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How to play Spotify on iPod nano [Step-by-Step Guide]

Spotify is a popular music streaming service and can be accessed from Mac, PC, phone tablet and more with free or premium account. However, many people prefer to their ipod when they are doing sports, but feel disappointed to find that they can't sync Spotify songs to iPod nano even though they have downloaded the songs for offline listening. If you have the same problem, you are in the right place. This article will show you how to sync Spotify to iPod nano with either free or premium account.

Part 1 Spotify compatible divices

The following are the system requirements for using Spotify and accessing Spotify content through the Spotify app:​

Model OS
iPhone iPhone 5 or above iOS 10 or above. 250 MB free space
iPad iPad 2 or above iOS 10 or above. 250 MB free space
iPod 5th generation iPod Touch or above iOS 9.3.5 or above. 250 MB free space
Android Any device Android OS 4.1 or above. 500 MB free space
Mac Any device OS X 10.10 or above
Windows Any device Windows 7 or above

As you can see from the above table, Spotify requires iPod Touch 5 and later, which means you can't install Spotify on iPod nano.

Then you may ask is it possible to sync the download Spotify songs to iPod nano, as Spotify premium users can download songs for offline listening. Well, when you open the Offline songs Storage folder, you will find there are no actual music files that you can copy to other devices. This is bacause Spotify songs are DRM protected and can only be played within Spotify app.

So is there any way that we can sync Spotify songs to iPod nano? The answer is yes. All you need is Boilsoft Spotify Converter, which allows you to easily download Spotify music to mp3 format with either free or premium account. Follow below steps to learn how to download Spotify music to mp3 and then sync the Spotify songs to iPod nano.



Part 2 Sync Spotify mp3 songs to iPod nano

Step 1 Download and install Boilsoft Spotify Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

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Step 2 Drag and drop Spotify songs, albums and playlists from Spotify app to the interface directly. Or copy&paste the link of the song, album or playlist. And then click the Add button.

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All songs in the playlist will be checked by default, you can uncheck the ones you don't want to download.

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Step 3 Boilsoft Spotify Music Converter supports MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC format. Click the Options button to change output format or output folder if you need. You can also change bitrate, samplerate according to your needs.

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Step 4 Click the Convert button to start recording Spotify music to the format you choose.

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After conversion, you can find all converted songs by clicking the History button.

Step 5 Sync converted Spotify music to iPod nano

Once you have converted Spotify music to mp3, you can now sync the DRM-free mp3 Spotify songs to your iPod nano via iTunes.

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