Why does last.fm occasionally double scrobble?

[chrome citrus]

Sometimes when scrobbling it'll double scrobble but other times it just scrobbles normally. It's starting to get pretty confusing because I don't know why it sometimes double scrobbles and sometimes doesn't. I've heard about web scrobbler or whatever but I don't even know what that is or how to disable it if I have it. It's staring to get annoying having to delete them all the damn time. Any way I can stop this once and for all? (also ignore the ad, it'll sometimes scrobble ads if they're 30 seconds or longer)

[spice niche]

I actually might know why

Do u have both Spotify and last fm app connected to same profile?

[chrome citrus]

wdym?

[spice niche]

If u use Spotify on last fm settings do u have you your Spotify connected to last fm

[chrome citrus]

im gonna need images because I'm very lost here

[chrome citrus]

oh yeah i do

[spice niche]

Well there lies the problem

So basically this what happens

If u have two sources recieving your data

Ocasionally last fm will double scrobble

So solve that u just need to uninstall the last fm on your phone

[chrome citrus]

okay I deleted the last.fm app

[spice niche]

Well in that case if everything is okay on last fm side u will still have your scrobbles and it wont be duplicated

[fluid sundial]

No need to do that really. You can go into the settings of the last.fm app and turn off scrobbling there. Tap your profile picture in the to righg and you get to your screen

[spice niche]

Yeah i actually noticed that the other day when last fm was down. But still there is like no advantage in having the app installed

[spice niche]

Phone calls

[fluid sundial]

I like the way it presents data to me without going to the website and I use it to scrobble other sources because I've never liked pano and the other apps people use.
Also a good way of quickly checking that scrobbling isn't broken again

[fluid sundial]

Anything that generates a notification drawer could in theory be scrobbled...

[spice niche]

Thats true. But when i download the app it only shows Spotify as a possible source for the scrobbles

[spice niche]

I dont like the interface is kinda weak at least for me

[fluid sundial]

New ones show up after you use them since it autoadds them when it detects them rather than scanning your device for media apps which I honestly feel is a better way to do it.

And I'm 40+, the interface is clean and unflashy just like I like my things 😂