Spotify fans who also have Discord accounts have the ability to share songs they’re currently listening to with their contacts through their status message, but for some users, it doesn’t always work the first time they fire up the messaging platform. Normally, when both Discord and Spotify apps are running at the same time on the same device, chatters on the messaging app will be able to see an indicator underneath a person’s username that they are also simultaneously enjoying tracks on Spotify. They can even see what specific song is playing and hit a button that will play it on their own Spotify app if they have it installed as well.
Spotify is one of the most popular audio-streaming platforms to date, and a huge part of its success is because of how easy and enjoyable it is to discover new music and share it with others. In the same vein, Discord is also a well-liked messaging app that can also be used for fun activities. So, of course, being able to combine the two services and have a way to get to know people in terms of their musical preferences and talk about it is a great benefit.
Users who have a Discord account and would like to share their activity on Spotify can connect their accounts and have their currently playing track show up as a status message on the chat app. However, Discord users that have chosen to integrate Spotify into their accounts may find themselves running into occasional technical hiccups with their Spotify Status on Discord, such as not having the status automatically change to show that they are playing something on the music service. Because of potential lag issues, the wrong song may be showcased, or the user’s current place in the track may be incorrectly marked. The first thing users ought to try is closing the two applications and launching them again to refresh the cache for both. In most cases, this fixes the bug, and people will start seeing up-to-date Spotify status messages on Discord again.
How To Reconnect Spotify To Discord Through Desktop & Mobile
If the issue persists after relaunching Spotify and Discord, the latter’s support page for the problem recommends disconnecting Spotify temporarily. On Discord’s desktop app, tap on ‘User Settings’ (gear icon) located in the bottom-left corner of the screen, choose ‘Connections’ from the sidebar, and hit the ‘x next to the listed Spotify account.’ On the mobile app, tap the three-line icon in the top-right corner, hit the profile photo in the bottom-right corner, go to ‘Connections,’ then hit the ‘x’ next to the Spotify username.
Next, connect Spotify to Discord to start showing the ‘Listening to Spotify’ status again so others can see what tune is currently in the listening queue. There should be a ‘Play on Spotify’ button that others can hit to listen to the track themselves. Spotify Premium subscribers will have an added option to ‘Listen Along’ on Discord and play the same songs at the exact same time.
