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

[Peetee]

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?

[XenonSup]

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

[alepee]

Same here with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

[dasuxgod]

Same for me 😞

App just closing

[DeSades]

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

[user-removed]

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

[o_mestre]

@Eggzaile
have you tried installing Windows version using Wine?

[Peetee]

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.

[o_mestre]

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

[pattesio]

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...

[robertodev]

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,

[x4043]

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

[rkurbatov]

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

[idimash]

Ubuntu 22.04, the same problem

[noizo]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 on dell 7320

[gtirloni]

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

[Tuan1]

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

[pgomes]

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

[evelez]

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

[-69n1z_68vf1j]

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?