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Podcast is downloaded but needs internet to play

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Podcast is downloaded but needs internet to play

Plan

Premium

Country

United States

Device

Pixel 4 XL

Operating System

Android 11

My Question or Issue

I was listening to a Joe Rogan episode that I had downloaded and it stopped playing while I was running. (Where I live the service is spotty so I always download my podcasts.) I then experimented and found that for JRE, since it's a video podcast, even if it's downloaded you have to have service/internet to listen. I was unable to find an audio-only playback mode, so am I missing something?

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I believe I found the solution on another Spotify FAQ page. To listen audio only with your downloaded file, you need to put the app into offline mode.

 

Edit: Here is the link that I used

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Hi there @Vfoss,

 

Thanks for reaching out about this in the Community!

 

Could you try running a clean reinstall of the app, following the exact steps described in this support article. Make sure you also clear the app cache.

 

When you've downloaded a podcast for offline listening, you should be able to play the sound even without internet connection. Note that no video will be downloaded.

 

Let us know how it goes.

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I believe I found the solution on another Spotify FAQ page. To listen audio only with your downloaded file, you need to put the app into offline mode.

 

Edit: Here is the link that I used

Hi again @Vfoss,

 

Thanks for sharing what worked for you with the Community. Sure other users would appreciate that.

 

Cheers.

 

 

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