Option to Not Minimize/Close to System Tray

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Now that Dark Mode is finally available in the desktop app, I have been using the exclusively on my desktops instead of visiting the website.

I would like the option for the app to actually quit when I close it, and not continue running in the system tray. It is a major annoyance when I close the app and the music keeps playing. As if I were working on a Mac where an application that is closed is never really closed until you force quit it from the dock.

I have seen a few older threads requesting the opposite - that the app minimize/close to the system tray. I can understand how that would be preferable for some, but I prefer to exit apps completely when I quit them and not have to take the additional step of expanding the system tray to quit the application.

Can a setting can be included to let subscribers choose the behavior when closing the app?

Thank you

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K

Keening

Roadie

Just installed deezer. Same issue got me to this thread. X button should be shut off. Not move to tray & keep running. Either as opt-in or opt-out.

S

sirby

Roadie

Just installed the app.

The absence of care for this 5 years old request for a “minify on close” setting toggle is very concerning.

Are there any release notes availables for the last releases of the windows app to assess what to expect as active development for the UX and QoL?

T

thinkingKiwi

Roadie

6 years and still no changes on this basic feature?… c’mon guys;;

F

Funk

Roadie

It’s this kind of crap that actually irritates the f9ck out of users - give us a toggle for ‘Close App’ or ‘Close to Tray’. This is basic 101 app design.

I shouldn’t have to go to the sys tray and kill the app from there when there’s an ‘X’ available right there at the top of the screen.

G

Genital Grinder

Roadie

Just discovered this annoying feature, Omfg 6 years and still nothing… making me consider other options again

F

Funk

Roadie

Speaking of other options, Spotify rolled out lossless since I posted above and I’m now moving back to there and dropping Deezer. The absence of lossless on Spotify was the reason I moved away from it years ago and now that’s sorted Spotify is better than Deezer in pretty much every way. If you’re planning to move over, I found Soundiiz excellent for getting my music and playlists replicated from Deezer to Spotify.

Also guess what - Spotify gives you the option to ‘close to tray’ or ‘close the app’. I’d also forgotten how convenient it is to be able to control Spotify from my phone but play it to my PC or streamer. It really is super-slick.

And finally I STILL hate the stupid ‘new’ Deezer logo - it looks like a dating app logo. The old logo was superb (loved the ‘EQ’ bars) and I actually continued running the older version on Android, never allowing it to update.

Anyway, all that is behind me now as Spotify solves everything.