Carplay 26 Spotify widget doesn’t show playing song

[djeza]

The Spotify widget on CarPlay 26 does not show the currently playing song. So when I am playing a song via the Spotify native BMW app and I keep the CarPlay Home Screen with the Spotify widget. It does not show the currently playing song and this is an important feature to have for such widget. 

Plan

Premium

Country

Netherlands 

Device

IPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 26 & CarPlay 26 on BMW iDrive 8

[Joan]

Hi there @djeza,

Thanks for reaching out. We'll be glad to help you enjoy music in the car again.

We've seen quite a few changes to the overall experience on iPhone as well as CarPlay related to the recent update to iOS 26, so we'll gladly look deeper into this for you. Firstly, try disconnecting and reconnecting as well as restarting all devices involved. If after a few resets the issue persists, then could you send us some screenshots or a video of exactly what you see so that we can take a closer look? If the files are too large to attach here in the Community, you can send them to us via Google Drive or as unlisted YouTube videos.

Keep us posted.

[djeza]

hi there, I have reconnected all devices and rebooted them. The issue is persisting. Here you will find a video https://youtube.com/shorts/NCnDxEpiS8M?si=zOalfcyjpBYldmX7

It seems that the car’s native Spotify app is not syncing with CarPlay’s app. The song is currently playing on the BMW’s infotainment Spotify app but the Spotify CarPlay widget doesn’t show the playing song. 

[Maria]

Hey @djeza,

Thanks for including a few more details along with the video - we appreciate it!

We've passed this on to the right team, so they can have a closer look at the app behavior as well. If we have any news to share, we'll keep you posted in this thread.

Cheers!