https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/ba-p/7423811 <P><FONT size="3"><SPAN>Hey folks! <BR /><BR />Welcome to this month's</SPAN><STRONG>&nbsp;Ongoing Issues Review.</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;<BR />We want to keep you in the loop with regards to some of the most trending ongoing issues reported here, in the Spotify Community. We're sharing updates from behind the scenes to let you know what's been fixed, what we’re tracking, and what we need your help with. <BR /><BR />Still experiencing an issue? You can check the full Ongoing Issue section&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/idb-p/ongoing_issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</A><SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H1><SPAN>FIXED<BR /><BR /></SPAN><FONT size="3"><STRONG>1.&nbsp;<SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Interaction-with-AI-DJ-does-not-work/m-p/7281701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interaction with AI DJ does not work</A></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></H1> <P><FONT size="3"><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> We’ve received reports that for some folks, interactions with the AI DJ showed the error “Your current speaker does not support interaction with DJ”, even when no external speaker was connected. If you’re still experiencing this, please make sure your Spotify app is up to date.<BR /><BR /></SPAN><STRONG>2.&nbsp;<SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Android-Auto-Larger-playlists-do-not-load-when-offline/td-p/7103232" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[Android Auto] Larger playlists do not load when offline</A></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P> <P><SPAN>Reports came in of larger playlists not loading in Android Auto when offline. Some of you experienced a “Spotify is not responding” message on the car screen.&nbsp;This should now works as expected!<BR />&nbsp;<BR /></SPAN><STRONG>3. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Cannot-open-desktop-player/m-p/7218004" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cannot open desktop player on MacBook</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <DIV><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> The Spotify desktop app was failing to launch on macOS for some users. Should you still experience this, please make sure to give <A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Cannot-open-desktop-player/m-p/7356381/highlight/true#M555515" target="_self">these steps</A> a try. If it persists, let us know here in the Community and we'll investigate.</DIV> <P><SPAN><BR /></SPAN><STRONG>4. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Browse-not-working-for-Mandopop-category-region-specific-browse/m-p/7370232#M175991" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mandopop category not loading in Browse</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <DIV>The Mandopop genre page in Browse appeared empty or failed to load content. We appreciate the reports, and rest assured things are all fixed here too!</DIV> <P><BR /><STRONG>5. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Sorting-albums-by-release-year-from-oldest-to-newest-makes-the/td-p/7154921" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sorting albums by release year from oldest to newest makes the library not to work</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Applying this sort order caused Your Library to stop functioning or displaying properly. This has been fixed!</SPAN></P> <P><BR /><STRONG>6. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Can-t-play-downloaded-songs-on-search-on-offline-mode/td-p/7312345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can’t play downloaded songs on search on offline mode</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P>Downloaded tracks could not be played from Search results when the app was offline. Thanks for all the information provided whilst this was looked into, we've got no new reports here!&nbsp;</P> <P><BR /><STRONG>7. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Spotify-Personalized-Mixes-don-t-show-up/td-p/7359580" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify Personalized Mixes don't show up</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Personalized mix playlists were missing entirely from users’ libraries or Home views.&nbsp;These now appear correctly again.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></SPAN><STRONG>8. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/popup-screen-every-time-app-takes-focus-choose-a-device-to/m-p/7375810" target="_blank" rel="noopener">popup screen every time app takes focus (choose a device to connect )</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Reports came in that some folks were being repeatedly prompted to select a playback device whenever returning to the app. This is now fixed<BR /><BR /></SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>9. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Smart-Shuffle-feature-missing-on-playlists/idi-p/7382050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smart Shuffle feature missing on playlists</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <DIV>The Smart Shuffle toggle had disappeared from some playlists. This is all fixed now, and as always we appreciate the reports.</DIV> <P><BR /><STRONG>10. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Custom-Order-sorting-option-missing-inside-folders/idi-p/7403172" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Custom Order sorting option missing inside folders</A></SPAN>&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P>Playlists inside folders couldn’t be manually reordered.&nbsp;The Custom Order option is available again!</P> <P><BR /><STRONG>11. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/If-a-local-file-is-FLAC-the-artist-name-repeats-with-a-semicolon/m-p/7079688" target="_blank" rel="noopener">If a local file is FLAC, the artist name repeats with a semicolon</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P>Reports came in to let us know Artist metadata was duplicated for FLAC local files. This is now resolved.</P> <P><BR /><STRONG>12. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Black-screen-when-playing-music-videos-on-Google-TV-Streamer-4K/m-p/7386457#M226744" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black screen when playing music videos on Google TV Streamer 4K</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> Videos played audio only and showed a black screen for some folks. A working solution was identified and shared in the thread <A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Black-screen-when-playing-music-videos-on-Google-TV-Streamer-4K/m-p/7388654/highlight/true#M226777" target="_self">here</A>.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>13.&nbsp;<SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Auto-download-toggle-not-showing/m-p/7344690" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toggle for the Auto-Download feature goes off screen on iOS if the name of a podcast is too long</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Some UI issues were identified, causing the Auto-Download toggle to be pushed out of view. This has been corrected.</SPAN><SPAN><BR /><BR /></SPAN><STRONG>14. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Queued-Songs-Not-Being-Tracked-in-On-Repeat-Playlist/m-p/7331685" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queued Songs Not Being Tracked in On Repeat Playlist</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P>Reports came in to let us know songs played from the queue were not influencing the On Repeat playlist. This has been fixed.</P> <P><BR /><STRONG>15. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Recommended-songs-at-the-bottom-of-my-playlist-won-t-refresh/td-p/7404461" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recommended songs at the bottom of my playlist won't refresh - button does not work</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P>The Refresh button for recommendations wasn't generating a new list. This is now working as expected.</P> <P><BR /><STRONG>16. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Liked-songs-appear-empty-across-devices/idi-p/7399259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liked songs appear empty across devices</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Some folks' Liked Songs libraries showed as empty across multiple devices. This is now fixed!</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>17.&nbsp;<SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Discover-Weekly-suggesting-songs-from-family-members-listening/td-p/7396049" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discover Weekly suggesting songs from family members listening history and updating twice a week</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P>Reports came in to suggest recommendations were being influenced by Family members activity and refreshed twice a week. This has now been fixed.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H1><SPAN>UNDER INVESTIGATION</SPAN></H1> <P><BR /><STRONG>18. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/IOS-Spotify-app-resumes-playback-after-disconnecting-bluetooth/td-p/7313532" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IOS Spotify app resumes playback after disconnecting bluetooth audio device</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>On iOS, we're getting reports that Spotify unexpectedly starts or resumes playback after a Bluetooth device is disconnected.&nbsp;This is currently being looked into by the relevant team.</SPAN></P> <P><BR /><STRONG>19. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Spotify-disconnects-from-bluetooth-when-open-and-changes/m-p/7321797" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify disconnects from bluetooth when open and changes playlists</A></SPAN></STRONG><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Other-Podcasts-Partners-etc/The-Spotify-app-pauses-for-a-few-seconds-and-then-starts-playing/td-p/7171963/page/3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></A>Bluetooth audio appears to drop when some of you are opening Spotify or switching playlists, forcing manual reconnection.&nbsp;Our teams are actively investigating this.</P> <P><BR /><STRONG>20. <SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/quot-Make-this-a-playlist-quot-malfunctioning/td-p/7401525" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Make this a playlist feature is creating a copy of the whole Liked Songs playlist</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>We've seen reports that using the Make this a playlist option incorrectly duplicates all Liked Songs instead of only the selected subset. This is under investigation.<BR /><BR /></SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>21.&nbsp;<SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Other-Podcasts-Partners-etc/Can-t-upload-show-art/td-p/7404295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can't upload show art</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P>Reports confirm some folks are unable to upload or update artwork for podcast shows. This is being investigated.<SPAN><BR /></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H1><SPAN>NOT RIGHT NOW<BR /><BR /></SPAN></H1> <P><STRONG><FONT size="3"><SPAN data-sheets-root="1">22.&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size="3"><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Desktop-App-now-hiding-media-controls/m-p/7382199#M138646" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Desktop App now hiding media controls when using Expand Now Playing view button</A></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></P> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> This is currently expected, however if you'd like&nbsp;<SPAN>you can add your vote to&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Allow-auto-fullscreen-mode-on-window-focus-loss-to-be-disabled/idi-p/7382242" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this idea</A>.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><STRONG>23.&nbsp;</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Certain-UI-elements-overlap-on-foldable-devices/td-p/6896090" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Certain UI elements overlap on foldable devices</A></STRONG></P> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> We’re aware of this, and whilst there’s no ETA for a full resolution right now, rest assured it's on the team’s radar. In the meantime, we recommend keeping the app up to date.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><STRONG>24.&nbsp;</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Lyrics-don-t-stay-on-the-screen-when-changing-songs/m-p/7381942" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lyrics don't stay on the screen when changing songs</A></STRONG></P> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> We can confirm that this is expected. However, our Idea Exchange is always open for votes or to submit your own&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Idea-Exchange-Guidelines-What-do-I-need-to-know-before/ta-p/5171172/highlight/true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</A>.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>25.&nbsp;</STRONG><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/quot-Your-Episodes-quot-can-t-be-removed-from-Your-Library/idi-p/7259533" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Your Episodes" can't be removed from Your Library</A></STRONG></P> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> We’ve received reports that Your Episodes can’t be removed from the Your Library section on desktop. The team has identified a temporary workaround, which requires changes on our side. If you’re experiencing this, please use the Send us a message&nbsp;option on <A href="https://support.spotify.com/article/contact-us/" target="_self">this page</A> so we can assist you directly.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>27.&nbsp;</STRONG><STRONG><SPAN data-sheets-root="1"><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Short-silence-tracks-on-playlist-excluded-from-shuffle/m-p/7390930" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Short silence tracks on playlist excluded from shuffle</A></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pushpin:">📌</span> Shuffle mode will remove duplicate tracks from the queue to prevent accidental repetition, which helps keep sessions more varied and fresh. If you’d prefer to hear repeated tracks, you can switch to linear playback.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>28.&nbsp;</STRONG><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Command-L-focuses-search-field-but-doesn-t-put-cursor-there/m-p/7083252" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Command-L focuses search field but doesn't put cursor there</A></STRONG></P> <P>This behavior is known and remains on our radar, we recommend keeping your app up to date.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>29.&nbsp;</STRONG><STRONG><A class="in-cell-link" href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Tab-switching-resets-view-state-instead-of-preserving-scroll/td-p/7394070" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tab switching resets view state instead of preserving scroll/navigation position</A></STRONG></P> <P>Right now, resetting scroll and navigation position when switching tabs is currently known and expected. We appreciate the comments.</P> <P><BR /><BR /></P> <H1 id="toc-hId-259227359"><SPAN>What if you spot something?</SPAN></H1> <P dir="ltr">&nbsp;</P> <P dir="ltr"><SPAN>We encourage you to check our&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/idb-p/ongoing_issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ongoing Issues board</A>&nbsp;and hit +VOTE if you’re affected, it really helps!</SPAN></P> <P dir="ltr"><SPAN><BR />Need quick help? Post your question in the&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Help/ct-p/Help" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Help Boards.</A></SPAN></P> <P dir="ltr"><SPAN><BR />Got feedback? Share it in&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/idb-p/ideas_live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ideas.</A><BR /><BR /></SPAN></P> <P dir="ltr"><SPAN>Want to see some changes before other users&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Answers/How-do-I-become-a-Spotify-Beta-tester/ta-p/4551518" target="_blank" rel="noopener">you can sign-up to join our thousands of Beta testers here</A>.<BR /><BR /><STRONG>Thank you for all your reports and for sharing in the Spotify Community!<BR />The Community Team&nbsp;</STRONG><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":blue_heart:">💙</span><BR /></SPAN></P> Fri, 01 May 2026 13:40:01 GMT MihailY 2026-05-01T13:40:01Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/ba-p/7423811 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Eni_0-1774796124813.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/206314iDA2F9199C83C1AD4/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Eni_0-1774796124813.png" alt="Eni_0-1774796124813.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Eni_0-1774796124813.png</span></span></P> Fri, 01 May 2026 13:40:01 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/ba-p/7423811 MihailY 2026-05-01T13:40:01Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/bc-p/7426722#M25285 <P>how about fixing how **bleep**ing loud adds are compared to the **bleep**ing songs. adds are twice as **bleep**ing loud as a **bleep**ing song. this is why ill never pay a single dime again to u mother**bleep**ers because u make the experience for non premium users**bleep**.</P> Tue, 05 May 2026 00:06:39 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/bc-p/7426722#M25285 Username6769 2026-05-05T00:06:39Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/bc-p/7427219#M25287 <P>I wanted to divorce myself from Google/youtube world after years of use and Spotify seemed really popular ... but wow, what a **bleep**ing disaster and disappointment. .. nothing works well or easy... unbelievably terrible comparatively and there was much I disliked about YouTube music... Im amazed anyone could do worse!!!</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:14 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/bc-p/7427219#M25287 user-removed 2026-05-05T14:30:14Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/bc-p/7433625#M25292 <P>Paying premium for changes every year across devices with no consistency for a function we didn´t ask (I hate smart shuffle)&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Mobile-Other-Smart-Shuffle-toggle-setting-in-settings-menu/idc-p/7420687#M97103" target="_blank">https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Mobile-Other-Smart-Shuffle-toggle-setting-in-settings-menu/idc-p/7420687#M97103</A></P> Mon, 11 May 2026 22:46:37 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Ongoing-Issues-Review-April-2026/bc-p/7433625#M25292 Infinitmon 2026-05-11T22:46:37Z