Spotify steals focus Mac + Cmd-tab + multiple desktops

[rreboto]

One of the latest versions of Spotify on my Mac all of a sudden steals focus when I cmd-tab to it.

I use multiple desktops (spaces?) and always leave Spotify on Desktop 1 on my Mac.  I usually do work in some other desktop, say Desktop 2.  In my settings I have "When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application" UNCHECKED.  Before I used to be able to play/pause by cmd-tabbing to the Spotify app, hitting the spacebar and then cmd-tabbing back to the app I work in.

Now, all of a sudden I'm transported over to Desktop 1.  Can this get fixed?!  Is there some `defaults` command I can run in the terminal to bring back the old behavior?

For that matter, can you just make Spotify honor my preference Under Mission Control in the System Preferences?

Thanks!

[pcottle]

I find this super annoying too!

[illustir]

Oh wow. Thankfully I'm not the only one but it doesn't look likely that this will get fixed? Extremely annoying to grab focus all the time.

[lptotti]

Plase fix this Spotify. This is too annoying.