[Desktop] Option if Spotify links should open native Spotify app or Webplayer

[NikoPikoNiko]

Seems like Spotify keeps pushing this issue aside because not enough people are complaining about it. I've actually seen a good amount of posts on the community boards about it but none of them seem to have gained traction with the powers that be, claiming its a non-issue and the post gets closed. I disagree, wholeheartedly.

Please bring this option back! I don't use the web player... ever. And, I don't want to now have to start copying and pasting the links into spotify app. Call me lazy. The advanced settings used to have the option to have links open in the desktop app. But that option has recently disappeared. Seems like a very obvious and useful feature, and just strange to suddenly remove that functionality. 

My friends and I are always trading spotify links via text and emails and it's incredibly frustrating that it now doesn't automatically open in the desktop app like it used to. If I say pretty please, with a link to a cherry on top, would you consider this a legitimate request? 

[pembo101]

Please get this done. 100% lots of people want this but don't even know it or just haven't put there hand up to ask for it 

[mikekenawi]

Very annoying please fix. 

[bredsfx]

The easiest workaround is that I open the links on my phone, and sending it to the desktop, but it's still a pain in the ass.

[AlphaGerman]

I like the desktop app on all my Apple Macs. I love getting the new music emails from Spotify and click the links to open the music. Unfortunately it opens a browser and not the installed app. I then like to click the desktop option in the browser to launch the app and listen to the new music there. Without this feature why install the app at all?

[Syfied]

@spotify, where on the backlog/road map is this? 
Give the 485 of us at least some indication that you've listened to the voices here. 

[porte01]

Still wayting...

[vrnvorona]

Still opening web player garbage. That's just unacceptable for service that is viewed as top music streaming platform.

[Sovent]

@spotify please, bring this option back

[itsmeelan]

Links opening in the web player by default drives me nuts! If I have the desktop app why would I ever want to open anything in the web app? I don't.

[Nutung]

Spotify, what the **bleep**. It's been years and you still haven gotten around to this?