A Spotify outage kept some users from streaming their music Tuesday. Users reported problems accessing the streaming service Tuesday morning, with nearly 20,000 issues reported to Downdetector as of 10:30 a.m. ET.
Spotify reported in a post on its Spotify Status X account that it is aware of concerns: “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!”
Around 3 p.m., the company reported that “Everything’s looking much better now.”
Spotify gave the all clear on X around 3 p.m.
Downdetector reports dropped from more than 15,000 at 12:12 p.m. ET to about 1,000 around 1 p.m., showing that most of the issues appear to be resolved.
Some commenters said they were still having issues downloading podcasts.
The latest update on Downdetector shows outage reports down slightly, but still above 17,000. That’s a big number, and the sign of a significant outage. The map showing user reports across the US looks pretty widespread, with significant reports in cities from coast to coast.
Downdetector/Screenshot by CNETNordVPN, which also tracks site outages across the internet, also shows a significant number of Spotify problems, starting before 10 a.m. ET.
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