Lock screen media controls don't work (Spotify)

[userZlqLglRntr]

Hi guys, I play music through Spotify, then lock my phone to keep it playing then if I want to change the song I usually just double tap the screen then change the song from the lock screen but I've found that on the s10+ so far that the controls respond to my touch but they don't do anything. Furthermore, if I lock my screen, after 10-20 seconds, my music stops playing altogether and I need to unlock my phone, go into Spotify and press play again for it to resume. Other people have complained about these faults too, just wanting to know if there is a fix coming or not Regards

[userJWM135wAvx]

Same thing happened to me I can't use my spotify widget keys while im on my lockscreen. Can't pause or play the next song

[userJWM135wAvx]

Are there anyways to fix this??

[usergxbzrvaxlv]

So I've had the same issue so I got in contact with spotify and they basically made me get a new account (they transferred everything over so i didnt have to) and you can use the same email, but now everything works normal again! Just get on there chat line to get help!

[Heinzable · Accepted solution]

I've had the same issue. Here's what worked for me:

- Open Settings
- Search for "Optimise battery usage"

- Click on "Apps not optimised" and select "All"
- Search for Spotify and disable battery optimization 

- Done!

Hope this helps 🙂

[userAYCMQ7t0Tx]

This issue only started on my S9 once I installed Android Pie update. My Spotify controls on both the lock screen and my watch running Google Wear stopped working. You csn tell the tap works but nothing happens. Skipping to the next dong did not happen. The above suggestion  did not help. My battery optimization was set off for all apps. I logged out and logged back in but still same issue. But... I SOLVED IT. At least for me. The lock screen settings only refers to Music generically. I uninstalled Google Play and Spotify vontrols on lock screen now works. Conflict between Google Play snd Spotify??

[Samsung_B1TbjjF]

I have same issue and battery optimization is off. I uninstalled spotify and worked but day after does it again. When reading your comment I dont understand what you mean by uninstalled controls on lock screen....could you elaborate on that? Thanks this issue is driving crazy and I am just about to do a factory reset but I am hoping to avoid it lol

[userdObkmbrTIE]

Did you find a solution? I'm having this issue with my s10 on Android 10

[knightsurgeon]

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[userovxZ7MikJ1]

This seems to have worked for me, thank you! 🙂 

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@Heinzable wrote:

I've had the same issue. Here's what worked for me:

- Open Settings
- Search for "Optimise battery usage"

- Click on "Apps not optimised" and select "All"
- Search for Spotify and disable battery optimization 

- Done!

Hope this helps 🙂

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