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PhoenixAdler
Nov 19, 2025Iron Contributor
Can you download music from spotify to usb for listening on my car
Alright, so my car stereo is ancient and my only option is a USB port. I want to bump my Spotify playlists in there, but apparently you can't just drag and drop the files as it does not work at all. ...
TannerOakridge
Nov 19, 2025Iron Contributor
If you have Spotify Premium, you can download playlists and songs within the app for offline listening, but these files are stored in a protected format and can't be directly transferred to a USB drive. So the possibility of downloading music from Spotify to USB is extremely low. If your car has an AUX input, you can use the oldest trick in the book.
The Tools:
- A male-to-male 3.5mm AUX cable.
- A second device (like an old phone or laptop) with a "Voice Memos" or recording app.
- Your main phone/computer playing Spotify.
The Process:
- Connect the AUX cable from the headphone jack of your main device (playing Spotify) to the microphone/line-in jack of your recording device.
- Start recording on the second device.
- Press play on your main device.
- You are now recording the audio directly from the cable, bypassing your computer's internal sound.