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Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:37:15 GMT

This is a recurrent problem, introduced either by Google OR Spotify (they are NOT clear about that!)

It was introduced in the beginning of the YEAR (2024): https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Google-Assistant-devices-re-direct-to-random-albums-with-similar/m-p/6042997/highlight/true#M48492

It was FIXED in JUNE!! https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Google-Assistant-devices-re-direct-to-random-albums-with-similar/m-p/6128419/highlight/true#M49663

It was reintroduced 2 DAYS ago!

GOOGLE NEST Community Thread (the NEW one, because they closed the previous one once this issue was solved by Spotify + Google) https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Speakers-and-Displays/Google-Nest-Mini-play-wrong-songs-and-playlists-on-Spotify/m-p/725844

Google Nest Mini play wrong songs and playlists on Spotify

marcolopes — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:30:27 GMT

URGENT! RECURRENT ISSUE! PLEASE FIX ASAP! THIS IS VERY ANNOYING! PLEASE STOP MESSING UP WHAT'S OK!! THIS WAS FIXED!!

SAME problem described HERE: https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Speakers-and-Displays/Google-Nest-Mini-play-wrong-songs-and-playlists-on-Spotify/m-p/656229

(you should not LOCK topics, because they can be REUSED!!)

Since YESTERDAY, when i try to play "Discover Weekly" PLAYLIST on Google Nest Mini, it plays something else (an LP, a song, etc, called "Discover" or "Discovery", etc) and DOES NOT PLAY the "Discover Weekly" Playlist!

From almost 6 months i said "Hey Google, Play Discover Weekly PLAYLIST", and all was FINE!

Suddenly, it doesn't play the only playlist called "Discover Weekly" that i have on my profile!

What changed???

I could make it play ONCE again (but ONLY ONE TIME!) saying "Play the Spotify Playlist called Discover Weekly"! But now not even this complex command works!!!

Re: Google Nest Mini play wrong songs and playlists on Spotify

marcolopes — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:37:12 GMT

Thread in the Spotify community https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Google-Assistant-devices-re-direct-to-random-albums-with-similar/td-p/6042997

Re: Google Nest Mini play wrong songs and playlists on Spotify

marcolopes — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:38:13 GMT

As usual, this BUG also affects the execution of ROUTINES, THAT ARE NO LONGER EXECUTED with voice commands!! https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Speakers-and-Displays/Google-Assistant-not-playing-ROUTINES-and-personal-playlists-on-Spotify/m-p/725912

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

zyberwoof — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:59:35 GMT

This just started happening for an existing, previously working routine this week. The routine played a personal Spotify playlist. I even renamed the playlist to make the name longer and more unique, but that didn't help.

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

zyberwoof — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:01:44 GMT

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:12:31 GMT

Yes...

It's all related to the nonsense BUG that Google keeps fixing and introducing again and again!!

Why???

Using the Nests Mini has been a TERRIBLE experience!!

I've lost more time posting and reaching out for support than any other product I own!

How is this possible???

This is complete and utterly TORTURE!!!

Seems someone is constantly SABOTAGING Google from the inside!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

Milessimon — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:16:18 GMT

I'm also affected by this, it started on the exact day everyone else started to experience it.

In my case, I'd previously renamed the playlist "Europa", the command is "shuffle my Europa playlist on the bedroom speakers". 9/10 times I run the routine I'm given a playlist called "this is A-europa", 1/10 I get "the best of Europe". The ambiguity is confusion as it's a routine, so the command is written.

I've tried all the usual nonsense suggestions, unlinking and relinking Spotify, resetting the speakers, rebuilding the routine. None of it works.

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

Dickiebo — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:46:23 GMT

I see a number of similar issues - I suffer also, big time - but no answers?

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

Dickiebo — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:50:52 GMT

Completely agree. Mine has been a disaster for over a year now. Just will NOT play my playlists. Instead, plays some unrelated rubbish music!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:29 GMT

There is NO FIX from the USER side!

This is a recurring BUG being introduced OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

Please check out the Spotify topic for more information https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Google-Assistant-devices-re-direct-to-random-albums-with-similar/m-p/7025180

This was fixed 2 times in the last year, and now it's back!

Spotify said they worked with Google last year to fix this last year, but did not disclose who's fault was it!

It seems someone is boycotting Google from the inside! There is no other explanation!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

No! The only positive feedback I obtained was from spotify, last year, when they said after the first time this was fixed that they worked with Google and some changes were made to resolve this. Check the Spotify thread https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Google-Assistant-devices-re-direct-to-random-albums-with-similar/m-p/7025180

Meanwhile the problem resurfaced one more time, fixed again, and now it's back!!

Google says nothing about it...

No explanation, no feedback on possible causes and fixes, NOTHING!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

Jess5 — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:10:39 GMT

This issue started back a few days ago which is soo annoying after just a few month of working.

The fixes are so unreliable, seriously what is happening to Google!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:40:18 GMT

I swear I don't understand!

I wouldn't expect such nonsense, lack of professionalism and lack of quality assurance from ANY company, let alone from Google!

A line of products that had a CRACKLING POPPING SOUND when playing AUDIO (their main purpose!!) for YEARS! finally resolved last year after so much pain and feedback from the users, here in the community and over support...

A line of products that we cannot trust out alarms, voice commands, ROUTINES, etc etc...

A line of products where problems are eventually fixed but SYSTEMATICALLY reintroduced over and over again!!

How can one expalin this???

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

SmartHomeH-TAGS — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:39:10 GMT

Does anyone have a Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max to try the Spotify routines out on?

Mine are still working perfectly on them , but not on the Google Mini.

I was even able to mute the Spotify Introduction before the playlist starts.

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

virnab — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:50:57 GMT

Hi there!

Thanks for posting in our community.

I understand how challenging it has been for you to deal with a recurring audio problem when trying to play routines and personal playlists on Spotify using the Google Assistant. I appreciate everyone actively participating in this thread, sharing your experiences, and detailing the efforts you've made to resolve this issue. Let's find a solution together.

To help me gather more information and provide further assistance, please answer the following questions:

Can you play other Spotify playlists (e.g., curated or public ones) via voice command?
What exact voice command are you using when trying to play the personal playlist?
What does Google Assistant respond with when the command is given?
Is Spotify selected as the default music provider?
Can the playlist be played from the Spotify app directly on the same device?
Are you using a free or premium Spotify account?
Does the issue affect all personal playlists or just a specific one?
What is the routine intended to do, and which specific actions are included?
How is the routine being triggered? Is it by voice, a schedule, or a device-based event?
What exactly happens when you attempt to trigger the routine? (e.g., no response, partial execution, error)
Which parts of the routine fail to execute, and which parts (if any) still work?
Has the routine ever worked previously, and if so, when did the issue begin?
Have you recently edited or recreated the routine?
Have you tested running the routine manually through the Google Home app?
Does the issue occur on all devices or is it isolated to a specific one?

I will be looking forward to your response.

Best regards,

Virna

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

laurenjy26 — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:39:49 GMT

I've been having this issue too for months ! tried changing playlist names, clearing caches, uninstalling apps, nothing has made a difference! have had these speakers for years and suddenly the they can't do the thing I've been using them for daily !!!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:44:56 GMT

NOTHING to do with apps!!!

This is A SERVER SIDE problem that keeps being introduced OVER and over again!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

marcolopes — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:49:51 GMT

Are you kidding us???

This is a SERVER SIDE problem!

It's a recurring problem that you keep introducing over and over again!

Check my previous posts!

Check the OLD threads over last year with the same problem!

Check the RESOLUTION that you implemented in the last 2 times you introduced this problem!

Investigate WHY is this problem occurring over and over!

Why is it fixed and comes back few months later!

You already KNOW this problem!

You already KNOW how to FIX it!!

Re: Google Assistant not playing ROUTINES and personal playlists on Spotify despite proper commands

Jess5 — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:51:46 GMT

Can you play other Spotify playlists (e.g., curated or public ones) via voice command?

Yes

What exact voice command are you using when trying to play the personal playlist?

This is part of my night time routine, where on the last part of the routine under the music command, i write [Play "Sleep-Lofi" for 40 minutes]

What does Google Assistant respond with when the command is given?

All other aspects of the night time routine work as usual.

- Set Alarm

- Turn off smart lights

- lower volume

- Then good would say "ok playing lofi beat hip hop community, lofi beat, lofi chillhop"

Which is not the playlist I requested.

Is Spotify selected as the default music provider?

yes

Can the playlist be played from the Spotify app directly on the same device?

yes the playlist can be played on Spotify

Are you using a free or premium Spotify account?

Premium

Does the issue affect all personal playlists or just a specific one?

I have a workout routine where I ask Spotify to play "Today's Top Hits" which works fine. Both playlist are public playlists.

What is the routine intended to do, and which specific actions are included?

The Bedtime routine is as follows:

Set Alarm

- Turn off smart lights

- lower volume

- Play "Sleep-lofi" for 40 minutes - it suppose to play this specific public playlist

How is the routine being triggered? Is it by voice, a schedule, or a device-based event?

When I say "Hey Google goodnight"

What exactly happens when you attempt to trigger the routine? (e.g., no response, partial execution, error)

Partial execution, a wrong playlist is played. Does not read the command properly. Google won't play the "Sleep-Lofi" playlist and instead selects this one "lofi beat hip hop community, lofi beat, lofi chillhop" public playlist which is not even close.

Which parts of the routine fail to execute, and which parts (if any) still work?

The playing the correct playlist fails in the routine. The rest of the routine works.

Has the routine ever worked previously, and if so, when did the issue begin?

Yes, worked perfectly fine until a week ago. However this issue had happened previously and only just resolved in about May this year.

Have you recently edited or recreated the routine?

Have you tested running the routine manually through the Google Home app?

yes

Does the issue occur on all devices or is it isolated to a specific one?

yes happens to all my google device.