Discontinuation Notice: We will no longer be updating this tracker with recent data.
On this page, we are tracking Spotify for existing bugs & issues as well as new features that are being added to the service. We understand that it’s humungous task to keep all this info always updated on a single page like this, that’s why we want to make it clear that this tracker is our best effort at the moment. Of course, we are continously making improvements to this tracker page, and if any of you has any feedback for us to further improve this page, then you are most welcome to share it in the comments section at the bottom of this page.
For now, this tracker is broadly divided into two sections:
- Bugs, issues, and problems section
- New features section
While we cannot accomodate all the details in these sections as we’ve tried to maintain them in an easily accessible tabular format, we do have a few useful resources for you in case you want to know more about a particular bug/issue/problem or new feature.
Following is the list:
- Spotify Newsroom (official)
- Spotify CEO on Twitter
- Official Spotify Twitter
- Spotify support on Twitter
- Official Spotify help community
- Spotify subreddit
- PiunikaWeb’s Spotify coverage
Spotify bugs, issues, and problems
The following table is being constantly updated to reflect relevant and latest information on bugs and issues plaguing the Spotity service.
Affected Platform | Bug/Issue description | Current Status | Workarounds |
All | Liked songs not syncing between mobile and desktop | Acknowledged | |
Speaker System | Unable to connect to NUVO audio systems | Fixed | Available |
Amazon Echo | Music cuts out or stops briefly | Acknowledged | |
All | Downloaded songs not playing when offline | Unacknowledged | |
Google Assistant | Unable to play specific songs | Acknowledged | Available |
Apple Watch | Unable to download music for offline listening | Fix delayed indefinitely | Available |
Desktop app | Sonos speakers not appearing | Acknowledged | |
Desktop app | Podcast appear in alphabetical order | Escalated | |
All | Queue changes after switching device with Spotify Connect | Under investigation | |
iOS | Music stops playing when adding songs with add button | Under investigation | |
TV | Poor podcast video quality | Under investigation | |
All | “There was a problem” error when joining Premium Duo | Under investigation | |
Mobile app | Recently Played songs not updating | Under investigation | |
All | Three months Premium offer activates only for one month | Fixed | |
Android | Now Playing progress bar missing | Acknowledged | Available |
All | ‘Get the best experience on Android 12… Allow Bluetooth’ persistent pop-up | Under investigation | |
All | Can’t find Jimin’s Spotify profile | Unacknowledged | |
All | ‘Discover Weekly’ not playing or loading | Fixed | |
iOS | Blue box/border around lyrics section | Fixed | |
iOS | App crashing when streaming video podcasts | Re-surfaced | |
iOS | App not showing up on BMW ConnectedDrive menu | Fixed | |
Android | Unable to play music | Acknowledged | Available |
Android | Playlists appearing empty | Acknowledged | Available |
Android | Spotify app crashing on Vivo devices | Fixed | Available |
All | Discover Weekly has same songs as last week | Acknowledged | |
Windows | App crashing on login screen, when changing songs or during playback | Acknowledged | |
iOS | Unable to select song in Radio Playlist | Under investigation | |
iOS | Download audio quality options missing | Allegedly fixed | |
iOS | Getting error when opening Podcast Charts | Investigating | |
Alexa | Unable to play songs | Investigating | |
Android & iOS | App not loading or stuck on black loading screen | Investigating | |
Desktop | Progress bar stutters or freezes | Fixed | |
iOS | Home page not loading in offline mode | Fixed | |
All | ‘Liked Songs’ playlist empty or disappeared | Investigating | |
Desktop | Scrolling up while dragging a song on playlists functionality not working | Fixed | |
Android | Playback stops unexpectedly | Investigating | |
Spotify mobile app | Spotify Radio playing only 1-3 songs | Fixed | |
Android | Spotify mini player album cover not showing | Unacknowledged | |
Desktop app & Web player | Lyrics function not showing or working | Unacknowledged | |
Desktop app & Web player | Artist pages not loading | Fixed | |
Android | Android 13 (API 33) media player support not available | Rolling out | |
Mobile/Desktop app/Web player | Podcasts not working or playing | Investigating | |
Apple Watch (WatchOS 9) | Streaming suddenly stopping | Investigating (workaround) | Available |
Desktop app & Web player | Getting error while typing in playlist’s search bar | Investigating | |
Desktop app | Spotify Connect not working | Resurfaced; acknowledged | Available |
Android & iOS | Users not liking new home page UI | Acknowledged | |
All | Unable to play new Podcasts | Investigating | |
Android | Blend story not responsive | Investigating | |
Android | Albums not loading | Investigating | |
Android | Liked songs not loading | Fix in works | |
Android | Shuffle play repeats certain songs | Fix in works | |
Android & iOS | Spotify Canvas disappeared or not showing | Unacknowledged | |
iOS | Podcast episode list scroll location resetting to top | Acknowledged | |
Desktop app | Artist name mentioned twice in recently played section | Escalated | |
iOS & Desktop app | Sorting issue | Fix in works | |
Playstation 5 | Volume output too low | Investigating | |
All | ‘First song you played this year’ pop-up not showing up for some | Unacknowledged | |
PlayStation 5 | Volume output is too low | Investigating | |
All | Users unable to accept subscription fee increase for Premium plan | Investigating | |
All | Spotify showing random album covers & missing the ‘song preview’ feature | Investigating | |
All | Users want Dream SMP (or DSMP) genre removed | Unacknowledged | |
All | Users unable to unhide songs from playlists | Unacknowledged | |
All | Local files not showing up | Unacknowledged | |
Desktop | Moving forward/backward on a song skips to the next one in the playlist | Acknowledged | Available |
All | ‘Device limit reached’ error message using only 1 device | Unacknowledged | |
Apple Watch Series 3 | App crashing or not working while opening | Unacknowledged | |
Xbox | App not working | Unacknowledged | |
All | Issue while playing tunes outside of ‘Liked songs’ or playlist on Desktop | Investigating | |
Desktop | ‘error-dialog.generic.body’ | Unacknowledged | |
All | Spotify Wrapped 2022 slideshow not working or missing | Unacknowledged | Available |
iOS | Sleep timer not working | Acknowledged | Available |
All | Spotify ads get louder as compared to the music volume | Unacknowledged | |
iOS | ‘Enhanced’ option not turning off | Unacknowledged | |
All | Spotify lyrics still missing, wrong or not in sync | Unacknowledged | |
All | Spotify queued tracks disappearing, screen going blank, and unresponsive play button | Investigating | |
All | Spotify mood playlist that shows genre, day & time of day missing | Intended | |
All | Spotify constantly showing Premium subscription pop-up even after cancelation | Intended | |
All | Spotify queue repeating the same songs | Unacknowledged | Available |
Apple CarPlay | ‘Spotify is offline’ error in Home tab | Investigating | Available |
All | First song is repeating in playlist | Unacknowledged | |
All | Friend Activity tab missing | Unacknowledged | |
All | Unable to turn off ‘Smart Shuffle’ | Unacknowledged | Available |
All | Songs repeating in queue even with ‘Shuffle’ turned on | Investigating | Available |
All | Genre filters broken | Acknowledged | Available |
All | App automatically skipping songs | Unacknowledged | |
All | Premium users getting pop up ads or recommendations in app | Unacknowledged | |
All | VIBE by Taeyang (ft. Jimin) song not yet available in some countries | Unacknowledged | |
All | Getting errors when connecting Spotify account to Facebook | Unacknowledged | |
Android TV & Google TV | Display or UI zoomed in | Investigating | Available |
Android & iOS | Share option not working | Fixed | |
Android & iOS | Album cover not showing up for shared tracks | Investigating | |
Android & iOS | Cover art on Local files not showing | Available | |
All | ‘Enhanced’ playlist not playing or throwing error | Fixed | Available |
All | Changing the ‘heart button’ to the ‘plus sign’ causing divided reactions | Acknowledged | |
All | Sleep timer unavailable when casting | Unacknowledged | |
Android | Moon icon placement in center gets criticized | Unacknowledged | |
All | ‘Payment failed’ error despite successful payment | Investigating | |
All | Integration with Google Clock alarm not working | Investigating | Available |
All | Personalized playlist covers not loading | Escalated for investigation | |
All | Unable to access new AI DJ | Rolling out | |
iOS | DJ Button missing from Now Playing view | Fixed | Available |
All | ‘Enhanced’ button removed and replaced with Smart shuffle | Intended | |
iOS | App loads slowly or goes unresponsive | Investigating | |
All | Spotify to restore green hearts icon | Acknowledged | |
All | ‘New episodes’ tab removed from Podcasts page | Intended | |
All | Autoplay feed on new homepage UI criticized | Intended | Available |
iPhone and Mac | Autoplay and skip button functionality broken | Unacknowledged | |
All | Can’t cancel subscription on Account page | Investigating | |
iOS | Users unable to play songs in the playlist from search | Investigating | Available |
iOS | Users unable to play selected podcast episode from Search | Investigating | Available |
Android, Linux, macOS, Windows | Support for old app versions discontinued | Intended | Workarounds |
All | Volume randomly setting to Max on Alexa-powered speakers | Acknowledged | |
PC | Discord Spotify status not working or displaying | Fixed | |
All | Cancel subscription button not working | Investigating | |
Google Nest Hub | Artist name, track & album cover details missing when casting to speaker group | Unacknowledged | |
Desktop app | New ‘Now Playing View’ sidebar gets criticized | Unacknowledged | Available |
Android app | Shared lyrics’ showing massive space or gap between lines on Android | Unacknowledged | |
All | Spotify users unable to join or accept family plan invites | Unacknowledged | |
Android app | Spotify crashing after latest update | Unacknowledged | Available |
All | Spotify Premium Student accounts showing as free in app and web player | Acknowledged | |
Desktop | Spotify desktop app ‘Back button’ restarting playlist (not remembering position) | Acknowledged | |
All | Music pauses or stops playing after an ad | Acknowledged | |
All | App crashing when playing songs from liked playlist | Acknowledged | |
All | Spotify ‘Recently Played’ section missing or disappeared from home screen | Acknowledged | |
All | Spotify ‘Lyrics’ allegedly a Premium feature now | Unacknowledged | |
Desktop | Spotify lyrics aligned to the left | Acknowledged | |
iOS | Unable to add songs to playlists | Acknowledged | Available |
All | Spotify ‘add to queue’ option for playlists missing | Acknowledged | |
All | Spotify faces backlash for locking basic features behind Premium subscription | Unacknowledged | |
All | Spotify users cannot move playlists within folders | Acknowledged | |
All | Play count not saperated by comma | Investigating | |
iOS | Playlist creators not showing on iOS app after latest update | Investigating | |
macOS | Desktop app crashing or Home page not loading | Fixed | |
iOS | iOS app crashing or stopping media playback | Investigating | |
iOS | Spotify app widget turning black on iOS | Intended | |
Android app | Stuttering audio or no sound at all in Spotify | Unacknowledged |
Spotify New Features
Description of new feature | Status | Supported devices |
Spotify Pet Playlist | Rolling out | All |
Community tab to check friends’ activity | Under development | All |
Spotify Supergrouper playlist feature | Rolling out | All |
Spotify Friends Mix | Rolling out | iOS & Desktop |
Individual buttons for Shuffle and Play for Premium users | Rolling out | iOS & Android |
Separate feeds for music and podcasts | Coming soon | Android & iOS |
In-app audio reactions that can be published as podcasts | Coming soon | All |
Spotify HiFi streaming | Coming soon | All |
Support for Amazon’s latest TVs | Rolling out | All |
Music playlists for Delta | Rolling out | All |
Spotify app revamp | Rolling out | Apple Watch |
User Choice Billing | Rolling out | All |
Toggle to disable or hide Podcasts from home page | Internal review | All |
Native support for Apple HomePod | Requested (1,2,3,4) | Apple HomePod |
Demand for Spotify ‘Karaoke mode’ escalates | Requested | All |
Rewards Program | Rolling out | All |
New Year’s Hub | Rolling out | All |
Spotify Connect devices will show in output switcher of Android 13’s media player | Confirmed | Android |
‘Media tap to transfer’ feature | Coming soon | Android |
Changing the heart button to a plus | Coming soon | All |
GLOW Equity Program for LGBTQIA+ creators | Available | All |
Advanced playlist-creation options within the assembly itself | Coming soon | All |
New Spotify widget for Windows 11 | Coming soon | PC |
Exclude from your taste profile | Rolling out | All |
AI feature called ‘DJ’ | Coming soon | All |
Spotify mobile app unable to add local or offline files to playlist | Coming Soon | All |
AI DJ bot not remembering genre/mood preferences | Unacknowleged | All |
Broadcast-to-podcast | Released | All |
Your Offline Mix | Coming soon | All |
AI DJ for Tesla | Requested | All |
New Android widget pairs ‘now playing’ with ‘recommendations’ | Released | All |
Share songs as an audio surprise | Under testing | All |
Daylist | Rolling out | All |
Showcase | Rolling out | All |
Spotify Jams | Rolling out | All |
AI Voice Translation for Podcasters | Rolling out | All |
New Supremium subscritpion tier with 24-Bit Lossless Audio | Coming soon | All |
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