https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988381#M36643 <P>How did you download them? To synchronise tracks from your desktop to mobile you need to add them to a playlist on the desktop, then sync that playlist with your device. Finally, on the Android device make that playlist available offline (whilst in the same WiFi network as your desktop).</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Please read the support topic here for assistance setting up local file sync: <A href="https://support.spotify.com/uk/learn-more/guides/#!/article/Listen-to-local-files" target="_blank">Listen to local files</A><BR /><BR />Make sure that you are on the same WiFi network and Windows &amp; third party firewalls are configured to allow the Spotify connection through. <BR /><BR />Another point to note is that sometimes if a track is stored locally &amp; is also available to stream then when you sync to your device it will automatically use the Spotify streaming version but the data from your playlist. If for some reason the metadata such as track length differs this can cause conflict and break the track. In this instance you are best off removing the local file from your playlist on the desktop and adding the track from the Spotify server then re-sync. This should fix this issue.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:40:19 GMT Daniel 2014-11-28T09:40:19Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988293#M36640 Help I've downloaded local songs on my computer to my phone which is synced to the computer and they show up but wont play. Fri, 28 Nov 2014 02:40:20 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988293#M36640 cjbilik 2014-11-28T02:40:20Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988381#M36643 <P>How did you download them? To synchronise tracks from your desktop to mobile you need to add them to a playlist on the desktop, then sync that playlist with your device. Finally, on the Android device make that playlist available offline (whilst in the same WiFi network as your desktop).</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Please read the support topic here for assistance setting up local file sync: <A href="https://support.spotify.com/uk/learn-more/guides/#!/article/Listen-to-local-files" target="_blank">Listen to local files</A><BR /><BR />Make sure that you are on the same WiFi network and Windows &amp; third party firewalls are configured to allow the Spotify connection through. <BR /><BR />Another point to note is that sometimes if a track is stored locally &amp; is also available to stream then when you sync to your device it will automatically use the Spotify streaming version but the data from your playlist. If for some reason the metadata such as track length differs this can cause conflict and break the track. In this instance you are best off removing the local file from your playlist on the desktop and adding the track from the Spotify server then re-sync. This should fix this issue.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:40:19 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988381#M36643 Daniel 2014-11-28T09:40:19Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988663#M36658 <P>I ripped them from a CD and put them in a playist and they show up in darker text</P> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:09:01 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/downloaded-songs/m-p/988663#M36658 cjbilik 2014-11-28T16:09:01Z