Podcast starting next episode, or ending, before end of podcast

[Larnu]

Plan

Premium

Country

UK

Device

Google Pixel 8a

Operating System

Android 16

My Question or Issue

When listening to podcasts, the app is skipping to a different episode before the end. The amount of time varies for podcast, but it's normally 1-3 minutes.

The application also does this consistantly. I, for example, went back to a podcast to listen to the last few minutes of it and it skipped, again, at exactly the same point. I tried seeking past the point it skips and the application immedaitely started a different episode.

This has occurred for me on multiple different podcasts, and different episodes, so it's not an issue with a specific episode, nor a specific vendor.

[Larnu]

In these screen recordings, for example, you can see that the episode skips a couple of minutes before the end, both when playing and when advancing through the podcast. The last couplemof minutrs are completely inaccessible.

[AlejaR]

Hey there @Larnu,

Thanks for posting in the Community and welcome.

In this case, we'd suggest you start by clean reinstalling the app on your mobile device. By doing that, the app can be up-to-date, and you can make sure that the stored cache is not leading to this behavior.

If the above doesn't do the trick, we'd like to gather some additional info. Please send us:

• The exact Spotify version you're running.
• Does this happen when the playback comes directly from your phone? We noticed on the video that the playback is coming from a different device.
• Does this happen on a different mobile device? You can ask for the mobile device of a relative or a friend to open your account there and check. 
• Did you notice if this started to happen after a specific event such as an OS update?

Keep us in the loop!

[Larnu]

Sigh... I do hate that the standard response is delete the app... I'll spend the day redownloading my offline files... Thanks for that...

Anyways problem is still there; it omits part of the end of a podcast. I'm using version 9.0.66.655. It's happened when playing via 3 different bluetooth devices and out of the phone. I don't have a second Android device to test this on and, with respect, "use a different device" isn't a solution. No, my last update to the phone was a couple of weeks ago, and this only started last week.

[Dessi]

Hi @Larnu,

Thanks for the reply!

We've passed this on to our tech folks so they can investigate further and we'll make sure to let you know once we hear back from them and have any news to share. In the meantime, make sure you're always running the latest version of Spotify so you don't miss out on any updates.

Take care.

[Eni]

Hey folks, 

This should be fixed now. Would you mind checking if it's already working as expected on your end? If not, make sure to perform a clean reinstall of the app to make sure your devices are running the latest version. 

We'll be on the lookout for your replies.