How to Use Spotify Offline
In this guide, I explain how Spotify works offline, what you should do to download your favorite music, and what tricks you should know to get the most out of this platform feature.
In this guide, I explain how Spotify works offline, how to use the feature, and what devices it’s available on. I also talk to you about the requirements that you must meet in order to be able to download songs offline on spotify and thus reduce mobile data consumption when listening to music without Wi-Fi. Here I will tell you everything you need to know about this feature. Don’t miss it!
How Spotify works offline
Spotify offline is a feature that allows you download songs and then listen to them without having to connect. Even if you leave the app connected to the Internet, thanks to this tool, you can listen to it without having to download and stream it again and again. It is also very useful to continue listening to music in places where you have no coverage or where there is no Internet, such as abroad.
Spotify offline It is only available to Premium users.with the exception of podcasts, which can be downloaded by anyone. Here I leave you with a guide with the prices of each Spotify subscription and ways to get these plans for less. The app allows you to select the download quality in the settings menu, and on Android, if the device has an SD card slot, the location.
How to Download Music on Spotify
To download music offline on Spotify, you just need to click on the corresponding button. Here I will tell you how to do it on mobile and computer.
on mobile phone
On your mobile phone, you just need to click on the download button that appears at the top of each content.
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Remember that you can download playlists or albums. This feature is also included in every podcast episode.
On PC or Mac
In this PC or MacSpotify also allows you to download songs. The only thing you need to do is find the same button as in the mobile application.
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Once you click this button, all the songs in the album or playlist will be queued for download.
How to Get More from Spotify Offline
As I have already explained to you, if you are a Premium Spotify user, you will be able to download music and listen to it offline wherever you want. So, what related features should you know? Here are some withTips and tricks to help you get more from Spotify offline on all your devices.
Switch to offline mode
Spotify has an offline mode that limits playback to only songs you’ve previously downloaded. How does this work?
All you need to do is follow these steps on your mobile phone:
- Open the application settings.
- Click on Playback if you have an iPhone and Data storage and offline playback if you have Android.
- Activate the function Offline.
If you are not a Premium user, this option will not be visible. On the other hand, don’t forget that you won’t be able to play content you haven’t downloaded until you disable this option. Songs you haven’t downloaded appear grayed out. If you want to complete these steps from your computer, simply access the configuration menu from Archive and press Offline mode.
Activate downloads via mobile network
By default, Spotify won’t download songs if your device is connected via a mobile network. If you don’t like this behavior, just go to the section Playback on iOS or Data storage and offline playback on Android. Then activate the option Downloads using mobile data.
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From now on, you can use a 4G or 5G connection to download new songs. While this will consume your bet data, the best part is that once it’s downloaded, you won’t have to download it again if it’s played later.
Select download quality
In the section Quality of multimedia content In Spotify settings you can choose the quality of the content. While this is not directly related to offline mode, it is a way to save bandwidth and mobile data. You can choose quality in all these sections:
- Stream music using Wi-Fi and mobile data.
- Stream videos using Wi-Fi and mobile data.
- Download quality.
Option Very tallwhich corresponds to 320 kbps quality, is available only to premium users.
Send your local files to Spotify on your mobile phone.
This is something that very few people know. Spotify allows play local files that are on your devices to listen to them offline on your mobile phone. How is this done?
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On a mobile phone, activate this option as follows:
- Go to settings and click Settings and privacy.
- Then find the option Local files.
- Now in the section Library A section dedicated to these files should appear.
- On Android, local files located in internal memory will appear in Spotify. On iPhone, you’ll have to import them from the Files app.
On your computer, you can enable this option and then drag and drop any local file to listen to it from the application.
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