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[Bug]: Discord rich presence always disconnected #3489

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opened 2025-06-18 02:01:44 +00:00 by z-Treble · 4 comments

z-Treble commented

2025-06-18 02:01:44 +00:00

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Preflight Checklist

I use the latest version of YouTube Music (Application).
I have searched the issue tracker for a bug report that matches the one I want to file, without success.
I understand that th-ch/youtube-music has NO affiliation with Google or YouTube

YouTube Music (Application) Version

3.9.0

Checklists

I use the portable version of the YouTube Music Application.
I can reproduce this issue in the official version of (WEB) YTM.

What operating system are you using?

Windows

Operating System Version

Windows 11 Home Insider Preview

What CPU architecture are you using?

x64

Last Known Working YouTube Music (Application) version

3.9.0

Reproduction steps

N/A, Self explanatory

Expected Behavior

After enabling the Discord Rich Presence plugin, if it doesn't connect on its own, you would normally click "Disconnected", in which it would normally change to "Connected", indicating the application is connected to Discord and should be showing the rich presence.

Actual Behavior

Clicking "Disconnected" for me right now doesn't change it at all and there is no rich presence on Discord.

Enabled plugins

Ad Blocker
Album Actions
Bypass Age Restrictions
Captions Selector
Discord Rich Presence
Downloader
Lyrics Genius
Music Together [Beta]
Navigation
Performance improvement [Beta] NEW
Playback Speed
Precise Volume
Scrobbler
SponsorBlock
Taskbar Media Control
Tuna OBS
Video Quality Changer
Video Toggle

Additional Information

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### Preflight Checklist - [x] I use the latest version of YouTube Music (Application). - [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/issues) for a bug report that matches the one I want to file, without success. - [x] I understand that **th-ch/youtube-music has NO affiliation with Google or YouTube** ### YouTube Music (Application) Version 3.9.0 ### Checklists - [ ] I use the portable version of the YouTube Music Application. - [ ] I can reproduce this issue in the [official version of (WEB) YTM](https://music.youtube.com). ### What operating system are you using? Windows ### Operating System Version Windows 11 Home Insider Preview ### What CPU architecture are you using? x64 ### Last Known Working YouTube Music (Application) version 3.9.0 ### Reproduction steps N/A, Self explanatory ### Expected Behavior After enabling the Discord Rich Presence plugin, if it doesn't connect on its own, you would normally click "Disconnected", in which it would normally change to "Connected", indicating the application is connected to Discord and should be showing the rich presence. ### Actual Behavior Clicking "Disconnected" for me right now doesn't change it at all and there is no rich presence on Discord. ### Enabled plugins 1. Ad Blocker 2. Album Actions 3. Bypass Age Restrictions 4. Captions Selector 5. Discord Rich Presence 6. Downloader 7. Lyrics Genius 8. Music Together [Beta] 9. Navigation 10. Performance improvement [Beta] NEW 11. Playback Speed 12. Precise Volume 13. Scrobbler 14. SponsorBlock 15. Taskbar Media Control 16. Tuna OBS 17. Video Quality Changer 18. Video Toggle ### Additional Information _No response_

angelajfisher commented

2025-07-06 02:36:12 +00:00

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Jumping in to add my info as well -- I'm running into the same issue

App Version: 3.9.0
OS: Windows 11 Pro
CPU Architecture: x64 (Intel)

Enabled Plugins:

Album Color Theme
Ambient Mode
Blur Navigation Bar
Discord Rich Presence
Downloader
Compact Sidebar
Exponential Volume
In-App Menu
Lyrics Genius
Music Together [Beta]
Navigation
Performance improvement [Beta]
Scrobbler
Skip Disliked Songs
Video Quality Changer

Jumping in to add my info as well -- I'm running into the same issue **App Version:** 3.9.0 **OS:** Windows 11 Pro **CPU Architecture:** x64 (Intel) **Enabled Plugins:** 1. Album Color Theme 2. Ambient Mode 3. Blur Navigation Bar 4. Discord Rich Presence 5. Downloader 6. Compact Sidebar 7. Exponential Volume 8. In-App Menu 9. Lyrics Genius 10. Music Together [Beta] 11. Navigation 12. Performance improvement [Beta] 13. Scrobbler 14. Skip Disliked Songs 15. Video Quality Changer

KuePasta commented

2025-07-25 03:51:19 +00:00

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I have found a fix for this issue, at least for me.

This app doesn't connect to Discord in the same way that Spotify (or even YouTube) does, and it acts more like a game or activity. With that being said, you have to enable Discord's "User Settings -> Activity Privacy -> Share your detected activities with others".

This immediately made it work, but also enabled everything else to be visible as an activity, so if you don't like your activities other than music on your profile, disable visibility in "User Settings -> Registered Games"

(I apologize if this isn't the right area or method of responding to an issue, I have literally never commented on GitHub before)

I have found a fix for this issue, at least for me. This app doesn't connect to Discord in the same way that Spotify (or even YouTube) does, and it acts more like a game or activity. With that being said, you have to enable Discord's "User Settings -> Activity Privacy -> Share your detected activities with others". This immediately made it work, but also enabled everything else to be visible as an activity, so if you don't like your activities other than music on your profile, disable visibility in "User Settings -> Registered Games" (I apologize if this isn't the right area or method of responding to an issue, I have literally never commented on GitHub before)

NanoCE commented

2025-08-02 16:27:05 +00:00

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KuePasta, this worked for me. Thanks for this solution.

zigarot commented

2025-09-11 06:18:57 +00:00

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Version: 3.11.0.0 via Web Installer
OS: Win11 Pro x64

Enabled Extensions:

Discord Rich Presence
Scrobbler
Synced Lyrics

Steps tried:

Disabled all extensions except Discord Rich presence (as above).
Deleted local and roaming appdata.
Reinstalled

Still shows disconnected in the YTM menu, no changes.

Also have this issue, The above solutions may fix some version of this, but I have activity privacy set to shared, and other 3rd party connections work with Discord Rich Presence. Youtube Music has not worked for the last couple months. Posting this because I just updated hoping it would be fixed, but no dice. Version: 3.11.0.0 via Web Installer OS: Win11 Pro x64 Enabled Extensions: - Discord Rich Presence - Scrobbler - Synced Lyrics Steps tried: - Disabled all extensions except Discord Rich presence (as above). - Deleted local and roaming appdata. - Reinstalled Still shows disconnected in the YTM menu, no changes.

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