topic Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen in Android

Spotify controls on lockscreen

Tartlet — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:38:00 GMT

I just switched from iphone to android and am not able to see album art and change music from locksceeen ... am I missing something? ??

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

Daniel — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:54:09 GMT

What phone, Android version & Spotify version are you using?

Also have you read this guide?

[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

Tartlet — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:36:22 GMT

I have an s6 edge and spotify version 2.9.0.890
Have not read that guide yet

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

Tartlet — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:22:20 GMT

I did not really find my answer in the guide

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

ghostmaxie — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 05:29:19 GMT

I have a similar issue, I'm able to see the lockscreen controls, but sometimes they just don't work.

Help?

Moto G 4G LTE (XT1040). Android 4.4.4. Spotify ver: 3.0.0.1124

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

Daniel — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:23:42 GMT

Have you checked your notification priority settings as mentioned in the guide? It would be useful to know what you've tried so I don't ask you to do something you've already done

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

ghostmaxie — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:01:04 GMT

That's for Android 5, I have 4, so I didn't tried at all

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

thebrianiac — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 04:58:37 GMT

I'm on 4.4.4 with Spotify 3.0.0.1124 and I'm having the same issue. I believe it started happening with the previous update. I no longer have music controls on the lockscreen nor on my Android Wear device.

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

Dino2 — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:49:35 GMT

It's good that I'm not the only one. Since a last update I also don't see Spotify controls on my Android Wear watch. I really need to skip songs from my watch.

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

otto3 — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:17:03 GMT

I have the same problem, huawei p7, before the last update everything was fine. but yet no longer lockscreen mode. all permissions are allowed.

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

terminalmage — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:02:44 GMT

I have the same problem on Android 6 (Marshmallow). I only get the lockscreen controls if I exit Spotify (either by switching to a different app or pressing the Home button). Switching away from Spotify will add lockscreen controls to the Notification Area, assuring that Spotify is running in the background when the phone is locked. While Spotify is running in the foreground, the Notification Area icon (and the player controls) are absent.

This seems to have been an oversight on the part of the development staff, and should be easy to fix.

I am running Spotify version 5.7.0.781 armV7, on a Nexus 6P with Android 6.0.1 (Build MTC19X).

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

terminalmage — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 01:00:25 GMT

@terminalmage wrote:
I have the same problem on Android 6 (Marshmallow). I only get the lockscreen controls if I exit Spotify (either by switching to a different app or pressing the Home button). Switching away from Spotify will add lockscreen controls to the Notification Area, assuring that Spotify is running in the background when the phone is locked. While Spotify is running in the foreground, the Notification Area icon (and the player controls) are absent.

This seems to have been an oversight on the part of the development staff, and should be easy to fix.

I am running Spotify version 5.7.0.781 armV7, on a Nexus 6P with Android 6.0.1 (Build MTC19X).

This is further confirmed by the fact that, when I set a few albums to download, and then lock the screen without first leaving the app, the lockscreen controls are there.

The Android app just needs a configuration option to allow it to stay running in the background, and this should be resolved.

Re: Spotify controls on lockscreen

juanjosalazar — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 23:12:34 GMT

It's not perfect but it works for me (Andrioid 6):

1. Go to Settings>Lock Screen>Sitch off: Skip the slide page 2.

2. Go to Settings>Sound and notification>Click on: When device is locked>Select Show all notification content.

3. If you want to hide sensitive content in your apps for your lock screen then: Go to Settings>Sound and notification>Click on: App notifications>then select the app you want yo hide contente>Switch on Hide sensitive content. Do this or each app you want.

Hope it helps!