Spotify Outage History

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Spotify had 101 outages in the last 2 years totaling 4631h 36m of downtime — averaging 4.2 incidents per month.

There were 101 Spotify outages since November 13, 2024 totaling 4631h 36m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://community.spotify.com/forum/en/categories/ongoing-issues

Major October 13, 2026

Lossless playback causes the app to crash

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 13, 2026, 08:40 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Duration
3h 43m
Affected: Service
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 13, 2026, 08:17 AM UTC

    Hey folks, Thank you for the detailed information. This is currently being looked into. We'll keep you posted here as soon as we have any updates. Cheers!

  2. investigating Oct 13, 2026, 08:40 AM UTC

    We've received reports that the app frequently crashes during playback when the audio quality is set to "Lossless". This occurs mainly on desktop.

  3. investigating Oct 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

    Hey folks, The relevant team has made some changes backstage. Would you mind performing a clean reinstall of the app to see if everything looks good on your end now? Let us know how it goes.

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Major September 16, 2026

Block/ Unblock and Follow/ Unfollow not functioning properly

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 16, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 18, 2026, 07:02 AM UTC
Duration
1d 18h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Sep 16, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

    Hey folks! We've been receiving reports that some of you are getting a "Something went wrong. Please try again later" error when trying to block/unblock another user. You may also see yourselves unable to follow/ unfollow accounts. This is being looked into and we'll keep you posted.

  2. resolved Sep 18, 2026, 07:02 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major September 2, 2026

Blank Now Playing view on iPad

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 02, 2026, 06:51 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 10, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC
Duration
8d 6h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Sep 02, 2026, 06:51 AM UTC

    We’ve received reports from iPad users where the Now Playing view is completely black and doesn’t show anything when switching from another app to Spotify.

  2. resolved Sep 10, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Critical August 24, 2026

Downtime August 24, 2026: Playback for audiobooks not working properly

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 24, 2026, 04:43 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 24, 2026, 06:42 PM UTC
Duration
1h 58m
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 24, 2026, 04:43 PM UTC

    Hey folks, We're getting some reports mentioning that the playback for audiobooks is not working properly at the moment. The relevant teams are already aware of the situation and working on a fix. Any relevant updates will be posted here. Stay tuned.

  2. resolved Aug 24, 2026, 06:42 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Critical August 12, 2026

Downtime August 12th, 2026: Paid for Premium but Account Still Showing as Free

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 12, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 12, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC
Duration
6h 18m
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 12, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

    We're seeing reports from users who have successfully paid for Premium but are still seeing their accounts on the free plan

  2. resolved Aug 12, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major August 9, 2026

Playback Pauses around 3-Minute Mark on mobile

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 09, 2026, 09:51 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 13, 2026, 02:35 PM UTC
Duration
4d 4h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 09, 2026, 09:51 AM UTC

    We've received reports that playback stops on its own around 3-3.5 minutes into a song. This is happening on Android and iOS, both when playing directly on the devices or via Connect.

  2. resolved Aug 13, 2026, 02:35 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major July 27, 2026

Issues accepting invites for Duo/Family plans

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 27, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 27, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC
Duration
56m
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 27, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC

    We received multiple reports from Duo/Family plan owners and users, stating that they are unable to access the Premium Plan page and send the invitation link, or accept the invitations. An error message "This page is out of tune" appears.

  2. resolved Jul 27, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major July 27, 2026

Different error messages on web player and desktop app

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 27, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 29, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC
Duration
1d 11h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 27, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

    We're receiving reports from many users getting the "Can't play this right now" error and also users haven't been able to log in on the web player and desktop app. Songs will sometimes skip without playing or a red banner with an error message appears when trying to log in. This is being investigated.

  2. resolved Jul 29, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Critical July 27, 2026

Downtime July 27th, 2026: Services down in Asia region

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 27, 2026, 09:53 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 27, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC
Duration
2h 28m
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 27, 2026, 09:53 AM UTC

    We've received reports that the Web Player and desktop app among other web pages aren't loading and are returning a "Something went wrong"/"Page not available error". This affects users in the Asia region.

  2. resolved Jul 27, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major July 24, 2026

Equalizer reduces app volume on iOS

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 06, 2026, 03:31 AM UTC
Duration
43d 15h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 24, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC

    Hey folks! Some of you may be experiencing the app volume decreasing when you enable the Equalizer. This is on our radar and it's being looked into.

  2. resolved Sep 06, 2026, 03:31 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major July 22, 2026

Spotify doesn’t load past the logo screen on iPad

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 22, 2026, 06:57 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 30, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC
Duration
8d 6h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 22, 2026, 06:57 AM UTC

    We've received reports that iPad users are unable to get past the Spotify logo when launching the app.

  2. resolved Jul 30, 2026, 01:24 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Critical July 14, 2026

Downtime July 14th, 2026: Issues with the Spotify app

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 14, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 14, 2026, 02:37 PM UTC
Duration
2h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 14, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC

    We're seeing issues with multiple Spotify services right now. Some appear to be intermittent.

  2. resolved Jul 14, 2026, 02:37 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major July 13, 2026

Equalizer not working on iOS

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 13, 2026, 08:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 15, 2026, 05:54 AM UTC
Duration
1d 21h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 13, 2026, 08:09 AM UTC

    Hi folks, We’ve received some reports from users on iOS devices indicating that the equalizer isn’t working. There seems to be no sound difference even when adjusting the Equalizer on mobile, but it works on different devices (e.g. desktop).

  2. resolved Jul 15, 2026, 05:54 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Critical July 7, 2026

Downtime 7th July: Issues logging in to account page/artist page on web

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 07, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 08, 2026, 08:46 AM UTC
Duration
20h 18m
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 07, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

    We're seeing reports from users and artists who are having issues when logging in on accounts.spotify.com and artists.spotify.com . Some are seeing the message "upstream connect error" or "disconnect/reset before headers".

  2. resolved Jul 08, 2026, 08:46 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major July 5, 2026

App crashing upon launch on Android

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 05, 2026, 07:53 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 06, 2026, 06:40 AM UTC
Duration
31d 22h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 05, 2026, 07:53 AM UTC

    We've received reports that the mobile app crashes upon launch on Android devices. Everything seems to be working normally on the web player and when using a different device (e.g. different phone, desktop).

  2. resolved Aug 06, 2026, 06:40 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major June 19, 2026

Issues with Spotify services (login, subscription status, etc.)

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 19, 2026, 01:11 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 21, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC
Duration
2d 2h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 19, 2026, 01:11 PM UTC

    Hey folks! We're currently looking into an issue that is affecting some of our services and you may have noticed some things looking out of order on your accounts. In case you're experiencing login issues, odd changes to your subscription status, you're having troubles with account deletion or other services, this is likely related to the current situation.

  2. resolved Jun 19, 2026, 02:20 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Critical June 16, 2026

Downtime June 16th: Spotify not loading or showing error messages

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 16, 2026, 02:55 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 23, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC
Duration
7d
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 16, 2026, 02:55 PM UTC

    Hey folks, We're receiving reports where the app is showing different errors (103, something went wrong) mostly on the desktop but other clients seem to be affected as well. The relevant teams are aware of this situation and working on a fix. Stay tuned.

  2. resolved Jun 16, 2026, 03:32 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major June 11, 2026

Spotify not playing on Android devices

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 11, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 18, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC
Duration
7d
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 11, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

    We’ve been receiving reports from Android users on 9.1.56.571 who say that the Spotify mobile app won't play on their devices. The Play button only appears as loading or just doesn't play, while there is no error message. The progress bar doesn't move, but the green animation bars next to the track name are moving as if it's playing. There is no sound coming out as well.

  2. resolved Jun 12, 2026, 06:21 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major June 7, 2026

[Desktop] Home page not loading

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 07, 2026, 07:13 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 11, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC
Duration
4d 7h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jun 07, 2026, 07:13 AM UTC

    We've received reports that the Home page on the desktop app and Web Player doesn't load and instead displays the following error: "Something went wrong. Search for something else?" This seems to occur only with the " All " section of the Home page - switching to "Music" or “Podcast” for example works properly.

  2. investigating Jun 07, 2026, 07:17 AM UTC

    Hey there, The relevant team is currently looking into this. If you're experiencing this issue, make sure to add your vote and Subscribe to the thread from the three-dot menu above to stay tuned. We'll keep you posted here as soon as we have any updates 👍

  3. resolved Jun 11, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

  4. resolved Jun 11, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC

    Hey folks, Thanks for your patience while we looked into this issue. We believe this should now be fixed for everyone. In case you're still having trouble, try the following troubleshooting: restart the app and/or your device try logging out and signing back in perform a clean reinstall of the app Should you need assistance with anything else, you can post a new thread in the relevant help board here . Take care.

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Major May 28, 2026

Autoplay/ Radio not working properly

Detected by Pingoru
May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 04, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC
Duration
7d
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

    Hey folks! You may have noticed that the Autoplay feature doesn't queue up further songs from the playlist/ album you have started the playback from. This is being looked into; we'll keep you posted.

  2. resolved May 28, 2026, 01:40 PM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major May 28, 2026

[Android] Playlists not loading

Detected by Pingoru
May 28, 2026, 06:41 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 04, 2026, 06:41 AM UTC
Duration
7d
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 28, 2026, 06:41 AM UTC

    We're seeing reports from users that self-created playlists (including Liked Songs) won’t load on Android devices. This mostly seems to be happening to Samsung devices, both on mobile and tablet.

  2. resolved Jun 09, 2026, 08:38 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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Major May 23, 2026

Unable to remove local files from Liked songs

Detected by Pingoru
May 23, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 03, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC
Duration
40d 11h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 23, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC

    We’ve heard from some users that Local files in the Liked Songs playlist can’t be removed and appear greyed out.

  2. resolved Jul 03, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Not Right Now

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Major May 18, 2026

CarPlay shows the previous track's album artwork

Detected by Pingoru
May 18, 2026, 07:56 AM UTC
Resolved
May 26, 2026, 06:05 AM UTC
Duration
7d 22h
Affected: Service
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 18, 2026, 07:56 AM UTC

    We've received reports that after the CarPlay display shows the previous track’s album cover instead of the current one.

  2. resolved Jun 09, 2026, 07:54 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

  3. resolved Jun 09, 2026, 07:54 AM UTC

    Hey folks, Thank you for your patience while we investigated this issue. We believe this should now be resolved for everyone - just make sure you're running the latest version of Spotify available. In case you're still having trouble or you need assistance with anything else, you can post a new thread in the relevant help board here . Take care.

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Major May 16, 2026

Saved tracks not showing up on DJ platforms

Detected by Pingoru
May 16, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC
Resolved
May 23, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC
Duration
7d
Affected: Service
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 16, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC

    We've received reports that saved tracks on users' playlists in DJ platforms or software like Serato and Rekordbox fail to load or are missing.

  2. resolved May 29, 2026, 08:38 AM UTC

    Status changed to: Fixed

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