlists that the artist has made, but its extremely hard to find. once you find a playlist, you can click on their name and see all their playlists. then there is an option to view their discography. i think there should be an easy option to view their personal playlists 🙂

jsisthe1 · ‎2012-10-27

I just recently started using Windows Media Center a lot and am loving it more and more now... I know there is already a post for Windows Media Center DLNA support or whatever that is called but that is not what this is about... Spotify is alot like the Netflix of music, and Netflix has a plugin for Windows Media Center that places them under the "Movies" selection... would it be impossible to ask for a plugin from Spotify that goes under the "Music" category in place of the actual Spotify application? This would be great for someone like me that never disconnects the computer from their television. I think it also would be possible also maybe to allow a visualization play with the music, and add an option to allow the Spotify plugin to download album art and use it as the screensaver on Windows Media Center. Thanks for your time! 🙂

squatto · ‎2014-02-04

I listen to the radio a ton while I work, and it's a pain to have to constantly switch back to Spotify to thumb up/down a track. It would be fantastic to have thumb up/down buttons added to the Windows taskbar icon hover, next to the previous/next/pause buttons. The attachment shows what I am referring to.

ezearis93 · ‎2015-03-12

The subject is clear enough. Lastest Spotify update removed last.fm scrobbling. This is not only really easy to implement but an essential feature for lots of us.

warmth · ‎2014-11-28

Not sure if it is possible due to the restrictions of the mobile OS but I still believe that adding Crossfade to Windows Phone 8/8.1/10 could be done with a workaround inside the app.

juanmcm · ‎2014-10-09

I think it will be interesting as you did in the past with MSN Messenger, share the name of the song is playing in this moment on Skype. In this way, when I am playing a song on Spotify (in any platform), it will appears the song and the artist on Skype status. Thanks

zev · ‎2014-09-17

Now, when you hover over the Spotify icon on the Windows taskbar, a mini player contol pops up, with Forward, Backward and play/pause controls. This is great if you want to skip a song or pause the music. But to adjust the volume you have to open the app. It would be a "nice to have" to include a volume control in the popup as well.

kolesGhost · ‎2012-04-03

I would love an app that mixed white noise in with what you are listening to. Right now, I have sites like http://www.rainymood.com/ and http://simplynoise.com/ playing in the background with my music. For those who haven't tried it, try listening to NIN Ghosts album with some white noise of the rain... really keeps you focues and all outside noise away (when working in a public area like an office).

TorilSusegg · ‎2017-05-01

Hello 🙂 I wonder if Spotify is doing anytting to make the app for Windows more compatible with assistive programs such as ZoomText (magnifier) and Jaws (Braille)? I understand this must be challanging, since Spotify has to work on many devices. But it is maybe possible? As of today I find that it works fairly well to use the Spitify app with VoiceOver, but on the computer I find it hard to use ZoomTexst with Spotify. With Jaws it is almost impossible. There are many visually impaired music lovers out there, and we hope for more compatible apps. Can anyone please tell me a little about what Spotify has done, and is doing here? And, thank You for the music 🙂

maryhxpng · ‎2016-12-11

Recently I downloaded some music and edited it in iTunes, to then put on my Spotify. I had the artist, ASTRO, loaded up into my Local Files from my music folder. Now, I had 16 ASTRO songs, but one appeared by an artist called Astro Joey, with a very similar name that I had never heard of. It even had Astro Joey's album cover art. When I pressed play, it played ASTRO's actual song. (Additionally, their song "I am a Star" appeared, instead of ASTRO's "Star".) I tried to defeat this bug, so I tried again, putting the songs I wanted on my Local Files into a new folder and sourcing it from there. Instead, the same bug happened, but this time TWICE! Replacing yet another song from ASTRO, "Polaris" with the same titled song from someone called "Man or Astro-Man?". In both cases, the album name changed to seemingly fit the new artist's album. I don't understand what the problem is. Not once in my life had I ever heard of either of these artists, let alone downlaoded their music. I have no idea how to fix this. Please help me out!! (if it helps anyone at all, I'm using an Acer on Windows 10, and spotify Premium)

Spotify Community

Closed Ideas

[Desktop] Mini Player

[Desktop] App for Windows RT

[Desktop] Support for High-DPI Screens

[Desktop] Collapse Buttons for the Sidebar

Make the design equal on iPhone and Android

adjustable fontsize spotify client.

Show Album Artwork on Lock Screen (Windows Phone)

Possibility to mark tracks as "heard" across all playlists

put "Spotify" at the end of title bar in software

Spotify app for windows 8.1/Surface

[Artist Page] Quick Link to "Artist's Playlists"

Windows Media Center Plugin

Add thumb up and down buttons to Windows taskbar icon hover (like previous/next/pause)

Bring back last.fm scrobbling

Add Crossfade tracks to Windows Phone 8/8.1/10

Share the song is playing in Skype

volume control when hovering over spotify icon on windows taskbar

white noise mixer

Spotify and assistive programs

Incorrect File and Artist in Local Files