How to Fix Spotify Pausing Issue [2024 Updated]

Part 1. Why Does My Spotify Keep Pausing

There can be more than one reason why the music would suddenly stop. Below you can see a few examples of what could be the case.

Incomplete Spotify installation on your device.

Your Spotify account is logged on a different device.

Unstable Internet environment.

Corrupted Cache files

Low Power mode

Unstable Bluetooth connection

Ads (with a Spotify free account)

App bugs or Spotify server crashes

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Part 2. How to Get Spotify to Stop Pausing

Here are some general solutions to try:

Make sure you have not logged into your Spotify account on multiple devices at the same time.

Switch off your phone for 15 or so seconds before turning it back on.

Restart the Spotify app on your computer or mobile devices.

Update the Spotify app to the latest version.

Update your Android/iOS system to the latest version.

If still not fixed, you can check more solutions and tips below.

1. Perform A Clean Reinstallation of the Spotify App

For Android Devices: Open your Android phone, go to Settings > Apps, find the Spotify app, and select Storage > Cache, click "Clear Storage". Then you can uninstall the Spotify App and redownload from the App Store.

For iOS Devices: Open the Spotify app on your iOS device, go to Storage > Delete Cache. Then you can delete the Spotify app from your device and redownload from the app store.

For Windows Computer: Go to C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Local\Spotify\Storage, and delete all folders. Click the Start button on your computer, then go to Settings > System > Apps & Features. Then you can uninstall Spotify from your computer and redownload from the Spotify official website.

For Mac Computer: Go to Finder > Go > Library, open Caches and delete the com.spotify.Client and com.spotify.client.helper folders. Back to Library, open Application Support and delete the Spotify folder. Restart your computer and then you can download and install Spotify.

Note: You'll need to re-download any downloaded music and podcasts after reinstalling the app. Your settings will also be reset to the defaults.

2. Sign Out of Your Spotify Account for All Devices

If you have shared your account with friends or family member, then everything they play Spotify music on their devices using your account, your playback will pause. To fix this issue, you need to sign out of your Spotify account on all devices first. Log into your Spotify account via browser, go to profile > account, scroll down and click Sign out everywhere. This method doesn’t include partner devices, such as Sonos and PlayStation.

Note: If your Spotify account is associated with your Facebook account, you'll need to change your Facebook password as well, and log your Facebook profile out from all devices.

3. Change Your Spotify Password

If you are pretty sure that you have not shared your account with anyone else, then your account might have been hacked. In this situation, you need to change your Spotify password. Reset your Spotify password here: https://accounts.spotify.com/en/password-reset.

4. Remove Access of Unkown Devices

Log into your Spotify account on your browser, and go to profile > account overview > Apps. Here you can check all the apps and devices that are connected to your Spotify account. Click "REMOVE ACCESS " if you find any suspicious device.

Also, go to the Spotify desktop app's settings to review any connected Facebook accounts under Social. If there is one, click DISCONNECT FROM FACEBOOK to remove it. If it’s your own Facebook, change your Facebook password before you reconnect it.

5. Turn Off Data Saver Mode

The Data Saver mode of Spotify helps you save cellular data, however it also slows download the internet speed. This also could be the reason for Spotify playback issue. You can turn off the Data Saver mode via: Spotify app settings > Data Saver > Audio Quality.

6. Turn Off Low Power Mode

The lower power mode can cause lags while streaming Spotify music. For iPhone users, you can go to Settings > Battery to turn off the Low Power mode. For Android users, you can swipe down on your home screen and unselect Low Power mode.

7. Check Your Headphones

If you are listening to Spotify music with your headphones, then you need to check your headphones as well.

Wired Headphones: check if the audio jack isn't plugged in properly, or is there any problem with the wire. You can replug the headphones or try other headphones.

Wireless Headphones: bad Bluetooth connection may cause the music to skip or stop entirely. You can pair your wireless headphones with another app to see if the problem still occurs. Ensure your wireless headphones have enough battery and no other wireless devices are connected to Spotify at the same time.

8. Turn On Background App Refresh

Spotify is an app that keeps playing in the background. If you have turned off the Background App Refresh option, Spotify won’t be able to refresh and may automatically pause songs.

For Android Devices: Open your Android phone, go to Settings > Connections > Data Usage, select Mobile Data Usage. Choose Spotify from the app list. Turn on the option Allow background data usage.

For iOS Devices: Go to Settings > General. Click on Background App Refresh. Turn on Background App Refresh option and select Spotify.

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Part 3. Ultimate Solution - Spotify Offline Player

If the solutions above still can not solve the pausing problem, you can try to download Spotify songs to your local device for offline listening. All you need is a professional Spotify offline player tool. We would like to introduce TuneCable Spotify Music Downloader, a handy Spotify downloader tool that helps download songs from Spotify and convert them to common local files with the full ID3 tags preserved perfectly. When the conversion is completed, you can move the downloaded Spotify songs to any device and add them to other programs for editing or offline listening. More importantly, TuneCable also works as a Spotify offline player which can perfectly fix the pausing issue.

Step 1 Run TuneCable Spotify Music Downloader

Download TuneCable Spotify Downloader on your Windows or macOS computer. Start TuneCable Spotify Downloader on your computer, You have two options, downloading music from the app or downloading music from the web player.

If you go to the left side and choose to record music from the Spotify app, the Spotify app will open automatically. The Spotify Music app is required to be installed on your computer.

If you choose to download music from the web player, you will see the Spotify web player pop up.

Step 2 Select Spotify Playlists to Download

Now you can choose the Spotify albums or playlists you want to download.

Just go back to the Spotify app, and you can directly drag and drop the Spotify album/playlist to the TuneCable interface. Or you can also copy the playlist link to the TuneCable main interface. Besides, In the pop-up Spotify Music app or web player, you can open any desired album or playlist, and then tap on the "Click to add" button in ther lower right to load songs. TuneCable will soon parse the songs to a list.

Then select the desired tracks and click "Add" to put the selected songs to the download list.

Step 3 Change the Output Parameters

Please set up the output settings before you try to download Spotify songs. Move to the "Settings" button in the lower left. In the pop-up window, you will see available output settings, including audio format, bit rate, sample rate and download path. Adjust the parameters according to your need before entering a conversion.

To better organize the Spotify playlists, we can choose to export all songs in one playlist to one folder. Set "None" in the "Output Organized" setting. Then the songs you download in this batch will be stored in one folder on the local PC.

To make sure the songs you've downloaded can be organized in the same order as the original playlist, you can add the "Playlist Index" option in the "Output Organized" setting.

The "Auto" option in the "Output Format" ensures you can download songs from Spotify in the original format and quality. Since Spotify stores songs as MP3 files originally, the original format should be MP3. Or you can change the Output Format to MP3 manually.

Convert Settings

• Output Format: Auto, MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC
• Conversion Mode: Intelligent Mode, Convert Mode, YouTube Mode
• Bit Rate: 128kbps, 192kbps, 256kbps, 320kbps (available for MP3, AAC)
• Bit Depth: 16 bit, 24 bit (available for WAV, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC)
• Sample Rate: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz

Output Settings

• Output Folder: At your preference
• Output Name: {Track Number}, {Title}, {Artist}, {Album}, {Year}, {Playlist Index}
• Output Organized: None, Playlist, Artist, Album, Artist/Album, Album/Artist

Step 4 Export the Spotify Playlists to Local Songs

If you want to add more songs from other albums or playlists, please click the "Add More" button in the upper right, you are allowed to browse the Spotify window once again and add more songs. Finally, start the conversion by clicking on the Convert button. It will trigger a fast conversion instantly. Just wait patiently until the conversion is done. And we suggest do not operate the Spotify app during the conversion process.

Step 5 The Spotify Playlists Are Stored Permanently

When it completes the conversion, the output folder will pop up automatically. You will see all your favorite Spotify playlists are stored as DRM-free MP3 songs with the ID3 tags information retained. You can directly play the downloaded Spotify songs via TuneCable as offline player, or any music player you prefer, such as Windows media player, Musicbee, JRiver and more.

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We have collected 8 common solutions for the Spotify pausing issue. Those tips also work for other Spotify playback problems. If you still have the Spotify pausing problem, then we suggest you switch to third-party Spotify music player tool like TuneCable Spotify Downloader. With TuneCable, you can simply download Spotify songs to local computer for offline listening without Spotify Premium. You can also play the downloaded Spotify songs on any compatible device, such as Apple Watch, DJ software, smart TV or mobile phone.