Updated On 01 May, 24

How to Fix Spotify Web Player Not Working Issue?

Spotify web player is one of the most popularly known websites across the world. It enables you to access songs without the need of downloading anything on your system. The web player is incredible but at the same time it has many flaws. 

Many users have reported that the Spotify web player does not work properly on many browsers. If you are also one of the users experiencing this problem, then we have a solution for you. This blog post has everything that you need to know to fix Spotify web player not working issue. 

Allow the Sites to Play Protected Content

When you try to open Spotify web player, a new message will be displayed before you where you will be asked to enale the protected content. On your Chrome browser, go to settings and then go down to protected content. There, move the toggle to the right that is given right next to Allow site to play protected content. 

If you are a Firefox user, then go to the website of Spotify web player. Go to the shield icon that is given on the left of the address bar and then click on it. After that, select the option of "turn off blocking for this website". 

Flush DNS and Clear the Cache

If you are able to open your Spotify web player and everything is working fine with one exception of music not playing, then you can try flushing DNS on your computer. 

This is going to refresh the DNS cache on your computer, which will ensure the registration of your domain name before you launch the Spotify web player on your system. To clear the cache, all you have to do is to press Win and R key simultaneously. 

In case you are a Linus or Mac user, then you can read out the link to flush DNS on Linux or Mac. 

Spotify Player Not Playing Songs

If your Spotify player is loading properly and it looks in a proper working condition but it still isn't playing any music, then there can be several reasons leading to that. 

An instant way to fix this problem is to choose an album that you wish to play on Spotify and then select the icon with three dots given right next to any song in that album. After that, select copy song link. Paste the link in the location bar of your browser. Then, press Enter. This will play a song on your Spotify web player. 

In case the solution above does not work out for you, then you can try fixing this problem by launching Spotify web player on only one device. Spotify not playing songs problem can also occur because of playing Spotify app on multiple devices. 

To fix this problem, first go to Settings cog and the devices. After that, try to switch between many devices you use to log into Spotiify before choosing web player as an option to listen from. By playing this switch game, you can actually make Spotify work on your web browser. 

Spotify Becoming Unresponsive

If your Spotify web player is not ready to load at all, then you can fix this problem by clearing the cookies in your browser. There is a different way of clearing the cookies in every browser but you will usually find it under the option of settings. Clear the cookies and then launch your browser again and check if that works. 

So, these are the different things that you can try out to fix Spotify web player not working problem.