topic Cant move songs within playlist on phone in Android

Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

nico_rjinders — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:09:43 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

United Kingdom

Device

Pixel 6a

Operating System

Android 16

My Question or Issue

Hello all.

Per the title - I and another member of my family subscription can't edit the order of tracks in our Playlists. This worked fine until yesterday and still does for two other members of the same subscription. No other issues with our phone touch capability or with Spotify.

My Question or Issue

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

Noah — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:31:26 GMT

Hey @nico_rjinders 👋

Thanks for reaching out, and a warm welcome to the Spotify Community! That definitely sounds frustrating — let’s see if we can sort it out together.

First up, a couple of things to try:

Make sure you're sorting by "Custom Order" in the playlist — tap the three dots in the upper-right corner > "Sort" > choose "Custom order." Only this setting lets you manually drag tracks.
Restart the app and clear the cache (Settings > Storage > Clear cache).
Make sure your Spotify app is fully updated from the Play Store.
If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall of the app by following these steps.

If you're still having trouble, could you let me know the exact version of your Spotify app and the exact version of the operating system you're running?

Let me know how it goes! ✨

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

nico_rjinders — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:14:05 GMT

Thanks so much for the reply. Unfortunately no, none of these steps, including the clean reinstall, were successful. It's a strange one!

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

Noah — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:04:56 GMT

Hey @nico_rjinders,

Thanks so much for getting back to me and for trying all those steps. I know it's a real pain when something that should be simple just isn't working, especially after a clean reinstall! It's definitely a strange one.

Since the basics didn't do the trick, let's try to narrow down what could be happening. I have a few more questions that might help us figure it out:

Can you edit on another platform? Are you able to reorder the tracks in your playlists using the Spotify desktop app on a computer or by logging into the Web Player? This would tell us if the issue is with your account or just the mobile app.
Does it affect all playlists? Does this happen with every single one of your playlists, or just specific ones? For example, can you edit playlists you created yourself vs. playlists you've liked from others?
What about the other person? What kind of device and operating system is the other family member using who is also having this issue?

Sometimes, features can behave differently due to A/B testing that Spotify runs in the app. This means some users get a slightly different version of the app than others. Finding out if you can edit on the desktop app is usually the best clue.

Let me know what you find! We'll get to the bottom of this. 🎧

Cannot edit playlists

jasoneff — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:44:13 GMT

Plan

Premium Family

Country

USA

Device Pixel 8 pro

Operating System

Android

My Question or Issue

I am no longer able to move songs around in playlists, I'm able to go to the edit screen but when I try to drag the songs nothing happens, I have it set to custom order, I tried switching to a different order and switching back. The save button is greyed out too. My Spotify version is 9.0.66.655

Re: Cannot edit playlists

Billy-J — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:44:13 GMT

Hey @jasoneff, thanks for reaching out to the Community!

Could you try restarting your device? If that doesn't help, try a clean reinstall of the app following these steps. These steps are more thorough than the simple reinstall and can solve common issues.

If you're still having trouble, can you send me a screen recording of what happens when you try to edit your playlist? Make sure to hide sensitive info when posting to the Community.

Let me know how everything goes!

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

nico_rjinders — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:28:15 GMT

Hi @noah Thanks again for the response. Sorry for the delayed follow up, I was on holiday : )

I can't edit any playlists and neither can the only affected person. I also tried on web version and the Desktop app, but no good. The other user has the same Android and Spotify version as me.

Let me know if you have any other suggestions. Seems very strange that this doesn't seem to be affecting other Spotify users!

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

wilsonjillp — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:10:38 GMT

I have the same problem. Did all the steps including clean install. I can sort on desktop but not on Android mobile.

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

MAnselmo — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:46:45 GMT

I have the same problem!!!!

I'm on Samsung S25 - android 15. I cleaned out the cache, all files, uninstalled, restarted, clean install, STILL HAPPENS! I cannot reorder any playlist. Yes, I disabled smart shuffle. Yes, I can reorder on the desktop - completely different interface; the problem seems to be with the Spotify app on Android itself.

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

Dessi — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:51:49 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for reaching out and flagging this!

Since this seems to have become a more widespread issue, we'd like to report it to our tech folks for further investigation. We just need some additional info to be able to do so:

Make and model of the affected device and its OS version
The Spotify version you're currently running

We can see the some of you have already shared their device info, so it'd be great if you can send us the version as well ✌️

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

Willy1981 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S24

9.0.68.632 (just re-installed from Google Playstore)

One UI version : 7.0

Android version : 15

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

Dessi — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:36:07 GMT

Hey folks,

@Willy1981, thanks for the info! On my end it works if I first press and hold the song I want to move instead of dragging it directly. Can you check if you can do that and let us know so we can have a closer look? I've also attached a screen recording for better visibility, hope it helps!

Keep us posted.

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

nico_rjinders — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:05:49 GMT

Thanks! I gave my device and operating system details above. Spotify version is 9.0.66.655

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

nico_rjinders — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:17:53 GMT

This approach now works for me, thank you. I am as certain as I can be that this wasn't the case when I open the thread.

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

MAnselmo — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:35:12 GMT

Ok, it appears that the interface design was changed to require a "track" selection by pressing and holding, then moving the track to somewhere else in the list. Previously the only way to change track order was to pull up or down on the three bars to the right. So yeah, the method shown in the mp4 above works for me. Thank you!

Btw, I'm on a Samsung S25 (model SM-S931U, hardware v1.0), Android version 15, build AP3A.240905.015.A2.[...]

Spotify version 9.0.66.655

Change the order of the songs

mobogantes — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:30:48 GMT

Hi Spotify team,

I'm currently using Spotify on an Android device, and I've been experiencing an issue: I’m unable to reorder songs within my playlists. I don’t want to rely on the "Queue" feature—I’d prefer to manually arrange songs within the playlist itself.

Often, I add songs from different genres, and being able to reorder them would help me organize the flow better. I read that tapping “Edit” and then using the three horizontal lines should allow reordering, but that option doesn’t appear for me.

I’d really appreciate it if this feature could be improved or clarified for Android users.

Thanks for your time!

Unable to edit custom plsylist order

jsprake92 — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:30:02 GMT

My Spotify app for Android does not allow me to move songs in a playlist since the recent updates.

Re: Can't edit playlist order on Android - Premium

LonelyCrypt — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:51:50 GMT

I'm having the same issue as of the last update. It won't let me reorder any of my playlists.

Spotify version: 9.0.68.632

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

One UI version: 6.1

Android version: 14

Edit: clearing the cache seems to have worked for me

Cannot edit playlists.

Sleepy7791 — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:11:24 GMT

Hi,

For some reason, I can no longer edit playlists on my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to rearrange playlists I have created, even those I have previously edited. I am in Ireland and have a premium account. I have cleared the cache, logged out and back in, and uninstalled and reinstalled, all to no effect. All I can do is scroll the list, but cannot move songs.

Any suggestions or advice would be very welcome, thanks.

Re: Can’t edit my playlist.

Hotyogini — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:11:18 GMT

Hi Spotify Support,

I'm a Premium member and am currently unable to edit the order of songs in my playlists. When I tap "Edit," the playlist opens, but I’m no longer able to move or reorder tracks as I used to.

I’ve already tried the following:

• Uninstalled and reinstalled the app (twice)

• Restarted my phone (three times)

Unfortunately, none of these steps have resolved the issue.

Could you please advise on how to fix this? I’d love to get back to curating my playlists the way I used to.

Thanks so much for your help!