Spotify Android app suffers widespread slowdown and crashes

Spotify has confirmed a performance problem affecting its Android application. Users report increasingly long loading times, UI freezes while browsing playlists and artists, and random interruptions of background playback. The issue appears on a range of devices, from mid‑range models such as the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE to recent flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and is not observed on iOS or desktop versions.

Spotify opened an official support thread to track the anomaly and is investigating its cause. Preliminary analysis points to inefficient RAM management and growing cache sizes as new features are added. Temporary work‑arounds that some users have found helpful include clearing the app cache, reinstalling the app, or performing a clean reinstall, though the problem tends to recur after several days of intensive use. No firm timeline for a permanent fix has been provided.