Can't Download On Spotify

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Just got my charge 4, tried to install Spotify. But the install part is greyed out, as far as I'm aware it's up to date. Anyone any ideas? Moderator Edit: Clarified subject.

Now Spotify is one of the most accessible music platforms all over the world. Signing in can happen anywhere and anytime. It provides music, podcast, and video streaming services. Users can create, edit, and share playlists and tracks on social media. Besides, Spotify is available for most modern devices such as Windows, Mac OS, and Linux computers as well as iOS, Windows Phone and Android smartphones and tablets. But not everything has been smooth sailing for Spotify. Some users complain about that the Spotify Web Player is not working. What's wrong with that? How to fix it?

Part 1. Why Spotify Web Player Doesn't Work

You may find that Spotify Web Player doesn't work again and again, especially during Spotify's earlier years. The problem may be isolated to the Spotify service itself. But almost all of the culprits can be narrowed down to something happening on your own computer or your Internet service provider.

Part2. How to Fix Spotify Web Player Not Working

Actually, the problem that you receive a message informing you that your Spotify Web Player can't be playing might be caused by many reasons.

If your web browser can't connect to Spotify, then try the following solutions.

#1. Try to load another website.If you can't access other websites, then your own Internet connection or Internet service provider (ISP) should be the reason why Spotify Web Player doesn't work. To solve it, you need to try restarting your computer and modem or wireless router, resetting the web browser to remove bad caches and free up your connection. Then you can try to access to Spotify again, if the same problem exists, then contact your ISP and tell them the problem.

#2. If you can access other websites except for Spotify, then it might because the firewall is specifically blocking your access to Spotify. Then you need to close the firewall when you access Spotify.

#3. Flush the DNS on your computer. As computers can occasionally cache some bad data which will slow down or disrupts online activities such as connecting to Spotify. 'Flushing the DNS' can help you remove such obstructions.

If Spotify won't load in your web browser, then the below solutions might be helpful.

#1. Delete your cookies. Cookies will cause unpredictable mischief when they pile up in your browser, so clear your web browser's cookies.

#2. Try another web browser. It might because Spotify doesn't support your web browser. As for web browser, I suggest you use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Apple Safari.

#3. Make sure your web browser is up to date. An outdated browser can cause trouble for web applications, so update your web browser first and check again.

Part 3. How to Download Spotify Music to MP3

Hope the above solutions can help you to solve the problem that Spotify Web Player doesn't work. But if they can't, then I highly recommend you to download Spotify music as MP3 files and save them on the local folder so that you can listen to Spotify music anytime and anywhere without worrying about Spotify Web Player not working. Then how to download Spotify music? Actually, it's so easy if you have downloaded TuneFab Spotify Music Converter.

TuneFab Spotify Music Converter brings free to your Spotify music easily and professionally. Here are some amazing features for the program.

1. You would be able to download any songs from Spotify for free, it's available for both Spotify Free and Premium users.

2. It enables you to save and listen to Spotify songs on any common devices such as iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, MP3 player, etc.

3. As Spotify's OGG format is DRM-protected, so after downloading Spotify music, you can remove DRM and convert them into MP3, M4V, etc. with 100% original quality.

4. You can also customize the quality of converted songs by setting the bit rate and sample rate as you like.

Therefore, don't hesitate to click the download button below to download TuneFab Spotify Music Converter right now.

Here is the step-by-step guide for downloading Spotify music with the program.

Step 1. Register the Program

As the free trial version can only be used to convert 3 minutes of each song, in order to remove the limitation you need to purchase and register the program. Just click the 'Buy Now' button on the pop-up window to purchase the program, then click 'Enter Key' and input the registration code. After that, you can enjoy the full version.

Step 2. Add Spotify Music

Before getting started, ensure that you can get access to the music library. Launch the program and Spotify will be activated automatically. Then click 'Add Files' button and drag songs, playlists, albums, tracks from Spotify. Or you can copy the song link form Spotify, paste it into the search bar and then click 'Add' button. After that, choose the songs and click 'Add' button again.

Step 3. Select Output Format

As Spotify's OGG format is DRM-locked, so you had better convert Spotify songs into common formats. Click 'Options' button, and then choose 'Advanced'. There are four audio formats which you can choose, they are MP3, M4V, WAV, and FLAC respectively. Just select one of them in your need. Besides, you can also change sample rate and bit rate as you like.

Step 4. Start Converting Spotify Music

Before converting, you can change the output folder by choosing the 'General' button. At last, you can click 'Convert' button to start converting Spotify songs. After the conversion is done, then you can find Spotify music in the output folder.

Done, it's so easy to download and convert Spotify music to MP3, M4V, WAV and FLAC format with TuneFab Spotify Music Converter. Besides, except downloading Spotify music, you can also record Spotify music with a functional screen recorder: TuneFab Screen Recorder which is the most powerful tool for screen capturing and audio recording.

Millions of music lovers enjoy music via Spotify. However, some users may encounter a problem that Spotify playlist is stuck on 'Waiting to Download' when they want to download the playlist to their devices for offline playing. Some lucky users solve this problem by simply restarting their devices but the majority of the users feel quite confused by it. Therefore, we conclude a typical problem that users may encounter and offer some solutions.

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Part 1. Solve Spotify Playlist Keeps Saying 'Waiting to Download'

A Spotify user made a playlist on his desktop client and enabled the 'Available Offline' feature in order to play the playlist on his phone offline. However, when he tried to download the playlist on his device, it didn't work and it was stuck on 'Waiting on Download'. If you are having the same problem as above, this guide will be helpful to you. Three solutions are available for you to solve this issue.

#1. Uninstall and Reinstall Spotify

Uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify can help most of the users solve this problem. Try it and see whether the playlist is still stuck on 'Waiting to Download' or not. If your playlist is still stuck, try the following methods.

#2. Set Windows Firewall

You may be able to fix the downloading problem by allowing Spotify through the Windows firewall.

Open up your Windows Firewall > 'Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall' > 'Change Settings' > 'Allow another app…'

If Spotify doesn't appear in the 'app' lists, then it may be the foundamental reason why the playlist is stuck on 'Waiting to Download'.

Now go to 'Browse' and navigate to your Spotify folder. Pick the Spotify Application and click 'add'.

#3. Check the Network Connection

Firstly, if you try to download my 'local files' to your phone, make sure that both your computer and phones are on the same network.Secondly, set up your Spofity apps on both of your devices. Go to your Spotify on your computer and click 'connect to device' icon. Then click on your phone name.

Part 2. Directly Download Spotify Playlist to PC

Actually, you can directly download Spotify playlist to PC with a Spotify music downloader. TuneFab Spotify Music Converter is recommended. With the convert them to DRM-free MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC. Even through you are not a Premium user, you can also enjoy this benefit. And it can directly download Spotify playlist to your PC so that you won't encounter the 'Waiting to Download'buggy any more.

Besides, TuneFab Spotify Music Converter is quite user-friendly so if you are a green hand, don't worry. Now let me tell you how to use TuneFab Spotify Music Converter to directly download Spotify playlist to PC step by step.

Step 1. Download and Launch TuneFab Spotify Music Converter

Download and install TuneFab Spotify Music Converter on your PC. You can choose the unregistered version for trial or you can purchase the registered version for further use. For unregistered version, click 'Continue'and enjoy the 30-day trial. For buying the software, click 'Buy Now'. If you had already received a registration key, please click 'Enter Key'.

Note: Make sure you had installed Spotify on your PC.

Step 2. Add Spotify Music to the Program with 2 Methods

Two methods are available when you add music from Spotify to TuneFab Spotify Music Converter.

#1. Drag and Drop

Click 'Add Files' on the interface, and then simply drag and drog Spotify song, playlist or album you want from Spotify to the program.

#2. Copy Song Link

Go to your Spotify and choose the songs. Then right click the song, go to 'Share' > 'Copy Song Link'. Then paste the link to the search bar in the TuneFab Spotify Music Converter.

After all your songs or playlists or albums are added, click the 'Add' button to get them fully added.

Step 3. Set Output Folder and Format

Click the 'Options' button to get your folder and format selected. Click 'General' to set your output file folder. Click 'Advance' to set the file format you want. You can choose MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, etc. as the output audio format.

Step 4. Download and Convert Spotify Music to MP3

After all procedures being finished, click 'Convert' button to start to download and convert. You can get all your downloaded music in the history or the folder you select before.