How to Get Spotify on Samsung TV [Troubleshooting]

Part 1. How to Fix Spotify Not Working on Samsung TV

General Problems of Samsung TV Spotify Not Working

The new Spotify app supports on-demand playback for both premium and free listeners. Also, it optimizes support for 'Spotify Connect' and 'big screen' on TVs. If you use the Spotify music app often on your Samsung Smart TV, you may still encounter one or several of the problems below.

• Spotify is no sound on the Samsung TV.
• Spotify is not showing up or it is not available on your Samsung TV anymore.
• The Spotify software freezes there or shows a black screen. Or just Spotify is not playing on Samsung TV.
• Spotify is not loading on Samsung TV or some error messages pop up suddenly.

Solutions to Fix Spotify Samsung TV Not Working

It's something that happens often that you will meet one of the Samsung TV Spotify app not working issues. Please don't worry. You can read the following paragraphs and find effective solutions to relevant problems.

✨1. Check the Internet Connection

Please go to check the internet connection on your Samsung Smart TV is stable and useful or not. If not, please restart your TV and connect it to a new network connection.

✨2. Power off Your Samsung TV

You can try to turn off your Samsung Smart TV to resolve the issue. Please press and hold the power button on your TV's remote till the TV powers off and power on again.

✨3. Try Other Media Players

If Spotify no sound happens on your Samsung TV, you can try to play audio from other media players to see if it works well. If not, then it may be something wrong with the sound output settings on your TV. You can head to reset it and allow it to play music from Spotify.

If other media players can play local audios on your Samsung TV well, it could be something wrong with your Spotify app. You can use a third-party tool, like DRmare Spotify Music Converter to download and transfer Spotify songs to USB flash drive and then use any built-in media player to play Spotify music on Samsung TV via the USB port without any hassle.

✨4. Update Spotify App

The easiest way to troubleshoot is to update your Spotify app. When the Spotify app doesn't work, you can remove the previous version. And then you can download the latest Spotify app on Samsung TV.

Step 1. Navigate to the Apps panel on your Samsung TV.

Step 2. Find the Spotify app under "My Apps"; and select "Uninstall".

Step 3. On the Samsung Apps Store, search for "Spotify"; and click to install it.

✨5. Update Samsung TV's Software

Besides, you can update your Samsung Smart TV's firmware if you are running the 2012-2014 older models.

Step 1. Power on your Samsung Smart TV.

Step 2. On its main screen, go to Menu "Support" Software Update.

Step 3. If there is a new version available, please follow the screen instruction to update it.

Part 2. How to Get Spotify on Samsung TV via Spotify Samsung TV App

Since the cooperation of Spotify and Samsung, Spotify is available on Samsung Smart TV officially. If you don't know where to get the Spotify app for Samsung TV, you can follow the steps here. And then you will learn how to install, download, and play Spotify on Samsung Smart TV.

Install Spotify on Samsung Smart TV

Step 1. Open your Samsung TV, then press the Home button on your remote control.

Step 2. Find the 'Apps' option on your TV screen.

Step 3. Click on the 'Search' icon and enter 'Spotify' at the top-right corner.

Step 4. Then you will get the Spotify app's info page.

Step 5. Touch the 'Install' button to download Spotify on Samsung TV.

Play Spotify on Samsung Smart TV

Step 1. Launch the Spotify app when finished with the installation.

Step 2. Now, you can log in to your Spotify account and start to play Spotify songs on Samsung TV.

Part 3. How to Cast Spotify to Samsung TV through Chromecast

Chromecast supports you to cast media from your mobile device or Chrome web browser to your TV. So, you can use it to connect and stream Spotify to Samsung TV. Now, let's see how to make it.

Step 1. First, you need to enable Chromecast on your TV and ensure that it is ready.

Step 2. Connect your Google Chromecast to the HDMI port of your TV. And make sure that your device and Chromecast are using the same network.

Step 3. Start the Spotify app on your device and play a song.

Step 4. Click on the 'cast' icon on the screen. Then choose your Samsung TV as the Chromecast device. After that, you can cast Spotify to Samsung Smart TV.

Part 4. How to Connect Spotify to Samsung TV via Spotify Connect

Spotify Connect is a feature that allows Spotify Premium users to link Spotify to other devices. In this case, you can get Spotify to play on Samsung Smart TV by this way. Now, you can check the steps below.

Step 1. Open the Spotify app on your mobile device. And then play a track you like.

Step 2. Touch the 'device' icon to choose your Samsung TV in the 'More Devices' option to connect Spotify to Samsung Smart TV. You can start to enjoy Spotify music on Samsung TV.

Part 5. How to Stream Spotify to Samsung TV by AirPlay from iPhone

If you have an iPhone, then you can use the AirPlay feature to help put Spotify on Samsung TV. Then you can play Spotify playlist on Samsung Smart TV. Below are the detailed steps for you.

Step 1. Start the Spotify app on your iPhone. And then find and play a track you like.

Step 2. Swipe up or down on the screen of your iPhone. Then find the 'Control Center' and click on the controls at the top-right corner.

Step 3. Touch 'AirPlay' and look for the available devices. Then pick up your Samsung TV to start to play Spotify songs with it.

Part 6. How to Add Spotify to Samsung Smart TV by Screen Mirroring

If you use Android devices or other devices, then you can use the Screen Mirroring feature to listen to Spotify on Samsung TV. To do that, you need to connect both your mobile device and Samsung TV to the same network. Now, you can follow the guide below and learn more.

Step 1. Open the Settings section on the Spotify app from your device.

Step 2. Find the 'Connection and sharing' button.

Step 3. Hit on the 'cast' button to activate the 'b' option.

Step 4. Choose your Samsung TV, then you can stream and play Spotify tracks on Samsung TV.

Part 7. How to Play Spotify on All Samsung TVs Offline for Free via USB

Above are some ways for you to get Spotify on Samsung Smart TV. Some of them may be quite difficult to make it and require a Spotify Premium account. If you want to find an easy way to do that, then you can check this way. That's to download and transfer Spotify songs to your Samsung smart TV by a USB drive. Even if you are using a free Spotify plan, you can also explore Spotify playlists offline on all Samsung Smart TVs, including old ones.

DRmare Spotify Music Converter is the top tool to download Spotify music for Samsung TV. With powerful features and advantages, it can even download songs from free Spotify account. At the same time, it can convert them to Samsung TV-compatible formats like MP3. After that, you can add Spotify to Samsung Smart TV via the USB flash drive. This also works if you don’t have the Spotify app on your Samsung Smart TV.

How to Download Spotify on Samsung Smart TV without Premium

Now, follow the guide here to see how to convert Spotify songs for Samsung TV. First, you need to download and install the DRmare Spotify Music Converter on your computer. Then you can proceed to the conversion steps.

Step 1Import Spotify song link to DRmare

DRmare software supports to extract Spotify music online from the URL. You can copy the link of the songs and then press the '+' button on the DRmare software. Or, you can drag and drop the songs, albums, or playlists from the Spotify app to DRmare program's main screen. You can choose the method you prefer.

Step 2Set output parameters for Spotify Samsung Smart TV

There is no big difference in the sound quality for all formats if you play them on Samsung smart TV. So, you can pick up one compatible format like MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, FLAC, or WAV you like. We'd like to recommend MP3. Of course, you can also change the channel, sample rate, and bit rate according to your requirements.

Step 3Download Spotify for Samsung TV offline

If everything is set as you expected, you can choose the output folder and click the 'Convert' button. All the playlists you import will be downloaded in batches. Then you can get the common Spotify music files on your computer for moving to a USB drive and using on Samsung TV.

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How to Play Spotify on Old Samsung Smart TV Offline

Step 1. Copy the converted Spotify songs to your USB flash drive from your computer.

Step 2. Insert it into your Samsung Smart TV to put Spotify music on it.

Step 3. To play Spotify on Samsung Smart TV, run a media player and browse the MP3 files from your USB.

In this way, you don't need to use any other app including the Spotify Samsung TV app. Besides, you can also burn CD from Spotify and stream Spotify songs on Samsung TV via the CD player. What's more, you can also play Spotify on other smart TVs, such as Hisense Smart TV, LG Smart TV, and more with ease.

Part 8. In Conclusion

In this post, there are 6 ways for you to get Spotify on Samsung TV. You can choose the method that suits your needs above. Besides, if you meet Spotify not playing/working on Samsung TV, you can also get the issue fixed above.

By the way, with DRmare Spotify Music Converter, you not only can make Spotify Samsung TV work offline but also more devices. It is powerful to help convert and download songs from Spotify as common audio files. And it will keep the original sound quality and full ID3 tags of Spotify tracks. Now you can download it and give it a try. It won't let you down.