topic Scroll bar is missing again in Your Library

Scroll bar is missing again

Elyssen — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:36:59 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Hungary

Device

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Operating System

iOS 17.7

Spotify Version

8.9.82

My Question or Issue

The "scroll bar" is missing again after an update.

As reference link and link were the same issue and both of them are old or solved hence this new thread.

The grabbable circle is visible if I'm on the "Your Library" tab, but disappears once I go inside a playlist.

What I've tried so far:

- Logging into another account on the device
- Clearing cache
- Clean re-installing Spotify
- Logging out twice in a row

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Dessi — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 09:12:55 GMT

Hey @Elyssen,

Thanks for reaching out and kudos for all the research and troubleshooting!

You mentioned that the same thing happens when logging in a different account on your phone, but it'd be great if you can also try logging in your account on a different device. This way we can have a better understanding if this is account- or device-related.

Can you also check if there are any pending OS updates and install them (if you want to)? What about the network connection - does this happen on both WiFi and when mobile data is used? You can also try restarting your phone, since this can improve its performance.

Keep us posted.

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Elyssen — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 16:05:51 GMT

Hello!
It's present while browsing "Your Library" but disappears when entering a playlist, image attached.

- I've tried logging on my old iPhone X, the scroll bar is present there.
(It's an older iOS and device but still rules out it being an account issue)
- My current iOS version is 17.7 which is up to date as of right now unless I want to upgrade to iOS 18.
- It happens both on WiFi and Mobile Data.

The "Create +" button wasn't there for me about 12 hours ago so something's clearly updating;
even if it's in an awful place jesus just remove it again.

iOS Version / Your Library / Inside Playlist

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Novy — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:48:12 GMT

Hey @Elyssen,

Thanks for getting back to us.

We noticed in the screenshot you sent that, in your Liked Songs, there's a scroll bar. Does it work properly or is it not doing anything when you press it? Is the change you mention only visual?

It does seem like your app is being updated, so this might be the reason why you're seeing some of these changes.

Keep us posted.

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Elyssen — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:50:14 GMT

Hello! Hope this clears up the misunderstanding.

This is what we can grab and move around making scrolling easy.
This is the one I'm missing inside playlists including liked songs, the one that disappeared from one day to another.

This is just visual and can't be interacted with, having this one does not help scrolling a few thousand long playlist easier.

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Eni — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:43:16 GMT

Hey there @Elyssen,

Thanks for getting back to us and for the clarification.

We can confirm that both scrolling bars have the same purpose. You should be able to use the second one just the same as the first one.

In this case, it looks like the issue is device-related. Also, you mentioned that you started to notice this after an update, was it an update of your OS or the Spotify version?

Also, could you check if you tap on the scrolling bar, does it become green, but immovable or does it stay grey?

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Elyssen — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 22:31:26 GMT

After some fiddling around I can confirm both can be touched and used for scrolling although the 2nd one which is just a line is really hard to press especially with a case. (I was wrong about it being only visual)

It changed after a Spotify update not an iOS update.
I also verified by downgrading my Spotify to version to an older one (866754726) 8.9.50 from 2024-06-18 and it's back to how it used to be with the "circle" as my scroll bar.

If it was an intended change on Spotify's end then the thread can be closed, although I suspect it's not intended because it keeps changing between the two versions from time to time.

Re: Scroll bar is missing again

Novy — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 23:27:57 GMT

Hi @Elyssen,

Thanks for your reply and for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We'll make sure to pass it on to the relevant teams.

If anything else comes up, the Community will be here.

Cheers!

Re: [Mobile][Search] Alphabet scroll bar

gladial — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:04:33 GMT

It’s gone again on iOS??

Bring back Liked Songs advanced scroll (with date)

Jonathanmkumar — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:23:28 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Canada

Device

Galaxy S22

Operating System

Android 14

My Question or Issue

In the liked songs section as part of library, when you would scroll up/down with the scroll bar, a month and year would pop up indicating the date the song was liked. This was very beneficial. For someone that has 3000 liked songs over 8+ years, being able to scroll to a month where I know I added a certain song is very important. Recently this was removed, please please bring it back

Re: Bring back Liked Songs advanced scroll (with date)

pediacax — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 07:33:47 GMT

The removal of the date indicator in the Liked Songs section is a significant loss for long time Spotify users. For someone with thousands of liked tracks spanning years, the ability to scroll and pinpoint songs by the date they were added was invaluable for organization and nostalgia. Restoring this feature would greatly enhance usability and allow users to rediscover music from specific moments in their lives effortlessly. It is a subtle but powerful tool that aligns with Spotify’s goal of creating a personalized music experience

Scroll bar is missing on multiple playlists

TheDreamLeaf — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:03:35 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Australia

Device

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G (2021) (SM-A528B)

Operating System

Android version 14, One UI version 6.1

My Question or Issue

I discovered this morning that the scroll bar is gone in both my "Liked Songs" playlist and my radio playlists.

When I log onto my Spotify on my partner’s iPhone, the ‘liked songs’ folder shows the grabbable circle, and the radio playlist shows the scroll bar

My partner couldn't log onto my Android because whenever she tries logging in via Facebook, Spotify would use my credentials instead of her's.

What I've tried so far (noen brought back the scroll bar on my Android):

- Clearing cache
- Clean re-installing Spotify
- Logging out twice in a row

Re: Scroll bar is missing on multiple playlists

Ivelina — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:21:47 GMT

Hello @TheDreamLeaf,

Thanks for posting this thread in the Community and welcome!

Firstly, did you notice when this started happening and if it was after something specific (such as an update for example)?

It's great that you've already tested with some troubleshooting steps. This behavior could be related to some damaged cache and a clean reinstall could be helpful, but since you've already gone over this step, but there's no difference, can you let us know if you're using an SD-card in your phone? If that's the case, it could also store cache so it's worth removing it and clean reinstalling Spotify once again just in case.

When it comes to your partner logging in to her account on Spotify, make sure to first log out from your account in the Facebook app and try again.

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Bring back Liked Songs advanced scroll (with date)

drdezmund — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:00:16 GMT

Please Spotify team! This is super urgent.

This feature is essential

Date Scroller missing from Liked Songs (IMPORTANT)

drdezmund — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:37:47 GMT

When I was going through old songs I noticed that the date on the scroll bar was missing when scrolling through my Liked Songs

I've been using Spotify for 7 years now to archive the music I listened to at different periods of my life. This feature going missing is a huge loss for what I use this app for.

Liked Songs no longer shows date while scrolling

mikespooner — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:48:03 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

iPhone 13 mini

Operating System

iOS 18.3

My Question or Issue

It used to be that while quickly scrolling in the Liked Songs a larger scroll handle would appear which would allow you to see the month and year that the songs were added to the playlist and to quickly jump to a period from the past. I loved this feature since I often like to revisit the songs that I was listening to around the same time 1 year ago, 2 years ago, and so on. Would love to see this feature return.

Alphabetical scroller missing on iOS

troublerocket — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:21:11 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Device

(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)

Operating System

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

Noticed that the alphabet scroller is gone in my iOS app. Whether it's a bug or expected feature, please bring it back. I've got 1000+ songs in my list, it's a pain to scroll thru it without those alphabetical indexes.

alphabetical scroller bar is missing

troublerocket — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:22:27 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

My Question or Issue

I’ve noticed that the alphabetical scroller bar is missing on my iOS app. It is a small vertical strip on the right side of the screen that allows users to quickly jump to a specific section of a list by tapping on a letter. For example, tapping “O” would immediately bring me to the first song or the first artist (depending on how you sort your list) starting with that letter. Without this functionality, navigating through my list of 1000+ songs is frustrating and painful.

Scrolling Issue+ alphabetical scroll list missing

Big-Peach — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:22:27 GMT

Plan

Family Plan Premium

Country

United States

Device

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Operating System

Android

My Question or Issue

Whenever I leave my playlist, it jumps back up to the top when I come back. Also, the alphabetical scroll feature is missing.

Re: Scrolling Issue+ alphabetical scroll list missing

MihailY — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:58:13 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community.

We're checking with the relevant team whether this change is intended, we'll post here once we have news to share.

@Big-Peach, regarding your issue with the scroll position - we can confirm that this is a test as mentioned here. Feel free to share your feedback in the thread.

Cheers,