- Spotify has upgraded the way you can download playlists to other devices, marking a first for Android users
- Android users can now download music and podcasts to other devices ranging from the Spotify app
- Spotify has also added a “Manage Downloads” feature
Spotify has rolled a useful new upgrade to offline playback that allows Premium subscribers to download playback lists, podcasts and more to other devices externally in the Spotify Mobile app. The platform has also added an improved management tool to your downloads.
Together with devices such as iPads and Laptops, the new feature allows you to download music and podcasts for the best smartwatches. Although a similar feature has been available to the best Apple Watches for some time, this first marks that a feature like this will be available to Wearo’s devices such as Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch.
Music Streaming Service has begun to roll this new feature for Premium subscribers globally, and while it is far from a whole new feature, it is one that finally takes Wearos users into consideration. It also makes it much easier for you to download your favorite music to your smartwatch before going on a race without having to navigate the little smartwatch face myself, which I personally find very difficult.
When I say it makes the download process easier, I mean it. All you have to do is press the three-dot icon on a playlist, podcast or album, and then tap ‘Download to other devices’ and the contents appear on other devices where you are logged in with Spotify.
One of the better parts of this feature is that you can start downloads to other devices wherever you are, so you don’t have to worry about being near your selected secondary device for it to work, but it doesn’t end there.
Manage your Spotify -Downloads easier and smarter
Spotify’s download limit for five devices means that the management of your downloads is crucial and you can find yourself having to free up space on your smartwatch or desktop when you go on a music download binge. But Spotify helps you control this with a smarter approach.
When you download content from the Spotify app to other devices, the new ‘Manage Downloads’ tab will be displayed, giving you a clear overview of all the devices where your downloads are active.
You can find this in the Spotify Mobile app by pressing the three-dot icon on a playlist, album or podcast you have downloaded, and then it shows you a list of the devices you have downloaded music to, which you can then change externally as you approach the five-unit limit.
