Listening to Spotify without Wifi

[evypace]

Hey! I have the Spotify app (free version) on my Samsung Galaxy s7 phone. It was playing great in my car up until 3 days ago. Now the app tells me I don't have internet connection. Or, it will start playing when I'm still connected to wifi, but then won't play the next song. I'm trying to find a solution for this. I have found lots of posts saying the free version requires wifi, but then why did Spotify play so well in my car for a while? Plus, isn't that what data is for? To use apps when you are not connected to wifi? I haven't found anything in the Spotify documentation that says the free version only plays when connected to wifi. Spotify advertises that their app lets you listen to music everywhere. It doesn't say everywhere where this is internet connection. Does anyone have an answer to this? Thanks!

[MattSuda]

Hey @evypace

Welcome to the Spotify Community!

Sorry for the confusion, but the ability to listen offline is a premium only feature.

https://support.spotify.com/using_spotify/search_play/listen-offline/

There could have been a glitch in the app that allowed you to listen offline when being a free user. This app behavior is not expected.

As a free user, you will need to be connected to the internet to listen to music.

I hope this information helps answer your question.