Offline only library on Windows 10 mobile

[poit57]

I don't have a Groove Pass subscription, but I do have my entire music library backed up to my OneDrive storage. The Xbox Music app for Windows Phone 8.1 had an option to turn off streaming, but I can't seem to find a similar setting in the Groove app for Windows 10 Mobile. I prefer playing music from local storage rather than streaming for two reasons:

1. No worries about the stream being interrupted in low cellular coverage areas or when going out of range of Wi-Fi.

2. I can control what music I have synced with my phone while leaving the OneDrive music library as is. I typically shuffle all music, but don't want to hear Christmas songs mixed in out of season, which happens often when streaming music from my OneDrive collection.

 

[TRON0314]

You have to click "Refine" and select "Available Offline". It'll show all your DL'd content that is on your phone/card. So you have to manuallyl what albums from OneDrive you want, or create a playlist and select the available offline option for that.

 

[poit57]

Thank you. I was just sure that if the option was there that it would be found in the app settings, so I didn't even look at refining the library that way.