Spotify needs a WiFi or mobile data connection to work.
If you’re an audiophile, then standard digital music (streamed or downloaded) is never going to cut it. Both iTunes and Spotify files are compressed meaning the quality pales in comparison to, say, a CD. As it stands, there’s not that much to choose between iTunes downloads and Spotify streams in terms of quality. Open Spotify, and select Your Library at the bottom. Select Playlist at the top, then select the Playlist you'd like to download. Set the Download toggle switch to On for the playlist. Repeat these steps for any other playlists you'd like to download. Tap Search and enter the title of a video show or episode.; Tap an episode to begin watching. Tap Now Playing to watch the video and see play controls. Spotify is now, it seems, somewhere in the middle ground, paying about $0.00437 per stream. That isn’t a lot of money for most of the artists with music on Spotify, because 10,000 plays only.
Mobile data
It’s best to use WiFi instead of mobile data.
If you can’t use WiFi but want to keep mobile data usage low, use Data Saver.
Data Saver reduces the app’s data usage by showing fewer images and reducing audio quality.
Tap Home .
Tap Settings .
Switch Data Saver on.
More ways to reduce mobile data usage:
- If you have Premium, download music to listen offline.
Tip: Make sure the app only downloads when connected to WiFi, switch Download using cellular off in the app’s settings (under Music Quality). - Check your Music Quality. Higher quality music uses more data.
- Switch Autoplay off in your app’s settings. This stops it playing after what you’ve selected.
- Use WiFi when using the app abroad. Check your mobile data plan to learn about roaming charges.
- Your device may have its own data saver. Check the support site for your device.
Videos
Videos use more data than music due to larger file sizes, but our data usage is comparable to other popular video channels.
Videos on podcasts
Some podcasts feature videos. You can’t turn these videos off, but they only play when you have them on-screen. If you navigate away from the podcast or lock your device, only the audio plays.
Note: When downloading a podcast, only the audio is downloaded, not the video.
Now playing moving visuals
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The moving visuals in Now Playing is a feature called Canvas - a unique form of artistic expression on Spotify.
These are short and looping, so use very little data. After they’ve looped once, they don’t need any more data to keep playing. They also don’t continue to run in the background.
If don’t want Canvas, you can switch it off:
Tap Home .
Tap Settings .
Switch Canvas (under Playback) off.
Bandwidth
The app uses some of your device’s internet bandwidth to play music without buffering.
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To reduce bandwidth usage:
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- Close any other open applications using the internet
- If you have Premium, download music to listen offline
- Use the web player