Sep 21, 2020 Open Spotify and play something. Tap at the bottom of the screen. Tap the device you want to play to. Note: If you pause for more than 10 minutes you may need to reconnect. Not seeing the device you want in the device list? If you use an iPhone or iPad, make sure Spotify has access to your local network. Check in your iPhone/iPad settings under.
You can quickly mark a few Spotify playlists and make them available offline directly from your phone — your computer doesn’t need to be on because you download tracks directly from Spotify’s own server.
Connect to a Wi-Fi network to do this procedure when possible, rather than 3G, because Wi-Fi is probably a lot faster and, depending on your data plan, should cost less, too.
There’s an option in your settings that allows you to turn syncing over 2.5G/3G networks on or off to avoid unnecessary data costs. On the iPhone, go to Settings and ensure the Sync over 2G/3G switch is in the Off position (it appears gray, not green, when it’s set to Off). On Android, go to More→Settings and make sure Sync over 3G is unchecked.
iPhone and Android devices are the most popular. For those of you using another device, the information in the following sections should still help you find your way, and you can also check the Spotify Mobile page for help.
Sync offline Spotify playlists by using the iPhone
To copy tracks on to your iPhone and listen to them later without a data connection, follow these steps:
Open Spotify on your mobile device.
Select Playlists at the bottom-left of the window to access a list of your playlists (if they don’t already appear), and then touch Edit at the top-right to enter Edit mode.
On the right side of each playlist while in Edit mode, you see the Sync symbol, represented by a down arrow. Any green sync symbol means the playlist has already been synced to your phone; if it’s gray, it isn’t available in Offline mode.
Mark any playlists you want to make available offline by tapping their gray symbols.
Any playlists you tap turn green.
When you finish selecting playlists, touch Done.
The syncing process begins, as long as you’re online and connected to Wi-Fi (if you’ve turned syncing over 2.5G/3G off in your settings).
You can also sync playlists while you’re actually in one. On the iPhone, swipe your finger across the silver Available Offline switch at the top-right of the screen to turn Offline mode on (or off). When on, the switch is green and says Yes. When off, it’s gray and says No.
See also Share Spotify Tracks on the iPhone.
Sync offline Spotify playlists by using an Android device
To copy tracks onto your Android device and listen to them later without a data connection, follow these steps:
Log into the Spotify application to view all your playlists.
Touch the Edit Offline Playlists button to enter Spotify’s Edit mode.
Mark all the playlists you want to make available offline by selecting the check boxes next to their names.
Touch Done.
A blue progress bar appears next to the playlist name, and a green progress bar appears at the top of the screen, telling you how many songs you have left to sync.
Alternatively, when you’re in a playlist, follow these steps to sync that playlist for Offline mode:
Log into the Spotify application on your Android to view all your playlists.
Press and hold a playlist that you want to make available offline.
An Options pop-up window appears.
Select Available Offline.
The playlist starts syncing automatically.
See also How to Share Spotify Tracks on Android.
For both iPhone and Android, songs continue to sync as long as the application is open.
One of the oldest complaints of the Spotify service is that the the client doesn’t let you share your premium account or play music off multiple devices. It's time to change that. Coming next are a few workarounds that will finally let you have two songs on at once!
Use SoundHound to Play Playlists
Since Spotify ended their lyrics partnership with Musixmatch, they've been working to help third party apps detect when it is playing so they can display lyrics for users who still want it.
One such direct partnership is with SoundHound, a Shazam-like music detector that also displays Spotify song lyrics.
But there’s an interesting edge case here. If you have Spotify premium, SoundHound can play your playlists without affecting the Spotify app, so that you can have two devices playing at once.
Here's how.
Step 1. Download SoundHound for free on either the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
Step 2. From the app, hit the Play button in the bottom right.
Step 3. Press the Connect with Spotify button.
Step 4. Create a SoundHound account and let SoundHound access your Spotify account.
Step 5. Once you’re done, you can choose a Spotify playlist you follow, hit Spotify as your preferred streaming service and let it go!
A playlist running on SoundHound won’t pause Spotify on other devices like normal, so you can have two speakers playing two different songs, but both without ads because they are both using the premium Spotify account.
It’s worth noting that you won’t have access to the full Spotify experience on SoundHound because you can't search for tracks or turn on the high quality audio.
If you want to listen to an individual song on SoundHound, you’ll need to go in to the Spotify client and add the song to new playlist before you can play it on SoundHound.
The SoundHound app is also currently only available for iOS and Android, so this trick won't work between pairs of computers or laptops.
Go Into Offline Mode
If you’re already a Spotify premium user, you should know that Spotify lets you download songs so you can play them offline. However, playing a song in Spotify’s offline mode won't prevent other devices from playing music off your account.
As long as you’re willing to be online on only one of your devices, you can have up to three others playing downloaded music at once.
Step 1. Download the songs to your device. To do this, follow a playlist then hit Download.
Step 2. Turn your Spotify client to offline mode on all but one device. There’s Spotify help page to guide you through it on your device if you don’t know how.
Step 3. Play your music!
Keep in mind that you can only have a maximum of 3,333 songs downloaded across 3 devices, but you can always switch off the download toggle on a few playlists if you get close to the limit.
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If you’re trying to play on multiple devices so you can have your songs in multiple rooms, you won’t need the tricks above.
Instead, you’ll want to take a look at Spotify Connect, which lets you play off your speakers using your phone, as well as Spotify’s official list of speakers. Using one of the Spotify speakers, you can link them all to the same audio source to get them all playing at once.
Multiple smart speakers, including Echo Dot and Google Home, can also be connected together.
There’s no need to invest in an entirely new account if you just want to spread the sound across your house!
Grab a Family Plan
Even if you don’t have too many devices, you might still find plenty of value in a Spotify family plan.
To combat device sharing, Spotify's family plans cost $18 a month instead of the regular $10 payment, but you’ll be able to create up to six individual premium accounts that can all be online, playing different songs, at once.
Playlists won’t be shared, but you can easily make them all follow the playlists of the main account if you are using the plan by yourself. If you don’t need six, you can share them with others.
It’s expensive, but is much better value than purchasing an entirely new account and you won’t have to worry about any of the above workarounds.
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Google Play Music vs SpotifyYour Thoughts
Unfortunately, there's no perfect solution. SoundHound only supports playlists and phones, playing offline can be irritating and nobody wants to pay an extra $8 a month for a family plan.
How do you prefer to get around it? Let us know below.
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