Playing on another device - Tesla switches playback to Bluetooth

[Anders1701]

Plan

Premium Family 

Country

UK

Device

Tesla Model 3

Pixel 7 Pro

Operating System

Tesla Version: v11.1 (2024.8.7 788c4ffd4ccc)

Android 14 Build number APIA.240405.002

My Question or Issue

On a short journey today the Spotify app in my Tesla kept stopping every few minutes. It said that music was playing on another device. When we arrived the error was still present. I opened the app on my phone to see what "other" device I was supposedly playing music on. This reported music was playing on my Tesla. (I don't have two cars!)

[Anders1701]

Hey everyone,

Our tech folks will investigate further. We'll keep you posted here as soon as we have any updates on the matter 👍

Cheers!

[ble039_-rgy56]

I am having a similar issue with Spotify in my Tesla. It keeps switching to "connecting to another device". It looks like it's connecting to my phone, but it even happens when my phone is powered off. I'll try some of the solutions above....I've already tried a lot of things. 

[rpie74]

I am having the same issue.  I have dosconnected every app connected to Spotify (except Tesla) and still having this issue.

PLEASE FIX THIS

[spanky1]

It’s been 3 months ….. is here a separate post with the spotify technicians’ fix?

[Joan]

Hi there folks,

Our tech team have informed us that a fix for this has been deployed in the latest app version. Please make sure to update it accordingly and test it out, everything should be fixed for you.

If the issues persist, please let us know the models of car and phone affected and the exact Spotify versions used across both of them.

Cheers!

[Darcnes]

Still having this issue on version 9.0.54.518, unclear which version is "latest" with this fix, but I see an update from the 19th, on a Pixel 9 Pro.

[Grn]

Same problem still persist

Tesla software 2025.20.3, Spotify 9.0.56.591 on Pixel 8 

[Maria]

Hey there,

Thanks for posting in the thread!

@Darcnes - just to make sure we cover all bases, as a new app version was recently released, could you try updating it following the steps here to see if you notice any difference? Shouldn't that do the trick, it would be great if you could let us know the model of your car, as well as the updated app version 🙂

@Grn - kudos for including your software version! Would you mind letting us know the model of your Tesla too?

We'll keep an eye out for your replies!

[Darcnes]

Hi Maria, I did ensure I was on the latest available update for the Pixel, and checked again before reporting back. I also made sure to include the exact app version, which you should be able verify is or is not the latest. If it's not, then it sounds like you may have failed to make it available to the very phones it's meant to fix the issue for.

I'm in a 2021 Model Y. And again, the app version (as already mentioned) is 9.0.54.518, on a Pixel 9 Pro running Android 15 with May security updates.

[Grn]

It is Model S 2022

[Mercador]

I got the same issue. I have Spotify on my Android Pixel 6, on my Garmin Watch Venu 3 and on my Tesla M3 2024 (with the connectivity package). It seems it's the watch that override them all for some reason.

[Jpcreek_usmc]

7-2-2025. Never had this issue until today. Had my model 3 since 2022. I've even turned my phone off and still get the error