I wish all music and audio apps on Android wouldn't stop playback when swiped away

Spotify, YouTube Music, why do you do this?

Several years ago, developers of music players on Android had to implement a persistent notification in order to keep their app running and music playing even when users switched to another app. With better memory management and more available RAM on modern phones, this isn't a concern anymore, and most devs have forgotten about that commodity. That has had one annoying consequence on several audio apps: If you mistakenly swipe them away, your music or podcasts or audiobooks stop playing.

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I wish all music and audio apps on Android wouldn't stop playback when swiped away was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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