Possible solution to Spotify/streaming music connectivity issue

[dankok]

I think I have discovered a solution to the issue many of us are experiencing with poor Spotify/streaming music connectivity

Assuming the following conditions:
- You have Premium Connectivity
- You have a Wi-Fi network configured on the car
- You experience issues streaming music, usually when you start driving but other times as well

Do the following:
- Be in the location where your configured WiFi network(s) can be seen by the car
- Press the car icon in the lower left hand corner of the screen
- Press the Wi-Fi symbol in the upper right hand corner of the screen
- Press "Wi-Fi Settings"
- Press on your Wi-Fi network in the list on the left
- Press the checkbox for "Remain connected in Drive" to turn this feature on
- Press the checkbox again for "Remain connected in Drive" to turn it back off
- You may have to do this for each Wi-Fi network you have configured
- Press the "X" in the upper left hand corner of the "Wi-Fi Settings" window
- Press the car icon in the lower left hand corner of the screen

I have tested this on a Model 3 Performance running 2023.26.7 and a Model Y Long Range running 2023.20.9 and the difference in music streaming reliability is night and day.

Please respond below with your experience, positive or negative.

 

[dankok]

My theory is that when Tesla added the "Remain connected in Drive" feature they failed to set the default state of "off" properly in the car's configuration store so turning it on and off fixes that.

 

[rlsd]

Does this mean you want to have "Remain connected in Drive" off?

 

[dankok]

Does this mean you want to have "Remain connected in Drive" off?

Yes. But turn it on, then turn it off to effect the resolution of the issue.

 

[rlsd]

Yes. But turn it on, then turn it off to effect the resolution of the issue.

This may help my problem with Apple music too.

 

[dankok]

This may help my problem with Apple music too.

I tried switching to Apple Music thinking it would resolve the connectivity issue but I didn't find it to be any better. This led me to the belief that the issue was with the network stack rather than the streaming music client application.

I also found in the process that I preferred the "xxx Radio" playlists Spotify created for me. It would definitely be easier to be completely within Apple's ecosystem but, for me, their solution was not better.

 

[rlsd]

I don't know why it takes so long to fix this network problem.