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Downloading on Apple Watch stuck at first song

Hey folks, We're receiving reports that some users are unable to download music for offline listening on their Apple Watches. The download is stuck on the first song and doesn't progress. If you’re experiencing this issue, make sure to add your +VOTE...

  • Spotify Legend
  • Hey folks,   We're receiving reports that some users are unable to download music for offline listening on their Apple Watches. The download is stuck on the first song and doesn't progress. ...
  • jpswade
  • Newbie
  • 171842 Views
  • 327 comments
  • 721 likes
  • Other
  • Not Right Now
  • 171842 Views
  • 327 comments
  • 721 votes

Connecting to the car automatically plays Liked Songs playlist, with or without Car Thing

Hey folks, We've received reports that connecting to the car automatically plays Liked Songs playlist, with or without Car Thing. This is being investigated.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks,    We've received reports that connecting to the car automatically plays Liked Songs playlist, with or without Car Thing.   This is being investigated.
  • Novy
  • Moderator
  • 10563 Views
  • 116 comments
  • 56 likes
  • Other
  • Fixed
  • 10563 Views
  • 116 comments
  • 56 votes

[Android] App freezes/crashes when clicking on three-dot menu in playlist

Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Umidigi F1 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue spotify crashes when you click the 3 dots to add to playlist, share ,view artist. etc

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Umidigi F1 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue spotify crashes when you click the 3 dots to add to playlist, share ,v...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
  • 116897 Views
  • 585 comments
  • 1471 likes
  • Android
    Mobile
  • Case Closed
  • 116897 Views
  • 585 comments
  • 1471 votes

Premium Student accounts showing as free in the app and web player

Hey, We've received reports about the above issue which seems to be affecting all platforms and is happening mostly for users in the US.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey,   We've received reports about the above issue which seems to be affecting all platforms and is happening mostly for users in the US.
  • Kiril
  • Moderator
  • 4932 Views
  • 29 comments
  • 103 likes
  • Premium Student
  • Fixed
  • 4932 Views
  • 29 comments
  • 103 votes

Volume level can't be adjusted to Quiet on Desktop

Hey folks, We've received some reports from users who are unable to select "Quiet" under Volume level in the desktop app settings. "Loud" and "Normal" options are working fine. This is being investigated.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks,    We've received some reports from users who are unable to select "Quiet" under Volume level in the desktop app settings. "Loud" and "Normal" options are working fine.&...
  • MihailY
  • Moderator
  • 2149 Views
  • 19 comments
  • 22 likes
  • Desktop
  • Fixed
  • 2149 Views
  • 19 comments
  • 22 votes

Podcasts won't remain paused

Android users have reported that when they press pause on a podcast, the playback is automatically resumed shortly after. This is under investigation.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Android users have reported that when they press pause on a podcast, the playback is automatically resumed shortly after.   This is under investigation.
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 3713 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 38 likes
  • Android
  • Fixed
  • 3713 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 38 votes

Unable to log in on Android

We've received reports from Android users who are unable to log in to their Spotify accounts on their Android devices. An error message saying that the login details are incorrect is displayed.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • We've received reports from Android users who are unable to log in to their Spotify accounts on their Android devices. An error message saying that the login details are incorrect is displayed.
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 4428 Views
  • 25 comments
  • 56 likes
  • Android
  • Fixed
  • 4428 Views
  • 25 comments
  • 56 votes

[iOS] Blend isn’t showing user activity

Users are reporting that when they click on their and the other person's profile pictures on the right side of every song in a Blend, no further info is displayed. The screen just dims. It used to show who listened to which song. This seems to only b...

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Users are reporting that when they click on their and the other person's profile pictures on the right side of every song in a Blend, no further info is displayed. The screen just dims. It used ...
  • Ivelina
  • Moderator
  • 747 Views
  • 12 comments
  • 8 likes
  • iOS
  • Fixed
  • 747 Views
  • 12 comments
  • 8 votes

[Downtime March 1st 2021] Issues subscribing to Premium or redeeming gift cards

Hey there folks, We've received reports that users are having issues when trying to subscribe to Premium or adding gift cards to their accounts. We're currently investigating this. If you're experiencing this, make sure not to retry to subscribe whil...

  • Spotify Legend
  • Hey there folks,   We've received reports that users are having issues when trying to subscribe to Premium or adding gift cards to their accounts.   We're currently investigating ...
  • Dixon3
  • Visitor
  • 54344 Views
  • 59 comments
  • 728 likes
  • Payment
  • Fixed
  • 54344 Views
  • 59 comments
  • 728 votes

[iOS] Playlists not showing playlist creators after latest update

Hey folks! We noticed that playlists are not showing playlist creators after the latest update on iOS.This is being looked into  

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  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks!   We noticed that playlists are not showing playlist creators after the latest update on iOS. This is being looked into 🙂    
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 6280 Views
  • 15 comments
  • 61 likes
  • iOS
    Your Library
  • Fixed
  • 6280 Views
  • 15 comments
  • 61 votes

[Desktop] Recently Played section not updating anymore

Hi team, For any reason, the Mac Desktop "Recently Played" section doesn't get refreshed. The one of the web player of the iOS app works perfectly. I already did a clean reinstallation of the desktop app and the issue occurs whatever other laptop I u...

  • Visitor
  • Hi team, For any reason, the Mac Desktop "Recently Played" section doesn't get refreshed. The one of the web player of the iOS app works perfectly. I already did a clean reinstallation of the d...
  • marwis
  • Regular
  • 40754 Views
  • 145 comments
  • 903 likes
  • Not Right Now
  • 40754 Views
  • 145 comments
  • 903 votes

Spotify + Chromecast Audio Connection Keeps Dropping

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X, iPhone 8, Chromecast Audio (3 devices), Motorola MG7315 modem/router Operating System iOS 13 My Question or Issue Hi. We have 3 Chromecast Audio devices on my home network connected via a single Motorola MG73...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X, iPhone 8, Chromecast Audio (3 devices), Motorola MG7315 modem/router Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue Hi. We have 3 Ch...
  • EzequielG
  • Newbie
  • 60408 Views
  • 341 comments
  • 821 likes
  • Connect
  • Not Right Now
  • 60408 Views
  • 341 comments
  • 821 votes

[MacOS] Desktop app crashing, Home page not loading

We've received reports from Mac users that the desktop app crashes and the Home page refuses to load - an error message "Something went wrong" is displayed instead. This is being investigated.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • We've received reports from Mac users that the desktop app crashes and the Home page refuses to load - an error message "Something went wrong" is displayed instead.   This is being investiga...
  • odi
  • Regular
  • 7473 Views
  • 75 comments
  • 53 likes
  • Desktop (Mac)
  • Fixed
  • 7473 Views
  • 75 comments
  • 53 votes

Devices are not syncing

Multiple users report that playback throughout their devices is not syncing. Apparently, this makes it possible to play different content from the same Spotify account simultaneously on different devices, but users can't control what they're listenin...

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Multiple users report that playback throughout their devices is not syncing. Apparently, this makes it possible to play different content from the same Spotify account simultaneously on different dev...
  • Not applicable
  • 2786 Views
  • 35 comments
  • 20 likes
  • Other
    Your Library
  • Fixed
  • 2786 Views
  • 35 comments
  • 20 votes

Recently Played section missing from Home screen

Folks are reporting that the Recently Played section is missing from their Home screens across platforms.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Folks are reporting that the Recently Played section is missing from their Home screens across platforms.
  • Mj81
  • Newbie
  • 14557 Views
  • 36 comments
  • 56 likes
  • Other
  • Fixed
  • 14557 Views
  • 36 comments
  • 56 votes

Downtime February 23rd: Account page error "Something went wrong. Try again later"

Hey folks! We noticed that our account page Spotify.com/account/ is displaying an error message saying "Something went wrong. Try again later". This is now being looked into

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks!   We noticed that our account page Spotify.com/account/ is displaying an error message saying "Something went wrong. Try again later". This is now being looked into 🙂
  • Maxim
  • Spotify Star
  • 1560 Views
  • 14 comments
  • 15 likes
  • Other
  • Fixed
  • 1560 Views
  • 14 comments
  • 15 votes

Error code: 30

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Arab EmiratesDeviceMacbook Pro late 2019Operating SystemOS X My Question or IssueI repeatedly get the firewall error message and I've run every fix suggested on this community. It simply refuses to work. It works perfectly on...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United Arab Emirates Device Macbook Pro late 2019 Operating System OS X   My Question or Issue I repeatedly get the firewall error message and I've run e...
  • Vinoses
  • Music Fan
  • 82536 Views
  • 87 comments
  • 641 likes
  • Not Right Now
  • 82536 Views
  • 87 comments
  • 641 votes

Podcasts not playing / no sound

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...

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • 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...
  • Kriley412
  • Newbie
  • 20548 Views
  • 160 comments
  • 175 likes
  • Other
  • Not Right Now
  • 20548 Views
  • 160 comments
  • 175 votes

Desktop App - Back button doesn't remember position in playlist

Hey folks, We've received some reports mentioning that after the recent update, the back button on Windows Desktop app doesn't remember position in playlist.

  • Moderator
  • Moderator
  • Hey folks,   We've received some reports mentioning that after the recent update, the back button on Windows Desktop app doesn't remember position in playlist.    
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 4675 Views
  • 55 comments
  • 53 likes
  • Desktop
  • Fixed
  • 4675 Views
  • 55 comments
  • 53 votes

Free users hearing ads too frequently

Hey folks, We're receiving reports from free users about receiving too many ads. The reports describe hearing at least 2-3 ads after each song while on free. If you’re experiencing this issue, make sure to add your +VOTE and follow the instructions i...

  • Spotify Legend
  • Hey folks,   We're receiving reports from free users about receiving too many  ads.  The reports describe hearing at least 2-3 ads after each song while on free. If you’...
  • Im_gone
  • Visitor
  • 55633 Views
  • 50 comments
  • 339 likes
  • Desktop
    Mobile
    Web Player
  • Fixed
  • 55633 Views
  • 50 comments
  • 339 votes