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Contributor I
April 25, 2018
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Spotify skips to next song or stops playing, other sources work just fine meanwhile

  • April 25, 2018
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The past couple of months when playing music from Spotify on any of the sonos speakers the music skips to the next song or stops playing at random points. It can be after 2 songs or half a day. The controller reports connection to spotify lost. Sometimes i can immediately click play again and it starts over but sometimes it takes 1-10 min before i can resume. Meanwhile i can play from other sources just fine so it seems like a Spotify specific issue. If i try to play using spotify connect then as i select the speaker, it changes it back to the previous target.
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Best answer by Edward R
We have noticed this thread gaining a lot of traction of late, with most visitors to this thread opting not to actively engage in troubleshooting. The information in this post will be marked as the best answer to assist those reading along. If you are currently engaged in troubleshooting in this thread, we will of course continue to assist you.

Aside from the advice listed in this thread, if you are encountering playback issues with your Sonos devices, there are a few points you will need to explore. Some sources may seem fine, while others present problems. Often, services can be accessed in slightly different ways, with some methods being more susceptible to disruption, as when compared to others.

Is the issue the fact that your music is being interrupted? Commonly, this can come as a result of wireless interference. Are you perhaps using an incompatible network configuration or hardware that does not meet our system requirements?

Having read the information linked above, if you are still having issues, please post a response in this topic, with the following information:

  • What devices do you have?
  • Has anything changed on the network?
  • Which service(s) are you trying to listen to?
  • Is the behaviour always the same?
  • Can you recreate it with ease, or is it random?
Be sure to include the a diagnostics confirmation number, too.

269 replies

Airgetlam
May 7, 2020

Note the Spotify outage on https://status.sonos.com/

Bruce
Lyricist I
May 7, 2020

Thanks for the prompt response...my only complaint is that I have spent the last week troubleshooting.  I’ve scoured this forum, I feel like this notice should have been more prominent.  Would have saved me hours of messing around!

 

Looking forward to a fix - thanks again for your help.

Airgetlam
May 7, 2020

The outage is roughly 24 hours old. It would be challenging to troubleshoot any other issues you may be having while the Spotify servers are down. I’d wait until the Spotify issues are resolved, as indicated on the status page, and if you’re still having an issue, then submit a system diagnostic within 10 minutes of experiencing this issue, and contact Sonos Support to discuss it. 

I usually suggest the phone folks, they have more tools available, and are available Monday through Friday during business hours. Twitter support folks are available 24/7.

There may be information included in the diagnostic that will help Sonos pinpoint the issue and help you find a solution. 

Bruce
Lyricist I
May 7, 2020

Sounds good, given how great everything has functioned for years prior I have to imagine the Spotify outage is the problem.   I appreciate the help.

Lyricist II
May 7, 2020

i don’t think the issue is with Spotify...i re-installed the Sonos app and it works for me now….i still think the issue is on the Sonos end…. 

Airgetlam
May 7, 2020

Spotify has apparently rectified the issue, I just saw Ryan post in one of the other many threads that it had been fixed. 

Bruce
Lyricist I
May 9, 2020

My sonos keeps skipping Spotify tracks. It will say it couldn't buffer. 

 

Diagnostic 1665991096

 

Can you help? 

Lyricist II
May 13, 2020

i am getting this issue again…. it’s less frequent than a few days ago but still sometimes it will skip mid song and say something about buffering and speed issues …. wondering if anyone else is getting it…. it’s so annoying!! Great when it all works but this is happening too often!!! 

Lyricist I
May 13, 2020

Having a similar issue. Just upgraded my Bridge to a Boost. I’ve tried changing wireless channels with no improvement. Diagnostic #: 1411412156

Gwenddoleu
Enthusiast I
May 14, 2020

Hello!

I have the same problem since yesterday using Spotify on my Sonos system. Songs skip, music stops randomly.

I suppose there is a problem between Spotify and Sonos. Don’t tell me to check my wifi, everything is ok...