GUI failures on orientation change

[vin_riccio]

I am a PhD student at Università di Napoli and I am working on mobile software testing techniques. I tested your app for research purposes and I found some failures. It would be extremely useful if you could send me a feedback about this report.

I am using the app Spotify v.7.0.0.1369 on my android 6.0 smartphone.

I noticed some failures when I perform the following event sequences, related to orientation change.

Failure 1: Context Menu disappears on orientation change

Sequence 1.1

1. Long click on item in list
2. Orientation change

Sequence 1.2
1. Click on folder/playlist element in list
2. Click on ... "More Options"
3. Click on Share
4. Orientation change

Sequence 1.3
1. Click on folder/playlist element in list
2. Open song contextual menu
3. Orientation change

Sequence 1.4
1. Expand a playing song
2. Click on ... (More Options)
3. Orientation change

Sequence 1.5
1. Click on Radio
2. Select radio item in gallery
3. Open song contextual menu
4. Orientation change

Failure 2: Scrollable View goes back to the top on device rotation

Sequence 2.1

1. Click on Radio
2. Scroll Down
3. Orientation change

Sequence 2.2
1. Click on Radio
2. Select radio item in gallery
3. Scroll Down
4. Orientation change

Sequence 2.3
1. Go to Album Activity
2. Scroll Down
3. Orientation change

Sequence 2.4
1. Click on Your Library
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Third Party Software
4. Orientation change

Sequence 2.5
1. Click on Your Library
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Third Party Software
4. Orientation change

Failure 3: Spinner menu closes on device rotation

1. Click on Your Library

2. Click on Settings

3. Click on Streaming quality spinner

4. Orientation change

Failure 4: Action overflow menu closes on device rotation

1. Click on folder/playlist element in list

2. Click on ... "More Options"

3. Orientation change

Failure 5: View changes on device rotation

1. Go to Album Activity

2. Swipe right on album image

3. Orientation change