Is the Spotify error code 4 ruining your regular music streaming experience by popping up every now and then? Here’s a complete round-up of all the Spotify errors that occur across Android, iOS and even the desktop platform, and how you can resolve each of them easily.

Music has been the path to the soul for many of us, right from our early years, and into adulthood as well. If you’re an old-timer who used to rock the Sony Walkman and the flipping cassette back in the day, realizing just how rapidly the music industry has progressed can seem like a rush through time. In just a decade, we have not only come fast forward from the CDs and DVDs era, to the age of the mighty Apple iPod but have now even made these dedicated music players redundant by taking all of our music to the cloud.

It is safe to say that the strongest crusader in the fight to create music accessible through streaming, has been Spotify. Now spanning across the world with more than 250 million active users each month, Spotify has truly become the grand central when it comes to enjoying the latest and greatest hits from all of your favorite artists, bands, and solo performers in the music industry today. Despite being spread across all the platforms for its users to enjoy, the service isn’t perfect, and the Spotify error code 4 is just one among many that have been reported.

What is the Spotify Error Code 4 Issue?

Have you ever wondered where your created playlist has disappeared, or why you can’t seem to play your offline music on Spotify? Well, you’re not the only one, since you can always find users complaining and wondering if Spotify is down on Twitter and in the Spotify community forums all the time. Starting with the most common Spotify error code 4, which seems to pop up out of nowhere, which seems to appear when the Spotify service is unable to connect to the mobile network of the Wi-Fi to which your device is hooked up to.

Spotify internal exception error: This issue seems to arise mostly on the desktop version of Spotify when there’s an issue with the installation of the application. The best solution to this untimely error is to download the Spotify application file again and perform a fresh installation.

Spotify error codes 500 – 509: The Spotify app is known to release regulatory updates every few weeks to resolve bugs and optimize the performance. The following range of error codes appear when there’s an issue auto-updating the apps, and Spotify needs to be manually updated to fix it.

Spotify error codes 406 – 409: This range of Spotify error code mostly has to do with the fact that Spotify is available across different countries, but unlike the way Netflix works, you can’t use the Spotify account of one region to access the service in another region. You can either choose to upgrade your account to Spotify Premium or try accessing the account in the same region from which you created it.

Spotify error codes 101 – 126: Users have reported suffering from this specific range of error codes when using Spotify when there’s a network connection interference. Closely associated with firewall protections over private connections, turning it off or whitelisting the Spotify app should help resolve the problem.

Spotify error code 4: Directly related to network connection issues when using the music streaming app, Spotify error code 4 appears to surface when the mobile or wireless network connection is either weak or not stable enough for streaming.

Spotify error code 0: One of the most common errors as reported by the users, this issue seems to persist when the app cannot connect the Spotify servers. Reinstalling the Spotify app has been recommended by the official forums to fix this specific error.

How to fix Spotify errors on Android

In our research to find the most common fixes to the Spotify error code 4 issues, we uncovered several other problems that Android users have been facing with the Spotify app. Rather than fixing just one error on Spotify and being done with it, we’ve compiled a list of all the common Spotify errors that users have experienced above. Once you take a look at the Spotify errors and their origin, feel free to follow the steps in this guide to resolve any and all issues with the Spotify app on your Android device.

Solution #1: Reboot the Phone

The solution may seem as simple as it can get, but you’ll be at awe by how users can even resolve the most troublesome issues by just turning off their phone and then turning them back on again. Mobile phones are just smaller computers after all, and just like all computers, all the system hardware, and mobile software sometimes needs is a reset. 

  1. Press and hold the Power button on your Android phone until you see the Power menu screen shows up. 
  2. Select the Reboot or Restart key and wait while the display turns off and then turns back up again. 
  3. Once the Android device reboots, you can check to see if the Spotify app launches and works optimally. 

Solution #2: Update the Spotify App

Spotify is known to bring new features with the newest updates that are released, but these version updates are usually released to fix issues and optimize the app in terms of compatibility and performance. If you have been facing Spotify errors recently, your first move should be to reach out to the developers for support, so start off by searching for an available update. 

  1. Head over to the Google Play Store app on your Android device using the app drawer. 
  2. Press the three-line menu button on the top-left corner of the screen and select My Apps from the slide-out menu that you see pop out. 
  3. Here you will be able to see all the third-party apps installed on your device with the apps with uninstalled updates at the very top. 
  4. Look for the Spotify icon in the list of the apps installed and then press the Update button next to it. 
  5. Once the Spotify app is updated, exit the Google Play Store and head over to Spotify to see if your problems with the app have been fixed. 

Solution #3: Clear Spotify App Cache

If you’re an avid Spotify user who spends hours building up music playlists with your favorite tracks, then you can expect a bunch of cached music file data to be piled up on your device. While the cached data is usually in the right place to help you have an ideal user experience, these music files can sometimes also be corrupt or broken, which can cause the entire app to falter and that’s when the Spotify app keeps crashing. 

  1. Head over to the Settings app on your Android phone using the app drawer or the gear icon on the notification window. 
  2. Scroll down to find the Apps menu in the Settings. The menu may even be named Application Manager on certain Android devices. 
  3. With the entire list of apps on your phone in front of you, go ahead and scroll down to find Google Play Store app.
  4. Start off by pressing the Force Stop button to end any background processes that may already be running. 
  5. Now go ahead and press the Clear Data button and from the pop-up menu, press the Clear Cache button. 

On certain Android phones, the Clear Cache option may be present under the Storage tab in the Settings menu of the Spotify app. 

Solution #4: Uninstall and Reinstall Spotify 

While the methods above should generally help you resolve the Spotify issues that you’re caught up with, they aren’t always a sure shot fix. If clearing the cache or updating the Spotify app does not seem to get you going, the only way out is uninstalling the app and then installing it again for a fresh start. 

  1. From the home screen of your Android phone, navigate to the Spotify app icon and press and hold it.
  2. Drag the app to the Uninstall section or simply press the Uninstall button when it pops up on the screen. 
  3. Once the Spotify app is uninstalled, head over to the Google Play Store and search for the Spotify app. 
  4. Press on the Spotify icon and then select the Install button on the screen to download the app. 

Solution #5: Check the Internet Connectivity 

Even if it isn’t apparent why Spotify keeps crashing without a fair warning, you should keep the problem of spotty internet connectivity in mind. Whether it is the Wi-Fi signal that keeps dropping or the fact that you don’t seem to have proper cellular network connectivity, it can affect the usability of the Spotify app, since it entirely depends on the internet to send and receive messages and media. 

Additionally, you might also want to check and see the region in which you installed the Spotify app and set it up. Since the free version of Spotify will not allow you to use one account across multiple regions, you will need to create a new account to start using the app in the new region. Similarly, you can get the Spotify error code 4 and others to go away in certain cases in relation to network connectivity by subscribing to the Spotify Premium service.

Solution #6: Clear System Cache

Android OS and Google Play Store work together to keep the internet network of system and third-party apps moving smoothly. You may have gotten rid of the cached data in the Spotify app to resolve the issues, but this could be with little or no success in resolving the errors. This is because there’s a good chance that the issue lies not with the Spotify app itself, but other third-party apps that are conflicting with Spotify. Under these circumstances, the final fix is to wipe the cached data of the entire Android device by accessing the recovery menu. 

  1. Press and hold the Power button to turn off your Android device. 
  2. Once the device is turned off, simultaneously hold the Power button and the Volume Up button until the screen boots up.
  3. This will launch the stock Recovery Mode on Android give you the ability to wipe device cache.
  4. Using the Volume buttons for navigation, move down to select Wipe cache partition and wait for the device to reset.
  5. Once the device cache has been wiped clean, restart your Android device to see if the issue with the Spotify keeps crashing has been resolved.

Final Words

Just the way the iPhone has been to the mobile phone industry and Windows has been for computers, Spotify has accomplished a giant feat. The music streaming service has not only created a community of its own but also managed to become the biggest name in the space, rivaling the biggest names that stand before it. However, just like every web-based service out there, Spotify has also been known to face a few setbacks when it comes to performance and user experience and isn’t absolved of the issue either. We’ve looked over the most common issues with Spotify and compiled a list of fixes that you can try out on your Android device right now.

Have you also been among the unsuspecting victims to face the wrath of the Spotify error code 4 which prevents you from enjoying your favorite tracks offline? If any of the solutions listed above worked for you, don’t shy away from showing some love to us in the comments section below, because we’d love to hear back from you.

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