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Downtime January 13th, 2023

Hey folks, We've received reports from users saying that they are having trouble accessing Spotify. This is being investigated. Something’s not quite right, and we’re looking into it. Thanks for your reports! — Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) January...

  • Spotify Star
  • Spotify Star
  • Hey folks,    We've received reports from users saying that they are having trouble accessing Spotify.   This is being investigated.   Something’s not qu...
  • 31j6eyzfq5v2k4w
  • Newbie
  • 3922 Views
  • 37 comments
  • 3 likes
  • accounts
  • Fixed
  • 3922 Views
  • 37 comments
  • 3 votes

[Downtime March 1st 2021] Issues subscribing to Premium or redeeming gift cards

Hey there folks, We've received reports that users are having issues when trying to subscribe to Premium or adding gift cards to their accounts. We're currently investigating this. If you're experiencing this, make sure not to retry to subscribe whil...

  • Spotify Legend
  • Hey there folks,   We've received reports that u sers are having issues when trying to subscribe to Premium or adding gift cards to their accounts.   We're currently investigati...
  • BrendaM
  • Visitor
  • 49805 Views
  • 56 comments
  • 728 likes
  • Payment
  • Fixed
  • 49805 Views
  • 56 comments
  • 728 votes

[Android] "Spotify is trying to play" notification

Plan Premium CountryUSA Device Moto Z3 Play Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Yesterday I noticed that my phone was showing two notifications when I played spotify. The first was the normal notification that spotify was playing with inf...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto Z3 Play Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Yesterday I noticed that my phone was showing two notifications when I played sp...
  • Iw00d
  • Newbie
  • 61592 Views
  • 76 comments
  • 1338 likes
  • Android
  • Fixed
  • 61592 Views
  • 76 comments
  • 1338 votes

Desktop app doesn't scroll up when moving song to the top

Hey folks, We have received reports that since a recent update, it's not possible to drag tracks upwards in a playlist on the desktop app if you want to manually rearrange them. When reaching the edge of the current view, the playlist does not scroll...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • Hey folks,   We have received reports that since a recent update, it's not possible to drag tracks upwards in a playlist on the desktop app if you want to manually rearrange them. &nbsp...
  • Alex
  • Moderator
  • 16333 Views
  • 135 comments
  • 295 likes
  • Desktop
  • Fixed
  • 16333 Views
  • 135 comments
  • 295 votes

Connection issues with car stereo receivers

Hi everyone, We've received reports about car receivers (mainly Pioneer) having connectivity issues. Bluetooth connection usually works fine, but when trying to use Connect it fails. The team in charge is already looking into this, so we've merged a ...

  • Spotify Legend
  • Hi everyone,   We've received reports about car receivers (mainly Pioneer) having connectivity issues. Bluetooth connection usually works fine, but when trying to use Connect it fails.&nbsp...
  • Elena
  • Moderator
  • 96198 Views
  • 357 comments
  • 223 likes
  • Other
  • Closed
  • 96198 Views
  • 357 comments
  • 223 votes

Downtime November 16th: Spotify website and app down

Hey folks! We've received some reports that the Spotify page isn't working and users are getting an error message when they try to open it. The app is having this issue as well. This is currently being investigated by the teams in charge.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks!   We've received some reports that the Spotify page isn't working and users are getting an error message when they try to open it. The app is having this issue as well.  &n...
  • Novy
  • Moderator
  • 28292 Views
  • 51 comments
  • 307 likes
  • Desktop
    Mobile
  • Fixed
  • 28292 Views
  • 51 comments
  • 307 votes

[Android] App freezes/crashes when clicking on three-dot menu in playlist

Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Umidigi F1 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue spotify crashes when you click the 3 dots to add to playlist, share ,view artist. etc

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Umidigi F1 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue spotify crashes when you click the 3 dots to add to playlist, share ,v...
  • Alex
  • Moderator
  • 104028 Views
  • 585 comments
  • 1471 likes
  • Android
    Mobile
  • Closed
  • 104028 Views
  • 585 comments
  • 1471 votes

Spotify starts playing automatically when locking my iPhone

PlanPremium CountryThe Netherlands DeviceiPhone X Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueHi!! Whenever I pause my music and lock my phone, it starts playing automatically. I have this issue for about 2 weeks now. How to solve this?

  • Visitor
  •   Plan Premium   Country The Netherlands   Device iPhone X   Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue Hi!! Whenever I pause my music and lock my phone, it st...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 57266 Views
  • 171 comments
  • 1607 likes
  • Fixed
  • 57266 Views
  • 171 comments
  • 1607 votes

Podcast plays previous episode instead of the next

Hello everyone, We've received reports that people been having issues with auto playing podcast episodes from oldest to newest. Podcast plays previous episode instead of the next one.

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • Hello everyone,   We've received reports that people been having issues with auto playing podcast episodes from oldest to newest. Podcast plays previous episode instead of the next one.
  • c558c6yn1bbtwk5kc71f
  • Newbie
  • 6971 Views
  • 66 comments
  • 138 likes
  • Content Questions
  • Fixed
  • 6971 Views
  • 66 comments
  • 138 votes

Blend story not responsive

Hey there, We've received reports from users unable to interact with the Blend story, i.e. the Blend story being unresponsive. If you experience the same, make sure to subscribe to this thread and leave a vote so you can keep up to date with the late...

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey there,   We've received reports from users unable to interact with the Blend story, i.e. the Blend story being unresponsive.   If you experience the same, make sure to subscribe...
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 3377 Views
  • 33 comments
  • 39 likes
  • Other
  • Fixed
  • 3377 Views
  • 33 comments
  • 39 votes

Drag and drop doesn't scroll the screen upwards

Hey there, We've received reports about the drag and drop feature not scrolling the screen once the dragged track reaches the upper border of the screen. If you experience this issue, leave your vote in the thread, so we can get an overview of its im...

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey there,   We've received reports about the drag and drop feature not scrolling the screen once the dragged track reaches the upper border of the screen.   If you experience this ...
  • AlejaR
  • Moderator
  • 4122 Views
  • 30 comments
  • 79 likes
  • Desktop (Windows)
  • Fixed
  • 4122 Views
  • 30 comments
  • 79 votes

App crashes when trying to play content on Vivo devices

Folks are reporting that the Spotify app is crashing when playback is attempted on a Vivo android mobile device.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Folks are reporting that the Spotify app is crashing when playback is attempted on a Vivo android mobile device.
  • Vasil
  • Moderator
  • 10441 Views
  • 62 comments
  • 114 likes
  • Android
  • Fixed
  • 10441 Views
  • 62 comments
  • 114 votes

Notification: Spotify connections - Waze is connected

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've never had Waze installed on my phone but today I started having a persistent notification from `Spotify connections` telling me that `Waze is connected`. What is Spo...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've never had Waze installed on my phone but today I started having a persistent notification...
  • TraceAmount
  • Newbie
  • 104981 Views
  • 183 comments
  • 1415 likes
  • Fixed
  • 104981 Views
  • 183 comments
  • 1415 votes

Songs aren't streaming on Apple Watch

Hey folks, We're getting reports from Apple Watch users that songs aren't streaming. Stay tuned to the Status Update for more info.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks,    We're getting  reports from Apple Watch users that songs aren't streaming.    Stay tuned to the Status Update for more info.
  • villjr
  • Newbie
  • 22768 Views
  • 94 comments
  • 47 likes
  • Other
  • Under investigation
  • 22768 Views
  • 94 comments
  • 47 votes

Downtime November 1st, 2022: Web Player not loading

Hey folks, We've received some contacts from users who are not able to load the Web Player and the main Spotify website correctly and instead see the following error message: upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: co...

  • Spotify Star
  • Spotify Star
  • Hey folks,    We've received some contacts from users who are not able to load the Web Player and the main Spotify website correctly and instead see the following error message: &nbsp...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 20487 Views
  • 35 comments
  • 24 likes
  • Desktop
  • Fixed
  • 20487 Views
  • 35 comments
  • 24 votes

Tracks skipping to the next track on their own

We've received reports about the Spotify app skipping to the next track in the queue on its own. This seems to affect mostly mobile users and happens with Shuffle mode turned off.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • We've received reports about the Spotify app skipping to the next track in the queue on its own. This seems to affect mostly mobile users and happens with Shuffle mode turned off.
  • Crickers
  • Newbie
  • 10780 Views
  • 69 comments
  • 166 likes
  • Mobile
  • Fixed
  • 10780 Views
  • 69 comments
  • 166 votes

Audio quality / Sound volume issues on Playstation 5 App

Hey folks!We're aware of volume issues with the Spotify app on PS5 after a recent update, mainly that the volume output is too low. This is currently being investigated.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks! We're aware of volume issues with the Spotify app on PS5 after a recent update, mainly that the volume output is too low. This is currently being investigated.  
  • me4tgr1ndr
  • Newbie
  • 10131 Views
  • 53 comments
  • 25 likes
  • Other
  • Not Right Now
  • 10131 Views
  • 53 comments
  • 25 votes

[Desktop] Liked Songs not visible

Plan Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My liked songs just disappeared on dektop. I can see them in my web player and mobile app. I tried doing a CLEAN reinstall and I restarted my computer but sadly the ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My liked songs just disappeared on dektop. I can see them in my web pla...
  • PTS_RUS
  • Visitor
  • 54268 Views
  • 344 comments
  • 744 likes
  • Desktop
  • Fixed
  • 54268 Views
  • 344 comments
  • 744 votes

Lyrics feature missing on the desktop app and the web player.

Hey there, We've received reports of users unable to find the button to activate the Lyrics feature on the web player and the desktop app. If you experience this issue, let us know by voting on this thread. This helps us out a lot. Thanks!

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey there,   We've received reports of users unable to find the button to activate the Lyrics feature on the web player and the desktop app.   If you experience this issue, let us k...
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 9140 Views
  • 41 comments
  • 57 likes
  • Desktop
  • Fixed
  • 9140 Views
  • 41 comments
  • 57 votes

[Android] Sharing to Instagram Stories doesn't work

Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Samsung Note 10+ Operating System Android 9, One UI 1.5 My Question or Issue I didn't have any issues with sharing songs to Instagram story untill today, when I press share to story it seems like instagram opens ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Singapore  Device Samsung Note 10+ Operating System Android 9, One UI 1.5   My Question or Issue I didn't have any issues with sharing songs to Inst...
  • Xenia
  • Moderator
  • 53520 Views
  • 151 comments
  • 1000 likes
  • Android
  • Fixed
  • 53520 Views
  • 151 comments
  • 1000 votes