Open Spotify URI on iOS app without autoplaying or affecting playback

Kaminsk13 — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 03:42:54 GMT

I am using the following Swift code to open a Spotify URI on iOS, which always autoplays the track:

let spotifyURI = "spotify:track:<some track uri>"

if let url = URL(string: spotifyURI) {

UIApplication.shared.open(url)

}

Is there a way to open Spotify without affecting the current playback state in any way? I would like to allow my app's users to jump to track information in the Spotify app without ruining what track is currently playing. I've tried using the open.spotify.com/... URL type but that leads to the same issue.

topic Open Spotify URI on iOS app without autoplaying or affecting playback in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Open Spotify URI on iOS app without autoplaying or affecting playback