topic Re: Background app refresh in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Background app refresh

user-removed — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:13:22 GMT

Hi everyone,

what exactly is expected to happen when I enable background app refresh for spotify in the settings of my iOS 8 device? I couldn't find any info in spotify's whats new or the user documentation for the app.

I turned it on and closed the app but none of my subscribed playlists got updated in the background.

Cheers, Andy

Re: Background app refresh

Peter__ — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 12:01:43 GMT

I'm not sure it does anything currently although I haven't tested. Wondering does it allow offline playlists to sync in the background if they where downloading already?

Re: Background app refresh

MattSuda — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:47:58 GMT

I have noticed that if I have Spotify running in the background on my iPhone, and on my desktop I add a song to one of the playlists I have saved for offline, it will download it in the background so that next time I open the app on my iPhone it's already downloaded. It might be time limited to a certain time period after you have opened it.

Not sure, but that's what I have noticed.