Spotify playlists have disappeared for many users
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Many Spotify users complain about their playlists disappearing. They also can’t see playlists on their friends’ profiles. Spotify has acknowledged that this is a bug and its technical team is looking into it. Despite recent price hikes and the lack of lossless audio music, Spotify remains the primary music […]
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TL;DR
- Many Spotify users complain about their playlists disappearing. They also can’t see playlists on their friends’ profiles.
- Spotify has acknowledged that this is a bug and its technical team is looking into it.
Despite recent price hikes and the lack of lossless audio music, Spotify remains the primary music streaming app for many users. Spotify’s excellent cross-device functionality is one of the reasons why many people, including myself, prefer it over YouTube Music. But if you recently opened Spotify and found that all your playlists are gone, don’t panic, because this is indeed a bug and not a feature.
We see several user reports complaining that their playlists have disappeared. These reports usually come from desktop and web browser users.
My team and I are not affected, but there are enough reports that this is considered a currently widespread bug.
Spotify has recognized the problem, mentioning that some users cannot see playlists published on their profiles and on the profiles of other users. This could prevent them from browsing their playlists or creating new ones. Their technical team is studying the issue.
We were unable to find any real fixes or workarounds for the issue. You should be able to access the rest of Spotify’s features without hindrance, aside from playlists. However, playlists are a big part of the community behind Spotify, and their absence would definitely impact Spotify fans.
We will update this article once Spotify announces and rolls out a confirmed fix for the playlist issue.
