If you are still stuck with waiting to download, I suggest you to uninstall Spotify once and then reinstall it again. In order to save battery, Spotify does not download any songs when your phone’s screen is turned off, so remember to keep your phone screen on while you are downloading something offline on Spotify, you can also change the screen sleep time by going into your lock screen settings and set it to either ‘ Never Sleep‘ or increase the sleep time, this is another way to avoid the waiting to download problem.Ĭlear all your useless files using the app Files by GoogleĪlternatively, iPhone users can refer to this link, to learn more about how they also can clear temporary files, browser and app cache from their iPhones. Also, make sure you are still on the Spotify premium plan, in case it got expired and which is why you are facing the waiting to download problem. We have established that users face this error while trying to take offline a playlist or an album in the Spotify mobile apps and you also have already updated to the latest version of Spotify on your device. How to fix Spotify waiting to download?.