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Downloading on Apple Watch stuck at first song

Hey folks, We're receiving reports that some users are unable to download music for offline listening on their Apple Watches. The download is stuck on the first song and doesn't progress. If you’re experiencing this issue, make sure to add your +VOTE...

Spotify Legend

Hey folks,   We're receiving reports that some users are unable to download music for offline listening on their Apple Watches. The download is stuck on the first song and doesn't progress. ...

AV8OR77

Newbie

223710 Views

333 comments

761 likes

Other
Not Right Now
  • 223710 Views
  • 333 comments
  • 761 votes

Podcast "Recently Updated" list not updating

Hey folks, We've received some reports that the podcast "Recently Updated" list is not updating. This is being investigated.

Moderator

Moderator

Hey folks,    We've received some reports that the podcast "Recently Updated" list is not updating.    This is being investigated. 

kubrabsnl

Visitor

33624 Views

104 comments

127 likes

Other
Not Right Now
  • 33624 Views
  • 104 comments
  • 127 votes

Manage your Family plan section empty/blank

We are receiving reports from users mentioning that they're unable to manage Family plans and change members through the website since the page is not loading correctly.

Moderator

Moderator

We are receiving reports from users mentioning that they're unable to manage Family plans and change members through the website since the page is not loading correctly.

MihailY

Moderator

5936 Views

16 comments

52 likes

Premium family
Fixed
  • 5936 Views
  • 16 comments
  • 52 votes

Issues with Spotify services (login, subscription status, etc.)

Hey folks! We're currently looking into an issue that is affecting some of our services and you may have noticed some things looking out of order on your accounts.In case you're experiencing login issues, odd changes to your subscription status, you'...

Moderator

Moderator

Hey folks!   We're currently looking into an issue that is affecting some of our services and you may have noticed some things looking out of order on your accounts. In case you're experi...

lucisallum

Newbie

4518 Views

8 comments

3 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 4518 Views
  • 8 comments
  • 3 votes

CarPlay Playlists not loading

Hey everyone, We've received reports about playlists on Carplay not loading and users receiving the error "Nothing here" when they try to open them from their Library. This is being investigated.

Moderator

Moderator

Hey everyone,    We've received reports about playlists on Carplay not loading and users receiving the error "Nothing here" when they try to open them from their Library.   ...

AlejaR

Moderator

21091 Views

135 comments

25 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 21091 Views
  • 135 comments
  • 25 votes

Podcast episodes showing as unplayed

Hey, We're seeing reports that finished podcast episodes are showing as unplayed.

Moderator

Moderator

Hey,    We're seeing reports that finished podcast episodes are showing as unplayed.

Ebbeone

Visitor

30209 Views

84 comments

92 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 30209 Views
  • 84 comments
  • 92 votes

Playback stops on mobile devices. Progress bar stays at 0:00.

Hey folks! We're getting reports from both Android and iOS users about the app stopping audio playback. This usually occurs after successfully playing 1-3 tracks without issues. We wanted to let you know that this is being investigated and we'll keep...

Moderator

Moderator

Hey folks!   We're getting reports from both Android and iOS users about the app stopping audio playback. This usually occurs after successfully playing 1-3 tracks without issues.   ...

StefanG65

Newbie

53083 Views

150 comments

472 likes

Android
Not Right Now
  • 53083 Views
  • 150 comments
  • 472 votes

Podcast videos not playing on Web Player

We're seeing reports that users are unable to watch podcast videos when using the Web Player https://open.spotify.com/ - episodes can be played as audio-only.

Moderator

Moderator

We're seeing reports that users are unable to watch podcast videos when using the Web Player https://open.spotify.com/ - episodes can be played as audio-only.

Koh87

Newbie

18825 Views

59 comments

14 likes

Desktop
Fixed
  • 18825 Views
  • 59 comments
  • 14 votes

Music continues playing on mobile after disconnecting Bluetooth

We've received reports that when disconnecting Bluetooth from car systems and such, the playback automatically continues on the phone. This seems to be happening primarily on Android and in particular on Samsung Galaxy phones.

Moderator

Moderator

We've received reports that when disconnecting Bluetooth from car systems and such, the playback automatically continues on the phone. This seems to be happening primarily on Android and in particula...

ritz1981

Visitor

23698 Views

52 comments

34 likes

Android
Fixed
  • 23698 Views
  • 52 comments
  • 34 votes

[Desktop] Recently Played section not updating anymore

Hi team, For any reason, the Mac Desktop "Recently Played" section doesn't get refreshed. The one of the web player of the iOS app works perfectly. I already did a clean reinstallation of the desktop app and the issue occurs whatever other laptop I u...

Visitor

Hi team, For any reason, the Mac Desktop "Recently Played" section doesn't get refreshed. The one of the web player of the iOS app works perfectly. I already did a clean reinstallation of the d...

N276gf

Newbie

59467 Views

147 comments

918 likes

Not Right Now
  • 59467 Views
  • 147 comments
  • 918 votes

Mobile app freezes upon launch on iOS

We're receiving reports from iOS users that the app is freezing upon launch. Users are unable to tap on anything within the app as it becomes unresponsive.

Moderator

Moderator

We're receiving reports from iOS users that the app is freezing upon launch. Users are unable to tap on anything within the app as it becomes unresponsive.

Izzyyy4809

Newbie

12319 Views

25 comments

57 likes

iOS
Fixed
  • 12319 Views
  • 25 comments
  • 57 votes

Spotify + Chromecast Audio Connection Keeps Dropping

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X, iPhone 8, Chromecast Audio (3 devices), Motorola MG7315 modem/router Operating System iOS 13 My Question or Issue Hi. We have 3 Chromecast Audio devices on my home network connected via a single Motorola MG73...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X, iPhone 8, Chromecast Audio (3 devices), Motorola MG7315 modem/router Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue Hi. We have 3 Ch...

Ash_2

Newbie

97907 Views

342 comments

827 likes

Connect
Not Right Now
  • 97907 Views
  • 342 comments
  • 827 votes

Equalizer issues on desktop

We're seeing reports that some users are having issues with the Equalizer. Some notice the sound gets a bit muffled/static with a Bluetooth device connected, others experience volume drops, and some don’t hear any volume change at all.

Moderator

Moderator

We're seeing reports that some users are having issues with the Equalizer. Some notice the sound gets a bit muffled/static with a Bluetooth device connected, others experience volume drops, and some ...

waxingcrecent111

Casual Listener

19330 Views

50 comments

32 likes

Desktop
Other
Fixed
  • 19330 Views
  • 50 comments
  • 32 votes

Spotify charts not updating

We're currently experiencing a technical issue that is impacting how some of our chart data is displayed.

Moderator

Moderator

We're currently experiencing a technical issue that is impacting how some of our chart data is displayed.

Johamus

Newbie

10906 Views

27 comments

37 likes

Other
Not Right Now
  • 10906 Views
  • 27 comments
  • 37 votes

Downtime 7th July: Issues logging in to account page/artist page on web

We're seeing reports from users and artists who are having issues when logging in on accounts.spotify.com and artists.spotify.com. Some are seeing the message "upstream connect error" or "disconnect/reset before headers".

Moderator

Moderator

We're seeing reports from users and artists who are having issues when logging in on accounts.spotify.com and artists.spotify.com. Some are seeing the message "upstream connect error" or "discon...

Maria

Moderator

413 Views

2 comments

1 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 413 Views
  • 2 comments
  • 1 votes

Error code: 30

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Arab EmiratesDeviceMacbook Pro late 2019Operating SystemOS X My Question or IssueI repeatedly get the firewall error message and I've run every fix suggested on this community. It simply refuses to work. It works perfectly on...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country United Arab Emirates Device Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System OS X   My Question or Issue I repeatedly get the firewall error message and I've run e...

Vinoses

Music Fan

99135 Views

87 comments

653 likes

Not Right Now
  • 99135 Views
  • 87 comments
  • 653 votes

Smart Shuffle only playing recommended songs

We've received reports that the Smart Shuffle feature only plays recommended tracks. No liked songs or songs from the user's playlists are playing/visible in the queue.

Moderator

Moderator

We've received reports that the Smart Shuffle feature only plays recommended tracks. No liked songs or songs from the user's playlists are playing/visible in the queue.

DullDemon47

Gig Goer

23086 Views

34 comments

46 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 23086 Views
  • 34 comments
  • 46 votes

[All Platforms] Music keeps un-downloading

(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I am soon unsubscribing to this app. I’m paying money for the premium and my songs keep un-downloading. This has happene...

Casual Listener

  (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I am soon unsubscribing to this ...

user-removed

Not applicable

145708 Views

193 comments

478 likes

Android
Desktop
iOS
Won't Fix
  • 145708 Views
  • 193 comments
  • 478 votes

Unable to remove local files from Liked songs

We’ve heard from some users that Local files in the Liked Songs playlist can’t be removed and appear greyed out.

Moderator

Moderator

We’ve heard from some users that Local files in the Liked Songs playlist can’t be removed and appear greyed out.  

andrewr26

Newbie

14434 Views

13 comments

3 likes

Other
Not Right Now
  • 14434 Views
  • 13 comments
  • 3 votes

Unable to create Blends or accept invitations

We received reports from users who are unable to create Blends, or accept invitations for Blends. The error messages "Something went wrong while loading the playlist" and "505 bad getaway" appear.

Moderator

Moderator

We received reports from users who are unable to create Blends, or accept invitations for Blends.   The error messages "Something went wrong while loading the playlist" and "505 bad getaway"...

Maria

Moderator

6598 Views

25 comments

19 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 6598 Views
  • 25 comments
  • 19 votes