If you have Premium, you can download your favorite songs, albums, playlists, and podcasts, so you can listen to them without an internet connection.

Spotify How to fix waiting to download error. The local files media plays perfectly (through spotify) on laptop where they are stored. However as soon as I try to sync them to either my HTC M8 or iPad 2 Mini it simply says 'Waiting to Download'. Or when trying to select the song on mobile devices I get 'Song is not Available'. However, it doesn't mean that you have no way to fix the Spotify won't download songs problem. On the next part, we will share you the best alternative solution to fix Spotify waiting to download problem. Best Alternative Solutions for Fixing 'Waiting to Download on Spotify'.

You can download up to 10,000 songs on a maximum of 5 different devices.

Note: If you use the free service you can download podcasts on mobile and tablet.

Note: An internet connection is initially required for downloading. You need to go online at least once every 30 days to keep your music and podcasts downloaded.

Select your device below for more information:

Download music

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Note: It’s not possible to download albums or podcasts in the desktop app.

  1. Go to the playlist you want to download.
  2. Switch Download on .

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A green arrow indicates the download was successful.

Spotify Download Waiting Desktop

Set the app to Offline Mode

Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music you’ve downloaded.

  1. Open Spotify.
  2. For Mac: In the Apple menu at the top of the screen, click Spotify.
    For Windows: Click File in the Windows menu at the top of the screen.
  3. Select Offline Mode.

Download music and podcasts

  1. Go to the playlist, album, or podcast you want to download.
  2. Tap to download.
    Note: On Android, tap Download on to download an album or playlist.

A green arrow indicates the download was successful.

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Note: Podcasts you download are automatically saved to Your Library .

Set the app to Offline Mode

Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music and podcasts you’ve downloaded.

  1. Tap Home .
  2. Tap Settings .
  3. Tap Playback.
  4. Switch Offline on.

Download with mobile data

By default, downloading with mobile data is disabled. To enable it:

  1. Tap Home .
  2. Tap Settings .
  3. Tap Music Quality.
  4. Under Download, switch on Download using cellular.

Tip: We recommend downloading over WiFi to avoid mobile data charges.

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Not working?

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