Spotify is the only service that offers podcasts within the app. Apple splits podcasts into a dedicated Podcasts app. Winner: Apple Music for integrating your own library, but Spotify has the.
Listen to your favorite podcasts, and discover many more including shows with music.
- Get recommended and featured podcasts and shows.
- Save the podcasts and shows you like. New episodes then automatically save.
- Download to listen offline.
- Some episodes feature videos too.
Note: While Spotify doesn’t play ads that interrupt the music listening experience of Premium subscribers, some podcasts may include advertising, host-read endorsements, or sponsorship messages.
Find and play podcasts and shows
- Tap Search .
- Under Browse All, tap Podcasts & Shows.
- Browse featured episodes, or scroll down to browse by category.
- Select a podcast or show to view its page and all available episodes.
Tap to start listening.
Tap to control the play speed.
Tap to skip forward 15 seconds, or tap to rewind 15 seconds.
In the Now Playing view, tap (iOS) (Android) on a podcast or show to:
- Get more information.
- Download episodes for offline listening.
- Share with your friends and to your social channels.
- Add it to your Play Queue.
- Click Browse in the menu on the left.
- Click Podcasts & Shows.
- Browse featured episodes, or scroll down to browse by category.
Hover over the cover art and click the play button to start listening, or click the title to see more episodes.
Click to control the play speed.
Click to skip forward 15 seconds, or tap to rewind 15 seconds.
For: Podcasts only
- Click Search .
- Under Browse All, tap Podcasts.
- Browse featured episodes, or scroll down to browse by category.
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Hover over the cover art and click the play button to start listening, or click the title to see more episodes.
Click to skip forward 15 seconds, or click to rewind 15 seconds.
Save podcasts and shows
Podcast or shows
- Select FOLLOW on a page to save it to Your Library under the Podcasts tab.
- Tap FOLLOWING on the page to unfollow it.
Episodes
- Tap on an episode to save it to the Your Episodes playlist in Your Library.
- To remove an episode, tap (iOS) (Android) to the right of an episode title. Then, tap .
- To save an episode to a different playlist, tap . Then select a playlist or create a new one.
- Click FOLLOW on the page to save it to Podcasts in Your Library.
- Click FOLLOWING on the page to unfollow it.
For: Podcasts only
- Click SAVE TO YOUR LIBRARY on the podcast page to save.
- Find podcasts you save in Your Library, in the PODCASTS tab.
- To remove a podcast, click REMOVE FROM YOUR LIBRARY.
Download podcasts and shows
Tap on a podcast or show to download.
Note: You need Premium to download shows.
Get a podcast on Spotify
Check out Spotify for Podcasters.
If you have Premium, you can download your favorite songs, albums, playlists, and podcasts, so you can listen to them without an internet connection.
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
Note: It’s not possible to download albums or podcasts in the desktop app.
- Go to the playlist you want to download.
- Switch Download on .
A green arrow indicates the download was successful.
Set the app to Offline Mode
Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music you’ve downloaded.
- Open Spotify.
- 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. - Select Offline Mode.
Download music and podcasts
- Go to the playlist, album, or podcast you want to download.
- Tap to download.
Note: On Android, tap Download on to download an album or playlist.
A green arrow indicates the download was successful.
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.
- Tap Home .
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Playback.
- Switch Offline on.
Download with mobile data
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By default, downloading with mobile data is disabled. To enable it:
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- Tap Home .
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Music Quality.
- Under Download, switch on Download using cellular.
Tip: We recommend downloading over WiFi to avoid mobile data charges.
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