Spotify causing iOS Bluetooth instability

[musicguy236]

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Iphone 17 Pro

Operating System

iOS 26.6.1

My Question or Issue

I first noticed this issue several weeks ago because my AirPods would disconnect intermittently while playing music. I then noticed all my Bluetooth devices were getting disconnected at the same time as the AirPods. Apple replaced my AirPods but the issue persisted. I know several others who have encountered this issue. I turned off the iOS Bluetooth permission in the iOS app settings and it has resolved the issue. I’m posting this because Spotify needs to fix this bug. 

[Vasil]

Hey @musicguy236,

Thanks for posting on the forum!
This issue has already been reported and is on our radar. The temporary workaround we have is the same as the process you've gone over - turning off the iOS Bluetooth permission in the iOS app settings. 
 

With this having being said, we thank you for the tame you've taken to reach out and inform us of this app behaviour. If there's anything else, don't hesitate to let us know; we're just a post away 🙂

Cheers!
 

[MikeHerb]

The rest of the world is experiencing similar on Windows devices: Recent Bluetooth Connectivity Issues : r/sysadmin

[Vasil]

Hey @musicguy236 and @MikeHerb,

We did some changes backstage. Could you take a look and let us know if there's any difference in the reported behaviour? Many thanks!

[musicguy236]

Thank you! It appears to be resolved on iOS