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Allow spacebar to start/stop music

  • December 1, 2025
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When I Alt+tab into Deezer (desktop application on Windows 10), spacebar doesn’t pause/resume music...unless I click on the application and then press spacebar (which defeats the entire purpose of a hotkey). I saw another thread from FIVE YEARS AGO bringing up similar concerns about spacebar not working at all.

Best answer by Jaime.Deezer

Hi, I have tested on my side and hot keys worked properly. However, these won’t work if Deezer is playing on the background, only if the you are on the page or desktop app on the front.
Thanks

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    Jaime.Deezer
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    • Jaime.Deezer
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    • December 4, 2025

    Hi, I have tested on my side and hot keys worked properly. However, these won’t work if Deezer is playing on the background, only if the you are on the page or desktop app on the front.
    Thanks

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      Roadie

      Hi, I’ve got the same concern. I like to use alt+tab to switch quickly between apps but the spacebar can’t be used as a pause button when I’m on the app unless I click anywhere on the app first which ruins the purpose of alt+tab then spacebar to pause quickly. I’m on windows 11.
      If an update could fix that I think a lot of people would benefit from it, thanks in advance.

      PS : there’s also the problem where ads are way louder than the songs and I’m sure even more people would like that to be fixed too.

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