Daylist that appears is not the same as the daylist that plays

[zoedoesntlivehere]

I've found that when I click to play a daylist via Spotify in a browser (Edge) that the title of the daylist and the track listing does not actually match the queue of songs that's playing. For example, my current daylist is entitled "chill hip hop lyrical afternoon", featuring tracks by Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, the Creator, MF Doom, Frank Ocean, etc. What's playing is a daylist called "indie chill psychedelic pop thursday afternoon", featuring tracks by King Krule, Mac Demarco, Fleet Foxes, The Shins.

I've tried: refreshing the page; playing a different playlist then returning to the daylist; clicking on one of the tracks in the daylist, but nothing happens.

[AlejaR]

Hey there @zoedoesntlivehere,

Thanks for posting in the Community and welcome.

Since you mentioned this is happening when using the web player on the Edge browser, we'd suggest you make sure to clear its cache and cookies. That way, you can make sure the stored info on those is not leading to the Daylist not displaying the right content.

If the above doesn't do the trick, we'd like to gather some additional info. Please send us:

• Does this happen when using a different browser?
• Does this happen on a different device such as a mobile?
• Does this happen over WiFi? Ethernet? Both? If possible, you can create a hotspot from a phone and connect your computer to it, to see if you notice any difference.
• Did you notice if this started to happen after a specific event such as an OS update? If yes, please send us the details.

Keep us in the loop!

[Caointean]

Plan

Premium

Country

Somewhere in Europe

Device

Asus Zenpad P027 + Pixel 8 + Desktop PC

Operating System

(Android, Windows 11)

My Question or Issue

Hi there,

Something that has been bugging me for a while : my Made for You playlists (like the daylist, the genre mixes etc...) feature differing content depending on the device, e.g. at a given instant, if I look at my Funk Mix on my phone or my PC, both will have a different track listing.

Sinc I like to switch playback between my three main devices depending on what I'm doing at the moment, this content desync causes track to be replayed if both instances of the playlist feature it, or in case of the Daylist, a complete mismatch of styles.

Is there an option somewhere I have missed or is it a missing feature on spotify's side ?

[Magic_]

Plan

Premium

Country

UK

My Question or Issue

When casting the "daylist" playlists the music played is not that which is shown in the playlist, it just plays another set of songs then when trying to tap the songs in the playlist, the taps don't register and nothing happens.

Also when trying to cast using google assistant, the command is recognized as it says "playing on chromecast" but nothing actually plays.

I have reset both the chromecast audio and google home and logged out and back into spotify multiple times but it makes no difference.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Ivelina]

Hey @Magic_,

Thanks for posting this thread in the Community!

We need to gather some more details in order to get a better understanding, so could you let us know:

• If you noticed when this started happening and if it was after something specific? 
• Does the issue persist with any other playlists rather than the daylist?
• What happens if you try to stream from another device on to the Chromecast?

If you've not done this already, I recommend restarting your router and also testing with a different internet connection (for example mobile data shared via hotspot).

As a more advanced step, you could also change the DNS settings of your router to 8.8.8.8. 

When it comes to nothing playing on Chromecast casting using Google Assistant, there's another thread here where other users are experiencing similar issues and if you'd like you can take a look. 

Don't hesitate to let us know if you need help with anything else.

[Magic_]

Thanks for the response.

I can't say for sure when it started happening but probably within the last month (for the daylist issue) the google assistant issue has probably been there from January/February.

I've had more of a play around and it looks like it is just on the daylist, I think it is because it is an autogenerated list that changes rather than one that is a fixed set of songs.

I usually play it from my android device but to test, I opened spotify on a windows machine and on the windows machine the daylist can have a different name and a different set of songs to the android device even though it's the same time of day etc. 

I started playing the daylist on an android phone and it plays the songs as normal but as soon as I cast from my phone to the chromecast audio it begins to play a different set of songs that are not shown on the android phone, they are however shown on the windows machine (even though I did not start casting from the windows machine).

So it looks like the android version of the app has its own generated playlist which works fine on the android device but when casting it changes to a different playlist that is the one accessible through the windows interface.

[Ivelina]

Appreciate the provided info @Magic_!

There's currently an issue with the daylist playlist which the teams are aware of and are investigating. 

We've forwarded your details as they can be helpful and as the issue you've described might be related. If/when there's an update, we'll make sure to let you know. 

In the meantime, don't hesitate to let us know if you need help with anything else.

[Gwereg]

Hello, I have the same problem as you, only the "Daylist" playlist does not work only when the music is broadcast from a Google Home, have you found a solution since your publication?

[Magic_]

Hi, no, not yet. I believe it's because the way different devices create the playlist.

Spotify are aware and trying to fix.

[violetvolume]

Hey, I am having this issue as well, both in the desktop app on two different computers and on the mobile app. I have cleared the cache on all three devices. I have tried it on the web player and it will display the correct daylist title, but the list of songs is the same list of songs that appears under the incorrect daylist title in the desktop app. It happens over WiFi. When I click "play" on any device or player for any of the songs in the playlist, it says "Spotify cannot play this song right now." None of the songs playing in the queue appear in the playlist. I don't think this happened after an update, but it started on my phone and now persists on all devices.

[AlejaR]

Hey there @violetvolume.

Thanks for posting here and for the info shared. 

Just to confirm, do you use a VPN service? If yes, we'd suggest you set Spotify as an exception there. Keep in mind Spotify doesn't officially support VPN. This means that issues with the app while using VPN are expected behavior.
 

On another note, do you use any cache-clearing or task-killing apps? Take into account that these apps can affect the performance of the app. If yes, try switching those off.
 

If the above doesn't do the trick, we'd like to gather some additional info. Please send us:

• The Spotify version you're running on the affected devices.
• The make/model and OS of the affected devices.
• Does this happen while using Connect?
• Does this happen if you use a different internet connection? As mentioned above, you can create a hotspot from a phone and connect your devices to it, to see if you notice any difference.
• A video recording of what you kindly mentioned. You can attach it in your next reply in mp4 format, or you can also upload it to YouTube or Google Drive and make it public, so we can visualize it.

Keep us in the loop!

[violetvolume]

Hi,

I do not use a VPN service or any task-killing or cache-clearing apps.This happens regardless of the internet connection I am  using. The Spotify version on my phone is 9.0.44.478. The Spotify version on my desktop(s) are Spotify for Windows (64 bit), 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c (I am aware that the screenshots indicate an update is available; after taking the screenshots I updated the desktop app and the problem persists.) I don't know how to include a video recording, but I do have screenshots from both desktop and phone. You can see that the list displays "minimal synth trad goth wednesday afternoon," and the queue displays "witch house grave wave wednesday afternoon." You can also see the error message I get when I click "play" on any of the songs in the main list "Spotify can't play this track right now."

[Ivelina]

Appreciate the cooperation and screenshots @violetvolume.

It looks like you're streaming to an external device (probably a speaker), but just to be on the safe side, could you let us know if the behavior persists when you're not streaming to another device, but the playback is directly from the phone/computer? 

As the daylist updates quite often, can you also let us know if the behavior continues with all newly-generated playlists?

When it comes to the error message on the computer that "Spotify can't play this right now...", I recommend having a look at the comments in this thread and specifically the info in this post. For some users, what helped is that in their Advanced Audio Settings they disabled any sound effects or enhancements that may be enabled at the moment. Could you also take a look at the Sound Settings on your PC?

We'll be on the lookout 🙂

[violetvolume]

Hi Ivelina, the behavior persists with or without streaming or casting to another device (e.g., Bluetooth headphones, in-vehicle audio system). However, it does not happen with every daylist; just some of them. I haven't been able to discern a pattern in the time of day so far. I have enabled Spatial Sound for Windows and I do not have any audio enhancements active.

[Eni]

Hey @violetvolume, 

Thanks for getting back to us.

To check if the issue is related to an incorrect syncing, we'd recommend logging out from your account on all your devices by heading to your Account page > Security and privacy > Sign out everywhere. Then log back in on one of your devices to check if the issue persists. 

If this doesn't do the trick, you can try unfollowing the Daylist, then logging out and back in again twice in a row (this will help trigger a sync between your account and device) and then following it again. 

If none of the above makes any difference, could you copy the Daylist's URI, open the web player in an incognito window and paste the playlist's URI in Search to see you can see the correct info there? 

Keep us posted on how it goes. 

[02107]

I have this same issue; I have for some time now. I have the issue with every update of the daylist throughout the day, whether on Windows app, web browser, Android app, or even Apple TV app. I have tried clearing cache, signing out everywhere, and even fulling uninstalling and reinstalling. The daylist just always shows one title on the home screen menu, but when I click on it, it changes to a completely different daylist (with a new title and corresponding songs). I'm open to suggestions. Please advise.

[Dessi]

Hey @02107,

Thanks for reaching out and kudos for all the troubleshooting you've tried!

Can you also give @Eni's suggestion about unfollowing the daylist, then logging out and back in again twice in a row to make sure everything's synced and then following the playlist again? It'd be great if you can try copying the link to the daylist, pasting it in an incognito window and then opening it in the Web Player or the desktop app to check if that makes a difference.

It'd also be worth asking a friend or a relative to log in their own account on one of your devices to see if they experience the same thing with their daylist. This will helps us check if it might be account-related.

Keep us posted.

[anagogue]

Plan

Premium

Country

Germany

Device

Google Pixel 6

Operating System

Android 16

My Question or Issue

Issue happened for the first time today. I had Spotify connect to my speaker group via HEOS. Started playing my daylist. Stopped after a few hours. Then an hour or two later, came back to Spotify, reconnected to the speakers, and tried to play the new daylist (had updated to different genre). It started playing the song that was playing before, as usual. But when I clicked the button to forward to the next song, it doesn't jump to the new list, but kept playing songs from the old one. Even when I stopped, played something different and came back to the daylist, it only played from the old one. And the interface is semi-frozen, in that I can't even click on any song in the current list to start it paying. Nothing happens at all when I do. 

If I disconnect from speakers, and play on my phone, the new list works. If I then reconnect to the speakers while the song is playing, it finishes playing the song and then jumps back to the old list, with the current list frozen and unresponsive again. 

This persists even after force-closing the app, clearing the cache, etc. I eventually had to just go play something else (everything but the daylist works fine).

[Ivelina]

Hello @anagogue,

Thanks for posting in the Community and welcome! We appreciate the shared information as it helps with the investigation. From our end we can attempt to help troubleshoot the Spotify app, but might not be able to assist you in case the issue is caused by your current setup. 

You've written that the behavior occurred for the first time yesterday, then it might be a minor temporary issue. Has the daylist updated a few times since then and does the behavior with the playback remain unchanged?

You've mentioned clearing the cache, but just to be on the safe side could you make sure that you've performed a clean reinstall of the app with the steps here? It's more detailed than a regular one and often helps resolve different issues.

Additionally, let us know:

• Does this happen regardless of the internet connection (Wi-Fi, mobile data)?
• Does the behavior persist on another device (desktop)?
• How does the daylist work in the Web Player?

We'll be on the lookout for your response.

[garden_variety]

Same issue here, both on iPhone 14 and macOS Sequoia 15.5. These ineffective suggestions seem to be more like giving us the ring around instead of confirming that this is a bug that Spotify needs to fix.