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Spotify is a streaming service that allows users to listen to millions of songs, and Spotify Premium users can download their favorite songs, albums, playlists, and podcasts right to their device. However, this convenience can quickly fill up a device’s storage space. This How.com.vn article will show you four different methods, depending on your preferences, to reducing your Spotify storage on an Android device.
Steps
Removing Your Downloaded Playlists, Albums, and Podcasts
Open the Spotify app. The app icon is a green circle with three black curved lines.- If you do not have the Spotify app, the app can be downloaded by tapping on the Play Store app and searching for Spotify in the search bar.
- You will need to be a Spotify Premium user to complete these steps.
- If you do not have the Spotify app, the app can be downloaded by tapping on the
Tap on Your Library in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
Tap on either Playlists or Albums. The process is the same for both options.- Look for a green circled arrow next to your playlist or album name as this indicates if it is downloaded on your device.
Tap on the three gray dots next to a downloaded playlist or album.
Tap Remove Download from the menu to clear it off of your device.- This will not remove your playlist or album from your Spotify account, but it will clear it off of your device’s storage.
Tap onin the top left-hand corner to return to Your Library.
Tap on Podcasts, and then tap Downloaded Episodes.
Tap on the green circled arrow under each podcast. This will remove the download off of your device.Advertisement
Reducing Your Download Quality
Open the Spotify app. The app icon is a green circle with three black curved lines.- If you do not have the Spotify app, the app can be downloaded by tapping on the Play Store app and searching for Spotify in the search bar.
- You will need to be a Spotify Premium user to complete these steps
- If you do not have the Spotify app, the app can be downloaded by tapping on the
Tap on Your Library in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
Tap on theicon in the top right-hand corner of the screen. This will open your settings menu.
Scroll down to the section labeled Music Quality.
Tap on the drop-down box next to Download and adjust the quality.- There is noticeable difference between the storage and audio quality of the normal, high, and very high settings, so find the setting that is right for your needs.
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Deleting Your Spotify Cache
Open the Spotify app. The app icon is a green circle with three black curved lines.- If you do not have the Spotify app, the app can be downloaded by tapping on the Play Store app and searching for Spotify in the search bar.
- You will need to be a Spotify Premium user to complete these steps
- If you do not have the Spotify app, the app can be downloaded by tapping on the
Tap on Your Library in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
Tap on theicon in the top right-hand corner of the screen. This will open your settings menu.
Scroll down to the section labeled Storage.
Tap on Delete Cache.- This will not delete your downloads, but it will free up a lot of other space that Spotify uses.
Tap on the green Delete Cache button to confirm your choice.Advertisement
Clearing Spotify Storage
Go to your phone settings by tapping on Settings.
- Navigating to your phone settings may vary depending on your device and Android OS, but it should always be found in your list of apps.
Tap on Storage.
Tap on Music & Audio.
Scroll through your list of music apps and tap on Spotify.
Tap on Clear storage to erase your Spotify phone data.- This will delete all of your information saved to your phone besides the app itself. Use this only if the previous steps don’t help.
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1. Open the Spotify app.
2. Tap on Your Library.
3. Tap on Albums or Playlists and look for a green circled arrow to indicate a downloaded item.
4. Tap on the three gray dots next to a downloaded album or playlist.
5. Tap on Remove Download to clear it off your device.
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