3 Available Methods to Listen to Spotify Music on PS5

Since the late 2020, the much-advanced Sony PlayStation 5 was released and have a couple of significant set-ups then PlayStation 4, such as improved storage, disk capacity and resolution. For a long time, music is one of the much-requested features on both PS4. Finally, in late 2022, both Apple Music and Spotify Music was available on PS5 through a software update, and it's good.

However, before this Spotify support, most PlayStation fans have set to find out alternatives to enable Spotify Music on their PS5 consoles. In this post, we'd like to introduce 3 available methods in total for you to set up Spotify on PS5.

Part 1. How to Set Up Spotify on PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5 is compatible with Spotify for a long time, so it's simple for gamers to set up Spotify on their game consoles. In addition to PlayStation 5, both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 have Spotify support. See how to set up Spotify on PlayStation 4 >>

Step 1. Download Spotify to PlayStation 5

For starters, you'll need to download the Spotify app from either the Music options of PlayStation Store to your PS5 console.

Option 1: Download Spotify from Music Options

1. Press the PS button to go to the control center.

2. Select Music.

3. From here you are able to select either Spotify or Apple Music to start streaming music.

4. Select Spotify.

5. Select Download.

Option 2: Download Spotify from PlayStation Store

1. Select PlayStation Store.

2. Select Search.

3. Select Spotify Music in the Search field.

4. Choose Media hub, and scroll to Apps for "Spotify".

5. Select Spotify.

6. Select Download.

Step 1. Link Spotify to PlayStation Network

Before you listen to your favorite music and podcasts on your PS5 console, you'll need to log in on your PS5 console or your phone or tablet that runs the Spotify app.

Option 1: Log in to Spotify on your PS5 console:

1. On your PS5 console, select Spotify from the TV & Video hub from your media home to open the Spotify app.

2. Enter your Spotify email address and password to log in.

Option 2: Log in to Spotify on your phone/tablet

1. On your PS5 console, open the Spotify app.

2. On your phone or tablet, open the Spotify app.

3. From here please use Spotify Connect to find your PS5 console. From the Home page of the Spotify app, go to Settings (Gear) > Devices. Under the Select a device, find and select your PS5 console in the devices list.

When you log in to Spotify, your account links to your PlayStation Network account. This automatically logs you in to Spotify whenever you log in to your PSN account.

Part 2. How to Listen to Spotify on PlayStation 5

Once Spotify is ready to use, you can browse content from Spotify Music from the TV & Video hub. You are able to listen to Spotify Music on your PS5 console now from the TV & Video hub. For gamers, you can listen to Spotify Music while playing compatible PS5 games because the PlayStation 5 offers this feature.

Option 1: How to listen to Spotify Music on your PS5 console

1. Select TV & Video from your media home.

2. Select Spotify.

3. Select Start.

4. You're able to access the full Spotify application on the screen.

Option 2: listen to Spotify Music while playing games on your PS5 console

1. While in your game, press the PS button to go to the control center.

2. Select Music.

3. Select Spotify. Now the Spotify media player (Spotify music list) should appear on the screen. You can get Spotify recommendations, Your music (Liked songs) and more.

4. Choose a Spotify song or podcast you want to play. You selection starts playing automatically. The song that is playing appears as a card in the control center. Select the card to skip songs, play/pause, or adjust the volume.

Tips: If the game allows, you can disable in-game music for the best Spotify experience.

Or you can use Spotify Connect to use your phone or tablet that you use to link to your PS5 console to control the music remotely.

Option 3: Control Spotify Music Playback on your phone/tablet

1. On your phone or tablet, open the Spotify app.

2. From the Home page of the Spotify app, go to Settings > Devices, and select your PS5 console under Select a device.

3. Now go into the music you wish to play on the PS5 console.

How to switch music apps on your PS5 console:

Or if you have another music service downloaded, such as Apple Music, you can choose to switch music apps.

Scroll to the bottom of the list and select a new app, such as Apple Music. But you'll need to log in to your Apple ID that you use with Apple Music subscription that's active. See how to play Apple Music on PS5 >>

If you find the Spotify app is not working on your PS5 console, there're 2 methods that enable the seamless listening experience with Spotify Music. Keep reading.

Part 3. How to Download PS5-Compatible Spotify Music Files

Thanks to the USB drive support on PlayStation, you can still have another flexible option to take all of your music files to your PS5 console for listening offline. When it comes to Spotify Music, it's possible to listen to the actual files from a USB drive on PS5. You can have the benefits to download PS5-compatible Spotify Music files with one Spotify Music downloader only, that is, ViWizard Spotify Music Converter.

Designed for both Premium and Free Spotify users, ViWizard Spotify Music Converter allows you to convert and download your favorite Spotify Music from the desktop app for keeping in 6 audio files formats: MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, WAC and FLAC. You just need to customize the output format as MP3 that's supported by PS5, and you are good to go.

Step 1Select Spotify Music

From the Download box above, click the Download button to have this free Spotify Music converter depending on your computer device (running Windows or Mac) that you use with the Spotify desktop app. Once installed, launch the ViWizard Spotify Music Converter, and it will opens the Spotify app for you. You can select and add your favorite music from Spotify to ViWizard.

Step 2Customize Format Settings

From the top of the window, click the menu icon > Preferences. Choose the Convert tab to open the drop-down menu for output format. Choose MP3. You can now click the OK button to save this change or customize other format settings, such as bit rate, sample rate or channel.

Step 3Download PS5-Compatible Spotify Music

Click the Convert button and the Music Converter will take care of the rest. Once completed, the music folder will appear on the screen and you will find the music files are all in MP3 version.

Part 4. How to Listen to Spotify Music Files on PlayStation 5

Since now ViWizard Spotify Music Converter enables the full access to your Spotify Music folder on the computer device, you can now activate your Spotify Music files on your PS5.

Step 1. Set Up a USB Drive for Spotify Music Folder

1. Plug in your USB drive to the computer device.

2. When it pops up on the screen, locate it in the side menu.

3. Right-click on your USB drive > Format. Choose exFAT or FAT32 file system > Start. This will erase all the data and files on your USB drive.

Step 2. Transfer Spotify Music Folder to USB Drive

1. Connect the USB drive to your PS5 console.

2. Press the PS button to go to the Control Center.

3. Select Music.

4. Scroll down to the bottom and select General USB Flash Disk.

5. You should now see all your Spotify Music files here and you will also get a card to skip songs, play/pause, or adjust the volume once the music is streaming.

Part 5. How to Fix Spotify on PS5 Not Working

If you experience issues like the native Spotify app is not working on your PS5 console, you can try to unlink Spotify from the PlayStation network.

How to unlink Spotify from PlayStation Network:

1. From here to use a browser to visit Your Account Overview. Ensure to log in to Spotify with your account that you use with the Spotify app on your PS5 console.

2. Go to the Apps page of Your Account Overview.

3. Under Manage Apps, find the PlayStation 5 where you have given the app access to your account.

4. Click on "Remove Access" button to the right of PlayStation 5.

This will unlink Spotify from the PlayStation network. You can now go to Part 1 to set up Spotify on your PS5 console again.

Extra Tip: How to Stream Spotify Playback to PS5

Since PlayStation offers the option to control your PS5 console from a mobile device, you can choose to stream the Spotify playback to it with the PS Remote Play. Because the Background streaming is now available.

Step 1. Install PS Remote Play

On Android or iOS, go to Google Play or App Store > Search > "PS Remote Play", and then install the app to your mobile device.

Step 2. Set Up the PlayStation 5

1. From the Home screen, select [Settings] > [System] > [Remote Play], and then turn on [Enable Remote Play].

2. To start Remote Play while your PS5 console is in rest mode, select [Settings] > [Settings] > [Systems] > [Power Saving] > [Features Available in Rest Mode].

3. Turn on [Stay Connected to the Internet] and [Enable Turning on PS5 from Network].

Step 3. Prepare Your Mobile Device

You'll also need to set up your mobile device to allow mobile data or Wi-Fi for Remote Play. You should confirm your carrier and network conditions to use mobile data for this feature.

1. On your mobile device, launch the [PS Remote Play] > [Sign In to PSN]. Sign in with the same account that you use for your PS5 console.

2. If your device is connected to Wi-Fi, you'll continue to use Wi-Fi when you start Remote Play. If your device is on mobile data, select [Settings] > [Mobile Data] > [Using Mobile Data] > [OK]. You're also suggested to turn on [Notify Me When Using Mobile Data] in the settings of the app.

Step 4. Remote Play Spotify to PS5

You can now connect to your PS5 console from your mobile device to play Spotify Music.

1. Turn on your PS5 console or put it into rest mode.

2. On your mobile device, launch [PS Remote Play] > [Sign In to PSN] > [PS5]. The app searches for and connects the PS5 console that you've signed in to using your account. When the connection is successful, your PS5 console is on the screen so that you can start using Remote Play.

3. From the Home screen, select [Settings] > [Background Streaming].

4. You are now able to open the Spotify app to stream your favorite music while gaming.