topic Spotify does not play when launched while Android phone screen OFF. in Android https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Spotify-does-not-play-when-launched-while-Android-phone-screen/m-p/1331552#M58353 <P>Spotify app does NOT start playing when:</P><P>Using an external Bluetooth device to launch Google Now (or other Android service) which in turn to launch Spotify app to play a song <STRONG>while phone screen is off</STRONG>. We have to light up the screen either manually or programmatically to make it play. Not the best scenario for our development purpose.</P> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:38:24 GMT leafboat 2016-04-21T22:38:24Z Spotify does not play when launched while Android phone screen OFF. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Spotify-does-not-play-when-launched-while-Android-phone-screen/m-p/1331552#M58353 <P>Spotify app does NOT start playing when:</P><P>Using an external Bluetooth device to launch Google Now (or other Android service) which in turn to launch Spotify app to play a song <STRONG>while phone screen is off</STRONG>. We have to light up the screen either manually or programmatically to make it play. Not the best scenario for our development purpose.</P> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:38:24 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Spotify-does-not-play-when-launched-while-Android-phone-screen/m-p/1331552#M58353 leafboat 2016-04-21T22:38:24Z