Keep widget permanently on lock screen

[justjen]

Plan

Premium

Country

US

Device

(Samsung Galaxy A10e)

Operating System

(Android 9.0)

My Question or Issue

Is it possible to have the widget permanently on the lock screen?  If I pause my music for a while it would be nice to press play again without having to unlock my phone and go to the Spotify app.  I end up doing it many times throughout the day and it gets annoying.  I have no idea if something like this is even possible, but I figure it doesn't hurt to ask.

[Novy]

Hey there @justjen, 

Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community, and welcome 🙂

Currently, the widget will disappear from the lock screen after several minutes of inactivity. 

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us and will make sure to pass it on to the right team, as we always strive to improve your experience.

If anything else comes up, we're always a message away. 

Cheers.

[Blintles]

I've had this issue for some time now on my Samsung S21 and now my S22.

Each time I pause my music using the lock screen, the Spotify controls widget disappears. To fix, ensure the phone isn't closing the Spotify app to save battery:

Open Settings and click on the following:
- 'Battery and device care'

- 'Battery'

- 'Background useage limits'

- 'Never sleeping apps'

- '+'

- 'Spotify'

That's it. 🙂 Enjoy.

[Mattiiiiiii123]

Spotify doesn't appear in that list on my s21 running one ui 5🥹 Any fixes? I tried clearing spotify's cache memory and re-opening spotify.