Spotify bugs, issues & new features tracker (cont. updated)
(Among the following, click on the section of interest to go to it) |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| April 18 | All | Liked songs not syncing between mobile and desktop | Acknowledged | |
| Sept. 14 | Speaker System | Unable to connect to NUVO audio systems | Fixed | 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 |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 26, 2023 | Apple Watch | Unable to download music for offline listening | Fix delayed indefinitely | 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 |
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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 | |
| December 16 | Android | Now Playing progress bar missing | Acknowledged | Available |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| July 21 | Android | App not loading or stuck on black loading screen | Fixed | |
| Sept. 22 | Desktop | Progress bar stutters or freezes | Fixed | |
| Sept. 17 | iOS | Home page not loading in offline mode | Fixed | |
| July 18 | All | ‘Liked Songs’ playlist empty or disappeared | Investigating | |
| Sept. 30 | Desktop | Scrolling up while dragging a song on playlists functionality not working | Fixed |
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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) | |
| Jan. 17, 2023 | Desktop app & Web player | Lyrics function not showing or working | Unacknowledged | |
| November 10 | Desktop app & Web player | Artist pages not loading | Fixed |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Dece | Android | Android 13 (API 33) media player support not available | Rolling out | |
| Sept. 2 | Mobile/Desktop app/Web player | Podcasts not working or playing | Investigating | |
| Sept. 13 | Apple Watch (WatchOS 9) | Streaming suddenly stopping | Investigating (workaround) | |
| Sept. 15 | Desktop app & Web player | Getting error while typing in playlist’s search bar | Investigating | |
| Sept. 26 | Desktop app | Spotify Connect not working | Fixed |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Nov. 16 | Android & iOS | Users not liking new home page UI | Implemented | |
| Oct. 6 | All | Unable to play new Podcasts | Investigating | |
| Oct. 7 | Android | Blend story not responsive | Investigating | |
| Oct. 10 | Android | Albums not loading | Investigating | |
| Oct. 13 | Android | Liked songs not loading | Fix in works |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Oct. 13 | Android | Shuffle play repeats certain songs | Fix in works | |
| Oct. 13 | Android & iOS | Spotify Canvas disappeared or not showing | Unacknowledged | |
| Oct. 17 | iOS | Podcast episode list scroll location resetting to top | Acknowledged | |
| Oct. 24 | Desktop app | Artist name mentioned twice in recently played section | Escalated | |
| Oct. 26 | iOS & Desktop app | Sorting issue | Fix in works |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Oct. 28 | Playstation 5 | Volume output too low | Investigating | |
| Oct. 31 | All | ‘First song you played this year’ pop-up not showing up for some | Unacknowledged | |
| Nov. 1 | PlayStation 5 | Volume output is too low | Investigating | |
| Nov. 2 | All | Users unable to accept subscription fee increase for Premium plan | Investigating | |
| Nov. 14 | All | Spotify showing random album covers & missing the ‘song preview’ feature | Investigating |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Nov. 17 | All | Users want Dream SMP (or DSMP) genre removed | Unacknowledged | |
| Nov. 17 | All | Users unable to unhide songs from playlists | Unacknowledged (1,2,3) | |
| Nov. 18 | All | Local files not showing up | Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3) | |
| Nov. 29 | Desktop | Moving forward/backward on a song skips to the next one in the playlist | Acknowledged (1,2,3) | Available (1,2) |
| Nov. 23 | All | ‘Device limit reached’ error message using only 1 device | Unacknowledged (1, 2) |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Nov. 25 | Apple Watch Series 3 | App crashing or not working while opening | Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4) | |
| Nov. 28 | Xbox | App not working | Unacknowledged (1,2,3) | |
| Nov. 28 | All | Issue while playing tunes outside of ‘Liked songs’ or playlist on Desktop | Investigating | |
| Nov. 30 | Desktop | ‘error-dialog.generic.body’ | Unacknowledged (1,2,3) | |
| Dec. 1 | All | Spotify Wrapped 2022 slideshow not working or missing | Unacknowledged | Available |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Dec. 01 | iOS | Sleep timer not working | Acknowledged | Available |
| Dec. 07 | All | Spotify ads get louder as compared to the music volume | Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4,5) | |
| Dec. 08 | iOS | ‘Enhanced’ option not turning off | Unacknowledged (1,2,3) | |
| Dec. 12 | All | Spotify lyrics still missing, wrong or not in sync | Unacknowledged | |
| Dec. 19 | All | Spotify queued tracks disappearing, screen going blank, and unresponsive play button | Investigating |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Dec. 20 | All | Spotify mood playlist that shows genre, day & time of day missing | Intended | |
| Dec. 21 | All | Spotify constantly showing Premium subscription pop-up even after cancelation | Intended | |
| Dec. 21 | All | Spotify queue repeating the same songs | Unacknowledged (1,2,3) | Available |
| Dec. 22 | Apple CarPlay | ‘Spotify is offline’ error in Home tab | Investigating | Available |
| Dec. 27 | All | First song is repeating in playlist | Unacknowledged (1,2) |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Dec. 29 | All | Friend Activity tab missing | Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4) | |
| Jan. 3, 2023 | All | Unable to turn off ‘Smart Shuffle’ | Unacknowledged | Available |
| Jan. 5, 2023 | All | Songs repeating in queue even with ‘Shuffle’ turned on | Investigating | Available |
| Jan. 6, 2023 | All | Genre filters broken | Acknowledged | Available |
| Jan. 9, 2023 | All | App automatically skipping songs | Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4) |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 13, 2023 | All | Premium users getting pop up ads or recommendations in app | Unacknowledged | |
| Jan. 16, 2023 | All | VIBE by Taeyang (ft. Jimin) song not yet available in some countries | Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3) | |
| Jan. 16, 2023 | All | Getting errors when connecting Spotify account to Facebook | Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3) | |
| Jan. 18, 2023 | Android TV & Google TV | Display or UI zoomed in | Investigating | Available |
| Jan. 18, 2023 | Android & iOS | Share option not working | Fixed |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 19, 2023 | Android & iOS | Album cover not showing up for shared tracks | Investigating | |
| Jan. 19, 2023 | Android & iOS | Cover art on Local files not showing | Unacknowledged (Workaround) | |
| Jan. 26, 2023 | All | ‘Enhanced’ playlist not playing or throwing error | Fixed | Available |
| Jan. 27, 2023 | All | Changing the ‘heart button’ to the ‘plus sign’ causing divided reactions | Under A/B testing | |
| Jan. 27, 2023 | All | Sleep timer unavailable when casting | Unacknowledged |
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Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
| Jan. 27, 2023 | Android | Moon icon placement in center gets criticized | Unacknowledged |
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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 |
| August 17 | In-app audio reactions that can be published as podcasts | Coming soon | All |
| October 20 | Spotify HiFi streaming | Coming soon | All |
| November 10 | Support for Amazon’s latest TVs | Rolling out | All |
| November 10 | Music playlists for Delta | Rolling out | All |
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Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| November 10 | Spotify app revamp | Rolling out | Apple Watch |
| November 15 | User Choice Billing | Rolling out | All |
| November 22 | Toggle to disable or hide Podcasts from home page | Internal review | All |
| December 06 | Native support for Apple HomePod | Requested (1,2,3,4) | Apple HomePod |
| December 07 | Demand for Spotify ‘Karaoke mode’ escalates | Requested | All |
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Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| December 14 | Rewards Program | Rolling out | All |
| December 30 | New Year’s Hub | Rolling out | All |
| Jan. 6, 2023 | Spotify Connect devices will show in output switcher of Android 13’s media player | Confirmed | Android |
| Jan. 6, 2023 | ‘Media tap to transfer’ feature | Coming soon | Android |
| Jan. 18, 2023 | Changing the heart button to a plus | Coming soon | All |
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Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
| Jan. 25, 2023 | GLOW Equity Program for LGBTQIA+ creators | Available | All |
| Jan. 30, 2023 | Advanced playlist-creation options within the assembly itself | Coming soon | All |
| Feb. 02, 2023 | New Spotify widget for Windows 11 | Coming soon | PC |
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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.