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Tell HN: Spotify's iOS app struggles with downloaded content

1 pointsby sbdamanover 2 years ago
I know this has been an issue for years but it&#x27;s remarkable to me that it hasn&#x27;t been solved yet.<p>Video here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;T2shvb8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;T2shvb8</a><p>On Spotify&#x27;s iOS app, if you have any cell service connection at all (even if its so weak that you have no internet&#x2F;data connection), Spotify will try to load the live version of downloaded content (playlist&#x2F;album&#x2F;podcast) even if you have that content pre-downloaded locally. The app doesn&#x27;t even time out of trying to load the online content, it&#x27;ll just fail to load indefinitely or will load once you get an internet connection.<p>This is super frustrating on the subway. If I have content pre-downloaded and I&#x27;m underground (with 0&#x2F;1 bars and no internet service), I need to disable my cell service entirely to access the already downloaded content.<p>Is there any easier way to force Spotify to prefer the downloaded version if one exists, regardless of connection status?

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