Spotify has launched ‘Offline Backup’, a new feature aimed at bringing Premium users another way to keep listening to music offline, no downloads required.
“Have you ever hopped on a plane only to realize you forgot to download your favorite playlist? Are you looking for ways to save data with your data plan while still listening to your favorite artists? When the need for music is high and you find yourself offline, Spotify has you covered,” the music app said.
According to Spotify, Offline Backup takes your queued and recently streamed tracks to create an easy-to-access playlist that is unique to users.
In order to do this, they include tracks already stored in devices as part of users’ regular listening on Spotify (aka cache). While the list is not personalized by algorithms, you can nevertheless filter it by artist, mood and even genre.
How to use Offline Backup:
- Offline Backup will appear automatically in the Home feed anytime you’re offline.
- Make sure you’ve listened to more than five songs recently and have offline listening enabled.
- Find this under Settings and then Data Saving and Offline or Storage.
- Look for the Offline Listening toggle.
- You can add Offline Backup to Your Library for easy access at any time.
Spotify has tested Offline Backup with users last year and received positive feedback. It will begin rolling out to Premium users globally on Android and iOS this week, including Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
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