Recently, many Spotify users have reported music keeps pausing issues. According to the users, whenever they play a song on Spotify, the music pauses after a few seconds or minutes.
This little thing can upset many music lovers because it disrupts the music listening experience. If you’ve recently faced the same problem, here’s what you can do to fix it.
1. Check Your Internet
Spotify requires an active internet connection to function until you use the offline mode, which is available only to premium users. It’s possible that the connection to the server failed due to internet issues; hence, the music playback is paused.
You can try restarting the WiFi router or toggling the Airplane mode on/off to rule out internet connectivity issues. Once you’ve done this, visit fast.com and check whether the internet speed is appropriate.
2. Restart your phone
Restarting the Android or iPhone will possibly remove the bugs & glitches that may be conflicting with the Spotify services, leading to the problem.
Simply open your smartphone’s Power menu and select Restart. After the restart, check whether you still have the problem.
3. Check if Spotify is Down
Like other web services, if Spotify servers are down worldwide, you will face unusual problems. When the servers are down globally, users will face issues like being unable to log in, music thumbnails not appearing, music taking time to start, etc.
You will also face issues like Spotify randomly pausing the music playback. So, head to this webpage and check whether Spotify’s servers are up.
4. Sign out of all devices
It’s possible that your Spotify account is being used on multiple devices, and someone else is controlling the media playback. Even when nobody controls the music playback, sometimes multiple devices can create conflicts. So, it’s best to sign out of all devices to rule out this possibility.
1. Open the Spotify web player from a desktop web browser.
2. Click on your profile icon at the top right corner.
3. On the menu that appears, select Account.
4. Select Sign out Everywhere.
5. Click Sign out Everywhere.
Now open the Spotify app on your phone and sign in to your account. This time, the music playback won’t pause.
5. Force Stop the Spotify App
Due to bugs & glitches, the music playback on the Spotify app can pause randomly. You can eliminate such bugs & glitches by force-stopping the Spotify app.
1. Long-press the Spotify app icon on your home screen and select App Info.
2. Select Force Stop.
After force-stopping, relaunch the Spotify app and play a song. This time, the song/music will not pause.
6. Disconnect the Bluetooth Headphones
If you use a Bluetooth headset to listen to music, disconnect it and check whether the music playback pauses. Sometimes, faulty Bluetooth connections can randomly pause the song you’re playing. You also need to check whether the power switch on your Bluetooth headphones is stuck.
If disconnecting the Bluetooth devices didn’t help, you can connect them again to your phone.
7. Clear the Spotify App Cache
An outdated Spotify cache is one of the prominent reasons why the app keeps pausing music playback. You can get rid of outdated or corrupted app cache by clearing the existing cache file.
1. Long-press the Spotify app icon and select App Info.
2. Select Storage Usage.
3. Tap on Clear Cache.
After making the changes, relaunch the Spotify app and play a song. This time, Spotify won’t pause the music playback.
8. Update the Spotify App
The version of the Spotify app installed on your phone may have a minor glitch or issue that conflicts with the music playback.
When such problems appear, developers release an immediate update containing the fix. So, if the Spotify app still keeps pausing the music, you need to update the app from the Google Play Store or App Store.
Go to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and search for Spotify. Open the official app and tap on Update.
9. Reinstall the Spotify app
If nothing worked in your favor, the last remaining option is to reinstall the Spotify app on your Android or iPhone. Reinstalling will remove your Spotify account along with all saved data. Uninstall or delete the app from your phone and install it again from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
These are a few simple methods to troubleshoot the Spotify keeps pausing music issue. Let us know if you need more help on this topic in the comments.
