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[Desktop][Other] Update the Spotify app icon for macOS Big Sur

As a lot of new macOS Big Sur users noticed, the general system UI changed, and an important aspect is the various app icons. All the Apple apps icons have been updated to match the new rounded square type icons that seems to be the new trend, and se...

  • Regular
  • As a lot of new macOS Big Sur users noticed, the general system UI changed, and an important aspect is the various app icons. All the Apple apps icons have been updated to match the new rounded squar...
  • frexuz
  • Newbie
  • 56684 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 1045 likes
  • Desktop
    Other
  • Live Idea
  • 56684 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 1045 votes

[Desktop][Other] Sleep timer for desktop

I noticed recently I can’t use the sleep timer feature on the desktop version of Spotify. This is pretty inconvenient seeing as 99% of the time I’m not using my phone for Spotify if i'm planning to listen to music while going to sleep. Obviously i do...

  • Casual Listener
  • I noticed recently I can’t use the sleep timer feature on the desktop version of Spotify. This is pretty inconvenient seeing as 99% of the time I’m not using my phone for Spotify if i'm p...
  • maddielol
  • Visitor
  • 74044 Views
  • 56 comments
  • 1341 likes
  • Desktop
    Other
  • Live Idea
  • 74044 Views
  • 56 comments
  • 1341 votes

[Desktop][Podcasts] Sort by Unplayed/Recently Updated

Currently, the only way to listen to unplayed podcasts on desktop is to open a phone and check the feed there, or check every podcast individually for new content. That's 100% unacceptable, and has been for years. Give us a podcast view that we can s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Currently, the only way to listen to unplayed podcasts on desktop is to open a phone and check the feed there, or check every podcast individually for new content. That's 100% unacceptable, and has b...
  • calvin_ky
  • Newbie
  • 48204 Views
  • 277 comments
  • 1974 likes
  • Desktop
    Podcasts
  • Live Idea
  • 48204 Views
  • 277 comments
  • 1974 votes

[Desktop][Developer] MacOS Monterey Spatial Audio Support for Spotify

Briefly,Implement Spatial Audio feature on macos platform like iOS. Apple provides a simulated Spatial Audio feature in macOS Monterey for apps that add their plugin. Doing so enables Spotify for Mac listeners to take advantage of new Spatial Audio f...

  • Visitor
  • Briefly, Implement Spatial Audio feature on macos platform like iOS.   Apple provides a simulated Spatial Audio feature in macOS Monterey for apps that add their plugin. Doing so enables Spot...
  • Apan
  • Newbie
  • 12445 Views
  • 37 comments
  • 331 likes
  • Desktop
    Developer
  • Good Suggestion
  • 12445 Views
  • 37 comments
  • 331 votes

[Connect] Crossfade on Spotify Connect

Please add Crossfade option while using Spotify Connect!!! Why not have this option while using Connect??? Think of it, you use CONNECT when you want to send Spotify music to your sound system(i.e: CONNECT compatible Audio amplifier/receiver) when yo...

  • Regular
  • Please add Crossfade option while using Spotify Connect!!!   Why not have this option while using Connect???   Think of it, you use CONNECT when you want to send Spotify music to yo...
  • arussell1
  • Casual Listener
  • 40530 Views
  • 166 comments
  • 1109 likes
  • Connect
    Desktop
  • Not Right Now
  • 40530 Views
  • 166 comments
  • 1109 votes

[Queue] Playlist from current Queue

I like the new queue- it would be cool if you could take what's in it and save it as a playlist. I've got a pretty awesome queue lined up and i'd like to capture it!

  • Casual Listener
  • I like the new queue- it would be cool if you could take what's in it and save it as a playlist. I've got a pretty awesome queue lined up and i'd like to capture it! 
  • samuelfrem
  • Newbie
  • 28282 Views
  • 70 comments
  • 797 likes
  • Desktop
    Playlists
  • Not Right Now
  • 28282 Views
  • 70 comments
  • 797 votes

[Playlists] Sort Playlists by Personal Play Count

This way if we come across a playlist or search results that are showing alot of songs, you can sort them by listen count so you can either listen to songs you have heard often that you know you already like, or conversely, you can listen to songs yo...

  • Regular
  • This way if we come across a playlist or search results that are showing alot of songs, you can sort them by listen count so you can either listen to songs you have heard often that you know you alre...
  • 44w1kgupe5o19zvy6fd7
  • Newbie
  • 73944 Views
  • 175 comments
  • 3536 likes
  • Desktop
    Playlists
  • Not Right Now
  • 73944 Views
  • 175 comments
  • 3536 votes

[Desktop] Full Discography Reinstatement

The full chronological artist discography, with all tracks listed out, has been removed from artist pages. Please add this back, as it was the most efficient way to explore an Artist's discography. Very simple. Spotify seems to be attempting to bury ...

  • Regular
  • ...ssue for users that are experiencing this change for the first time.   See: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Desktop-Put-all-of-an-artist-s-songs-back-on-their-page/idi-p/5...
  • tunedIN
  • Roadie
  • 61392 Views
  • 217 comments
  • 3805 likes
  • Desktop
  • Under Consideration
  • 61392 Views
  • 217 comments
  • 3805 votes

[All Platforms] DJ Version of Spotify

I'm a DJ. I want a DJ interface for Spotify, where I can play two tracks at once over the top of each other. It doesn't have to be anything complex -- just two tracks and a crossfader would do the job. But if you fancy adding things like waveforms, p...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm a DJ. I want a DJ interface for Spotify, where I can play two tracks at once over the top of each other.    It doesn't have to be anything complex -- just two tracks and a crossfader ...
  • wolfg4n6
  • Visitor
  • 292067 Views
  • 309 comments
  • 2104 likes
  • Client
    Crossfader
    Desktop
    DJ
    Interface
  • Not Right Now
  • 292067 Views
  • 309 comments
  • 2104 votes

[Desktop] Support Notifications on Mac

I would appreciate it if Spotify on macOS could support desktop notifications (current song etc.) via Apple's Notification Center. This is basic functionality that's provided by almost every other Mac app I can think of. Spotify has offered it in the...

  • Casual Listener
  • I would appreciate it if Spotify on macOS could support desktop notifications (current song etc.) via Apple's Notification Center.   This is  basic functionality that's provided by a...
  • Caeldar
  • Newbie
  • 19533 Views
  • 44 comments
  • 961 likes
  • Desktop
  • Live Idea
  • 19533 Views
  • 44 comments
  • 961 votes

[Desktop][Connect] Disable "Listen on your speaker" pop-up

For a while now, on the Spotify desktop Windows application, when I start playing a song, I often get a pop-up that says, "Listen on your speaker," pointing to the Spotify Connect button. This is extremely obnoxious. Coming up once or a few times to ...

  • Casual Listener
  • For a while now, on the Spotify desktop Windows application, when I start playing a song, I often get a pop-up that says, "Listen on your speaker," pointing to the Spotify Connect button. This is e...
  • imSICKofPOPUPS
  • Newbie
  • 3129 Views
  • 17 comments
  • 188 likes
  • Connect
    Desktop
  • Good Suggestion
  • 3129 Views
  • 17 comments
  • 188 votes

[Desktop][Other] Option to maximize album cover in fullscreen

I suspect this was an oversight in the latest update, but the album cover is now tiny in full-screen mode, making room for the background on the artist's profile instead. There seems to be no way to maximize the album cover, which I'd rather be looki...

  • Casual Listener
  • I suspect this was an oversight in the latest update, but the album cover is now tiny in full-screen mode, making room for the background on the artist's profile instead. There seems to be no way to ...
  • perelinbo
  • Newbie
  • 47281 Views
  • 241 comments
  • 865 likes
  • Desktop
    Other
  • Live Idea
  • 47281 Views
  • 241 comments
  • 865 votes

[Desktop][Other] Picture-in-Picture for lyrics

Hi. Finally the lyrics arrived on Spotify. I’m really happy about this and now I think Spotify is really at the top of every music platform. But I wanted to propose something about the desktop app (PC & MAC) that miss. It would be great to put the po...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...he desktop app (PC & MAC) that miss.  It would be great to put the possibility of having the lyrics in Picture-In-Picture, function already present on Musixmatch, platform with which you h...
  • fargonis
  • Newbie
  • 23241 Views
  • 44 comments
  • 560 likes
  • Desktop
    Other
  • Good Suggestion
  • 23241 Views
  • 44 comments
  • 560 votes

[Playlists] Shuffle+ A new shuffling method

Hello everyone! Ever wondered why everyone is still stuck on same old Shuffle? Whether is shuffling non heard songs properly or is just completely Random, it's still always the same. How about improving this tech a little bit? This idea was already p...

  • Regular
  • Hello everyone!    Ever wondered why everyone is still stuck on same old Shuffle? Whether is shuffling non heard songs properly or is just completely Random, it's still always the same....
  • mastawin
  • Casual Listener
  • 8060 Views
  • 21 comments
  • 247 likes
  • Desktop
    Playlists
  • Good Suggestion
  • 8060 Views
  • 21 comments
  • 247 votes

[Desktop] IPv6 support for the desktop client

Resubmitting the same idea as:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Desktop-Support-IPv6-end-to-end/idi-p/1240314https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Desktop-Desktop-client-IPv6-support/idi-p/1667179https://community.spotify.com/t5/C...

  • Casual Listener
  • Resubmitting  the same idea as: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Desktop-Support-IPv6-end-to-end/idi-p/1240314 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Desktop-Desktop-c...
  • mahervelous
  • Regular
  • 22071 Views
  • 44 comments
  • 374 likes
  • Desktop
  • Live Idea
  • 22071 Views
  • 44 comments
  • 374 votes

[Desktop] spotify stat genre info

I am fascinated by my Spotify stats and in particular the large number of genres I apparently listen to. What I would really like to do though is click on a genre and see which songs I have been listening to that fall under that category. As it is no...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am fascinated by my Spotify stats and in particular the large number of genres I apparently listen to. What I would really like to do though is click on a genre and see which songs I have been list...
  • zaidseo
  • Newbie
  • 4322 Views
  • 9 comments
  • 273 likes
  • Desktop
  • Live Idea
  • 4322 Views
  • 9 comments
  • 273 votes

[Desktop][Playlists] Have both "make collaborative" and "invite collaborator" features

Myself and many other Spotify users were evidently upset last month when Spotify changed their collaborative feature. While some users may prefer the newer option of inviting select people, others of us loved the old feature and are finding this chan...

  • Gig Goer
  • ...orget - allowing whoever may be following or stumbling across our account to add/change our playlists. That's why we had them public!   SO instead of removing the feature to collaborate and only a...
  • Jakpleasejoepless2
  • Visitor
  • 9699 Views
  • 41 comments
  • 350 likes
  • Desktop
    Playlists
  • Good Suggestion
  • 9699 Views
  • 41 comments
  • 350 votes

[Desktop][Friend Feed] Move 'Share Activity' Toggle to Friend Activity

Spotify recently decided to change the default of whether a user is sharing their activty or not. This update doesn't actually solve the issue that the activity toggle is hard to find and unknown by a large majority of users. My suggestion is to plac...

  • Music Fan
  • Spotify recently decided to change the default of whether a user is sharing their activty or not. This update doesn't actually solve the issue that the activity toggle is hard to find and unknown by ...
  • faubusvonchafer
  • Casual Listener
  • 12070 Views
  • 22 comments
  • 401 likes
  • Desktop
    Friend Feed
  • Live Idea
  • 12070 Views
  • 22 comments
  • 401 votes

[Desktop][Podcasts] Mark as Played

The feature to Mark as Played that's available in Mobile should absolutely be available in the desktop app also. Why is there a feature disparity between platforms?

  • Casual Listener
  • The feature to Mark as Played that's available in Mobile should absolutely be available in the desktop app also. Why is there a feature disparity between platforms? 
  • fundinn
  • Regular
  • 16239 Views
  • 61 comments
  • 518 likes
  • Desktop
    Podcasts
  • Live Idea
  • 16239 Views
  • 61 comments
  • 518 votes

[Desktop][Search] Return Search bar to main screen

The Search bar was recently shifted to the scroll menu on the side (Windows Desktop Client), however, I cannot see why. The Search bar is such an essential feature, which needs quick access at any time. With its new position, I have to click the scro...

  • Casual Listener
  • The Search bar was recently shifted to the scroll menu on the side (Windows Desktop Client), however, I cannot see why.   The Search bar is such an essential feature, which needs quick a...
  • wheel110
  • Newbie
  • 16259 Views
  • 62 comments
  • 569 likes
  • Desktop
    Search
  • Not Right Now
  • 16259 Views
  • 62 comments
  • 569 votes