topic Notification Media Player is stuck on past songs in Android

Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Fion13 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:46:10 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Switzerland

Device

Redmi Note 11 Pro

Operating System

Android 12

My Question or Issue

Hi, bascially the subject title says everything. Only had this issue on this phone. Tried reinstalling and deleting data already. Picture or albumcover changes with the next song, so it keeps being one behind.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Fion13 — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:29:52 GMT

Screenshot for example

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

MihailY — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:58:56 GMT

Hey @Fion13,

Thanks for reaching out.

We've tested this on our end using a Xiaomi device, but couldn't reproduce the issue. Can you please let us know if there's any particular pattern to this behavior or a way to reproduce it consistently (e.g. when switching from one playlist to another or when playing the first few tracks after you've opened the app)? Also, does the same happen when switching between podcast episodes?

Looking forward to your reply.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Fion13 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 11:05:11 GMT

Hi, thank you for your answer and sorry for my late respond. I saw some people on reddit with the same issue, either on Android 12 or 13.

When I open Spotify and play a song it shows the right picture in the notification. But the next song has the ine from the song before and so on.

I'm not much of a podcast listener bit if i switch between different podcasts, the image switches, too.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Dian — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 11:42:02 GMT

Hey @Fion13,

Thanks for the reply.

Could you share the Spotify version you're using and prepare a short screen recording of the issue?

Have you tested this with Android 13 on the same phone as well?

Keep us posted,

Cheers!

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Lilyscarlett — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:40:33 GMT

I'm facing the same issue. When I change the song, the album cover is of the previous song in the notification bar and on the lockscreen.

My device is mi 11t pro and I'm using android 12. I've attached a screenshot for example.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Lyubka — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:19:56 GMT

Hey @Lilyscarlett,

Thank you for your reply in this thread.

Could you please let us know if the app is always showing the album cover of the previous song or it's always the same one until you open it?

It might be a good idea to check your MIU Settings - try looking for a setting that would let you change the way you see the player in the notification bar.

We'd can also suggest to try clearing cached files on your device. Here are the steps on how to do that. This'll make sure that old files that might be causing issues with the app's performance are gone.

If that doesn't do it for you, we'll also need to know your Spotify version. If you don't know how to check it - go to this FAQ.

We'll be on the lookout for your reply.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

ccggChuchox — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 06:03:01 GMT

I have the same problem. The first song works fine but When I change the song, the album cover is the previous song on the notification bar and on the lock screen.
It doesn't work even clearing the cache and reinstalling
Spotify version: 8.8.0.347
POCO X3 NFC - Android 12 - MIUI 13

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Alex — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:25:42 GMT

Hi there folks,

Thanks for the posts.

Can you try logging in with a different Spotify account to test if it's happening on that one as well. You can create a free account for test purposes.

Keep us posted on how you get on with this.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Fion13 — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:04:05 GMT

Hi, sorry for not responding i kinda forgot about this, even tho the issue is still there.

So i treid another account and it actually kinda worked but also didnt. Sometimes the image changed with the song but sometimes only with every 2 songs. So a cover would last for 2 songs on the notification and then switch to the right one and so on.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Eni — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:27:43 GMT

Hey @Fion13,

Thanks for getting back to us.

Would you mind checking if the OS of your phone has any pending updates?

On another note, does the issue persist while using a different internet connection?

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

ccggChuchox — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 02:09:42 GMT

the issue is still there with another account

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

MihailY — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:54:52 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for your replies.

Does any of you have a custom launcher installed on your devices? Also, can you please check if the issue persists when playing on another device using Spotify Connect?

Keep us posted.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

ccggChuchox — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 06:28:40 GMT

I only use the official spotify app, and the issue persists even with spotify connect, example:

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Alex — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:42:23 GMT

Hi everyone,

Can you check if there's an update to the Spotify app or the OS on Xiaomi pending on your device and let it install. There was an update to Xiaomi's UI system recently and other users are reporting that other issues with the lock screen and widgets are now fixed.

If there isn't one, please let us know the following info, if you already haven't:

Device model and OS version
Spotify app version
Does the issue appear when you're in Offline mode as well?

Looking forward to your replies.

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

Kylaurenb — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:06:32 GMT

I am also having the same problem. Where the words are correct but the album picture isn't. I cleared my cache as well and still have the same problem.

I have an Android 12.

Spotify version 8.8.6.472

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

ccggChuchox — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 01:12:35 GMT

Good day

The issue persists with offline mode and there is no update available on my device

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

MihailY — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:07:23 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for sharing this info.

We've forwarded this to the relevant team for further review, however we can't confirm when it will be addressed. For anyone who's experiencing this, but hasn't shared their device details yet, please do so as this will help speed up the whole process.

Cheers,

Notification Media Player is stuck on past songs

tinkeringdad — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:36:29 GMT

The media player in the notification area is persistent, and shows past songs. I can only stop it by force stopping the app, but once I play a song the old songs come back.

I've tried clearing the cache, clearing the data, and completely uninstalling the app and reinstalling it.

Edit: Samsung S23+, running Android 13, OneUI 5.1

Re: Spotify Notification always showing Album Cover from previous Song

nonoise_michael — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:31:57 GMT

Here with the same problem.

my device: Redmi 10C, MIUI 13.0.6 Global