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Premium users hearing ads in music

We've received reports that active Premium users are hearing ads interrupting their music listening experience.

Moderator

We've received reports that active Premium users are hearing ads interrupting their music listening experience.

Novy

Moderator

155543 Views

931 comments

1850 likes

Premium
Fixed
  • 155543 Views
  • 931 comments
  • 1850 votes

Playback issues related to the next song in the queue

We received reports that upon attempting to play a song that's been added to the queue manually (via the Add to queue option), the playback stops completely and the play buttons on the Now Playing View become greyed out, thus preventing advancing to ...

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We received reports that upon attempting to play a song that's been added to the queue manually (via the Add to queue option), the playback stops completely and the play buttons on the Now Playing Vi...

burdallomusic

Regular

227040 Views

451 comments

1180 likes

Android
Desktop
iOS
Fixed
  • 227040 Views
  • 451 comments
  • 1180 votes

Downtime April 16th: App and website not loading

We're seeing reports from users that the app isn't loading properly or that they're experiencing playback issues. Others report that they're having issues accessing the Support site. This seems to happen both on mobile and desktop devices.

Moderator

We're seeing reports from users that the app isn't loading properly or that they're experiencing playback issues. Others report that they're having issues accessing the Support site.   This ...

iRobby054

Newbie

259634 Views

232 comments

1046 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 259634 Views
  • 232 comments
  • 1046 votes

Collaborative playlist links not working

Hey everyone, We've received some reports from users who have issues joining and inviting other users to collaborative playlists. This is being investigated.

Moderator

Hey everyone,    We've received some reports from users who have issues joining and inviting other users to collaborative playlists.   This is being investigated.

nation

Newbie

134220 Views

137 comments

832 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 134220 Views
  • 137 comments
  • 832 votes

Can't save playlists after editing

Hey folks, We're receiving reports from iOS users who are unable to save any changes to the track order in their playlists due to the Save button being grayed out.

Moderator

Hey folks,   We're receiving reports from iOS users who are unable to save any changes to the track order in their playlists due to the Save button being grayed out. 

MihailY

Moderator

73276 Views

190 comments

681 likes

iOS
Fixed
  • 73276 Views
  • 190 comments
  • 681 votes

Queue ignores genre filters in Liked Songs

Hey,We're getting reports that filtering the Liked Songs playlist by genre/mood does not affect the queued songs. When users are filtering their Liked Songs playlist to a certain genre/mood and they play a track, the queue will still have other songs...

Moderator

Hey, We're getting reports that filtering the Liked Songs playlist by genre/mood does not affect the queued songs. When users are filtering their Liked Songs playlist to a certain genre/mood and t...

tsanders00138

Newbie

39059 Views

144 comments

640 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 39059 Views
  • 144 comments
  • 640 votes

Smart Shuffle keeps turning itself on

Hey folks! Some of you have reported that Smart Shuffle is automatically turning itself on again after being switched off. This is now being looked into. Note: The Smart Shuffle feature works on a playlist-by-playlist basis. If you turn it off on one...

Moderator

Hey folks!   Some of you have reported that Smart Shuffle is automatically turning itself on again after being switched off. This is now being looked into. Note: The Smart Shuffle f...

Vasil

Moderator

39760 Views

181 comments

502 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 39760 Views
  • 181 comments
  • 502 votes

Playback stops after playing few songs on Echo devices

We've received multiple reports where repeat stops working & playback pauses after a few songs on Amazon Echo devices.

Moderator

We've received multiple reports where repeat stops working & playback pauses after a few songs on Amazon Echo devices.

matiasd

Casual Listener

69217 Views

361 comments

463 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 69217 Views
  • 361 comments
  • 463 votes

Spotify keeps playing hidden songs

Since there is no option to delete a song from an album, I hide them and actually I missed that feature from apple music. So there is a lot of hidden songs in my album catalogue and now they just suddenly start to play. Updates and new device didn’t ...

Casual Listener

Since there is no option to delete a song from an album, I hide them and actually I missed that feature from apple music. So there is a lot of hidden songs in my album catalogue and now they just sud...

kellzilla

Newbie

50926 Views

220 comments

357 likes

Your Library
Fixed
  • 50926 Views
  • 220 comments
  • 357 votes

[Mobile] Downloaded playlists do not load without an internet connection

Hey folks!We’ve received multiple reports that Android and iOS users are unable to play downloaded content while using offline mode. You might get stuck on a loading screen or get an error message saying "Something went wrong. Try again?". This is be...

Moderator

Hey folks! We’ve received multiple reports that Android and iOS users are unable to play downloaded content while using offline mode. You might get stuck on a loading screen or get an error messag...

JR_8000

Regular

48124 Views

220 comments

329 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 48124 Views
  • 220 comments
  • 329 votes

Shuffle Play button has disappeared

Users are reporting that the Shuffle Play button has disappeared. This seems to be happening on iPhones only. The Shuffle button is missing both from playlists and in the Now Playing view next to the Play-button.

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Users are reporting that the Shuffle Play button has disappeared. This seems to be happening on iPhones only. The Shuffle button is missing both from playlists and in the Now Playing view next to the...

sheasmart

Regular

45759 Views

82 comments

317 likes

iOS
Fixed
  • 45759 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 317 votes

[iOS] Playlists appears empty

We're seeing reports that some users are unable to see songs in playlists - both on their own playlists and in Spotify-curated playlists. This seems to be affecting iOS mobile devices only.

Moderator

We're seeing reports that some users are unable to see songs in playlists - both on their own playlists and in Spotify-curated playlists.   This seems to be affecting iOS mobile devices only.

Maria

Moderator

34054 Views

154 comments

304 likes

iOS
Fixed
  • 34054 Views
  • 154 comments
  • 304 votes

Xbox users getting logged out and are unable to see their playlists

Hey, We're getting reports that the Spotify app on Xbox logs out users after every session and has various issues showing and/or playing playlists and albums.

Moderator

Hey,   We're getting reports that the Spotify app on Xbox logs out users after every session and has various issues showing and/or playing playlists and albums.

OscarDC

Moderator

30821 Views

82 comments

282 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 30821 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 282 votes

Recently played artists section not updating

We've been seeing reports from users that the recently played artists on their profile are not updating, while recently played in listening history is working as expected.

Moderator

We've been seeing reports from users that the recently played artists on their profile are not updating, while recently played in listening history is working as expected.

AlejaR

Moderator

65661 Views

385 comments

261 likes

Accounts
Other
Fixed
  • 65661 Views
  • 385 comments
  • 261 votes

Spotify app crashing when trying to play a podcast/ audiobook

Hey folks!Some of you may experience issues when trying to play podcasts or audiobooks, leading to the app crashing. This is now being looked into.

Moderator

Hey folks! Some of you may experience issues when trying to play podcasts or audiobooks, leading to the app crashing. This is now being looked into.

Novy

Moderator

28035 Views

111 comments

232 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 28035 Views
  • 111 comments
  • 232 votes

Android's app beta version 9.0.48 crashing

We've received reports about the latest beta version 9.0.48 being unstable. The app may crash when opening Your Library, and playlists, albums and artist pages won’t load: an error message “something went wrong” is shown. It’s as if Spotify is offlin...

Moderator

We've received reports about the latest beta version 9.0.48 being unstable. The app may crash when opening Your Library, and playlists, albums and artist pages won’t load: an error message “something...

AngeDEnfer

Newbie

25488 Views

120 comments

216 likes

Android
Fixed
  • 25488 Views
  • 120 comments
  • 216 votes

Unable to change the playback speed of podcasts on desktop

We're receiving reports from users that the podcast playback speed is not changing regardless of the chosen setting and is "stuck" at the last one used. This only seems to be affecting the desktop app and web player.

Moderator

We're receiving reports from users that the podcast playback speed is not changing regardless of the chosen setting and is "stuck" at the last one used. This only seems to be affecting the desktop ap...

12186550119

Newbie

20606 Views

53 comments

205 likes

Desktop
Fixed
  • 20606 Views
  • 53 comments
  • 205 votes

Student Verification Link not Working

We've received some reports that the Student verification link is not working. Whenever users are trying to subscribe to Premium Student and open the verification page, they get the error message "Something went wrong. Try reloading the page":

Moderator

We've received some reports that the Student verification link is not working. Whenever users are trying to subscribe to Premium Student and open the verification page, they get the error message "So...

violetblue

Newbie

7472 Views

32 comments

162 likes

Premium Student
Fixed
  • 7472 Views
  • 32 comments
  • 162 votes

App crashing for iOS free users when trying to connect to Bluetooth

We've received reports that iOS users of free accounts are experiencing app crashing when they try to connect their device to their AirPods via Bluetooth.

Moderator

We've received reports that iOS users of free accounts are experiencing app crashing when they try to connect their device to their AirPods via Bluetooth.

Yordan

Moderator

35906 Views

181 comments

152 likes

iOS
Fixed
  • 35906 Views
  • 181 comments
  • 152 votes

Downtime July 22nd, 2025: Can't login to Spotify Kids

Hey folks, We're receiving reports mentioning that Spotify Kids is having some issues to let the users log in. This is already being investigated internally by the relevant teams. Thanks for your reports. Stay tuned.

Moderator

Hey folks,   We're receiving reports mentioning that Spotify Kids is having some issues to let the users log in. This is already being investigated internally by the relevant teams. Tha...

drohanstar

Newbie

12440 Views

125 comments

140 likes

Other
Fixed
  • 12440 Views
  • 125 comments
  • 140 votes