Music streaming app giant Spotify faces a fatal bug in its system that is affecting laptop and desktop users. Under the newly discovered bug, solid-state drives or computer storage disks run a risk of burning out. Because of this, Spotify is writing gigabytes of data even when the app is not being actively used.
According to Ars Technica, this issue emanated from user complaints that began in June 2016. Windows, Linux, and Mac users have complained about too many data being written on their hard disks by the Spotify download app. This bug can reduce the lifespan of a computer by years and writes gigabytes to terabytes of data in a span of 1 hour on a computer.
No official statement has been released by Spotify management regarding remedial measures for this massive and destructive bug. Some Spotify forum posts claim that the latest version of Spotify app will be fixing this very damaging bug. But this new version is yet to be released for users' public consumption.
Prior to this chink in Spotify's armor, the music streaming leading app has been making initiatives to expand its reach of their market. They recently released original content via an animated series that explains the history and origins of music genres. The series was entitled "Drawn and Recorded" and has 10 episodes.
Spotify instigated a global phenomenon with its revolutionary method of making music services available to people. Recently, Spotify was able to penetrate the Japanese market with their initial invite-only launch.
Because of Spotify's influence among smartphone and computer users, the platform has been used as well for other things. Before the election, Barack Obama coursed his message through Spotify's channels to encourage people to vote. They curated a Spotify playlist for voting days before the US presidential election.
