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We’re seeing reports that the gear icon in Your Episodes section becomes unresponsive when clicked on. This seems to affect the Android mobile app only.
We’re seeing reports that the gear icon in Your Episodes section becomes unresponsive when clicked on. This seems to affect the Android mobile app only.
Regular
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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.
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...
Newbie
2987 Views
23 comments
38 likes
We've been receiving reports that some devices are entering sleep mode within a few seconds when the Lyrics screen is open. This seems to happen on the Android mobile app only.
We've been receiving reports that some devices are entering sleep mode within a few seconds when the Lyrics screen is open. This seems to happen on the Android mobile app only.
Newbie
1393 Views
16 comments
11 likes
We've received reports from Windows users who are getting a black screen when trying to watch videos in full screen mode on the desktop app.
We've received reports from Windows users who are getting a black screen when trying to watch videos in full screen mode on the desktop app.
Newbie
4901 Views
43 comments
20 likes
Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 4a Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue Since updating to Android 11 yesterday, Spotify audio playback stutters horribly when the device display is locked. Restarts/reinstalls do not ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 4a Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue Since updating to Android 11 yesterday, Spotify audio playback st...
Newbie
54037 Views
168 comments
202 likes
We've received reports from Android users that the progress bar of a song keeps moving but there's no sound coming out. When the app is restarted, the progress bar goes back to the point where the song went silent. Some users noticed that the issue d...
We've received reports from Android users that the progress bar of a song keeps moving but there's no sound coming out. When the app is restarted, the progress bar goes back to the point where t...
Newbie
94760 Views
405 comments
774 likes
We're receiving reports of users experiencing playback issues with local files. This seems to happen specifically on the desktop app, where playback stops at 0 seconds after every song.
We're receiving reports of users experiencing playback issues with local files. This seems to happen specifically on the desktop app, where playback stops at 0 seconds after every song.
Newbie
3106 Views
65 comments
22 likes
We've been receiving reports that users are being logged out from the Spotify app in Polestar cars. Some users say that it could happen every night (the car going into deep sleep), while others have to log in again within hours (on their way to work,...
We've been receiving reports that users are being logged out from the Spotify app in Polestar cars. Some users say that it could happen every night (the car going into deep sleep), while others ...
Moderator
2958 Views
10 comments
6 likes
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...
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...
Regular
35696 Views
173 comments
482 likes
We've received reports about the app interrupting the currently playing song and instead reverting to a previously queued / random one on Sonos devices. This can usually be observed at night, where after several hours of playing the correct track (fo...
We've received reports about the app interrupting the currently playing song and instead reverting to a previously queued / random one on Sonos devices. This can usually be observed a...
Newbie
3833 Views
5 comments
30 likes
We've seen reports that some users are having issues viewing Top Tracks on the Artist profile. Some also report that they're not able to view the Albums.
We've seen reports that some users are having issues viewing Top Tracks on the Artist profile. Some also report that they're not able to view the Albums.
Newbie
8771 Views
30 comments
23 likes
We’re seeing reports that only the first 25 songs in playlists are visible on the Web Player. This seems to happen both with Spotify created playlists, as well as with personally created ones.
We’re seeing reports that only the first 25 songs in playlists are visible on the Web Player. This seems to happen both with Spotify created playlists, as well as with personally created o...
Newbie
2162 Views
30 comments
4 likes
We're receiving reports that podcasts are unplayable (or play, but no sound is emitted or stop at a certain timestamp and don't move past it, e.g. 5:27, 8:29) across all platforms (desktop, mobile and the Web Player). This is currently being investig...
We're receiving reports that podcasts are unplayable (or play, but no sound is emitted or stop at a certain timestamp and don't move past it, e.g. 5:27, 8:29) across all platforms (desktop, mobile an...
Newbie
32439 Views
180 comments
193 likes
We've received reports that Spotify pauses after an ad and the playback cannot be resumed. This seems to affect multiple platforms including desktop, mobile, and TV. The behavior is currently being investigated.
We've received reports that Spotify pauses after an ad and the playback cannot be resumed. This seems to affect multiple platforms including desktop, mobile, and TV. The behavior is curren...
Newbie
61610 Views
314 comments
430 likes
We received reports from users having issues with the Web Player skipping tracks after a few seconds of streaming (usually around 10) and occasionally displaying a "Spotify can't play this right now" error.
We received reports from users having issues with the Web Player skipping tracks after a few seconds of streaming (usually around 10) and occasionally displaying a "Spotify can't play this right...
Visitor
45628 Views
214 comments
342 likes
We’re receiving reports that Shared Playlists are not showing up in the Spotify Kids app. The issue is affecting multiple devices.
We’re receiving reports that Shared Playlists are not showing up in the Spotify Kids app. The issue is affecting multiple devices.
Moderator
3824 Views
56 comments
18 likes
We've received reports from iOS users that Offline mode is automatically turning off when the app is closed and re-opened.
We've received reports from iOS users that Offline mode is automatically turning off when the app is closed and re-opened.
Moderator
11124 Views
37 comments
97 likes
Plan; Premium Country: New Zealand It's the same on all my devices - whether Apple or Android My Question or Issue I've been using the automatic sync function where songs I have shazamed show up automatically in the 'My Shazams Playlist'. They stoppe...
Plan; Premium Country: New Zealand It's the same on all my devices - whether Apple or Android My Question or Issue I've been using the automatic sync fun...
Newbie
105001 Views
193 comments
323 likes
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.
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
22836 Views
154 comments
304 likes
Hey folks! We've been getting reports about issues with login, playback and the Support site. This is now being looked into.
Hey folks! We've been getting reports about issues with login, playback and the Support site. This is now being looked into.
Visitor
10933 Views
49 comments
55 likes
