Change the Android widget so that it tells Android that Spotify is the current AVRCP app

[John_Peterson]

## Site

This message is at

* [GitHub](https://github.com/mirror/spotify/issues/1) because it parse Markdown that makes it easier to read a message
* [Spotify Ideas](http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/Change-the-Android-widget-so-that-it-tells-Android-tha... because it's a way to communicate a bug to a coder that'll fix the problem

## Tags

avrcp,widget

## System

This occur on

* version: 0.7.0.229
* device: Samsung GT-S7560

## AVRCP play/pause signal

The problem is

the Spotify Android widget play/pause button don't signal to Android that it's the current AVRCP app

i.o.w. if the Spotify app is the last app that played music the Bluetooth AVRCP play/pause signal goes to the last app that played music before the Spotify app (rather than to the Spotify app)

This behavior is unintentional because Spotify want the Bluetooth AVRCP play/pause signal to be sent to the Spotify (rather than a competing f.e. Google Play Music) app if the Spotify app is the last app that played music

## Produce

Produce this problem by

* create this [Android screen](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2z5p162ovqtbn17/NabAQOpA7g/program/spotify) that contain the widgets Music Player, Google Play Music, Spotify, [Media Buttons](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.mediabuttons) "Play/Pause"
* press play in the Music Player widget. Press the Media Buttons "Play/Pause" button. It result in pause in Music Player
* press play in the Google Play Music widget. Press the Media Buttons "Play/Pause" button. It result in pause in Google Play Music
* press play in the Spotify widget. Press the Media Buttons "Play/Pause" button. It result in play in Google Play Music and pause in Spotify. I.o.w. the spotify widget play/pause button hasn't told Android that it's the current AVRCP app

## Idea: Change the Android widget so that it tells Android that Spotify is the current AVRCP app

The idea is

solve the problem in the topic "Produce"

i.o.w. change the Spotify widget play/pause button so that it tells Android that Spotify is the current AVRCP app

[Marco]

That sounds more like a bug than a new idea - that's why I've moved it over here in the Android section.

I will escalate it to the staff, so they can take a look at it. 😉