To use the Spotify iOS SDK, your application will need to get a user’s permission to control playback remotely first. We provide built-in support for this (as seen in the User Authentication section of the Quick Start), and additional scopes can be requested for making calls to the Spotify Web API. It should be in the menu. Doing so will immediately switch Spotify's audio from your phone to your computer. It will also allow you to use your phone as a remote rather than forcing the music to shuffle like usual on a non-premium account. If you want to play desktop music on your phone, start by playing the song on the desktop version of Spotify.
Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to control another device
- Connect your devices to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on both devices.
- If you want to control a Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences on your computer.
- Select Accessibility. In the sidebar, choose Switch Control.
- Check the checkbox next to 'Allow platform switching to control your computer.'
- If you haven't already, turn on Switch Control on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Use your switch to navigate the Switch Control menu. Select Device.
- Select Use Other Device.
- Select the device that you want to control, then select Connect. Now you can use the switch connected to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to control the other device.
Use your Mac to control another device
- Connect your devices to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on both devices.
- If you haven't already, turn on Switch Control on your Mac.
- Use your switch to navigate the Switch Control Home panel. Choose Devices.
- Select the device that you want to control, then select Connect. Now you can use the switch connected to your Mac to control the other device.
Stop controlling another device
To stop controlling another device, press and hold your switch for ten seconds. Your switch will control the original device again.
You can also follow these steps:
Stop controlling a Mac
- Use your switch to navigate the Switch Control Home panel. Choose Devices.
- Select Disconnect. Your switch will control the original device again.
Stop controlling an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Use your switch to navigate the Switch Control menu. Select Device.
- Select Stop Using Device. Your switch will control the original device again.
Turn off Switch Control
If you'd like to turn off Switch Control entirely, follow these steps for your device:
Turn off Switch Control on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Use your switch to navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Switch Control, and turn the setting off.
You can also triple-click the Home button or the Side button on certain models at any time to exit Switch Control.
Turn off Switch Control on a Mac
Use your switch to navigate to System Preferences > Accessibility > Switch Control, and deselect Enable Switch Control.
In the previous article, we've introduced you how to convert Spotify music to iPod with ease. You might wonder whether it works the same on iPad. Of course, it does. Let's cut to the chase.
Part 1. Spotify Free or Spotify Premium
Spotify offers a free subscription and a paid subscription. The differences between these two plans are:
Free subscription enables you to play Spotify music online but with ads on 160kbps.
Spotify premium enables us to download Spotify music for offline listening without ads on 320kbps.
If you are not sure whether to purchase Spotify premium or not, you can check this quick guide here: Spotify Free vs. Premium: Should I Pay for It. My advice is, if you have more requirement on the listening experience, like ad-free and audio quality, then a paid subscription will be your good choice.
Part 2. Download Spotify Music for Free
What if you want the high-quality Spotify music without paying for the $9.99/mo? Well, there's a useful software that can help you do this - TuneFab Spotify Music Converter.
TuneFab Spotify Music Converter is good at helping you download Spotify music to iPad with ease. To Remove DRM of Spotify, batching downloading Spotify to save time, listen to 256kbps Spotify songs on your iPad offline, save MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC and lastly, all ID3 tags of your Spotify songs can be changed if needed.
Note: Why not download and try TuneFab Spotify Music Converter on your computer and give it a try.
Step 1. Launch TuneFab Spotify Music Converter on PC
Download and install TuneFab Spotify Music Converter on your computer by clicking the download link above. After launching, you will see the interface asking you to purchase and input your activation code. You can skip this and try the free trial first if you are not sure whether you want to purchase it. (I think you would come back and purchase the full version after you read this guide because the software is so good.)
Step 2. Add Songs to TuneFab Spotify Music Converter
In this step, click on 'Add Files' from the top menu and you will see the instruction asking you to 'Drag songs, playlists, albums, artists, tracks, etc. From Spotify. Or copy & paste the relevant links to the search bar.'
Step 3. Choose Songs to Convert
Then, all the Spotify songs you added will be loaded and listed in the interface. Browse and tick those you confirm to convert. Click 'Add' to move on.
Step 4. Select Output Format
In the 'Options' > 'Advanced' menu, you can select the conversion speed, format, sample rate and bitrate as you wish. Output formats contain MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC. Even though these output format all works perfectly, I will prefer to recommend you to choose MP3 because MP3 is the most popular music format that compatible with almost every music players and devices.
Step 5. Start Converting Spotify Music to MP3
Click on the green 'convert' button on your computer and it will start converting your Spotify OGG music into MP3, M4A, WAV or FLAC after removing DRM protection automatically. It won't take long, just wait patiently till it ends.
Part 3. Sync Spotify Music to iPad
Remote Control Spotify
Now that you've successfully downloaded Spotify music offline on your computer. The last step you need is to sync these Spotify songs to iPad via iTunes:
1. Launch iTunes on your computer. Make sure that you've signed in with your Apple ID.
2. Make sure that your devices are listed and listed at the top of the interface.
3. Hit on the 'Music' tab from the left panel.
Mac Laptop
4. Hit on 'Sync Music' and choose either 'Entire music library' or 'Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres'.
5. After choosing the syncing method, hit on 'Apply' to move on.
Spotify App For Mac
That's it. With these simple steps, you can simply download Spotify music to iPad for the free subscription and sync your old Apple Music downloaded songs to your iPad with iTunes. Worry that your Spotify songs will have poor 160kbps audio quality for a free subscription? Please rest assure that TuneFab Spotify Music Converter allows you to set up birtates and sample rates before converting. You can set them as you need.