Plan

Premium

Country

Germany

Device

(Samsung A5 (2017), OnePlus3t

Operating System

Android Oreo

My Question or Issue

When attempting to open/start a Playlist in Spotify via Tasker AutoSpotify plugin, it opens Spotify, but no further reaction.
Tasks I’m using since more than 6 months do not work anymore.
URIs are still correct.

This applies for ‘official’ Spotify playlists as well as for my personal playlists.
Starting an album in Spotify is still working.

I tried older versions of Spotify on own risk. I do not recommend to use outdated versions:
- 8.4.82.664 this fault does not exists
- 8.4.83.625 this fault exists
- 8.4.84.874, current actual version this fault exists

The owner of Tasker has similar reports and states, that this is a fault in the Android Spotify App and recommends to contact Spotify support.

Same behaviour (meaning: does not work anymore on youngest Spotify updates) occurs, when using following Send Intent. I suspect, that this is how AutoSpotify works, but I do notactually know:

A1: Send Intent

Action:android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH

Cat:Default

Data:spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DWWMOmoXKqHTD:play

Package:com.spotify.music

Target:Activity

Additional Notes:
- I'm not logged in Spotify, except in my Smartphone.
- I restarted my Smartphone.
- There is no error showing up within the task or in the notification bar.

- Using another Smartphone from another brand and a new installation of Spotify did not help.

Could you please change back behaviour, meaning fix this fault?

I reported this fault as well towards Spotify Customer support chat. He was really interested, forwarded this to the right technicans and provided me with an engagement ID. I post it here as well to make the community aware of as well.