Help Music stops playing when switching apps or going to home screen

nativetongue03 · Jun 2, 2012

Has anyone else seen this issue?

When the music apps are playing songs if i switch to another app or go to the homescreen the music just PAUSES by itself :thinking:

I am pretty sure the device didnt behave like this before because many times i've worked out with it while listening to music and switched app to send texts or read email

guitarpete987 · Jun 4, 2012

I'm having the exact same experience as you, to the letter.

And I, too, know it wasn't always this way! What is going on?

The music even pauses when I press play on the widget and then swipe to switch home screens!

I hope there is some sort of fix for this because it effectively wrecks my phone as a media device because after installing a 32GB card I have basically made this thing my iPod.

ljbad4life · Jun 6, 2012

The exact same thing is happening to me... I'm pretty sure that is was the latest update did it to :mad:

nativetongue03 · Jun 7, 2012

guitarpete987 said:
I'm having the exact same experience as you, to the letter.

And I, too, know it wasn't always this way! What is going on?

The music even pauses when I press play on the widget and then swipe to switch home screens!

I hope there is some sort of fix for this because it effectively wrecks my phone as a media device because after installing a 32GB card I have basically made this thing my iPod.

ljbad4life said:
The exact same thing is happening to me... I'm pretty sure that is was the latest update did it to

Ive been doing a bit of troubleshooting on my end. and noticed something

Both of you do me a favor and try this

While the music is playing:

1-Press and HOLD your HOME key to display your recently used apps.
2-Once the apps list shows up see if the music is still playing
3-Select a non media app (ie SMS or email) from the list and once the app opens see if music is still playing.

ljbad4life · Jun 7, 2012

nativetongue03 said:
Ive been doing a bit of troubleshooting on my end. and noticed something

Both of you do me a favor and try this

While the music is playing:

1-Press and HOLD your HOME key to display your recently used apps.
2-Once the apps list shows up see if the music is still playing
3-Select a non media app (ie SMS or email) from the list and once the app opens see if music is still playing.

Ok tried it and the music still plays when a)holding the home key to display recently used apps and b) when I select a non music app, from the list. but the second I exist/go back to the home screen the music stops

I've been experimenting too I have found that a) every music program suffers from this stock, google music and double twist. b) even after completely wiping the phone, the problem will persist.

Edit* I updated to the latest version of doubletwist and it works!!!!!! I have a sneaking suspsion it has to do with the lock screen, this version of doubletwist has an overlay over the stock lock screen. The latest update might have changed the way the stock music player and google music interact with the lock screen.

nativetongue03 · Jun 8, 2012

ljbad4life said:
Ok tried it and the music still plays when a)holding the home key to display recently used apps and b) when I select a non music app, from the list. but the second I exist/go back to the home screen the music stops

I've been experimenting too I have found that a) every music program suffers from this stock, google music and double twist. b) even after completely wiping the phone, the problem will persist.

Incorrect/ While playing around with it i noticed that SPOTIFY is not affected. But the stock music player and GooGlePlay are.

ljbad4life said:
Edit* I updated to the latest version of doubletwist and it works!!!!!! I have a sneaking suspsion it has to do with the lock screen, this version of doubletwist has an overlay over the stock lock screen. The latest update might have changed the way the stock music player and google music interact with the lock screen.

I've never used DoubleTwist before but i will give it a shot

nativetongue03 · Jun 19, 2012

Any news on this? Doubletwist is the only one that works.

drexappeal · Jun 19, 2012

I use PowerAmp and have never experienced that before.

Ghazinour · Jul 30, 2013

There is no good solution in the original version although you can use apps such as FREEdi YouTube Player that allows you to do multitasking and listen to music while the phone is locked.

KaileyS · Jan 22, 2016

Whenever I have Spotify playing and I open another app, it pauses! Same with Pandora. I've tried uninstalling then reinstalling it. This has never happened before, until just recently.

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Ethan Hannan · Sep 9, 2019

Install Listen it on playstore Launch it then enter the setting (Listen it setting) find *Automatic pause or play back on audio focus change* turn it off.
It's all over. Enjoy

Robjr517 · Oct 5, 2020

I am having the same problem when listening to music it plays maybe one song and then goes to the home screen. I've tried Spotify, Pandora, YouTube music, everything. There has to be a glitch or something. Please fix

Robjr517 · Oct 5, 2020

I'm having the same issue, when I listen to music it barely plays one song and then stops and goes to the home screen most of the time. I've tried multiple apps Spotify, Pandora, YouTube premium, everything and it still is not working. Please someone find a fix for this . I have an LG Stylo 6

MrJavi · Oct 5, 2020

Welcome to Android Forums @Robjr517

I not familiar with the Lg's setting but if it has the option "put app to sleep", try toggling it off.

You should allso check your battery saver mode settings as well.

https://help.podbean.com/support/so...is-the-podcast-i-m-playing-stopping-suddenly-

Robjr517 · Oct 7, 2020

No I can't put apps to sleep. I've tried resetting my phone and it doesn't matter. If I play music and try to switch to another app the music closes

Robjr517 · Oct 7, 2020

I have battery adaption so I'm going to try disabling that

Robjr517 · Oct 10, 2020

Same issue

Robjr517 · Oct 11, 2020

Happens when I'm using Bluetooth or just the app itself.so right now I can't even listen to music because it won't even play a full song.

Robjr517 · Oct 12, 2020

So I disabled the lock setting on my phone and so far it's working but now I'm not secure. But still if I leave the app it stops playing.

Bob SNyder · Jan 29, 2023

I was also experiencing the same problem: anytime I used a different app, Pandora would quit playing and have to restart at a different song. It would seem you have to remove the app from Battery Optimization. This is the fix that worked for me:

https://help.pandora.com/s/article/Trouble-Streaming-Pandora-on-Android-1519949305958?language=en_US

Please ensure that you have your device set to allow Pandora to run in the background.

From the home screen or app drawer press and hold the Pandora icon.
Tap the "i" icon to access the App info.
Next select Advanced, then Battery.
Confirm that Background restriction is set to "App can use battery in background".
If Background restriction states "Restricted", tap on Background restriction to remove restriction.

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