Liked songs not syncing between devices

[PresqueVu]

Plan

Premium

Country

Australia

Device

iPhone 15 Pro/iPad Pro 3rd gen

Operating System

iOS 17.3/Windows 11

My Question or Issue

Liked songs are not syncing between the PC/Web apps and the iPhone/iPad apps.

Liked songs will sync between the PC and web apps.

Like songs will sync between the iPhone and iPad apps.

To test this I used an album where all the songs on the album were set to Liked.  This was the same on all the apps, PC, web, iPhone and iPad.  

I then removed the Liked status for all songs on the PC app.  This change was reflected in the web app but not the iPhone or iPad app.  

I cleared the cache for all apps which had no effect.

I uninstalled the app from the iPhone and then reinstalled it.  The songs on the iPhone were set to Liked.  I watched as the Liked song ticks came on for each song in the album.  This still did not reflect the Liked status on the PC app.

I removed the Liked status for one song on the iPhone app.  This was immediately reflected in the iPad app but not the PC or web apps.

Thanks,

Toby

[PresqueVu]

Hey, little thing I've tried. Using Mobile app on Android, and then the native .exe app on Win10 (not microsoft store version)

After losing a lot of hope of my devices being synced, i tried one last thing. in the windows app drawer thing (little arrow in the bottom-right next to clock/date and such) find the spotify app>right click>Troubleshooting>Reset app data and restart. it will log you out, and take a little bit to wake back up, but it worked for me. full sync between Android app, Web player (Chrome) and the native desktop app on Win10. Hopefully this works for you!

[PresqueVu]

To anyone finding this thread in the future, this is how to fix this dumb issue that is somehow not fixed by signing out and signing back in.

After these steps your Spotify is set to the state you have in the Web App.

1. Close Spotify on your PC.
2. Open your File Explorer and go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Users
   (assuming you installed Spotify on the default location)
   You can copy past that path in your File Explorer or find it manually
3. In this location you'll see a folder named "XXXXXXXXXX-user"
   (10 digits-user). Delete that folder
4. Start Spotify, the folder should be generated automatically again.

If this didn't solve your issue, repeat the steps but sign out of Spotify first.

[jeromolinapuig]

Plan

Premium

Country

Spain

Device

Samsung, Windows and Car entertainment system

Operating System

Android and Windows 11

My Question or Issue

I’m using Spotify on two Android devices and on my Windows PC, all with the same account. However, when I save songs on one device (adding them to my “Liked Songs” or saved library), some of them don’t appear on the others.

I’ve already tried logging out and back in on all devices, refreshing the library, clearing the cache, and making sure all apps are updated to the latest version — but the issue still happens.

Is there any way to force my library to fully sync across devices, or could this be an account-related issue?

Thanks a lot for your help!

[djsharc]

I'm getting the same issue, and it's more of an issue now that mixing is "functional" on mobile. I'm using a  Samsung Galaxy S22 Android for Spotify on mobile, and Windows 11 Spotify app that doesn't allow you to edit mixes on desktop. Since there is no sort for BPM or key I have to manually sort the tracks. Sortign is MUCH easier on desktop than mobile, so I used desktop to sort.

The problem is exactly what the original poster had - desynced playlists.  I have logged out (same account) on both devices, but get the same issue. Help?

[hamisht99]

Still an issue, just used the posted workaround on my windows 11 laptop.  Liked songs now match my desktop, phone, and web player.

Surely this has enough reports by now to be moved to ongoing issues?

[rbsbd]

The issue is still there.

On linux, had to delete ~/.cache/spotify/Users/XXXX-user

Uninstalling/Reinstalling didn't work.

[BiggieCheese3]

Plan

Premium

Country

Poland

Device

computer and xiaomi phone

Operating System

Android, Windows 

My Question or Issue

When I add a song to my favorities while using my phone its not added on any other device. Yes I use the same account.

Everything is OK while adding on a computer (windows).

I don't see any resonable explanation.

PLS HELP IT'S FRUSTRATING

[F4L0X_50]

Plan

Free

Country

Argentina

Device

Phone: Xiaomi MI A3

Operating System

Windows 11 latest version 

My Question or Issue

Hi. Since a while ago, i am having problems with listening to music on my laptop. If i add a song to a playlist from my phone while my laptop is off/Spotify app is not open, the song will just not show up on my laptop. If my laptop is on and the spotify app is running, then i can add songs drom my phone and they do show up on my pc, but any previous song i added from my phone that hasn´t shown up stays that way. i usually take those songs off my playlist and re-add them from my phone, but its anoying. i have the latest version of spotify in both devices.

[noi2giochiamo]

Plan

Premium

Country

Italy

Device

Mac Studio

Operating System

(MacOS )

My Question or Issue

The like songs set through the phone are not synced with the MacStudio. I need to log out and than back log in for syncing.