Playlist songs stop playing after a random number of tracks

[Larry1200]

After the latest iOS Spotify app upgrade, my playlist songs stop playing after a random number of tracks - I can get them to play by doing a skip to next - but it often happens only after a couple of songs.  This is difficult to do if I am running and the iPhone is on my arm.

Is there a way that I can make this go away?  If not, is there some way to download the previous version of the app on an iPhone?

[KiyaSqueaker]

This happens to me ive looked up how to stop it everywhere. Mine only plays one song for 1:58 minutes long after i turn my ipod off. I dont know if its because i have an ipod 4 or what but its annoying

[MattSuda · Accepted solution]

@KiyaSqueaker 

The regular Spotify app no longer supports iOS 6.

Try downloading the Spotify app for iOS 6:

https://itunes.apple.com/app/spotify-music-for-ios-6/id511889746?mt=8

[KiyaSqueaker]

Thank you! That actually worked. If i knew about that app i probably wouldn't have gone insane last night (or whatever time it is around the world).

[MattSuda]

You're welcome 

[Larry1200]

Glad that helped one of the responders - but might not apply to me (original post).  I am running iOS 7 on an iPhone 5.  Are there also pointers to previous apps for iOS 7?  I'm not sure if it would be the one just previous to the current, or a couple behind.  I tend not to update on a regular basis since something often stops working when I upgrade.

Also, my issue is a little different than the reply post - my tracks do not stop in the middle.  What happens is that once a track on a playlist completes, it wll not go to the next one automatically - sometimes.  If I fiddle with it (while trying not to trip and fall while running), and skip ahead to the next song, it will play for a while, then do it again.  During an hour of running it will happen 2 or 3 times.

Thanks.

[KiyaSqueaker]

After i downloaded it, I discovered it didnt work i just hoped for the best, it did help a lot of my other problems but didnt help that specific one. I decided that i just wot turn my ipod off if i use spotify

[KiyaSqueaker]

But it may just be my problem because earlier today the pair of earbuds ive been using broke and dont play sound. That may be why but i dont know. Thank god i have a few extra pairs lying around

[duffman55]

I think I might be having the same problem on my iPad. When a song ends and it stops playing, can you see it's playing the next track with the progress bar going, but there's no sound?

[Larry1200]

I'm not sure if the play bar is moving - I have not looked.  I will look at it the next time that it happens.

This topic has gotten a little confused, since there are 2 separate issues that have been brought up - but this is the main one unrelated to songs stopping midway or broken headphones.  Can I request that only this issue - where the next track does not play at the end of a song during a playlist - be discussed here?  It's pretty easy to open another topic for other things.  This happens on an iPhone 5 running iOS 7.

There is still an open question about whether the previous version of the app is available somewhere, since you cannot get it from the iTunest store.

Thanks.

[MattSuda]

@Larry1200 

The current version of Spotify in the app store still supports iOS 7. I'm not sure why the latest update is causing you to have problems.

Sorry I can't be much help, I don't work at Spotify. I just try to help people here. 

Have you tried reinstalling the app?

[elisabel79]

Hi, I also have this problem but with Android. Any suggestions, please? Thanks in avance!