{"id":2789,"date":"2021-02-03T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T10:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1337297"},"modified":"2021-02-03T10:55:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T10:55:10","slug":"spotify-searches-dont-sync-across-devices-and-its-ridiculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2789","title":{"rendered":"Spotify searches don\u2019t sync across devices \u2014 and it\u2019s ridiculous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last night, I couldn\u2019t sleep. After sending an hour tossing and turning, I decided to get up, and listen to music on the sofa to tire myself out. Alas, I smashed into an issue:&nbsp;my Spotify searches weren\u2019t synced.<\/p>\n<p>Let me elucidate.<\/p>\n<p>Most of my daytime listening is done through the desktop Spotify app. If I stumble across a new artist, or a friend sends me something to check out, I\u2019ll give it a spin on my laptop.<\/p>\n<p>When I plopped myself down on the couch late last night\/early this morning, I fancied re-listening to a band I\u2019d read about earlier.&nbsp;I headed into my Spotify searches, expecting to see them there and\u2026 nothing. The only results in the \u2018Recent searches\u2019 area were artists and tracks I\u2019d looked up on my mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Because I hadn\u2019t liked the track, or added it to a playlist, there wasn\u2019t an easy way to find what the band was called on the Spotify mobile app. Thankfully, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/01\/08\/last-fm-account-2021-resolution-music-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I have Last.fm<\/a>, so I was able to pop over there and find the band (<a href=\"https:\/\/gustaf-nyc.bandcamp.com\/track\/design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Gustaf<\/a>, btw).<\/p>\n<p>So, here\u2019s my call to arms: Spotify searches need to be synced across devices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1337331 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Spotify-searches-on-mobile-not-syncing-across-devices-796x822.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify searches on mobile not syncing across devices\" width=\"500\" height=\"516\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Spotify-searches-on-mobile-not-syncing-across-devices-796x822.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Spotify-searches-on-mobile-not-syncing-across-devices-203x210.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Spotify-searches-on-mobile-not-syncing-across-devices-262x270.jpg 262w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Spotify-searches-on-mobile-not-syncing-across-devices-131x135.jpg 131w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Spotify-searches-on-mobile-not-syncing-across-devices.jpg 1242w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/03\/spotify-searches-sync-devices-mobile-desktop-app-design\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F02%2F03%2Fspotify-searches-sync-devices-mobile-desktop-app-design%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: This is what the search history on my mobile looks like since I managed to get some more Gustaf in life.\" data-title=\"Share This is what the search history on my mobile looks like since I managed to get some more Gustaf in life. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share This is what the search history on my mobile looks like since I managed to get some more Gustaf in life. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>This is what the search history on my mobile looks like since I managed to get some more Gustaf in life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Honestly, it\u2019s baffling to me that Spotify searches don\u2019t already sync.<\/p>\n<p>My playlists are available everywhere. Liked tracks are easily accessible as soon as I hit that heart button. Hell, I can smoothly switch from listening to a song on my computer to my phone without skipping a beat. Yet I can\u2019t look at searches I made on my computer on my phone? What am I, an animal??<\/p>\n<p>In fact, once I explored this Spotify searches sync issue further this morning, I discovered there isn\u2019t a simple way of even accessing your recently played tracks on mobile. The only method I found was <a href=\"https:\/\/community.spotify.com\/t5\/Music-Discussion\/History-Recently-Played-on-Mobile-Device\/td-p\/4660284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a long-winded solution<\/a> that involves creating a new playlist, heading into the track selection part, and scrolling right a few times until you get to a section that shows you what you\u2019ve listened to. Not exactly elegant design.<\/p>\n<p>Is the fact Spotify searches don\u2019t sync across devices a dealbreaker? Of course not, but it is annoying. In design, the little things really matter, and coming across an issue as glaring as this on an app as big as Spotify doesn\u2019t sit right. I mean, at the very least there should be&nbsp;option on mobile to see your play history.<\/p>\n<p>This is the hill I\u2019ll die on. So, Spotify, please sort this out \u2014 it\u2019ll make those long nights struggling to sleep far sweeter if you do.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/thenextweb\/newsletter\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published February 3, 2021 \u2014 10:55 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/03\/spotify-searches-sync-devices-mobile-desktop-app-design\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, I couldn\u2019t sleep. 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