Podcast episodes start over from the beginning on Android

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1. investigating Nov 09, 2025, 09:11 AM UTC

   Thanks for the info, @Eevee13 ! Just to confirm, does this occur only when the playback is started from the podcast itself, or have you noticed it in your personal playlists / Your Episodes / New Episodes too? Also, is it with video podcasts or with all in general? If this happens over Wi-Fi, it's worth testing if using mobile data instead makes any difference. Let us know how it goes 👍

2. investigating Nov 10, 2025, 10:50 AM UTC

   Thanks for the details, everyone! Our tech folks will investigate further. We'll keep you posted here as soon as we have any news to share, stay tuned 👍 .

3. investigating Nov 16, 2025, 03:16 PM UTC

   We’ve received reports that podcast episodes lose their listening progress and are starting over from the beginning. This is happening only on Android, when the following criteria are met: the episode is started from a playlist - be it a personal one or Your Episodes; the small white "Play" button on the right is used. When tapping on the episode title and using the big green "Play" button instead, the app remembers the progress and episodes continue as normal. White "Play" button

4. investigating Nov 16, 2025, 03:23 PM UTC

   Hi there, Our tech folks are currently looking into this. If you're experiencing this issue, make sure to give it a like 👍 and share the following info (if you haven't already): your device's make, model and version of Android; the exact version of Spotify you're running. Thanks! We'll keep everyone posted here as soon as we have any updates, so Subscribe to the thread from the three dots menu in the top right corner to stay tuned. Cheers 🤘

5. investigating Nov 19, 2025, 10:57 AM UTC

   Hi everyone, Our tech folks have identified the issue and will release a fix in an upcoming version of the app. As always, we'll keep you posted here as soon as we have any additional updates, stay tuned! Cheers 🤘

6. resolved Dec 02, 2025, 02:25 PM UTC

   Hey folks, We're happy to announce that this should now be fixed for everyone - just make sure you're running the latest version of Spotify available! If you're still having trouble, it's worth logging out and signing back in to your account to force a resync or performing a clean reinstall of the app to get rid of any potentially corrupted cache. Should you need assistance with anything else, you can post a new thread in the relevant Help board here . Cheers 🤘

7. resolved Mar 31, 2026, 02:38 PM UTC

   Status changed to: Fixed