topic Re: Podcasts will not play. in Android

Podcasts will not play.

petersweden1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:54:20 GMT

On my device Galxy Note 8 Spotify is no longer playing any podcasts.

I can download them but they will not play.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Ivan — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:59:59 GMT

Help’s here!

As a first step we recommend logging out and back in to your Spotify account to make sure you refresh the app. If this doesn't do the trick, try a clean reinstall to get the latest app version with all necessary updates.

In case this persists, try disabling any power saving or data cleaning settings on your mobile device. Make sure you try this since such features can often prevent the app from operating at full capacity.

Hope this helps. Let us know how it goes.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

petersweden1 — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 23:28:09 GMT

I can download and play podcast in offline mode.

But not in regular way.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Jeremy — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 10:24:45 GMT

Hey there @petersweden1,

Thank you for your post.

Can you confirm if you performed a clean reinstall?

Also - can you try with another internet connection to see if the issue persists?

It would also be great if you can log in with another account - such as a friend's or a family member's to see if the experience is different.

We'll keep an eye out for your reply 🙂

Cheers!

Re: Podcasts will not play.

petersweden1 — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 11:34:06 GMT

Did it right this time 😁

Working fine.
Have a great weekend.

peter

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Jeremy — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 11:37:25 GMT

Hey again @petersweden1,

Thank you for your reply.

It's really good to hear that everything works as it should for you again.

Thank you. You have a great weekend you too 🙂

Cheers!

Re: Podcasts will not play.

HeHH3 — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:18:24 GMT

What do you do next if you tried and it still doesn't work

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Novy — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:00:25 GMT

Hi @HeHH3,

Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community.

Could you tell us which steps have you followed so far? This is in order to prevent suggesting repeated steps from our end.

On another note, send us over the make/model, OS version and Spotify version installed on your device, and tell us if this started after a recent update.

Lastly, let us know if this happens when logging in with a different account in your device (if possible).

We'll stay tuned.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Clparrish — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:31:00 GMT

I have logged out, logged back in, deleted the app and redownloaded, and my podcasts will not play.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

AndresM — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:13:40 GMT

Hi @Clparrish,

Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community.

Could you send us the make/model, OS version and Spotify version installed?

On another note, tell us if this is happening when logging in with another account and with other devices. Also, let us know if the issue persists with any podcast or with other content you listen to (songs).

We'll be here waiting for your reply.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Di29 — Tue, 10 May 2022 15:07:20 GMT

I can't listen to podcasts i can search it but when it appears after i press the podcast it gets backed my Spotify version is 8.7.28.1217

Re: Podcasts will not play.

CarlosE — Wed, 11 May 2022 15:53:11 GMT

Hey @Di29,

Thanks for your reply in this thread 🙂

Keep in mind podcasts aren't available in all markets. So if the troubleshooting steps shared above didn't work for you, It'd be awesome if you could share with us the region/country registered in your account, this way we can check if that's the case.

We'll keep an eye on your response!

Re: Podcasts will not play.

user-removed — Tue, 31 May 2022 00:48:11 GMT

This is happening to me to. I just got a new phone (iPhone 12) and Spotify wont play most podcasts (but it will play some) and will play music just fine. I have done a clean reinstall etc. I also made a new free account and the same thing happens i.e. the same podcasts that will play play and the ones that don't play don't. So any advice would be appreciated.

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Pods4Hime — Tue, 31 May 2022 01:40:40 GMT

I am experiencing this issue too. I just finished a podcast this morning and now I can't listen to any others; they will not play. Music still works. I've tried updating, logging in and logging out and doing a clean restart. Assistance would be appreciated.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

ipashworth — Tue, 31 May 2022 02:03:43 GMT

Same boat. I was halfway through listening to a podcast last week, tried to listen to the rest just now and it doesn't play. Done all the various logging out things.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

balegdah — Tue, 31 May 2022 02:55:31 GMT

I am also now having this issue all of a sudden. I am having the issue on the Spotify app for iPhone, the Spotify app for PC, and the Spotify web browser and similar to others, the issue is only affecting podcasts. Music plays just fine on all devices but when I click on a podcast on the mobile or pc app versions, the timer on the podcast stays at zero and does not play. Pressing pause/play does nothing. Interestingly enough, when I try to play a podcast from the web browser, the podcast selected will automatically slowly skip forwards through the next 4 episodes before stopping on the 5th one where it will continue to refuse to play. I have already uninstalled and reinstalled the iPhone app which did not help. I have also tried clearing the cache, logging out, and performing a clean reinstall on my PC but that did not help either. Please help.

Re: Podcasts will not play.

Teacosy90 — Tue, 31 May 2022 03:05:06 GMT

Same issue. Randomly decided it was going to stop allowing me to play podcasts at all, on all my devices. What is going on? Music plays fine!

Re: Podcasts will not play.

carolistener — Tue, 31 May 2022 03:23:19 GMT

Same here! Was listening fine this afternoon but couldn’t this evening. Music is fine; only specific podcasts seem to be affected. Some of my podcasts play, others don’t. HELP!

Re: Podcasts will not play.

madhätter — Tue, 31 May 2022 04:12:20 GMT

Device: iPhone 12

Operating System: iOS 15.5

Spotify Version: 8.7.34

Spotify won’t play any podcasts. It will play the episode I was previously listening to but if I click anything else it does nothing. Music plays fine. I closed & reopened the app, I switched between Wi-Fi and Cellular Data, I restarted my phone, I deleted & redownloaded, I logged out and back in. Nothing changed. Is there anything else I can do?

Re: Podcasts will not play.

ashwel11 — Tue, 31 May 2022 04:25:53 GMT

The same thing is happening to me as well! As balegdah stated, “when I try to play a podcast from the web browser, the podcast selected will automatically slowly skip forwards through the next 4 episodes before stopping on the 5th one where it will continue to refuse to play”. Not sure why this is happening, but this seems to be an issue with Spotify as a whole and not with my phone (as I assumed it was at first).