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App ReviewsSeptember 25, 202614 min read

Twitch Emotes Not Working? The Two Android Bugs (2026)

Twitch holds 4.18 stars from 5,763,991 Google Play ratings. We read every emote complaint in 6,000 US reviews and 10,500 more from seven other countries and found two separate bugs: emotes that work once and then stop, with 100 US reports from 18 to 27 August and fixed by 30.9.1, and a follow prompt in channels you already follow, with 32 US reports since 9 September and still reported on 31.3.0.

App ReviewsSeptember 25, 202613 min read

Chipotle Order at the Wrong Location? 150 Reviews (2026)

Chipotle holds 4.72 stars from 557,026 Google Play ratings. We read 249 reviews about wrong stores and cancelling across 551 days and hand-verified 150 about orders sent to the wrong location. The app has no cancel button, 25 reviewers say it reused their last store, and 16 describe being told to place and pay for a second order before the first one is refunded.

App ReviewsSeptember 24, 202615 min read

Spark Driver Scanner Goes Black: 131 Reviews (2026)

Spark Driver holds 4.07 stars from 179,612 Google Play ratings. We read 4,615 substantial negative reviews from a continuous 553 day run and hand-verified 131 about the item scanner failing on shopping orders. After seven months under 1.1%, it took 14.7% of all complaints in May 2026, builds 4.40.0 and 4.40.1 carry about a fifth of their own complaints on it, and a July fix was followed by a new freeze with a technical issue prompt.

App ReviewsSeptember 24, 202614 min read

Google Wallet Hid Loyalty Cards: 155 Reviews (2026)

Google Wallet holds 4.34 stars from 2,241,814 Google Play ratings. We read 2,165 substantial negative reviews from a continuous 297 day run and hand-verified 155 about the spring 2026 redesign that moved passes and loyalty cards behind View more. In the week of 18 May they were 39.0% of every substantial complaint, ten reviewers first thought their cards had been deleted, and the favourite star turned out to be the way back.

App ReviewsSeptember 22, 202614 min read

Netflix Cast Button Gone: 103 Reviews, 10 Days (2026)

Netflix holds 4.41 stars from 16,109,794 Google Play ratings. We read 2,186 substantial negative reviews from a continuous 103 day run and hand-verified 103 about casting. In the week of 7 September they were 25.0% of every complaint Netflix received, and one build carries 41.4% of its own complaints on this subject alone. Four reviewers report the button came back, and Dutch, Swedish and Czech reviewers date an earlier device cutoff to the first days of December 2025.

App ReviewsSeptember 22, 202617 min read

Roblox Age Check: 424 Reviews, 86 Lost Chat (2026)

Roblox holds 4.21 stars from 52,406,396 Google Play ratings. We read 4,172 substantial negative reviews from a continuous 31 day run and hand-verified 424 about the age check, roughly one complaint in ten. 25 reviewers give both their real age and the band the face scan assigned them: 19 were aged down, 6 were aged up, and two of those six are nine year olds put into adult bands. 86 lost contact with a named friend or sibling.

App ReviewsSeptember 21, 202614 min read

X Login Blocked: 94 Reviews, One Error Message (2026)

X holds 4.80 stars on Google Play from 24.3 million ratings and 4.58 on the App Store. We read 1,788 substantial negative US reviews from a continuous 45 day run, and 94 of them hit the same wall: an app installed from Google Play telling them to use the official X app. 16 mention a reinstall, and 8 of those reinstalled to fix a different bug. Plus 42 more reviews across 15 storefronts in their own languages.

App ReviewsSeptember 21, 202613 min read

Spotify Free Won't Let You Pick a Song: 180 Reviews (2026)

Spotify holds 4.35 stars on Google Play from 36.3 million ratings and 4.77 on the App Store. We read 3,486 substantial negative US reviews from a continuous 43 day run, and 180 of them say they cannot choose which song plays. 22 name a skip limit and 21 of them say six. 11 name the limit on picking songs, and they give nine different answers. Plus 49 more reviews across 15 storefronts in their own languages.

App ReviewsSeptember 19, 202613 min read

Facebook Account Disabled: 930 Reviews in 26 Days (2026)

Facebook holds 4.56 stars on Google Play from 186 million ratings. We read 3,231 substantial negative US reviews from a continuous 26 day run, and 930 of them describe an account disabled, suspended or locked. 94.3% gave one star, the angriest theme in the corpus. 79 people filed their appeal in the review box itself. Plus 18 more storefronts in their own languages.