Open Ondesoft Spotify Converter, click the Add Files button on the upper left. You can simply drag and drop songs, playlists or albums from Spotify app to the program or copy&paste relevant links from Spotify web player to the search box. Click the Add button. Step 2 Customize the output settings.
-- I really love Spotify music but hate lugging my smartphones around or strapping to arm during runs, hikes, trips to the gym, and walks in the park. How can I sync Spotify playlist to iPod Shuffle? Please advice.
-- I have Spotify Premuium and I'd like to sync my playlists (offline) to my iPod Shuffle. When I go to sync through spotify - I see the warning on my playlists - 'Only local files synced'. I have made the playlists available offline, can anyone confirm that my scenrio works and what steps I'm missing. Thanks in advance!
-- Not ideal, iPod shuffle seems to be a good device to play Spotify music for this (being mobile/on the move, etc)
Smartphone with fragile and expensive screens is so heavy, hard to carry during exercise that many of Spotify users prefer to copy their Spotify playlist to tiny iPod Shuffle for streaming on the move. However, when you go to sync them to shuffle, there is a message pops up suddenly saying “Only local files synced”. What is “local files”? According to Spotify’s iPod integration FAQ, “local files” basically means your music - your own MP3 collection, which confusingly doesn't include music from the Spotify catalog that you've downloaded to your computer. It seems that only the iPod touch which was installed Spotify app can be used for listening to Spotify content, right?
Still want to transfer Spotify music to iPod shuffle for enjoying? Luckily, there is great program can help you complete this hard task perfectly. In order to sync Spotify music to iPod shuffle, you need download and convert them to DRM-free 'local files' first. NoteBurner Spotify Music Converter is an all-in-one Spotify Music Downloader, which can help you record Spotify music easily, download and convert them to MP3, AAC, FLAC or WAV with 100% original quality.
Shuffling a Spotify playlist is as easy as flipping a switch - and looks about the same whether you're listening to music on your computer or phone.
Shuffling a playlist is a great way to listen to music, as it randomizes your song order, and creates a different listening experience each time.
It's important to note, however, that if you don't pay for a SpotifyPremium subscription, most playlists in the mobile app can only be played in shuffle mode.
Here's how to turn on shuffle in both the desktop Spotify app for Mac and PC, and the mobile app for iPhone and Android.
How to shuffle a Spotify playlist in the desktop app
1. Open the Spotify app on your Mac or PC.
2. Navigate to a playlist by searching for it or by selecting it from the list in the left sidebar.
Download a song from spotify laptop. 3. Begin playing your playlist by clicking the large green 'Play' button at the top of the screen, or by double-clicking a song title.
4. Click the shuffle icon at the bottom of the screen - it looks like two arrows crossing over each other. When shuffle mode is off, it should be white. When shuffle mode is on, it will turn green. You can click it again to turn shuffling off.
The shuffle icon will turn green when it's on.
How to shuffle a Spotify playlist on the mobile app
1. Open the Spotify app on your iPhone or Android device.
2. Navigate to a playlist by searching for it or by selecting it from your library.
3. Begin playing your playlist by tapping the large green 'Shuffle Play' button at the top of the screen, or by tapping a specific song.
If you have the free version of Spotify, you can only listen to the mobile app in shuffle mode.4. If you have Spotify Premium, tap the 'Now Playing' bar at the bottom of your screen, which shows what song you're currently listening to.
If you are using the mobile app on an iPad, tap on the album artwork on the left-hand side instead.
5. Tap the shuffle icon at the bottom of the screen, next to the rewind button - it looks like two arrows crossing over each other. It will be white when shuffle is off, and turn green when shuffle is on.
The shuffle icon is tiny, and tucked away in the bottom-left.
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