Spotify acknowledges issue with 'Now Playing' bar; says only Android users are affected

Over past few days, reports about Spotify 'w Playing bar' being missing have surfaced on multiple social media platforms including Twitter and Reddit. w Playing is a feature that allows users to keep track of songs y are playing. feature also contains several playback controls like play, pause, skip and ors. However, unavailability of w Playing bar on Spotify is causing trouble for users. 

issue seems to be affecting Android users after latest update arrived. Users report that w Playing bar disappears while playing music on ir smartphone and hence, y are t able to access controls like skip, restart or stop. Additionally, some users have also reported an issue with playback wherein application stops randomly. Furr, Spotify for Android seems to be forgetting users' playback history and opens to home tab instead of last playing tab. 

Android Spotify users are facing multiple problems

While w Playing bar and playback issues appear to be widespread, some users also report a weird condition when connected with a car's Bluetooth system. Apparently, after turning off Bluetooth system in a car, Spotify app keeps playing song on smartphone itself. All se issues combined can make it very difficult for a user to operate application. 

As far as platform is concerned, Spotify has ackwledged issues and says that it is affecting Android users on Samsung smartphones. However, Spotify has t released a timeline for fix and users still don't kw what y have to do in order to fix application. While restarting Spotify can be a temporary solution, users might still end up facing issues sooner or later, until a fix is in place. 

Till n, users can try general fixes given on Spotify Support website which include restarting app, logging out and in again, updating application, closing or applications that are t being used, and reinstalling app. However, platform should release a fix soon as multiple Android users are facing problem with application that y use on a daily basis. Stay tuned for more Spotify updates and or tech news.