Add to playlist crashes the app (Beatport/Beatsource)

Device model: iPhone 14 Pro
iOS: 18.6.1
Version of djay: 5.4.2
Hardware: Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 (but it doesn’t matter).

Hi,
If I would like to add any track from Beatport to playlist, the app crashes immediately. I observed this since djay 5.4.2 release. (I’ve been using it for years, but never had anything like this before).
Other sources (such as Tidal, local files, djay Music :slight_smile: ) works fine.
Log out/in from Beatport did not help.
Otherwise the app works completly fine.

How to reproduce the issue:
Just open the app, tap to load a song from Beatport, tap the …, tap “Add to playlist” then the app immediately close.

I recorded a short video.


The problem is solved!

It was probably one of my Beatport Playlists (not the ones in My Collection), because after I deleted one, the problem disappeared.
Maybe there was a special character or something in it and the new function “option to use default sort order” added in 5.4.2 version couldn’t handle it well and ran into a snag.

Happy Mixing :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Glad to hear you were able to sort it out @ferrywhite. Thanks for the follow up!

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I am experiencing this too with no special characters apart from a hyphen on playlists. could this be looked into please as it worked perfectly prior to the last update

Hi @ctdfuk, sorry to hear you’re experiencing this issue. Can you please share complete details for your setup?

Device Model (ex. 2020 iPad Air 4th Gen):
Version of operating system (ex. iOS 17.3.1):
Version of djay (ex. 5.1.3):
Hardware/controllers used (ex. Reloop Ready):
Hardware Firmware Version:

Please also capture and share a short screen recording of this. Thanks!

I also started experiencing this issue with the latest update. I am trying to add from Beatsource. Here are my specs below.

Device Model: iPhone 15 Pro Max
OS: iOS 18.6.2
Djay Version: 5.4.2
Controller: Hercules DJControl Mix Ultra

I coldn’t upload a video here, but here’s a youtube link: https://youtube.com/shorts/HdCqjSqC9_Q?feature=share

Hi @petrorosel, welcome to the Community! Sorry to hear you’re also experiencing this issue. Thanks for the setup details and video - this is very helpful! Our engineering team is aware of the issue and is investigating further.

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Hello everyone, engineering has identified the problem and it will be fixed in an upcoming update (likely 5.4.3)

In the meantime, to work around the crash, you can select any playlist sort option other than “Default” and then it won’t crash when adding tracks. I hope that helps!

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When I try and add a song to my playlist from Beatsouce, it takes me out the app, I tried it with Tidal and it works fine. I logged out of BEATSOUCE and logged back in issue is still there. I also tried a different device and experienced same issue.

  • Device model (e.g. 2020 iPad Air 4th Gen):
  • Version of operating system (e.g. macOS 14.4.1):
  • Version of djay (e.g. 5.1.2):
  • Hardware/controllers used (e.g. Reloop Mixon 8 Pro):

Your question:

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lol same here, about to post this also, any mobile device gonna crash but work fine on laptop

Hi @Carla_Spence and @djfeliz, I’ve merged this with an existing topic. This is a known issue that will be fixed in the next djay release. In the meantime, please see the workaround that I shared above. Thanks!

Can you explain the workaround or show photos? I am not completely understanding.

@Carla_Spence , try sorting by Key or BPM first

Hello everyone, 5.4.3 has been released today and should resolve this issue. Thanks!

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