Spotify Android Intent Play on Launch

Question

I\'m trying to get Spotify to resume playback when launched from an intent but not having much luck. I think I\'m close I can get Spotify to launch, and if I specify a sear

Answer 1

Here is a routine for searching by Artist and playing in Spotify:

public void playSearchArtist(String artist) {
    Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.INTENT_ACTION_MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH);
    intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.spotify.music", "com.spotify.music.MainActivity"));
    intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_MEDIA_FOCUS, MediaStore.Audio.Artists.ENTRY_CONTENT_TYPE);
    intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_MEDIA_ARTIST, artist);
    intent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, artist);
    intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
        startActivity(intent);
    }
}