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      05-21-2020, 04:36 PM   #1
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Odd Spotify behavior

If I start Spotify using the iDrive app everything seems to work fine. However if I try to pick a specific song it opens Spotify in Carplay and shows the song playing but with no volume. From that point forward I can't get Spotify to play correctly again. Is anyone else experiencing similar behavior.
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Glad you posted this I have also experienced the exact same behaviour. I thought it was a CarPlay bug since I got a software update on the vehicle but tonight I was out driving and it suddenly dawned in me this only started after I signed in to the embedded iDrive Spotify app.

I find songs that start playing on CarPlay suddenly stop and then the only way I can get anything to play again is by rebooting iDrive. Pressing play does nothing nor does skip it does load the album art etc but no sound can be heard.

I was going to try signing out of the iDrive app and see if that fixes it.
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Glad you posted this I have also experienced the exact same behaviour. I thought it was a CarPlay bug since I got a software update on the vehicle but tonight I was out driving and it suddenly dawned in me this only started after I signed in to the embedded iDrive Spotify app.

I find songs that start playing on CarPlay suddenly stop and then the only way I can get anything to play again is by rebooting iDrive. Pressing play does nothing nor does skip it does load the album art etc but no sound can be heard.

I was going to try signing out of the iDrive app and see if that fixes it.
My issue seems to be occurring if I've been listening to Spotify on my phone before getting in the car. The iOS app wants to resume playing when the phone connects to Bluetooth. So carplay automatically kicks in. Once that happens the iDrive app will always kick you back to car play and no audio will output eventhough the track is playing. To fix it I just go back to FM radio. However if I want to go back to Spotify I have to do it through car play and not the built in app. Going back to the built in app repeats the issue. I don't remember this being an issue before so I wonder if a recent Spotify update is the culprit.
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I have solved this (for now) by signing out of the iDrive Spotify app and just using CarPlay. There must be a conflict between the two.

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I have solved this (for now) by signing out of the iDrive Spotify app and just using CarPlay. There must be a conflict between the two.

Spotify iOS 8.5.58
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Thanks... I'll try this if it happens again. Kinda sucks b/c I'd rather use the iDrive app since it's integrated in the HUD, etc.

How do you sign out of the iDrive app??
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I have solved this (for now) by signing out of the iDrive Spotify app and just using CarPlay. There must be a conflict between the two.

Spotify iOS 8.5.58
iStep 03/2020.30
Thanks... I'll try this if it happens again. Kinda sucks b/c I'd rather use the iDrive app since it's integrated in the HUD, etc.

How do you sign out of the iDrive app??
Open it and then scroll down to Home and press Options > Logout
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I have solved this (for now) by signing out of the iDrive Spotify app and just using CarPlay. There must be a conflict between the two.

Spotify iOS 8.5.58
iStep 03/2020.30
Thanks... I'll try this if it happens again. Kinda sucks b/c I'd rather use the iDrive app since it's integrated in the HUD, etc.

How do you sign out of the iDrive app??
Open it and then scroll down to Home and press Options > Logout
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