App is crashing when starting a podcast
We've been receiving reports that starting podcasts in the mobile app causes it to crash. This is happening both on Apple and Android devices and it's not specific podcasts.
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We've been receiving reports that starting podcasts in the mobile app causes it to crash. This is happening both on Apple and Android devices and it's not specific podcasts.
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We've been receiving reports that starting podcasts in the mobile app causes it to crash. This is happening both on Apple and Android devices and it's not specific podcasts.
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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...
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Eevee297
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123 comments
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We've received reports from Android users (mainly Samsung and Google Pixel) experiencing issues where the Spotify app becomes unresponsive, freezes, or crashes when connected to certain WiFi networks. The issue doesn't occur while using mobile data.
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We've received reports from Android users (mainly Samsung and Google Pixel) experiencing issues where the Spotify app becomes unresponsive, freezes, or crashes when connected to certain WiFi networks...
jpbanderson
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113 comments
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Hey, we're seeing reports that users are unable to subscribe to Spotify.
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Hey, we're seeing reports that users are unable to subscribe to Spotify.
Giovanni23
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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.
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Maria
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25 comments
19 likes
We've received reports that the search function in the "Add to Playlist" menu doesn't work properly. When something is searched, it causes the menu to become unresponsive. The issue appears to be predominantly on Android.
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Joan
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100 comments
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We’ve received reports that users are having issues downloading podcast episodes (mainly with video) on their Android devices. The process seems to take a long time to complete and eventually fails.
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We’ve received reports that users are having issues downloading podcast episodes (mainly with video) on their Android devices. The process seems to take a long time to complete and eventually fails. ...
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Hey folks, Some of you with iPads running the app version 9.0.90 may encounter a black screen when you tap the Now Playing View (bar or cover art). The app becomes unresponsive, blocking access to features like lyrics, queue, repeat, and shuffle. You...
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Hey folks, Some of you with iPads running the app version 9.0.90 may encounter a black screen when you tap the Now Playing View (bar or cover art). The app becomes unresponsive, blocking access t...
Zimmal1
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282 comments
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We've been getting reports from users who are having issues updating the address registered on their Family plans.
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We've been getting reports from users who are having issues updating the address registered on their Family plans.
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We're seeing reports that some are having issues accessing spotify.com and open.spotify.com.
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We're seeing reports that some are having issues accessing spotify.com and open.spotify.com.
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Hey folks, We received some reports mentioning that the position on the playlists resets when navigating away from the app. This is currently Under investigation by internal teams.
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Hey folks, We received some reports mentioning that the position on the playlists resets when navigating away from the app. This is currently Under investigation by internal teams.
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139 comments
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We've received reports from iOS users that Offline mode is automatically turning off when the app is closed and re-opened.
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We've received reports from iOS users that Offline mode is automatically turning off when the app is closed and re-opened.
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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.
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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.
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24 comments
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We've received reports from users that Your Library doesn't load. An error message appears: "Something went wrong - Try reloading Your Library"
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We've received reports from users that Your Library doesn't load. An error message appears: "Something went wrong - Try reloading Your Library"
MihailY
Moderator
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60 comments
87 likes
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.
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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.
Blitherose
Newbie
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31 comments
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We've received reports that the On Repeat playlist is not updating for about a week and there's one report about Repeat Rewind.
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We've received reports that the On Repeat playlist is not updating for about a week and there's one report about Repeat Rewind.
AtuaNui
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44 comments
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We've received reports from users unable to play songs from artists' popular songs list on the artist page when using the desktop app. The Web Player is unaffected.
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We've received reports from users unable to play songs from artists' popular songs list on the artist page when using the desktop app. The Web Player is unaffected.
MihailY
Moderator
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13 comments
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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.
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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...
EmmaB6
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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.
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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
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