Offline Backup

For: Premium on mobile phones, Android Auto, and CarPlay

Offline Backup is filled with music you can play offline. No downloads required.

• Play your Offline Backup

  1. Tap when you're offline.
     Or search for your Offline Backup.
  2. Tap , and start playing.
     Note: Make sure Offline listening is switched on.

• Sort and filter your Offline Backup

  Filter by mood or genre to quickly browse your offline tracks on your mobile phone. You can do it by tapping a filter at the top of your playlist.

  Tip: Scroll sideways to find more mood or genre filters.

  For additional sorting options:

  1. Pull down and release to display filters and a search bar at the top.
  2. Tap Sort for sorting options, or to search.

  You can sort by:

  • Title
  • Artist
  • Album
  • Frequently played
  • Recommended

• Save the playlist in Your Library

  To save your Offline Backup in Your Library, tap .

• Shuffle your Offline Backup

  To shuffle your Offline Backup, tap .

  • Shuffle is off - tracks play in order
  • Shuffle is on - tracks play randomly

• Offline Backup on Android Auto and Apple CarPlay

  Finding Offline Backup

  Offline Backup will appear on the Spotify Home screen in Android Auto and Apple CarPlay when your device is offline. If you have saved Offline Backup to your Library, you can find Offline Backup when you are online in the Playlists and Downloaded folders.

  Sorting and filtering

  Sorting & filtering is not accessible on your car display when listening to Offline Backup. The sort order you have on your mobile device will be the order that songs are played.

  Any filter applied within the mobile app will also be used when playing music through Android Auto. Filtering is not possible when playing through Apple CarPlay.

• Why can’t I see my Offline Backup?

  To use Offline Backup, you must enable Offline listening and have songs stored in your device’s cache.

  If you do can't find Offline Backup, ensure Offline listening is enabled under Settings and Privacy, then use Spotify as usual and listen for a while.

  If Offline Backup is still not visible, it may be due to the following reasons:

  • You haven't played enough songs recently
  • Your device is out of storage and doesn’t have enough storage space left
  • You’ve cleared your cache content
  • You’ve reinstalled the Spotify app