When changing between playback devices, the playlist is started from the beginning

[chessami92]

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, Google home mini

Operating System

Android 14

My Question or Issue

As of recently, whenever I switch between my phone and google home mini or vice versa, whatever playlist I am listening to starts back from the beginning. This happens on regular playlists, a song radio, daily mix etc. It used to pick up where it left off, so it seems like something changed recently. 

[slowwater8]

I've also noticed this the past few months. The first time I really noticed it was when I was on a road trip, stopped to get some gas and use the restroom, turn Spotify back on in my car and realize the first song in my queue was playing again. Then the songs that were after it were playing again. Just because the app had restarted? This seems to happen any time the app restarts after going through the queue a bit. I've noticed that sometimes hitting shuffle so it's back on shuffle brings it back to where it was but it doesn't always work.

Hoping for an update on this because it seems to have been a while since the last staff response to this thread, hopefully a fix will come soon, this should take priorities over useless features like messaging in-app when we just share links to songs on other apps anyways.

[PassionKitten]

Yes, the issue is still happening. As referenced by others, it has been a consistent and on-going issue. It occurs with all playlists, including the AI DJ. He will say the same things and play the same things over and over when switching devices. 

Devices: Samsung Galaxy Phone, Google Home Speakers, Android Auto, Spotify Desktop, Spotify App

Spotify Version: 9.0.76.1126

Troubleshooting Tried: Restarting app, clearing cache. Nothing has made any change whatsoever.

Issue: I will be listening to any playlist (my own, your created, AI DJ, etc.) on shuffle starting on my phone then connect to my JBL speaker, the "shuffled" songs repeat. Then switch to my google home speakers, the "shuffled" songs repeat again. I will get in my car, the "shuffled" songs repeat again. I get to the office and play via the desktop app, the "shuffled" songs repeat again. There could be minutes or hours between these changes in devices and the shuffled songs continue to repeat.

Normally I get so frustrated by this irritating repeats I just change to a different playlist but it's extremely frustrating and materially impacts my experience with Spotify. I spoken to multiple people who leverage Apple Music and this is not an issue...