Spotify experienced a major incident on April 15, 2026 affecting Service, lasting 7d. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Service
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 15, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC
We've received reports from some users that there's stuttering and playback issues on desktop. Music plays for 8-9 seconds, and then the track skips with no sound. This seems to only affect the desktop app.
- resolved Apr 22, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC
Status changed to: Fixed