topic Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why???? in Android

No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

78finn — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 04:20:23 GMT

Why does the Andriod app not have a song 'Back' Button on the lock screen? Currently it only has a 'Forward' Button, which means if you want to repeat the last song on the go, you have to unlock your phone and use the widget to go back?

This is amazing stupid...I mean seriously? Can you please have a back button on the lock screen.

If I have missed something obvious, can someone please inlighten me?

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

Jon_UK — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:42:47 GMT

I'm afraid you've missed nothing! It only has forwards!

There is a work around depending on your phone (what do you have)? Where you can set your volume buttons to push songs forwards and backwards! Failing that, you can always put it forward to Spotify as a suggestion and they may implement it. As it happens, I can't imagine it would take a great deal of coding to make it happen, so yea, suggest it!

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

user-removed — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 08:33:19 GMT

I'm not sure if this applies to all devices, but on my Galaxy S4, I can pull the widget down on the lock screen, and it expands to show larger album artwork and a back button. Have you tried this?

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

RawK — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 08:20:34 GMT

Ikr. This is such a QoL-hinderer it's frustrating. I find it really underwhelming spotify has yet to fix this issue.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

terraslate — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 10:04:36 GMT

The guy above answered it. Drag the widget down and it expands

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

ralpha17 — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:00:13 GMT

Hi,

I'm on a Nexus 6 with Marshmallow. When I try expanding the widget on the lock screen, I'm asked for my pin O_o. What can I do please? It's really annoying having to unlock the phone every time you want to rewind.

Thanks.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

willcaptures — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:45:15 GMT

Try disabling device administrator (Spotify maybe) in security (settings of your phone)

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

ralpha17 — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:56:48 GMT

Thanks for replying. I tried that just now but there's nothing active under this option. Any other suggestion? Thanks.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

willcaptures — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 23:17:34 GMT

I have a nexus 6p with Android nougat. For me, on I just pulled down the notifications widget from my lockscreen and I clicked on the Spotify widget, and there's the widget with a rewind button.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

ralpha17 — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 23:19:30 GMT

I haven't gotten 7.0 yet. Let's hope this is fixed for Nexus 6 when the update arrives.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

stanchize — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:24:59 GMT

why did spotify remove the back button on my iphone? i literally have to unlock my entire phone to replay a song. how stupid of them to ruin a perfectly good app. Apple music and Tidal it is.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

78finn — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:05:57 GMT

On the home screen you have to drag down on the Spotify icon first...this
reveals the back button

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

FMonteleone — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:19:25 GMT

No problem on my Samsung S7....

But I have another question for the community.

Is there the possibility to have the Spotify full screen widget on the Lock Screen?
On my previous Galaxy Note 2 I had this....

Thanks in advance!

Felix

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

stanchize — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:54:57 GMT

im talking about on the lock screen when you're playing a playlist. the
back button has been replaced with three lines.

Re: No Back Button on Android lock Screen? Why????

Keithkeith504 — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:31:06 GMT

This is horrible. What an idiotic idea. Who the heck doesn't use the back button??? People who don't like music very much, that's who !!!

Spotify sucks sometimes.