This feature has already been requested, and Spotify developers have manifested their lack of interest in adding it in the near future:
Hey everyone, Spotify Staff here. We wanted to update this idea as it's continued to gain kudos. Right now we don't have any plans to implement this so we're marking it as 'Not Right Now'.
However, you can still solve it with third party softare, like AutoHotkey. Once you have it installed it, you only have to add a script like the following:
!Left::Media_Prev
!Right::Media_Next
!DOWN::Media_Play_Pause
This will assign the following shortcuts:
- Alt + → (right arrow) to skip to the next song
- Alt + ← (left arrow) to go to the previous song
- Alt + ↓ (down arrow) to play/pause the currently playing song
Of course, you can modify the script to fit your key preferences. More info about that in AutoKotkey docs.
The benefits of this is that it will work with other media playing programs, such as VLC or Windows Media Player, because they trigger the OS's media keys.
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when hovering over a song play a song instead of save it – Kolob Canyon – 2017-07-14T16:26:34.853