Does Spotify Download On Data [2021]

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<div>Inspired by the thread I decided to make a data subject request of my own for a second time. This time I was not looking at my music listening patterns (I do listen to a lot of The Cure and Depeche Mode, who knew?), but I went directly to the small inferences.json file (here it is, and here is a copy in Google Docs). What I found was a very interesting trove of data that hints at a vast network of data gathering that goes well beyond Spotify, and fuels the surveillance economy.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Things get really interesting analysing the third party data, as it appears like there is very specific data sharing from one service to another, sometimes with dates. Interestingly, I keep an excellent record of all of my e-commerce purchases, so in many instances I was able to track down the source of the data.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>does spotify download on data</div><div></div><div>Download Zip: https://t.co/rKM4XP7rqy </div><div></div><div></div><div>19 February 2021 features prominently. My guess is that some of these dates may refresh from time to time, but some are definitely tied to purchases. On February 19 I bought 2 items from Amazon, a fridge odour remover (we found some mould), and a pair of Sony headphones. The headphones in particular appear to have been a data hit, tagging me as a runner, trendsetter, holiday baker, and outdoor person. I also made a Pokemon Go in-game purchase, which also appears to have been a huge data hit.</div><div></div><div></div><div>I was curious as to if Spotify still uses data when a playlist is made "Available Offline" on the device. I use an iPhone 5, and I was under the impression that if a playlist was synced/offline it wouldn't use data or stream. However my data usage has still been increasing exponentially. Just curious, thanks in advance!</div><div></div><div></div><div>It will still use a ton! I have a huge playlist that has been downloaded for months and every time I let it play at work all day long it uses several GB a day. Its frustrating because the official answer is to manually block and unblock spotify from using cellular data each time you want it to.</div><div></div><div></div><div>I have all playlists offline and in a time frame of 2 weeks listening to my playlists in the car for a max of 2 hours per day and less, Spotify has been using over 3GB of mobile data and this is just listening to offline playlists.</div><div></div><div></div><div>1) I my phone settings -> apps -> Spotify -> mobile data and wifi: I have the backgrounddata option set to OFF (that is, the small dot is on the left side of the slider and the slider is grey). The description of the slider says: "Activate usage of mobile data in the background".</div><div></div><div></div><div>2) In my phone settings -> Network and internet -> Data saving: I have the datasaving option set to OFF. In that view, I can see that I have two apps that have unlimited access anyway, Spotify is not one of them, and digging further into the list where I can manage access to unlimited data, Spotify is already no manageable in that list, it says "Background data is deactivated" (which is probably due to my points 1) and 3) )</div><div></div><div></div><div>3) In my phone settings -> mobile network -> Datausage of apps: I can see that Spotify has used over 100Mb of foreground mobile data during the last month; the Backgrounddata option (which I believe is a clone of the one in my point 1) ) is set to OFF.</div><div></div><div></div><div>4) In the Spotify app -> settings -> Datasaving: I have the option "Save data" turned OFF. The description says that activating this button would set the sound quality to "low", and that is not what I want. It does not state that it would restrict data traffic to only the one (WIFI) or the other (Mobile) data channel.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>7) In the Spotify app -> settings -> Devices: I have the setting "Spotify Connect in the background" set to ON. I reckon this has to do with using your phone to decide what songs to play on another device, e.g. a speaker somewhere in my appartment. I notice that the initial setup of such speakers often requires the user to give the speaker internetaccess and access to the location of the phone you use to set them up with. I am skeptical as to why this really is necessary, except for certain features. Both my steering device and the listening device are on the same WIFI-network, why would they need internet access. Can it be the case that there is some data leakage going on here? In any case, it should not be 100Mb in 30 days.</div><div></div><div></div><div>In the spotify app -> settings -> Sound quality: I have the setting "Download via mobile network" set to OFF. Yes, typographically it looks like this setting belongs insid the category "sound quality" although its description makes me think it is more general. This setting should be the only one needed, to accomplish what I want: have Spotify not touch my mobile data at all.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Still, like I said in 3), Spotify uses data. It is the app that uses the most data. If i watch Peertube and leave the bounds of some WIFI-network, the streaming will stop. If I listen to a podcast and leave the bounds of WIFI, I'll soon get a warning, telling me that I'm about to reach my datalimit. What more do I need to turn off?</div><div></div><div></div><div>Playing offline content should not use any data. However if the "Offline mode" is not enabled, the app will use some data as it does need an active network connection so other features like Lyrics, Connect, Recommendations, Search, etc might work properly. Taking this into account, we'd recommend activating the Offline mode to avoid any additional data usage.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Also, an idea about restricting data usage has already been suggested here, and it's currently set as "New Suggestion" - feel free to show your support for it by adding your vote with the "Thumbs Up" button, so it can reach the right departments to be taken into account. Any changes or updates will be posted in that thread, so feel free to subscribe to it as well.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Ok, I was not aware that those other features, unless I actively use some, need such bulky amounts of data. I favoured the suggestion you linked to, and I consider my question solved.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Still I can't help but wonder:</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>What I do is: I open the app, click into a list with things already downloaded, and I play something on that list.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> - Spotify itself takes a lot of space on the phone, so I'd guess the app engine is client-side, not server-side.</div><div></div><div> - "Search" should not use more than a few kb,</div><div></div><div> - "Lyrics" or "Podcast show notes" should either be downloaded already with the track, or you should be asked whether you want to download it if it is missing. Why would you want to download stuff in the first place, if not for NOT having to use cellular data once you play it.</div><div></div><div> - Is the opening page of the app so megabyte-heavy? It's thumbnails we're talking about there. What on earth is downloaded that takes hundreds of megabytes?</div><div></div><div> - If extensive download of recommendations, including thumbnails and all that stuff, happens several times a day, that is, each time I open the app, then that might amount to megabytes, but several hundreds?</div><div></div><div></div><div>This is not solved. I have been using Spotify for many years. Only recently have I had to begin SHUTTING DATA OFF for my entire phone because of Spotify. Right now, Spotify has used 7+GB of data in 7 days and I have been keeping DATA OFF for most of each day! I have all data permissions OFF inside and outside Spotify. I have loads of playlists saved onto internal memory. I live and work in WiFi. I have never needed so much data! I had to increase my cel phone data plan EXCLUSIVELY BECAUSE OF SPOTIFY! </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This is UNACCEPTABLE!</div><div></div><div></div><div>How much data does Spotify use? It depends on the sound quality you choose. The higher it is, the more data the streaming service will burn through. In any case, Spotify uses way less data than video streaming services (more on this later) and probably less than most people think.</div><div></div><div></div><div>This is a semi-common complaint from Spotify users. Spotify has an Offline Mode that allows users to restrict data usage and only allow playback of downloaded music or podcasts. It\u2019s possible to accidentally enable this feature. If you head to Settings in the Spotify app, and click Playback, you should be able to see if Offline Mode is enabled. If it is, simply turn it off.If you\u2019re on an iPhone, it\u2019s also possible you\u2019ve manually switched off mobile data usage for the Spotify app. To check, navigate to Settings > Mobile (Cellular) Data and scroll down to Spotify. If the toggle is green, mobile data is enabled. If it\u2019s grey, then mobile data has been blocked in the Spotify app. To enable it again, simply tap the toggle button so that it\u2019s green (on).Finally, some users have reported the issue to be something not so easily fixed. In cases where the above methods don\u2019t work, resetting all Spotify settings has helped remedy the issue. In the Spotify app, navigate to Settings > General > Reset All Settings. The most desperate Spotify users have found this method to work in restoring mobile data connectivity.If nothing\u2019s wrong on Spotify\u2019s end, the problem might be with your service provider. If Spotify is working as expected on WiFi and you\u2019ve followed the steps above, you might be experiencing connectivity issues. If it\u2019s a network issue, you should notice issues outside of Spotify. Try running an internet speed test. If that fails to deliver a result, or download speeds are much slower than expected, it could be an issue with your mobile service provider or network. We\u2019ve got a comprehensive guide for troubleshooting slow internet on your phone." } }, " type": "Question", "name": "Does Spotify use a lot of data?", "acceptedAnswer": " type": "Answer", "text": "Comparatively, Spotify does not use a lot of data, especially compared to video streaming services which can sometimes use up to 7GB per hour at a time. In the most extreme cases, it can use up to 144MB per hour but that\u2019s only on the Very High audio quality option." ] }] (function(w,d,s,l,i)w[l]=w[l])(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-WG67XFH'); skip to main content Mobile Phones & Plans Reviews Telstra Mobile Review</div><div></div><div> 31c5a71286</div>