topic Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time in Android

After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Caspervanblack — Mon, 22 May 2023 14:15:31 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Device

Samsung Galaxy s22+

Operating System

Android

Spotify Version

8.8.36.522

My Question or Issue

So, this wasn't an issue till about a week ago. If I minimized Spotify to look at other apps on my phone, I could come back into Spotify and it would be on the same page I was just at. I do this a lot, letting Spotify play in the background while I switch to social media, mobile games, etc.

Now, though, every time Spotify is minimized, or if I just switch to another app and come back (not closing it), Spotify redirects to the Home Screen every single time. This is incredibly annoying.

For example, I like to listen to all the new releases every Friday, often while I'm working. So I'll put one album on, then close my phone because I don't want to be accidentally scrolling, etc. Every time I open Spotify again, it takes me to the home page, so I lose my place where I was in the list of new releases.

I also have a playlist I use often that is a "maybe" playlist, songs I might or might not like. This playlist requires that I remove songs from it after I've listened to them (they either get a like or do not), but are always removed from the playlist. I do this a lot when I'm walking, so I obviously lock my phone. Every time I lock my phone and come back into spotify to remove a song, I have to go find my playlist again because guess what I see? The home screen.

I think this bug happened for a short while last year too. I can't fathom this is working intentionally. But I couldn't find another topic for it in the ongoing issues. So I hope this gets looked at. It's very frustrating.

Repro Steps

1. Log into Spotify on Galaxy S22+ device.

2. Observe that the Home screen displays

3. Click on a link to any other page (playlist, album, etc.)

4. Hit the "Home" button for the Samsung phone (not for spotify).

5. Observe that the user is now on the Samsung home screen

6. Open Spotify again

7. Observe that the user is shown the Spotify home screen

8. navigate to another page (artist, album, playlist, etc.)

9. Hit the lock screen button on the phone.

10. Unlock the phone

11. Open Spotify

12. Observe that the user is redirected to the Spotify Home Screen

While playing from a playlist, Spotify return to the home menu instead of the playlist

RoffOlsen — Sun, 21 May 2023 17:51:44 GMT

While playing from a playlist on spotify, if I use a different app and then returning to Spotify, it returns to the home menu instead of the current playlist. Is there a setting to keep it in the current playlist?

Premium

Norway

Samsung s22

Re: While playing from a playlist, Spotify return to the home menu instead of the playlist

Susan_GP — Mon, 22 May 2023 22:15:26 GMT

Hey there @RoffOlsen,

Thanks for reaching out to the Community!

This is expected behaviour for the app on Android devices. If you navigate through another app while using Spotify and then go back to Spotify by clicking the icon, you will be taken back to the Home page. However, it will not happen if you go back to Spotify from the Overview screen or the screen where you can manage all the apps that you have open at the moment.

Now, we understand if you're not satisfied with this feature. Thank you for the feedback; we appreciate it! We always aim to improve.

Let us know if you have any questions!

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

OscarDC — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:59:44 GMT

Hey @Caspervanblack,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community and welcome.

We appreciate all the feedback you've shared in your post. However, the issue you're describing is expected behavior. If you navigate through another app while using Spotify and then go back to Spotify by clicking the icon, you will be taken back to the Home page. Keep in mind that it will not happen if you go back to Spotify from the Overview screen which is the screen where you can manage all the currently opened apps.

We're always testing things by adding or removing features to make Spotify better overall. We’re sorry that this means you’re not able to use Spotify like you wish to at the moment, but we hope you’ll continue using it and find it gets better in the future.

Once again, thanks for the feedback, we appreciate it.

Let us know if we can help with anything else. We're always one reply away.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Caspervanblack — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:57:11 GMT

Is there a way I can submit a suggestion to undo that, then? Because that is not a good feature. It wasn't like that till last release.

Re: While playing from a playlist, Spotify return to the home menu instead of the playlist

dt777 — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:31:54 GMT

Yeah. This just started recently and is a terrible "feature". Having to keep navigating back to my playlist every time i come back to the app is enough to make me abandon the app.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

cmhhelrich — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:43:49 GMT

Chiming in to agree that this change is aggravating. Especially with poor internet connection, the home page takes longer to load than a playlist screen.

When I am playing or editing a playlist, there is no reason why I would want to be taken to the home screen. In doing so, I have to press 2-3 buttons to get back to my playlist. If I ever want to go Home, that's just 1 button press.

I will likely wait to edit playlists until I have access to a desktop now.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

OscarDC — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:53:04 GMT

Hey @Caspervanblack,

Thank you for keeping in contact.

To make a suggestion about that change, you can submit your idea on our Ideas Exchange board. We'd recommend checking our guidelines before posting it to avoid any rejection.

If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Shaurya02496 — Wed, 24 May 2023 18:00:57 GMT

Why the **bleep** do you guys need feedback for breaking a so called "feature" because this is apparently a feature instead of being basic functionality

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

sam111 — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:41:08 GMT

I also have this problem. It's insanely annoying. Please fix it

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

sam111 — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:43:47 GMT

Wait. There is NO way that this was done on purpose. I honestly can't believe this. At least give the option to toggle this on or off? Jesus

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

xtn1 — Sat, 27 May 2023 01:47:27 GMT

Why on earth would you guys change this so called "feature"? Being able to minimize or go to another app while expecting Spotify to NOT force itself to go to the homepage every time I reopen it is literally basic functionality of any app.

Please revert this change or at least allow people to toggle this on or off. Good Lord.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

xtn1 — Sat, 27 May 2023 03:43:47 GMT

To anyone going through this thread looking for a "solution".

OscarDC is correct in that you must "open" Spotify in the window where you typically close apps. Be it your swipe up gesture or the button. Hopefully this is just a temporary solution and we get back the original functionality of just being able to tap on Spotify when we want to access it again.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

sam111 — Sat, 27 May 2023 03:49:55 GMT

I just installed a previous version!

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Shaurya02496 — Sat, 27 May 2023 05:17:42 GMT

did that fix it?

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Shaurya02496 — Sat, 27 May 2023 05:18:48 GMT

wait finally! if you minimize the app on the task manager, it won't go back to home, also open it from the task manager again instead of tapping the icon when you need it, it's insanely annoying but hey it works atleast

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

xtn1 — Sun, 28 May 2023 04:11:42 GMT

I don't know why just installing an older version of Spotify never occurred to me, but my sanity and I thank you! 😂.

I just installed 8.8.28.409 and it works great.

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Shaurya02496 — Sun, 28 May 2023 06:44:55 GMT

Imma do that too when I'm not busy lol... I'll stick to yt music till then! Thanks though

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

Caspervanblack — Sun, 28 May 2023 07:01:23 GMT

I have added this in the Ideas Exchange. I recommend people replying to this thread navigate here as well to get it boosted and get this wrong righted.

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/When-minimizing-an-app-and-reopening-it-should-NOT-return-to-the/idi-p/5587823

Re: After minimizing Spotify, and coming back, it redirects to the Home Screen every time

xtn1 — Sun, 28 May 2023 09:40:51 GMT

I gave it a vote. I hope it gains traction because this is a puzzling "feature" that makes absolutely no sense.