Spotify bugs, issues & new features tracker (cont. updated)
(Among the following, click on the section of interest to go to it) |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| April 18 | All | Liked songs not syncing between mobile and desktop | Acknowledged | |
| April 18 | Speaker System | Unable to connect to NUVO audio systems | Acknowledged | Available |
| April 18 | Amazon Echo | Music cuts out or stops briefly | Acknowledged | |
| April 18 | All | Downloaded songs not playing when offline | Acknowledged | Available |
| April 18 | Google Assistant | Unable to play specific songs | Acknowledged | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| April 18 | Apple Watch | Unable to download music for offline listening | Acknowledged | Available |
| April 18 | Desktop app | Sonos speakers not appearing | Acknowledged | |
| April 18 | Desktop app | Podcast appear in alphabetical order | Escalated | |
| April 18 | All | Queue changes after switching device with Spotify Connect | Under investigation | |
| April 18 | iOS | Music stops playing when adding songs with add button | Under investigation |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| April 18 | TV | Poor podcast video quality | Under investigation | |
| April 18 | All | “There was a problem” error when joining Premium Duo | Under investigation | |
| April 18 | Mobile app | Recently Played songs not updating | Under investigation | |
| May 6 | All | Three months Premium offer activates only for one month | Fixed | |
| April 21 | Android | Now Playing progress bar missing | Fix coming soon | Available |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| April 23 | All | ‘Get the best experience on Android 12… Allow Bluetooth’ persistent pop-up | Under investigation | |
| April 25 | All | Can’t find Jimin’s Spotify profile | Unacknowledged | |
| May 27 | All | ‘Discover Weekly’ not playing or loading | Fixed | |
| May 9 | iOS | Blue box/border around lyrics section | Fixed | |
| May 10 | iOS | App crashing when streaming video podcasts | Unacknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| June 14 | iOS | App not showing up on BMW ConnectedDrive menu | Fixed | |
| May 16 | Android | Unable to play music | Acknowledged | Available |
| May 16 | Android | Playlists appearing empty | Acknowledged | Available |
| June 6 | Android | Spotify app crashing on Vivo devices | Fixed | Available |
| June 7 | All | Discover Weekly has same songs as last week | Acknowledged |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| June 16 | Windows | App crashing on login screen, when changing songs or during playback | Acknowledged | |
| June 20 | iOS | Unable to select song in Radio Playlist | Under investigation | |
| July 5 | iOS | Download audio quality options missing | Allegedly fixed | |
| June 29 | iOS | Getting error when opening Podcast Charts | Investigating | |
| June 30 | Alexa | Unable to play songs | Investigating |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| July 21 | Android | App not loading or stuck on black loading screen | Fixed | |
| July 5 | Desktop | Progress bar stutters or freezes | Investigating | |
| July 12 | iOS | Home page not loading in offline mode | Investigating | |
| July 18 | All | ‘Liked Songs’ playlist empty or disappeared | Investigating | |
| July 27 | Desktop | Scrolling up while dragging a song on playlists functionality not working | Workaround |
| Info last updated on |
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| July 29 | Android | Playback stops unexpectedly | Investigating | |
| August 5 | Spotify mobile app | Spotify Radio playing only 1-3 songs | Fixed | |
| August 8 | Android | Spotify mini player album cover not showing | Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3) |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| April 19 | Spotify Pet Playlist | Rolling out | All |
| June 23 | Community tab to check friends’ activity | Under development | All |
| June 29 | Spotify Supergrouper playlist feature | Rolling out | All |
| July 29 | Spotify Friends Mix | Rolling out | iOS & Desktop |
| August 2 | Individual buttons for Shuffle and Play for Premium users | Rolling out | iOS & Android |
| Info last updated on |
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| August 11 | Separate feeds for music and podcasts | Coming soon | Android & iOS |
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Anurag Chawake
My fascination with technology and computers goes back to the days of Windows XP. Since then, I have been tinkering with OS, mobile phones, and other things. When I am not working on anything, you will find me enjoying video games on some Discord server.