Spotify down: Now the music streaming service is having technical issues across Europe with track skipping
Spotify is down for some users across Europe.
Users of the music streaming service have reported that it is down completely, while others said there were issues with tracks skipping.
Spotify is down…………………… pic.twitter.com/CYW4jvxKcw
— Rob🏌️♂️ (@rbrtmcmxcii) February 3, 2016
For every minute Spotify is down in our office our collective productivity drops by 10%. Exhibit A: This tweet https://t.co/JHmtIJvcFR
— Oisín Scott (@OisinScott) February 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/itsrittimbtw/status/694850266038931457
According to downdetector.com, which monitors problems with major sites and services, the issue began just before 12pm. More than 1,000 reports were made about problems with Spotify, compared to usual single digit report numbers over the last 24 hours.
Spotify tweeted that it is investigating some issues.
We’re investigating some issues and finding out more. Thanks for your reports – we’ll keep you updated here.
— Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) February 3, 2016
BT yesterday experienced a major outage across its broadband and phone network across the UK for more than two hours, for which it later apologised.