Apple Watch app cannot resume playing after stopping reproduction with AirPods

[thebertozz]

Plan

Premium

Country

Italy

Device

iPhone XS, Apple Watch Series 7 LTE

Operating System

iOS 16.5 and Watch 0S 9.5.1

Spotify App version

8.8.44.458

My Question or Issue

Hi! I always go for a walk with my Watch Series 7 LTE without my phone, and with AirPods 3 connected.

I noticed that if I stop music while streaming via cellular network with the AirPods buttons (left or right doesn't matter), after 10/15 seconds or so I cannot resume the song or podcast anymore (via AirPods or the Watch itself) and the app starts reacting weirdly (the play / pause button does not work); to resolve I have to choose another song from the library, wait for it to start playing and then get back to the previous one, but sometimes the app just stops playing. This is very annoying 😞  

Thanks!

[thebertozz]

Hi! With le latest version (8.8.46.565) the problem seems to be fixed... I will keep this post updated in the coming days after some days of usage. Also, I noted that after the update while during a workout the standard watchOS "now playing" screen now works with play / pause but doesn't show the song info anymore. 

Thanks!