[Android][Developer] Developer needed so spotify will not auto start

[wmupchurch]

Okay I'm done waiting for Spotify to fix the issue that it starts automatically in your car every single time you get in. Even the settings they have do not currently stop it from Auto starting.

There is a simple solution and I have tested it I just don't have the programming chops to make it happen. Here's what I need a programmer to do. Write a simple piece of code so that every time I shut Spotify some of the associated files get moved to another directory on my phone. I think even moving the main app code works. What this does is cause the app not to be able to start. Like it literally goes to look for its code and can't find it. Then I just need an app button that does two things moves the code back and start Spotify.  That way every time I touch that button Spotify will work fine. It's a dead simple fix. I'll happily pay $5 a year or more if someone can write this code and I'm sure the whole Spotify community will also buy it. 

[Peter_Schorn]

Although I'm not an android developer, what you're asking for is almost certainly not possible. An app is not allowed to modify another app bundle (which contains all of the code and resource files). Allowing this would be a huge security flaw.

[wmupchurch]

Good point. I don't think the solution would have to alter any code, just move a file.  I tried it with a file manager program and it was easy to do.  

This is really a Bluetooth issue.  Why does the Bluetooth not have a way to turn off the auto start feature?  It's BS.  I've turned off auto start on my car stereo and the two settings in spotify.  Nothing works.  The reason this is a spotify issue, is that that's the app that starts always and they could fix it for their brand and customers.  They don't need to fix all of bluetooth, but the could help their users with an easy fix.  

The fix I want would have to be 3rd party.  Spotify could mod their own code to just not accept auto start from bluetooth if that was turned off in the app.  It's not hard.  They just need to route the command to 'nowhere'.  If spotify, and not a third party developer were to fix this, they could just use the following pseudo code:

Signal received from bluetooth to auto start 

Check user setting

if off route to a code dead and start nothing

if on, start spotify

so easy.  Please help with this spotify!

[Peter_Schorn]

 I don't think the solution would have to alter any code, just move a file.

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I am almost certain that this would not be possible either. A third party app does not have permission to move the files from another app. Therefore, this problem could not be solved by a third party.

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Spotify could mod their own code to just not accept auto start from bluetooth if that was turned off in the app.  It's not hard.

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Yes, it would be trivially easy for Spotify to add a setting that disables the autoplay of music when the device connects to bluetooth.