Playback issues on multiple devices
We're seeing reports in multiple Community threads from users experiencing playback issues. This seems to happen on a variety of devices, both on mobile and desktop.
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We're seeing reports in multiple Community threads from users experiencing playback issues. This seems to happen on a variety of devices, both on mobile and desktop.
Moderator
We're seeing reports in multiple Community threads from users experiencing playback issues. This seems to happen on a variety of devices, both on mobile and desktop.
tototototo
Newbie
9561 Views
15 comments
2 likes
We're seeing reports where offline music needs re-downloading when the app is restarted. Users are able to download the playlists again, but when they close the app, the downloads get removed.
Moderator
We're seeing reports where offline music needs re-downloading when the app is restarted. Users are able to download the playlists again, but when they close the app, the downloads get removed. &nbs...
Francomo69_
Visitor
14634 Views
55 comments
64 likes
Hey folks! You may have noticed that the Autoplay feature doesn't queue up further songs from the playlist/ album you have started the playback from.Generated radio playlists may also get affected. This is being looked into.
Moderator
Hey folks! You may have noticed that the Autoplay feature doesn't queue up further songs from the playlist/ album you have started the playback from. Generated radio playlists may also ...
Poloniste
Newbie
4412 Views
23 comments
24 likes
We’ve been receiving reports from users that when they try to select their Apple Watch as the device to play on, it keeps redirecting them back to the iPhone.
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We’ve been receiving reports from users that when they try to select their Apple Watch as the device to play on, it keeps redirecting them back to the iPhone.
Tibooox
Visitor
8529 Views
13 comments
0 likes
Hey folks! We've been made aware of reports from Android users indicating that Spotify Connect experiences issues showing available Google Cast /Chromecast speaker devices. This is being looked into.
Moderator
Hey folks! We've been made aware of reports from Android users indicating that Spotify Connect experiences issues showing available Google Cast /Chromecast speaker devices. This is ...
marcoshalano
Music Fan
41648 Views
201 comments
225 likes
We've received reports that saved tracks on users' playlists in DJ platforms or software like Serato and Rekordbox fail to load or are missing.
Moderator
We've received reports that saved tracks on users' playlists in DJ platforms or software like Serato and Rekordbox fail to load or are missing.
MihailY
Moderator
23151 Views
81 comments
82 likes
We're seeing reports from users who are not seeing the Smart Shuffle option in their playlists.
Moderator
We're seeing reports from users who are not seeing the Smart Shuffle option in their playlists.
L0ckkkk
Newbie
15567 Views
43 comments
19 likes
We’ve recently received reports from users noticing that the Custom Order sorting option is missing inside folders on both Android and iOS.
Moderator
We’ve recently received reports from users noticing that the Custom Order sorting option is missing inside folders on both Android and iOS.
Jacko5551
Casual Listener
12503 Views
93 comments
0 likes
We're seeing reports that the Support Site isn't working. Some are seeing the error message "This page got tripped up".
Moderator
We're seeing reports that the Support Site isn't working. Some are seeing the error message "This page got tripped up".
Benjamin781
Newbie
8020 Views
5 comments
2 likes
We’ve received reports from iPad users where the Now Playing view is completely black and doesn’t show anything when switching from another app to Spotify.
Moderator
We’ve received reports from iPad users where the Now Playing view is completely black and doesn’t show anything when switching from another app to Spotify.
Yordan
Moderator
12839 Views
45 comments
45 likes
We've been getting reports from Premium users that when a song finishes, it doesn’t automatically move on to the next one, it just stops. For some users, it prompts them to play while they’re offline. This seems to happen on a variety of devices.
Moderator
We've been getting reports from Premium users that when a song finishes, it doesn’t automatically move on to the next one, it just stops. For some users, it prompts them to play while they...
rowvh
Newbie
31202 Views
57 comments
99 likes
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...
Moonfairy_94
Newbie
45026 Views
126 comments
216 likes
We're seeing reports from users whose Discover Weekly playlist is blank, empty or just missing entirely. Attempting to open the playlist results in a "This content is no longer available" error.
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We're seeing reports from users whose Discover Weekly playlist is blank, empty or just missing entirely. Attempting to open the playlist results in a "This content is no longer available" error. &n...
MihailY
Moderator
8878 Views
11 comments
22 likes
Hey everyone! We've received some reports mentioning that the app, support site and the Web Player are slow or not working properly. This is being investigated. Cheers.
Moderator
Hey everyone! We've received some reports mentioning that the app, support site and the Web Player are slow or not working properly. This is being investigated. Cheers.
VALUBLUE
Newbie
93599 Views
43 comments
297 likes
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.
Sydknee_c
Visitor
26234 Views
143 comments
10 likes
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.
Loneliest_Cabin
Spotify
25238 Views
56 comments
50 likes
We've been getting reports from Premium Family & Duo managers that they're unable to remove members from the plan. The error message "There is a problem, please try again later" appears when trying to remove a member.
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We've been getting reports from Premium Family & Duo managers that they're unable to remove members from the plan. The error message "There is a problem, please try again later" appear...
DanUK
Newbie
3310 Views
22 comments
24 likes
We've received reports from some users that there's stuttering and playback issues on desktop. Music plays for 8-9 seconds, and then the track skips with no sound. This seems to only affect the desktop app.
Moderator
We've received reports from some users that there's stuttering and playback issues on desktop. Music plays for 8-9 seconds, and then the track skips with no sound. This seems to only affec...
Maria
Moderator
60226 Views
171 comments
427 likes
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. ...
XNORman
Newbie
5114 Views
17 comments
3 likes
We've received reports from Android users mentioning issues with Offline mode. When the device is set in Airplane mode or internet access is disabled, the app gets stuck on a black screen until a “You’re currently offline” error is displayed.
Moderator
We've received reports from Android users mentioning issues with Offline mode. When the device is set in Airplane mode or internet access is disabled, the app gets stuck on a black screen until a&nbs...
JoJoh1
Newbie
32866 Views
92 comments
174 likes