Android: "Cannot Retrieve Music" Error

[TImani]

I tried listening to the stations I've had for so long and none of them are working the only thing I can listen to are podcasts. It works fine for my laptop but I can't carry my laptop around listening to music. Why is my app not working? I did everything the trouble shoot suggested... I'm very unhappy and I just paid for a plus membership.

[TannerPandora]

Hi @TImani Sorry to hear that. 

I've let our support team know. They will reach out via the email associated with your Pandora account. Please be on the look out for an email from them. 

Thanks for posting on community!

[ChelleBabyGirl]

Pandora hasn't been playing at all except on my tv.. and even then. It's just a station. It doesn't sync my entire playlist. All are under 1 gmail account... so but on my phones, it plays 1 song and 1 song only... I have over 2k songs... but it says I can't retrieve music fro. Pandora.com

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[AdamPandora]

@ChelleBabyGirl I moved your post to the Android space in order to keep the community organized.

Running through the troubleshooting steps listed on this page should get rid of the error message you are seeing when attempting to stream Pandora from your phone. 

Let me know if you continue to experience issues with this.

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To explain why you are not able to stream your playlists on your TV:

Because individual manufacturers are responsible for the implementation of the Pandora application, some devices may lack Pandora Premium's features.

You can view the devices Pandora Premium is available on here.  

[sheralb19]

I tried to go to Pandora app on my Android phone, and it still keeps buffering and skipping. And it says “Sorry, I’m unable to retrieve music from Pandora.com”. Can you fix it, please?

[AlyssaPandora]

Hi there, @sheralb19. 👋

Did you get a chance to run through the troubleshooting steps for your Android device? You can find those steps here: Android Troubleshooting

If this issue persists after trying out those steps, can you send over a bit more info about your device?

• Model:
• Carrier:
• Android version (Settings > About Phone):
• Pandora version:
  • If you can open Pandora, go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number.
  • If you can't open Pandora: from Android Home screen > Android Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Find Pandora

Are you connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data when this is happening?

Let me know. 🎧

[Badjiujiu]

Why isn't the solution posted? Im having the same problem

[AlyssaPandora]

Hey there, @Badjiujiu. 👋

Thanks so much for posting about this, and sorry to hear that you're encountering that error message. 

I’ve enabled a trace on your Pandora account to help us better understand what’s happening. For this trace to be useful, we’ll need you to run through our troubleshooting steps once more: Android Troubleshooting

If you continue to receive that error message, could you share a bit more about what is happening?

• Model:
• Carrier:
• Android version (Settings > About Phone):
• Pandora version (Go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number):
• Are you connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data when this is happening?
• Does this happen on all of your stations? Or, a specific one?

Let me know how the troubleshooting steps work out. 🎧

[Cyn130_]

 Thank you so  much!  I was getting so frustrated, your the true MVP! Thanks again!😎

[AlyssaPandora]

@Cyn130_ Sounds like you were able to get back to listening.

Feel free to let us know if anything else pops up. In the meantime, enjoy the tunes! 🎧

[Younky26]

Hello Pandora team. I'm Also unable to retrieve music from my stations. It says sorry I'm unable to retrieve music from pandora.com. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and clearing storage and cache. It didn't work. Could you help me please? 

When I try to play my stations on Pandora it constantly skips the music then says sorry I'm unable to retrieve music. I tried the trouble shooting. It didn't work. Please help

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[Younky26]

When I try to play my stations on Pandora it constantly skips the music then says sorry I'm unable to retrieve music. I tried the trouble shooting. It didn't work. Please help

[AlyssaPandora]

Hey there, @Younky26. 👋

Looks like you've been in touch with a member of our User Support team via email. 

It sounds like you've run through the standard troubleshooting steps here: Android Troubleshooting

Would you mind sharing the following details so that I can report this over to our engineering team?

• Model:
• Carrier:
• Android version (Settings > About Phone):
• Pandora version:
  • If you can open Pandora, go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number.
  • If you can't open Pandora: from Android Home screen > Android Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Find Pandora

Thanks so much for your help! 🎧

[ShaneSmith]

Every time I open the app to listen to music, it says it can't retrieve my music from Pandora.com. Can someone tell me if they're having the same problem or how to fix this problem? 

[AlyssaPandora]

Hey, @ShaneSmith. 👋

I moved your post over to this existing thread: Error Message: "Cannot retrieve music"

I’ve enabled a trace on your Pandora account, in case we need to escalate this to our engineering team. For this trace to be useful, we’ll need you to run through our troubleshooting steps below.

From your Android Settings, please try clearing the Pandora app data using the following steps (not to worry, we'll keep track of your profile and collection for you):*

1. Open your device Settings
2. Tap Apps
3. Scroll down to find Pandora
4. Select Storage
5. On the storage details page tap Clear Data.

Keep in mind that the steps for each Android device is slightly different. If you have a Pixel, you can check out Google's help page for steps on how to clear space on your device.

*Pandora Premium and Premium Family listeners may need to re-download some of their offline content after this. Pandora Plus users, however, should receive that offline content again automatically. If you have any trouble with your offline stations after this, please let us know.

Please note that you will be asked to log into your account after completing these steps. Let me know if this helps with the error message you're seeing. 🎧

[ShaneSmith]

I had already done that yesterday, and it didn't help.

[AlyssaPandora]

@ShaneSmith Thanks for letting me know, and for running through the troubleshooting steps.

Could you share your device details?

• Model:
• Carrier:
• Android version (Settings > About Phone):
• Pandora version:
  • If you can open Pandora, go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number.
  • If you can't open Pandora: from Android Home screen > Android Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Find Pandora

Are you connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data when this is happening?

Let me know as I'd like to report this over to our engineering team. 🎧

[MusicFan0782]

I am receiving a cannot retrieve music from Pandora

[AlyssaPandora]

Hey there, @MusicFan0782. 👋

I moved your post over to this existing thread: Error Message: "Cannot retrieve music"

Please check out my post here for troubleshooting steps.

If you continue to have trouble, would you mind providing the requested device details?

Hope this helps. Let me know how it goes. 🎧

[vwoodward]

I have had lots of issues listening to my collected podcasts on and off for the past month or two. For a day or two at a time, they will just not play except for certain episodes of certain podcasts. After cycling through a bunch of will go to the cannot retrieve music message. 

[AdamPandora]

@vwoodward I do see you have an open case with our support team regarding this issue.

If you have any additional questions, please make sure to reply back directly to the email they sent you, and they will be happy to further assist.

Thanks for being a part of the Community!