{"id":64463,"date":"2014-04-13T00:42:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=64463"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:45:31","slug":"do-you-have-a-free-spotify-account-heres-everything-you-can-do-with-the-iphone-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/do-you-have-a-free-spotify-account-heres-everything-you-can-do-with-the-iphone-app\/","title":{"rendered":"What can you do with a free Spotify account on an iPhone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At last, iPhone users of Spotify<\/a> with free accounts can use the Shuffle mode. And with a little trick that we discovered you might also be able to circumvent the restriction imposed on free accounts, and listen to the song you want!<\/p>\n

First of all, those who didn’t have a premium account only had access to radios. Now the entire database<\/strong> can be searched and browsed\u00a0by artists, albums and playlists in shuffle mode.<\/p>\n

So let’s see in detail what you can and can’t\u00a0do if you have an iOS device and a free Spotify account. We’ll also have a look at\u00a0how to get around the limitations<\/strong> that prevent\u00a0free users from listening to any song they want.<\/p>\n

iPad and iPhone: the apps are different<\/h3>\n

Spotify has decided to equip the tablets like\u00a0desktop computers instead of smartphones. For this reason the iPad app (as well as the app\u00a0for the Android tablet) doesn’t simply offer the Shuffle function, like the one for the iPhone, but also allows you to search and listen to individual songs, just like you can on the desktop version.<\/p>\n

Of course, the limitations for free accounts remain: advertising, average\u00a0audio quality, and the inability to listen to songs offline.<\/p>\n

The major limitations of the free account<\/h3>\n

If you don’t\u00a0have a Spotify\u00a0Premium\u00a0account then you’ll be subject to some restrictions:<\/p>\n