diff --git a/lib/services/music_player_service.dart b/lib/services/music_player_service.dart
index db71af89..8f467277 100644
--- a/lib/services/music_player_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/music_player_service.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import 'package:audio_service/audio_service.dart';
 import 'package:audio_session/audio_session.dart'
     show AudioSession, AudioSessionConfiguration, AudioInterruptionType;
 import 'package:audioplayers/audioplayers.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/services/platform_bridge.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/logger.dart';
 
@@ -175,24 +174,12 @@ class MusicPlayerHandler extends BaseAudioHandler
             }
 
             // Focus returned; resume only if we paused due to a transient
-            // (duck/pause) interruption AND the app is foregrounded — a
-            // background play() has to startForegroundService(), which
-            // Android 12+ rejects (ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException)
-            // for programmatic starts. Keep _pausedByInterruption set in the
-            // background case so the media notification's play button (which
-            // IS exempt from the restriction) still resumes normally.
+            // (duck/pause) interruption.
             _interruptionActive = false;
             if (_pausedByInterruption &&
                 event.type == AudioInterruptionType.pause) {
-              if (WidgetsBinding.instance.lifecycleState ==
-                  AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
-                _pausedByInterruption = false;
-                unawaited(play());
-              } else {
-                _log.i(
-                  'Skipping auto-resume after interruption: app is backgrounded',
-                );
-              }
+              _pausedByInterruption = false;
+              unawaited(play());
             } else {
               _pausedByInterruption = false;
             }