topic [BUG REPORT] Background Download in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

[BUG REPORT] Background Download

farofa_pereira — Fri, 13 May 2022 17:48:18 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Iphone 13

Operating System

IOS 15.4.1

My Question or Issue

Spotify doesn`t download in background. App must be opened, and with unblocked screen to download music

Steps to reproduce

Open Spotify
Create Playlist
Click download
Block screen OR change to another app
Wait a while
Go back to spotify
Nothing was downloaded in meantime.

Re: [BUG REPORT] Background Download

MattSuda — Tue, 31 May 2022 20:26:38 GMT

This is a limitation of iOS set by Apple. Downloading uses a lot of processing power so it gets shut down after a few minutes in the background. Right now you have to have the app open while downloading. You can try playing music while it's downloading in the background or try what I do: turn off "screen auto lock" in settings temporarily and set the screen brightness to the lowest with phone plugged in (charging) and leave the Spotify app open, then after it's done turn "screen auto lock" back on and turn up the screen brightness.

You can also go into iOS settings and make sure "Background App Refresh" is turned on for the Spotify app.

Re: [BUG REPORT] Background Download

picknassaro — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:53:18 GMT

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/url_loading_system/downloading_files_in_the_background

This is not a limitation set by Apple. iOS ABSOLUTELY has an API for downloading files in the background. Spotify is just too lazy to implement it. I see no reason to continue using Spotify because of this issue. To blame Apple is really terrible. iOS should be more open, but lying about iOS's capabilities to make people outraged at iOS's walled-garden design brings the movement down. Be better, Spotify.

Re: [BUG REPORT] Background Download

Axiomatose — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:17:31 GMT

So why does Overcast download all my podcasts in the background while I'm sleeping? For free mind you with 0 ads.