Downtime August 12th, 2026: Paid for Premium but Account Still Showing as Free
We're seeing reports from users who have successfully paid for Premium but are still seeing their accounts on the free plan
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We're seeing reports from users who have successfully paid for Premium but are still seeing their accounts on the free plan
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We're seeing reports from users who have successfully paid for Premium but are still seeing their accounts on the free plan
Novy
Moderator
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45 comments
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We're receiving reports from many users getting the "Can't play this right now" error and also users haven't been able to log in on the web player and desktop app. Songs will sometimes skip without playing or a red banner with an error message appear...
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We're receiving reports from many users getting the "Can't play this right now" error and also users haven't been able to log in on the web player and desktop app. Songs will sometimes skip with...
OscarDC
Moderator
64761 Views
240 comments
426 likes
We’ve been receiving reports from Android users on 9.1.56.571 who say that the Spotify mobile app won't play on their devices. The Play button only appears as loading or just doesn't play, while there is no error message. The progress bar doesn't mov...
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We’ve been receiving reports from Android users on 9.1.56.571 who say that the Spotify mobile app won't play on their devices. The Play button only appears as loading or just doesn't play, while ther...
MihailY
Moderator
33069 Views
101 comments
298 likes
We've received reports that the CarPlay display shows the previous track’s album cover instead of the current one.
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We've received reports that the CarPlay display shows the previous track’s album cover instead of the current one.
GaryLittlemore
Newbie
60458 Views
142 comments
386 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.
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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
111473 Views
43 comments
297 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.
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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
78791 Views
171 comments
427 likes
We've received reports that the Web Player and desktop app among other web pages aren't loading and are returning a "Something went wrong"/"Page not available error". This affects users in the Asia region.
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We've received reports that the Web Player and desktop app among other web pages aren't loading and are returning a "Something went wrong"/"Page not available error". This affects users in the Asia r...
Joan
Moderator
7496 Views
16 comments
29 likes
We've received reports that playback stops on its own around 3-3.5 minutes into a song. This is happening on Android and iOS, both when playing directly on the devices or via Connect.
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We've received reports that playback stops on its own around 3-3.5 minutes into a song. This is happening on Android and iOS, both when playing directly on the devices or via Connect.
Joan
Moderator
1031 Views
31 comments
8 likes
We’re seeing reports from Premium users on Android that they’re getting the error message “Something went wrong” when they try to access playlists.
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We’re seeing reports from Premium users on Android that they’re getting the error message “Something went wrong” when they try to access playlists.
MihailY
Moderator
54466 Views
129 comments
547 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.
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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 ...
airplay11
Newbie
59957 Views
209 comments
225 likes
Hey folks, We're getting some reports that the web player is down and shows a "Something went wrong" error. This is being looked into.
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Hey folks, We're getting some reports that the web player is down and shows a "Something went wrong" error. This is being looked into.
Novy
Moderator
3237 Views
9 comments
10 likes
We've received reports that the mobile app crashes upon launch on Android devices. Everything seems to be working normally on the web player and when using a different device (e.g. different phone, desktop).
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We've received reports that the mobile app crashes upon launch on Android devices. Everything seems to be working normally on the web player and when using a different device (e.g. different phone, d...
Dessi
Moderator
4279 Views
57 comments
45 likes
We've received some reports about Basic plans users who noticed they're getting ads and their accounts appear as Free on the mobile app, but the account overview does show they're Premium. We're currently investigating this behavior.
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We've received some reports about Basic plans users who noticed they're getting ads and their accounts appear as Free on the mobile app, but the account overview does show they're Premium. We're curr...
musichem
Newbie
64315 Views
235 comments
202 likes
We're seeing issues with multiple Spotify services right now. Some appear to be intermittent.
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We're seeing issues with multiple Spotify services right now. Some appear to be intermittent.
Ivelina
Moderator
9024 Views
10 comments
21 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.
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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
38816 Views
81 comments
82 likes
We’re receiving reports from users unable to access their Liked Songs. The playlist either appears empty or is missing entirely from Your Library across devices. In some cases, users report seeing fewer tracks than expected.
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We’re receiving reports from users unable to access their Liked Songs. The playlist either appears empty or is missing entirely from Your Library across devices. In some cases, users report seeing fe...
MihailY
Moderator
43560 Views
50 comments
119 likes
We've received reports that the Home page on the desktop app and Web Player doesn't load and instead displays the following error: "Something went wrong. Search for something else?" This seems to occur only with the "All" section of the Home page - s...
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We've received reports that the Home page on the desktop app and Web Player doesn't load and instead displays the following error: "Something went wrong. Search for something else?" This s...
MrCheverie
Visitor
15008 Views
11 comments
42 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.
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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
51346 Views
57 comments
99 likes
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...
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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...
desthepez94
Newbie
54794 Views
146 comments
640 likes
We've received reports that iPad users are unable to get past the Spotify logo when launching the app.
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We've received reports that iPad users are unable to get past the Spotify logo when launching the app.
Yordan
Moderator
4667 Views
66 comments
8 likes