Downtime 03/03/2025: Playback issues on multiple devices
We've received reports about playback issues where the app doesn't initiate the playback. This seems to affect all platforms.
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We've received reports about playback issues where the app doesn't initiate the playback. This seems to affect all platforms.
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We've received reports about playback issues where the app doesn't initiate the playback. This seems to affect all platforms.
BuggChaoz
Newbie
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We've received reports about the "Switch to video" button not showing on Now Playing View on mobile. This affects both Android and iOS.
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585 comments
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101 comments
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Moderator
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15 comments
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24 comments
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Hey everyone, We’re receiving reports that the Lyrics Sharing feature is not working. Before you keep on reading, note that this issue is different than not seeing Lyrics at all.
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100 comments
212 likes
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CesarFR
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85 comments
246 likes
We've received reports from free users who are unable to download podcast episodes. Tapping the download icon results in an exclamation mark, indicating that the attempt failed.
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29 comments
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33 comments
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Poppyto
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86 comments
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Hey folks, We received some reports from Android users that when clicking on the Discography section of an Audiobook, only see the latest audiobook release appears. However, in the artist profile, all of the Audiobooks can be seen. This is being inve...
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