post Re: Pandora pauses without "Are You Still Listening?" message in Desktop

Pandora pauses without "Are You Still Listening?" message

Xarlon — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:51:18 GMT

I have a Pandora Plus account, and lately the music has been automatically pausing without the "Are you still listening?" message popping up.

OS: Win 11 Home - Build 26200.8655
Browser: Chrome - Version 149.0.7827.201 (Official Build) (64-bit)
VPN: P.I.A. - Seattle access point

I honestly have absolutely no clue why the music is pausing. In the past I could play music for days without any pauses. Now, sometimes it'll play for long periods of time as normal. Sometimes it'll stop after an hour or two. BUT just now it stopped after ONE SONG.

ONE SONG

I don't want to constantly babysit pandora to make sure it keeps playing music. That's half the reason I have a subscription in the first place.

Re: Pandora pauses without "Are You Still Listening?" message

manda40475 — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:37:22 GMT

I honestly don't know the answer, but I've had that happen more the past week on my mobile app. Sometimes it will say buffering and sometimes I can't get it to play at all

Re: Pandora pauses without "Are You Still Listening?" message

LeonPandora — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:20:22 GMT

@Xarlon Sorry to hear that the music is stopping at every song.

If you haven't already, try opening it in an Incognito Window. If it works there, the issue may be caused by a browser setting or extension.

You can also try the following steps to troubleshoot Pandora on Chrome:

Update Chrome to the latest version.
Delete Browsing Data (history, cache, and cookies).
Allow pop-ups for Pandora under Settings > Privacy & Security > Site Settings.
Turn off extensions like Disable HTML5 Autoplay, Adblock, and NoScript, or allow www.pandora.com within them.
Check VPN settings to ensure Pandora isn’t blocked.
Try a different browser like Firefox.
Restart your computer and try Pandora again.

If you continue having troubles after trying these steps, please let me know.

Let me know how it goes.