Tracker Guide
(Among the following, click on the section of interest to go to it)
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
April 18 All Liked songs not syncing between mobile and desktop Acknowledged
September 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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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
January 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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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
December 16 Android Now Playing progress bar missing Acknowledged Available
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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
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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
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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
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
March 13, 2023 Android & iOS App not loading or stuck on black loading screen Investigating
September 22 Desktop Progress bar stutters or freezes Fixed
September 17 iOS Home page not loading in offline mode Fixed
July 18 All ‘Liked Songs’ playlist empty or disappeared Investigating
September 30 Desktop Scrolling up while dragging a song on playlists functionality not working Fixed
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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)
January 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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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
December 16 Android Android 13 (API 33) media player support not available Rolling out
September 2 Mobile/Desktop app/Web player Podcasts not working or playing Investigating
September 13 Apple Watch (WatchOS 9) Streaming suddenly stopping Investigating (workaround)
September 15 Desktop app & Web player Getting error while typing in playlist’s search bar Investigating
March 22 Desktop app Spotify Connect not working Resurfaced; acknowledged Available
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
February 24, 2023 Android & iOS Users not liking new home page UI Acknowledged
October 6 All Unable to play new Podcasts Investigating
October 7 Android Blend story not responsive Investigating
October 10 Android Albums not loading Investigating
October 13 Android Liked songs not loading Fix in works
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
October 13 Android Shuffle play repeats certain songs Fix in works
February 24, 2023 Android & iOS Spotify Canvas disappeared or not showing Unacknowledged
October 17 iOS Podcast episode list scroll location resetting to top Acknowledged
October 24 Desktop app Artist name mentioned twice in recently played section Escalated
October 26 iOS & Desktop app Sorting issue Fix in works
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
October 28 Playstation 5 Volume output too low Investigating
October 31 All ‘First song you played this year’ pop-up not showing up for some Unacknowledged
November 1 PlayStation 5 Volume output is too low Investigating
November 2 All Users unable to accept subscription fee increase for Premium plan Investigating
November 14 All Spotify showing random album covers & missing the ‘song preview’ feature Investigating
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
November 17 All Users want Dream SMP (or DSMP) genre removed Unacknowledged
November 17 All Users unable to unhide songs from playlists Unacknowledged (1,2,3)
November 18 All Local files not showing up Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3)
November 29 Desktop Moving forward/backward on a song skips to the next one in the playlist Acknowledged (1,2,3) Available (1,2)
November 23 All ‘Device limit reached’ error message using only 1 device Unacknowledged (1, 2)
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
November 25 Apple Watch Series 3 App crashing or not working while opening Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4)
November 28 Xbox App not working Unacknowledged (1,2,3)
November 28 All Issue while playing tunes outside of ‘Liked songs’ or playlist on Desktop Investigating
November 30 Desktop ‘error-dialog.generic.body’ Unacknowledged (1,2,3)
December 1 All Spotify Wrapped 2022 slideshow not working or missing Unacknowledged Available
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
December 01 iOS Sleep timer not working Acknowledged Available
December 07 All Spotify ads get louder as compared to the music volume Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4,5)
December 08 iOS ‘Enhanced’ option not turning off Unacknowledged (1,2,3)
December 12 All Spotify lyrics still missing, wrong or not in sync Unacknowledged
December 19 All Spotify queued tracks disappearing, screen going blank, and unresponsive play button Investigating
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
December 20 All Spotify mood playlist that shows genre, day & time of day missing Intended
December 21 All Spotify constantly showing Premium subscription pop-up even after cancelation Intended
December 21 All Spotify queue repeating the same songs Unacknowledged (1,2,3) Available
December 22 Apple CarPlay ‘Spotify is offline’ error in Home tab Investigating Available
December 27 All First song is repeating in playlist Unacknowledged (1,2)
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
December 29 All Friend Activity tab missing Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4)
January 3, 2023 All Unable to turn off ‘Smart Shuffle’ Unacknowledged Available
January 5, 2023 All Songs repeating in queue even with ‘Shuffle’ turned on Investigating Available
January 6, 2023 All Genre filters broken Acknowledged Available
January 9, 2023 All App automatically skipping songs Unacknowledged (1,2,3,4)
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
January 13, 2023 All Premium users getting pop up ads or recommendations in app Unacknowledged
January 16, 2023 All VIBE by Taeyang (ft. Jimin) song not yet available in some countries Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3)
January 16, 2023 All Getting errors when connecting Spotify account to Facebook Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3)
January 18, 2023 Android TV & Google TV Display or UI zoomed in Investigating Available
January 18, 2023 Android & iOS Share option not working Fixed
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
January 19, 2023 Android & iOS Album cover not showing up for shared tracks Investigating
January 19, 2023 Android & iOS Cover art on Local files not showing Unacknowledged (Workaround)
January 26, 2023 All ‘Enhanced’ playlist not playing or throwing error Fixed Available
March 21, 2023 All Changing the ‘heart button’ to the ‘plus sign’ causing divided reactions Acknowledged
January 27, 2023 All Sleep timer unavailable when casting Unacknowledged
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
January 27, 2023 Android Moon icon placement in center gets criticized Unacknowledged
February 9, 2023 All ‘Payment failed’ error despite successful payment Investigating
February 17, 2023 All Integration with Google Clock alarm not working Investigating Available
February 22, 2023 All Personalized playlist covers not loading Escalated for investigation
February 28, 2023 All Unable to access new AI DJ Rolling out
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
March 9, 2023 iOS DJ Button missing from Now Playing view Fixed Available
March 10, 2023 All ‘Enhanced’ button removed and replaced with Smart shuffle Intended
March 16, 2023 iOS App loads slowly or goes unresponsive Investigating
March 16, 2023 All Spotify to restore green hearts icon Acknowledged
March 17, 2023 All ‘New episodes’ tab removed from Podcasts page Intended
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updated on		 Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
March 30, 2023 All Autoplay feed on new homepage UI criticized Intended Available
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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
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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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updated on		 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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updated on		 Description of new feature Status Supported devices
December 14 Rewards Program Rolling out All
December 30 New Year’s Hub Rolling out All
January 6, 2023 Spotify Connect devices will show in output switcher of Android 13’s media player Confirmed Android
January 6, 2023 ‘Media tap to transfer’ feature Coming soon Android
January 18, 2023 Changing the heart button to a plus Coming soon All
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updated on		 Description of new feature Status Supported devices
January 25, 2023 GLOW Equity Program for LGBTQIA+ creators Available All
January 30, 2023 Advanced playlist-creation options within the assembly itself Coming soon All
February 02, 2023 New Spotify widget for Windows 11 Coming soon PC
February 09, 2023 Exclude from your taste profile Rolling out All
February 23, 2023 AI feature called ‘DJ’ Coming soon All
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updated on		 Description of new feature Status Supported devices
March 16, 2023 Spotify mobile app unable to add local or offline files to playlist Coming Soon All
March 28, 2023 AI DJ bot not remembering genre/mood preferences Unacknowleged All

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