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Since 21 June, I have noticed this problem.
Moving the position of a track within a playlist does not sync. Nor do track additions after having created the playlist.
Track deletions do work though. 🤔
Reinstalling the iOS app appears to temporarily fix this issue. I have subsequently done clean re-installs on macOS and iOS without getting a resolution.
I use a variety of custom-built python scripts, as well as third-party online tools, to create, filter, and sort my playlists. Starting recently (within the past week), the Mac desktop client no longer updates to reflect changes made with my scripts or third-party tools. I can instantly see my changes in the web client, so I know the playlist changes are actually taking place on Spotify's servers. Only the desktop client fails to sync.
Plan
Premium
Country
USA
Device
2021 iMac M1
Operating System
MacOS Sonoma 14.5
My Question or Issue
Hi @johnwastle,
Thanks for reaching out.
Since you mentioned this started happening on Friday, did this coincide with something else? For example an update to the app or either device's OS? A change of ISP or the settings of your network is possible too.
Also let us know the following:
With this information, we’d be happy to investigate.
Keep us posted.
My problem occurs on different networks.
As far I can tell, syncing problems only exist from macOS to iOS.
Playlist changes initiated from iOS seem to work correctly.
Syncing between the webplayer and other platforms also works correctly. Caveat: I don't use the webplayer very much.
I'm not certain Connect has ever worked terribly well for me. Playing on iOS, I can the current track playing on macOS, but the track progress indicator is very laggy.
[26 Jun] I've updated the iOS app this morning (v8.9.50).
[27 Jun] As far as I can tell, playlist syncing seems to be working correctly.
[2 Jul] No issues since 27 Jun.
I am also having syncing issues, but it's between iOS and Windows. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the apps multiple times, and it'll fix it briefly but then the issues will start again. I'll add or remove songs to the playlist on one device and wont' see the changes on the other device. This is happening across different networks. Playback is syncing (I can see on my phone which song I'm playing on my desktop). The Desktop version appears to match up with the Windows desktop version of the playlist, not the iPhone iOS version.
Edit: This seems to have fixed my problem: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Other-Podcasts-Partners-etc/Spotify-connect-not-synchronize-time-of...
Hey @LeeCo,
Thanks for reaching out.
We'd like to investigate this further, so please let us know:
Keep us posted.
I just noticed one of my playlist also had the same issue. I've created it at least a couple weeks ago, my pc and my phone are connected to the internet everyday so it should have synced by now.
I started playing the playlist from my desktop but through my phone then I was able to open the playlist on the phone app and add it to my library.
What happened to spotify? I've been using it since 2017 and the last couple years I'm encountering so many bugs also the UI has become trash both on desktop and mobile.
Hey folks,
Thanks for your replies.
This is currently being investigated, we'll let you know in this thread once we have news or if we need more info.
In the meantime, make sure to share (if you haven't already) the device model, OS version and Spotify version of your devices.
Cheers,
Plan
Premium Family
Country
Poland
Device
PC / OnePlus Nord 3
Operating System
Windows 11 / Android 14
My Question or Issue
I think it started to happen a week ago but I was on vacation so didn't fully notice it.
Changes I've made to my playlists on Android do not always (mostly?) get reflected on my phone.
For example, today I removed some albums from a playlist twice, within a few hours of each other. The earlier batch of songs got removed, the later one didn't.
Interestingly enough, when I go to the playlist on my phone (when the music is playing via PC) and I try to select the song that got removed to be played via PC, Spotify shows an error that "this cannot be played now". For the songs I did not remove, it works fine.
Similarly, when I was going on vacation, I added some albums to the playlist (via PC) to have them downloaded abroad. Lo and behold, they were not in the playlist (on Android). I added them again on the spot. I came back today and noticed the playlist on PC had them doubled...
I've tried removing caches but I don't know what else I can do.
This is beyond frustrating. Another day, another Spotify bug. Any fix?
Seems I cannot edit the post.
Well, reinstalling the Android app I don't know if fixed the issue but at least made the playlists sync up. And they sync up for now.
But I'd ask you not to close this thread just yet, as the synchronization already worked today and failed again. I'd hate to reinstall the app every time this happens and lose all my downloads in the process.
Plan
Premium
Country: Belgium
Device
iPhone 13 Pro and Laptop HP on windows 10 pro
Operating System
(iOS 10, windows 10 pro.)
My Question or Issue
I modify playlists on my laptop but play them on my iphone linked to speakers.
Since a few days, modifications to playlists don't sync between the devices. I have tried logging out and back in on both devices, deleting cache and local files on iphone, but to no avail. When I create a new playlist on my computer it appears in the phone version but just the title, not the added tracks.
+1 This issue has been on since Jun 21. I'm using Spotify for Android version 8.9.50.552. I've tried all the troubleshooting steps mentioned in this post but to no avail.
I am facing a similar issue.
Whenever I delete songs from a playlist via the desktop app or web browser, these changes do not sync with the mobile app.
I tried clearing the app cache and data and logging out, but it only syncs when I perform a clean install.
Plan
Premium
Country
Brazil
Device
PC / Galaxy S21 Ultra
Operating System
Windows 11 / Android 14
Op here. Yeah, this doesn't work again.
I have the same issue on pc and android, sorting the playist by custom dosent work, some playlists it does, others it dosent, really frustrating!!!
Honestly, this is weird as **bleep**. Some playlists sometimes sync, some don't. No idea what could be the catalyst. I thought maybe playlists being downloaded (cause the one not downloaded got synced correctly just now) so I 'undownloaded' it and it's the same?
Any response from the mod or dev team?
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