How can I stop Spotify from pausing on my iPad?

When I’m listening to music and a sound plays on my iPad, like a notification from WhatsApp Web, or even if I’m using WhatsApp Web and someone sends a soundless GIF, Spotify just stops playing, and I have to restart it manually. It’s so annoying!


How can I set up Spotify so it’s never overridden, and my music only stops when I stop the app? Is there a way to prevent this audio focus to stop my music? Really annoying.


iPad Pro, everything is updated, even reinstalled Spotify after clearing cache to test.





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iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 8, 2025 02:45 PM

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Jan 8, 2025 04:23 PM in response to thibertucci

thibertucci wrote:

When I’m listening to music and a sound plays on my iPad, like a notification from WhatsApp Web, or even if I’m using WhatsApp Web and someone sends a soundless GIF, Spotify just stops playing, and I have to restart it manually. It’s so annoying!

How can I set up Spotify so it’s never overridden, and my music only stops when I stop the app? Is there a way to prevent this audio focus to stop my music? Really annoying.

iPad Pro, everything is updated, even reinstalled Spotify after clearing cache to test.

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