https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Stops-playing/m-p/5592059#M200239 <P>Hi there <SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25815651">@Obear</a></SPAN>,</P> <P><BR />Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This is most likely happening, because Background activity is disabled for Spotify on your phone.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can check how to turn it on for your Samsung device by following this guide <A href="https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/what-to-do-if-spotify-stops-playing-when-the-screen-is-locked/" target="_blank">here</A> &gt; <STRONG>Allow Background Activity</STRONG>. On a lot of phones, this is disabled by default in order to save battery and enhance performance.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Let me know if that helps <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:32:52 GMT Alex 2023-06-06T07:32:52Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Stops-playing/m-p/5591489#M200229 <P><STRONG>Plan</STRONG></P><P>Premium</P><P><STRONG>Country</STRONG></P><P>Uk</P><P><STRONG>Device</STRONG></P><P>Samsung a51</P><P><STRONG>Operating System</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>Whenever i try to listen to music whilst on another app it stops playing after like 30 seconds and I've checked all the permissions and it keeps happening and I dont know ehat to do</P> Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:55:38 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Stops-playing/m-p/5591489#M200229 Obear 2023-06-04T19:55:38Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Stops-playing/m-p/5592059#M200239 <P>Hi there <SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25815651">@Obear</a></SPAN>,</P> <P><BR />Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This is most likely happening, because Background activity is disabled for Spotify on your phone.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can check how to turn it on for your Samsung device by following this guide <A href="https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/what-to-do-if-spotify-stops-playing-when-the-screen-is-locked/" target="_blank">here</A> &gt; <STRONG>Allow Background Activity</STRONG>. On a lot of phones, this is disabled by default in order to save battery and enhance performance.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Let me know if that helps <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:32:52 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Stops-playing/m-p/5592059#M200239 Alex 2023-06-06T07:32:52Z