Can You Listen to Spotify on Airplane Mode? Solved!

When you are flying, you need to turn on airplane mode to prevent wireless signals from interfering with the flight system. In addition to being used during air travel, airplane mode can also help you save battery life, reduce data usage, and more. However, once you turn on airplane mode, you will not be able to use any communication functions including cellular data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. So can you listen to Spotify on airplane mode? Check this post to learn the anwser.

• Part 1. Can You Listen to Spotify on Airplane Mode?
• Part 2. How to Listen to Spotify on Airplane Mode with Premium
• Part 3. How to Listen to Spotify on Airplane Mode without Premium
• Part 4. How to Fix Spotify Not Working in Airplane Mode
• Part 5. In Conclusion

Part 1. Can You Listen to Spotify on Airplane Mode?

Does Spotify work on airplane mode? Yes. Although airplane mode disables your internet connection, it does not affect your ability to play music stored on your device. Thankfully, Spotify has an offline mode that allows Premium subscribers to download music and podcasts for offline listening. So you just need to download your favorite music in advance, and then turn on Spotify offline mode on the plane. Please note that only downloaded content is available. You can't stream music or podcasts online.

So what about free Spotify users? They don't have a download feature. Generally speaking, they need to upgrade to Premium for $10.99 per month to enjoy Spotify offline playback. But we have a solution for you here. Read on and learn how to use Spotify on airplane mode with or without Premium.

Part 2. How to Listen to Spotify on a Plane with Premium

Spotify offers users two layers to enjoy digital audio entertainment, Spotify Free and Spotify Premium. Spotify Premium subscribers have the ability to play Spotify music offline without being connected to an internet connection. All they need to do is download Spotify songs on their devices in advance. Now let's see how to listen to Spotify on airplane mode with Spotify Premium.

Step 1. Open the Spotify app and log in with your username and password. Please make sure your Spotify Premium subscription is valid.

Step 2. Find the playlist you'd like to play on a plane. There is a 'Download' button below the playlist name. Just tap on it to start downloading the playlist.

Step 3. Go to the 'Your Library' page and click the 'Setting' icon at the top right corner. Then scroll down to the 'Playback' section and then turn on 'Offline Mode'.

Step 4. Now, you can go to 'Your Library' and tap 'Downloaded' to listen to the downloaded music on airplane mode.

Part 3. How to Listen to Spotify on Airplane Mode without Premium

Can I listen to Spotify on a plane without Premium? Yes. DRmare Spotify Music Converter can help you do that. It is a delicated tool that allows you to download Spotify tracks, playlists, albums, etc. without Spotify Premium. The output sound quality is lossless, at up to 320kbps, same as Spotify Premium. It also preserves full ID3 tags such as the title, year, album art, and more. Plus, download speeds are up to 5x faster.

Moreover, it allows you to convert Spotify OGG to AAC, MP3, FLAC, M4A, M4B and other common-used audio formats. This way, you can listen to Spotify music with other music players. You can also move the downloaded Spotify playlists to other device for offline listening. Even better, you can keep the Spotify files for permanet listening.

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Please install the DRmare Spotify Downloader via the 'Download' link above. Then we'll show you how to use Spotify airplane mode without Spotify Premium.

Step 1Add Spotify songs to DRmare software

Open DRmare Spotify Music Converter on your computer. Then please find Spotify music or playlists that you'd like to listen to on airplane mode. You can drag and drop them from Spotify to its main interface. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the link of Spotify songs to the search box. To load them, please click the '+' button.

Step 2 Define output settings of Spotify songs

This software will convert Spotify music to MP3 format by default because MP3 is compatible with most portable players and devices. And you can change it by clicking the 'three lines' > 'Preferences' > 'Convert' option. There you can customize the output format, bit rate, etc. Remember to click 'OK' to save the changes.

Step 3Download Spotify playlists for airplane mode without Premium

Now, please click the 'Convert' button, and it will start the downloading conversion. All output files will be exported as you set before. After conversion, you can find them in the destination folder on your computer by clicking the 'Converted' folder. You can also click on the 'History' list with a red spot to view them on this software.

Step 4Listen to Spotify on airplane mode without Premium

Now you have offline Spotify files on your computer and you can easily move them to any device you want. To sync converted Spotify files to other devices, you can use a USB cable, USB drive, or Bluetooth conenction. Please connect your mobile phone to the computer. Then you can start to copy and paste the Spotify offline files to the music folder of your mobile device. After that, you even don't need to open the Spotify app, you can play on airplane mode without Premium.

See also: Sync Spotify Music to Android, Move Spotify Music to iPhone

Part 4. How to Fix Spotify Not Working in Airplane Mode

Spotify allows users to listen to millions of songs, podcasts, and more. If you find that Spotify is not available online using airplane mode, this is normal because you cannot connect to an internet connection while in airplane mode. However, if Spotify isn’t working offline on a plane, try the following solutions.

1. Make sure your Spotify Premium subscription is available

You need a premium membership to download music and listen offline in airplane mode. To check it, open the Spotify app and tap Your Library > Settings > Subscriptions.

2. Make sure the Spotify app is up to date

If your Spotify app is out of date, there may be compatibility issues with your device system. This prevents the Spotify app from working properly, let alone working in airplane mode. Therefore, you need to update spotify to the latest version.

3. Make sure you have fully downloaded the Spotify playlist in advance

You need to download the music you want to listen to in advance. And make sure the playlist is fully downloaded. Otherwise, playback problems may occur.

4. Make sure you have Spotify offline mode turned on

If you haven't turned on offline mode, you won't be able to listen to Spotify music in airplane mode. Because you can't surf the internet and play music online. You can enable Spotify offline mode by following the steps in Part 1.

Part 5. In Summary

Can you use Spotify on a plane? Yes. If you're lucky and your plane has WiFi, you can connect to the plane's WiFi to stream Spotify music. If not, you can upgrade to Spotify Premium to download Spotify music in advance, then turn on Spotify offline mode on the plane. The best thing is that you can use DRmare Spotify Converter to download songs without paying and enjoy them on the plane. It also gives you more options to enjoy Spotify music on multiple devices.