Often slow Spotify app, not loading, unresponsive web player?
When Spotify says “slow connection”, your internet has stalled, even if only for a second. Audio needs very little bandwidth, but it needs it without gaps, so Spotify stalls between tracks or a song stops halfway through.
Speedify is an app that keeps a second internet connection running alongside your main one, so a brief drop does not become silence. Speedify needs that second internet connection to help: on a single connection it works as an encrypted VPN, does not make that connection faster and can be a little slower.
Read more on why Spotify gets slow, three steps to fix it, how Speedify keeps it playing, and what else you get along the way.
Why Spotify Says “Slow Connection” Even When Your Internet Works
In most cases the problem is not Spotify but how your phone connects. Phones use one internet connection at a time: Wi-Fi or 4G/5G cellular. Phones also do not switch smoothly between Wi-Fi networks, or from Wi-Fi to cellular, and handle signal fluctuations badly.
All of these mobile device issues create a data traffic jam. There is not enough bandwidth available to handle all of the data Spotify needs to deliver a smooth, uninterrupted flow of music. Buffering is like you sitting in your car on a crowded freeway, where it’s not your car’s fault.
Before anything else, check whether Spotify itself is down (Downdetector shows reports from other users), update the Spotify app, and make sure your phone has free storage for Spotify’s cache. For trips through weak coverage, download playlists for offline listening: downloaded songs play without a connection.
3 Steps to Fix Spotify Streaming
Speedify fixes the connection side on iPhone and Android in three steps:
- Download the Speedify App from the App Store or Google Play.
- Open Speedify, create a free account (the free tier includes 5 GB per month) or sign in, and keep both Wi-Fi and cellular data turned on.
- Leave Speedify running in the background while you listen to Spotify.
How Speedify Keeps Spotify Playing
Speedify changes the way your phone connects to the Internet. Instead of one connection, Speedify lets your phone connect to the internet with both Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular at the same time, so Spotify gets the capacity of both and a drop on one does not stop the music.
Speedify also monitors the quality of each connection. When a signal weakens or a network slows down, Speedify moves the data to the better connection automatically (failover). Here is how it helps people streaming video.
When Speedify detects that the other connection is back online and reliable, it begins using it again. You never have to do anything. All of this happens automatically in the background while you enjoy Spotify.
Speedify Also Encrypts Your Connection
Speedify is also a VPN for mobility: Speedify encrypts all the data sent to and from your phone, which protects you on compromised Wi-Fi networks and from snooping ISPs.
To stop seeing “slow connection” in Spotify, give your phone a second internet connection with Speedify: get started today for FREE, with 5 GB per month on a free account.
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