Unable to download some of the Spotify playlist on iPhone 16 Pro

I just switched from Android to iPhone 16 Pro.


On attempting to download some of my Spotify playlists, I got a message from Apple stating they don’t allow it.


When attempting to do it again, Spotify tells me to upgrade to premium.


Any advice to resolve, or similar experiences?


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Original Title: Spotify Premium - Download


Posted on Aug 28, 2025 06:22 AM

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Sep 4, 2025 06:04 PM in response to JeffRossouw

Hi JeffRossouw

welcome tothis Apple (user-touser) Community :-)


Re: " I just switched from Android to iPhone 16 Pro ... On attempting to download some of my Spotify playlists,

I got a message from Apple stating they don’t allow it ..."


Am no expert in this area, yet seems you deserve some response to your post, if only to keep it active so that others have another opportunity to reply, and share their experience.


Seems you can move your actual songs from Android to Apple's iPhone ok ...

Move content manually from your Android device to your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


Am wondering if any existing Spotify playlists may be in a format (indicated by the letters after the dot in the filename (eg: Playlists on my Mac have "music.3mu" filenames) that only plays on Android's OS ...

or

If you are (or intend to be) an Apple Music subscriber:

perhaps you don't yet have a profile for yourself set up in Apple Music to use playlists with

See how to: Create an Apple Music profile on iPhone - Apple Support


In Apple Musiv: you can "Organise songs into playlists"

or

"Collaborate on Playlists"


You may also want to try: Create, edit, and delete playlists in Apple Music on the web - Apple Support


All the best :-)

Unable to download some of the Spotify playlist on iPhone 16 Pro

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