Plan

Premium 

Country

New Zealand 

Device

Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy fold 3

When playing music in the car, the now playing bar freezes. Spotify then does not dim music for notifications or for Google maps directions. When turning the car off, music keeps playing out my phone speaker. 

If I'm listening to music and get a phone call, the music mutes for the call, but does not pause. 

This has been happening for 3-4 months on my Galaxy note 9, upgraded to the fold 3 last week and the problem remains. 

If I restart my phone, the problem goes away, but not for very long

These issues started around the time I paired my Galaxy watch 3, which I still have. Spotify is also linked to my Samsung account somehow. 

This has been reported in another thread, however that thread was marked as resolved.