Type in your question below and we'll check to see what answers we can find...
Loading article...
Submitting...
If you couldn't find any answers in the previous step then we need to post your question in the community and wait for someone to respond. You'll be notified when that happens.
Simply add some detail to your question and refine the title if needed, choose the relevant category, then post.
Before we can post your question we need you to quickly make an account (or sign in if you already have one).
Don't worry - it's quick and painless! Just click below, and once you're logged in we'll bring you right back here and post your question. We'll remember what you've already typed in so you won't have to do it again.
Plan
Free
Country
Germany
Device
MSI GF63 8RD
Operating System
Windows 10
My Question or Issue
Hey,
for some reason the option "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" is missing meaning I can't deactivate the overlay anylonger which is really annoying.
It's happening since I got my new laptop as on my old one, I was able/had the option to deactivate it.
Hey there @Fabian20,
Thank you for your post here in the Community.
Can you let us know which version of the app you have?
We'll keep an eye out for your reply.
Cheers!
I'm running on the version "1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a".
Hey again @Fabian20,
Thank you for your reply and confirmation.
This is expected. We're always testing things by adding or removing features to make Spotify better overall and constantly aiming to improve our features. We’re sorry that this means you’re not able to use Spotify like you wish to do at the moment.
If you'd like to leave feedback about this we suggest you head over to this thread and leave your feedback.
Let us know if we can help with anything else. We're always one reply away.
Take care!
Hey Fabian20,
There is a submission for the feature to disable the media overlay to be brought back (they removed it in the 'new desktop experience' update):
Please give this an upvote and tell your friends to do the same...
Hey there you, Yeah, you! 😁 Welcome - we're glad you joined the Spotify Community! While you here, let's have a fun game and get…