How to Fix Spotify Waiting to Download Issue

By ChesterUpdated on December 16, 2022

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"I am a new to Spotify, I have tried to download Spotify music, but when I press the download button, it says 'waiting to download', it doesn't work probably, so is there a problem? How can I fix it? Can I get any help?"

Spotify is one of the top-rated music streaming service, Spotify Premium users are able download Spotify music for offline listening within the Spotify app while Spotify Free users are limited to do so. But there are always some annoying problems occur when people are trying to download songs from Spotify. Such as Spoitfy waiting to download, this will make the download not be completed for offline playback. To fix this waiting to download issue, we provide the following methods for you to try.

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Part 1. Methods to Fix Wait to Download Spotify Issue (Official ways)

There are many different factors that cause the issue, such as network connection, download limits and more. In this section, we will show you several fix options for Spotify waiting to download problems with your Spotify Premium account, you can try to fix the Spotify waiting to download issue according to your condition.

1.Check Download Limit

Spotify allows users to download up to 10000 music on three devices, make sure that the maximum items you download are less than 10000 music, and you need to make sure that you have only downloaded less than 3333 music on each Android or iOS device. If you found that you have reach the download limit, you can try to deleting some older Spotify tracks on your device to download new songs from Spotify.

2.Uninstall and Reinstall Spotify App

If it's not about the download limits, you could uninstall and reinstall Spoitfy app on your device to fix the waiting to download issue. Firstly, you need to uninstall your current Spotify on your device, and then download and install the latest version of Spotify on your device. For mobile users, you just need to delete the app on your phone and download it from the app store to reinstall the latest version.

3.Disable Antivirus or Firewall

There are some antivirus or firewall may block and cause the Spotify waiting to download problem, you can try to turn off antivirus software or firewall on your device temporarily. For Windows users, open Control Panel then choose the System and Security option to click the Windows Defender Firewall button. Click Allow an app or feature in the sidebar of the Windows Defender Firewall. Scroll down to find Spotify.exe from a collection of applications and check the corresponding box if it's not ticked yet. Click the Ok to save the modifications.

4.Check Network Connection

Whether 2G / 3G / 4G / WiFi connection, the service can have a lock-in period. Therefore, you can restart the Internet connection or turn on/off the fight mode to reset the mobile network.
Meanwhile, please make sure that there are no proxy parameters, otherwise Internet access will be affected.

5.Clean Up Phone Storage Space

Make sure that there is enough space for you to save offline Spotify songs to your device. Usually Spotify would recommend leaving at least 1GB of storage free for saving music. In this case, you can check how much storage you have on your phone. Just tap the Settings icon in the upper-right corner of your home screen and scroll down to tap Storage. Then your phone's available space will be displayed on the screen. If there is no enough space for you to download Spotify songs, you can free up storage by deleting your cache.

6.Check Whether Your Subscription Plan is Correct

Please note that only Spotify Premium users are able to download music. If have not registered or you are on a Spotify Free account, please upgrade to Spotiry Premium to access the download option.

Part 2. Best way to Solve Spotify Waiting to Download

After you have tried all the methods that are mentioned above, and you still can't fix the Spotify waiting to download issues, then you could use a third-party to assist you. Due to the DRM restriction of Spotify, it is not possible to download Spotify music directly to MP3 format. UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter will be your best choice to download Spotify music as local files on your computer and you play them without any restriction from Spotify.

Download Spotify Music for Free - UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter

UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter is a professional tool which is able remove DRM from Spotify music, and download Spotify music as local files in various formats on computer, such as MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, AAC or AIFF. With its help, you can break the download limits from Spotify, and transfer to any device to play offline freely. The program comes with a built-in Spotify web player, you can search and download Spotify music directly in UkeySoft, you do not even need the official Spotify app to be installed on your computer.

Key Features of UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter

• You can login UkeySoft with both Spotify Free and Spotify Premium account.
• Break download limits from Spotify.
• Convert Spotify music to MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, AAC or AIFF.
• Preserve original audio quality and ID3 tags after conversion.
• 5X faster conversion speed.
• No need to install Spotify app.
• Play Spoitfy music on multiple devices.
• Available on Windows and MacOS.

Guide: How to Download Spotify to MP3 on Computer

First of all, download the latest version of UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter on your computer, the program is available on Windows and MacOS, install it on your computer, then follow the detail steps below.

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter
Once you have installed UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter on your computer, launch it and login your Spotify account on the top right corner of the interface. You can log in with both your Spotify Free and Spotify Premium account.

Step 2. Add Spotify Songs/Playlist/Album
To add Spotify Songs, choose your Spotify songs or playlists that you want to download, You can drag tracks/playlist directly from Spotify web player to the "+" icon on the right side. UkeySoft will read the songs and load them automatically.

Step 3. Select Output Format to MP3
Once you have added the Spotify playlists/songs to UkeySoft successfully, click the 'gear' icon to set up the output file, there are 6 types of output format you choose from, we can choose MP3 as MP3 is more compatible. You can also set output quality, output folder and other parameters as show on the screenshot below.

Step 4. Start Converting Spotify Music to MP3
When all settings are adjusted as to your needs, click the "Convert" button to start to download Spotify music to MP3 by UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter, all files will be kept 100% original audio quality and ID3 tags after conversion.

Step 5. View Output File
You can view the output MP3 music files by clicking the history icon, now you have downloaded the Spotify music as local file on your computer.

Conclusion

There are some official methods that we have mentioned above to fix Spotify waiting to download issue, but avoiding the issue happening again and again, the best way to fix the Spotify waiting to download issue is to use UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter, it helps you download Spotify music to common audio format and keep Spotify songs on your computer forever, you could play Spotify msuic any device without limit.

Chester

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Chester

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Chester

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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