Liked Songs not syncing across devices

[Vasil]

Hey folks!

We are receiving reports that some of you are experiencing persistent issues with your Liked Songs not syncing across all platforms. This includes iOS, Android, desktop app, and the Web Player. 

[Mr_Fence]

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.

[alyttlebird]

Curiously, restarting my laptop fixed the issue for me.

[Arthur_trsn]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share an issue I've been having with my "Liked Songs" playlist on Spotify. It seems that the playlist isn't updating consistently across different platforms, including the Windows 11 app, the iOS app, and the web version.

Here are the current discrepancies in the number of songs displayed on each platform:

Windows 11: 468 songs
iOS: 352 songs
Web: 480 songs

As you can see, the number of songs varies quite a bit, and there are several missing tracks depending on which device I use.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so, do you have any tips on how to resolve it? It’s pretty frustrating to have such an inconsistent experience across devices.

[tdr1995]

Same here. I noticed my top 5 songs I recently added on my phone were not showing up on my PC (Windows 11 app). Adding them to my library from PC changed the order on my phone and added them to my PC app Liked songs.
PC: 2,100 songs
iPhone: 2,094 songs
Web: 2,093 songs

Attached screenshots as proof. I know I'm not helping per se, but I'm not sure how to resolve this issue because what songs are missing?

[Joan]

Hi there @Arthur_trsn, @tdr1995,

Thanks for reaching out. We'll gladly help you sort this sync issue.

This is quite odd and we haven't seen any reports about this exact issue recently. Usually, the web player should have the accurate number, since it has direct communication with the servers, so most likely that number you see is the correct one. To force a sync across devices, please try the following:

1. Perform a full clean reinstall across all affected devices
2. Disable any VPNs you might be using
3. Log out and back in on the browser. Clear the browser cookies as well (at least the ones related to Spotify)

This should force a sync across all devices and get the same number across all of them.

Let us know how it goes.

[Frankie22]

Hi guys,

No idea why, but the spotify app on my laptop has stopped to sync and save the song I liked on my mobile app.

I've already tried to log out and in and re-install the app, but it's still showing the same songs I liked up until the 22nd December.

But if I login from the browser, the player is all up to date.

Is there anything else I should look for to make sure the desktop app will be able to update and sync?

Thanks in advance for your help

[predohck]

For some reason the songs that i liked on my smartphone don't apear on my pc app's playlist, it shows that my last song liked was from a month ago. Actually, not even the albuns apear as "liked" on the pc.  Anything that i can do to solve the problem?

[aholasek]

I recently added some songs to my liked songs from iPhone, but these songs are not showing up in my liked songs on my PC. When I try to play these songs on my PC using my phone as a remote, it is unable to play the songs, giving me the "Spotify can't play this right now" error.

I have tried entering offline mode on both devices and relaunching, but the issue persists.

[cozyjannat]

same issue even after following the steps you mentioned

[Omniman_Fan]

4/2/2025

Bump - Needing assistance with syncing issues for cross-platform syncing (only an issue with LIKED SONGS).

Currently running Macbook pro from November 2024, ios 15.3.

iPhone is iphone 13 pro max running ios 18.3.

I have logged out more than 2 times on both devices.
I have cleared the cache on spotify on both devices twice.

Both devices are able to create a new playlist with no syncing issues on the other device.

I have played songs from one device to another by selected the output device when they are both in close range.

I have gone into offline mode on both devices, closed the apps, reopened the apps, turn offline mode off on both devices, waited for sync to start, no sync observed, restarted my apps, relaunched apps and still no sync.

I'm just trying to sync my liked songs from my phone (has more recent liked songs) to my mac. It shouldnt be so hard.