Is Premium Spotify APK safe to download?

Premium Spotify APK is the official Spotify Android app with the subscription check patched out and the ad code removed. It is not a rebuilt clone or a repackaged knockoff, so the player, your library and your account login all behave exactly as the Play Store version does. The file you get is era v9.0.84.1340, weighs about 84 MB, runs on Android 5.0 and up, and needs no root. You can confirm what you installed by opening Settings, scrolling to the bottom and checking the version number against that build.

On the technical side it is clean to run. There is no installer wrapper, no forced sign-up and no extra permissions beyond what stock Spotify requests. A built-in anti-ban layer patches the detection signatures Spotify uses to flag modified clients, which is why ad-free playback, 320kbps audio under Settings, Audio Quality, Very High, unlimited skips, offline downloads up to 10,000 songs across 5 devices, AI DJ, real-time synced lyrics, podcasts and 15 hours of audiobooks a month all keep working.

The honest risk

Using a patched client breaks Spotify’s Terms of Service, so a small ban risk exists. The anti-ban layer lowers it, it does not erase it. Log in with a spare free account rather than a paid one or an address you care about, and keep your real account separate. We explain how we handle your data in our privacy policy, and rights-holder takedown requests follow the DMCA process on this site.

Two platform notes matter for safety. On iPhone you sideload a patched Spotify++ IPA through AltStore or Sideloadly, which carries a 7-day certificate on a free Apple ID, so you re-sign it each week. On Windows or Mac you run the APK inside an Android emulator such as BlueStacks, MEmu or LDPlayer, covered in the PC and emulator guide. Updates are manual: reinstall the newer APK yourself, since older builds stay on the Old Version page. If playlists do not show, connect a US VPN, log in, change your country at spotify.com under Profile, then wait 24 to 48 hours.