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Spotify doesn't play in my car.
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When in car, offline mode, all songs downloaded - the playback stops after the currently playing song ends. The app ignores my car audio controls, I can't resume playback using my car's dedicated button. The playback can be started again ONLY with selecting a new song from the playlist. It's worth noting that after that happens, I can select the song that was previously playing again and it plays without any issues. Everything breaks and returns to the frozen state when I leave the car and start it again. If the playback is resumed automatically - it will stop after the song ends and will not react to any car controls. I will have to select a different song or clear the cache to be able to play music again.
I investigated the problem further. This is now 100% reproducible. To reproduce I start the playback, power off the Bluetooth receiver while playing, power it on again. The playback resumes after a long lag, but then stops in non-responsive state requiring selecting a new song. The Bluetooth power off occurs every time I turn my engine off while the music is playing. I performed a test with stopping the playback before shutting the engine off, then when I restarted the engine the Spotify app seemed to be working normally. I tested if I can select the next song from playlist from my car control and it worked. I haven't tested waiting for the song to end.
This seems to be an error in the latest app update. It occurs on Bluetooth disconnect event while playing. The application hangs, it seems to be playing, but it's in a frozen state. The UI is working, except the "play / pause" button that shows pause symbol, as the app was currently playing, but it isn't.
Precisely - the app breaks when the Bluetooth connection is abruptly ended. Such event should cause the application to enter stop / pause state. Instead the state of the player is incorrectly reported as "playing".
For now I have a workaround for it - just stop the playback before disconnecting. It seems to work for now, but it's very inconvenient. Please pass this issue to the software development team, I can also provide more details if needed.
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