How to fix Spotify that often crashes, not working on your Apple iPhone 8 (easy steps)

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Aside from Apple’s very own iTunes Music, there are also other digital music services that grant instant access to millions of songs online either for free or with extra fees. Emerging as one of the most popular apps designed for such purpose is Spotify. If you happen to be a music lover, you would probably have it on your Home screen. And just in case you will suddenly bump into troubles and unable to use the app as it keeps crashing, I have lined up some helpful workarounds and potential solutions you can use to troubleshoot errors from within the app or iOS itself. These methods are specifically applicable to the iPhone 8 but can also be used as reference when dealing with the same issue with the Spotify app on iPhone 8 Plus and iphone x, if necessary. Read on to learn more.

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First solution: Force close and restart Spotify.

Erratic apps are often corrected by a restart. The same thing applies to Spotify. If it’s the first time for Spotify to become unstable, it’s probably just a random glitch, which can easily be remedied by restarting the app. So here’s what you should try doing first:

  1. Swipe up from the bottom to the middle of your screen and hold until the App Switcher opens.
  2. Swipe left or right to locate the Spotify app.
  3. Firmly touch and hold the app, then tap the Minus (-) icon. Doing so triggers the app to quit or close.
  4. Alternatively, you can swipe up to close the app as soon as the Minus icon appears.

After about 30 seconds, you can launch Spotify and see if it’s already working smoothly and stable.

Second solution: Reboot your iPhone (soft reset).

If restarting the app doesn’t help, then you may proceed with a device restart or soft reset. This can help clear minor software glitches that might have caused Spotify to suddenly become erratic. For starters, follow these steps to perform a soft reset on your iPhone 8:

  1. Press and hold the Power button until the Power off slider appears.
  2. Drag the slider to turn your iPhone completely off.
  3. After about 30 seconds, press and hold the Power button again until you see the Apple logo.

If your phone gets frozen as Spotify crashes, you can perform the alternative restart using the hardware keys or force restart on your iPhone 8. Here’s how it’s done:

  1. Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.
  2. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.
  3. Press and hold the Side/Power button until you see the Apple logo.

Both these restart won’t affect your data so nothing will be deleted in the process. When your phone has booted up, open Spotify and see if it’s working stable already.

Third solution: Clear recent apps.

Background apps are useful when it comes to multitasking especially when reloading of similar apps. However, any of these apps can crash at some point when left running for long. And if this happens, there is a tendency for other apps including Spotify to be affected. To make sure this isn’t what’s causing you this trouble, clear all your recent apps with these steps:

  1. Swipe up from the bottom to the middle of your screen and hold until the App Switcher opens.
  2. Swipe left or right to navigate to different apps.
  3. Firmly touch and hold an app, then tap the Minus (-) icon. Doing so triggers the app to quit or close.
  4. Alternatively, you can swipe up to close an app as soon as the Minus icon appears.

Do the same to the rest of the apps until the App Switcher is cleared. To apply the recent changes you’ve made and at the same time, refresh your phone system, perform a soft reset.

Fourth solution:  Install apps updates (if available).

Updates are rolled out to keep apps performing better and stable. Just like your device, apps also receive periodic updates to address whatever bugs or issues that cause apps problems to occur and therefore need to be dealt with. Unless you configured your device to auto-update, you will need to do it manually. Here’s how:

  1. Tap the App Store icon from the Home screen.
  2. From the App Store main screen, locate and tap the Updates icon at the bottom right.
  3. Then tap the Update button next to Spotify.
  4. If you see multiple app updates, you can tap Update All to install all updates at once.

Aside from updating apps, installing software updates can also help stabilizing your apps. Hence it is also worth to consider checking for updates to download and install on your iPhone 8. The latest iOS version available for your iPhone is iOS 11.3.1. It was officially rolled on the 24th of April so it’s more likely up for download on your phone. The new update brings bug fixes and security enhancements that may be needed to clear your apps and phone system from errors.

  • To check for updates, go to Settings-> General-> Software Updates. If you see an update notification, back up your data then follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the update download and installation.

Restart your phone afterwards and then open Spotify. If the problem is fixed, then you’re good. Otherwise, move on to the next option.

Fifth solution: Delete and reinstall Spotify on your iPhone.

Clearing apps cache and data in iOS is different from Android devices but the output is the same. In iOS, the process involves deletion and reinstallation of the app. To give it a try, here’s how it’s done:

  1. Tap and hold on the Spotify icon or any icon from the Home screen for a few seconds.
  2. When the icons begin to jiggle, tap the X on the corner of the Spotify app icon. Doing so will delete or uninstall Spotify from your device.
  3. Tap Delete to confirm action.
  4. To stop the icons from wiggling, tap on an empty spot from the Home screen.
  5. Then restart your phone.
  6. Wait until your iPhone has booted up completely then open the App Store and search for the latest version of Spotify to download and install your iPhone 8.

Seek more help

Contact Spotify Support or visit Spotify help site to ask further assistance from Spotify experts in fixing the problem and get the app back up and running smoothly on your iPhone 8. There might be some options or settings that require modifications to make the app stable especially with the current platform your iPhone is running on.

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