Now playing not working on lock screen?

[vzwuser76]

Now Playing doesn't show up on my lock screen, but the history shows up in settings.

Do you have both these settings enabled?

Settings>Sound>Now Playing>Show Songs on Lock Screen, with a button to enable/disable the setting.

Settings>Apps & notifications>Notifications>On lock screen, with three choices, Show all notification content, Hide sensitive content, & Don't show notifications at all.

If each of those settings aren't set correctly, they might not show on the lock screen.

 

[kingrahman]

Try to clear cache & storege to pixel ambient service or disabled other lockscreen service,

 

[bhemi73]

Try to clear cache & storege to pixel ambient service or disabled other lockscreen service,

That was actually one of the steps I deal when talking with Google support. It had no effect. The thing I find annoying is that the Google engineer said the Pixel 2 doesn't function like that when I have lists of songs from my P2 when I was streaming. That's one way I've been able to purchase new music this last year.

 

[pjwk81]

Mine's not working either. Nothing to do with it not getting songs or the database as I had songs every day on it before. Never see a lock screen notification of a song title and nothing in my history since November 22nd.

 

[Addie_Goodvibes]

I saw the exact same issue. nothing in my Now Playing history since 11/22.
I cleared cache on ambient services & google app. uninstalled updates and then reinstalled google app / ambient service updates. that fixed the issue. No explanation as to why Now playing suddenly stopped working accept a google update

 

[Mike Dee]

Turn off now playing
Restart
Turn on now playing
Restart

 

[chezm]

Works fine for me just doesn't pick all the songs up. I've got the shortcut and check everyone once in a while.

 

[pjwk81]

Seen a song on the always-on screen for the first time in ages today, probably no coincidence that I got the December update yesterday. I don't see the built-in history in the settings any more either.

 

[EMGSM]

Mine works sometime and other times I get nothing.

 

[anon(10274434)]

Seen a song on the always-on screen for the first time in ages today, probably no coincidence that I got the December update yesterday. I don't see the built-in history in the settings any more either.

Same here - BUT - I have the history list of songs. It may be my imagination, but I think my P2 was better at "now playing" than my P3 is.

 

[GSDer]

It may be my imagination

"But it was just my imagination (once again), running away with me"...

 

[Parvaz Bhaskar]

Do you have both these settings enabled?

Settings>Sound>Now Playing>Show Songs on Lock Screen, with a button to enable/disable the setting.

Settings>Apps & notifications>Notifications>On lock screen, with three choices, Show all notification content, Hide sensitive content, & Don't show notifications at all.

If each of those settings aren't set correctly, they might not show on the lock screen.

This worked for me :

go to settings and search for battery optimisation, then in there select to show all apps and disable battery optimisation for Pixel and Pixel Ambient Services.

 

[chezm]

Mine works sometime and other times I get nothing.

This for me as well, inconsistent