Spotify’s high data usage is a cause for concern, workarounds come to aid for many

For a few, the data usage was as high as 300GB/month

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Published onMarch 7, 2024

published onMarch 7, 2024

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If you run the Spotify app, be it on a mobile or PC, do check the data usage when on a limited plan. As it turns out, a few are complaining about Spotify’s high data usage, sometimes to the tune of100-300GBs, even when the app usage was barely a few hours per day.

In a recent case, a user through aReddit postclaimed that Spotify consumed300GBafter using it for a few hours daily. This is extremely high with no possible justification!

When we further investigated, it appears that the problem has been present for years, with complaints from as far asSeptember’13available onReddit.

When I checked the data consumption on my devices (a Windows PC and an iPhone), it was in the normal1-5 GBrange. I personally use it less than an hour a day for a handful of songs and podcasts.

So, the problem is most likely limited and does not affect everyone, as is evident from what many others have to say.

Verified workarounds to reduce Spotify’s high data usage

Besides, Spotify should not be set to download playlists and podcasts automatically. This turned out to be the underlying cause for most.

With one of these tricks, you should be able to lower Spotify’s data usage, but raising a ticket withSpotify supportis vital as it will highlight the problem to the developers.

Also, discover which of the two better suits your needs,Spotify app or Spotify web, and choose one!

To share your issue or more possible workarounds, drop a comment below.

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