Solved: How to play Pandora on PS4/PS5?

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December 7, 2023

The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Launched on November 12, 2020, PlayStation 5 is the successor to the PlayStation 4 launched in April 2019. The PS5 is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, along with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, which were released in the same month. The PS5 is loaded with video streaming apps across almost all categories. However, the music streaming market is still a little bit limited. Right now, you’re limited to just two options: Spotify and Apple Music.

Part 1. Is Pandora available on PS4/PS5?

Pandora is currently available on PlayStation 3 only, not including PS4 and PS5.
Here’s how to set up Pandora on your Playstation 3:

  1. From your Playstation home page, go to Network and launch the Internet browser.
  2. Visit www.pandora.com.
  3. You will be prompted to choose “I have a Pandora Account” or “I am new to Pandora.”
  4. Selecting “I have a Pandora Account” will prompt you to sign in.
  5. Selecting “I am new to Pandora” will display a screen with instructions to activate your device. Do not exit the setup process on your Playstation as you complete the steps below:
    • Go to www.pandora.com/activate from a computer or mobile device.
    • Enter the activation code into the field provided.
    • Select “Create a Pandora Account.”
    • Enter your new account registration information.

Once you’ve completed the setup process, your station list will appear on your Playstation 3.

However, you can use the PS5’s web browser to stream Pandora if you want, or play video and music from discs and USB drives on PlayStation.

PS5 consoles have four USB ports that support different connection speeds and are compatible with different devices: two ports on the front and two ports on the back.

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Part 2. Play Pandora on PS4/PS5 from USB drive

Make sure the USB drive is formatted with either the exFAT or FAT32 file system. Supported file formats include FLAC, MP3 and AAC.

Play music from a USB drive on PS5 consoles

  1. Using a computer, create a “Music” folder in the root directory of the USB drive, and then place your audio files in the “Music” folder. 
  2. Connect the USB drive to your PS5 console. 
  3. Select Music in the control center. USB Drive appears in your playlist. 
  4. Select USB Drive
  5. Select a file to play it.

Play music from a USB drive on PS4 consoles

  1. Using a computer, create a “Music” folder in the root directory of the USB drive, and then place your audio files in the “Music” folder. 
  2. Connect the USB drive to your PS4 console. 
  3. Select Library in the content area. 
  4. Select USB Music Player in the content area. 
  5. Select the music you want to play.
    To play all of the music in the folder, highlight the folder, press the OPTIONS button, and then select Play

So if you can download Pandora music to FLAC, MP3 or AAC and save them to USB drive, you can then play Pandora music on PS5/PS4.

Part 3. How to download Pandora to MP3 and play on PS5/PS4 from USB drive?

Songs, albums, stations, or playlists you downloaded with Pandora Premium are not saved in FLAC, MP3 or AAC. You can only listen to them offline within Pandora app. To download Pandora music to mp3, you will need a professional Pandora to MP3 Converter.

Pazu Pandora Music Converter is a powerful MP3 downloader to download MP3 music from Pandora in high-quality up to 320kbps with ID3 Tags (title, artist, and album). Pazu Pandora Music Converter is the most popular Pandora to MP3 downloader. Pazu Pandora Music Converter is an ideal tool for converting and downloading Pandora songs, albums, playlists and podcasts to MP3 on Mac and Windows. This Mp3 downloader app is the best choice to download mp3 music from Pandora in a few clicks and effortlessly. Pazu Pandora Music Converter’s simple functionality makes it easy to use so everyone can search and download high-quality Pandora audio files.

Just log in your Pandora account in the built-in Pandora web player and browse your Collection or Pandora library to find the song, album, podcast or playlist you want to download. Additionally, yo can type artist, song title, podcasts and more in the search box, select the result you want.

In this guide we will show you how to download mp3 songs from Pandora.

1. Run Pazu Pandora Music Converter 

Download Pazu Pandora Music Converter and then install it on your computer. After launching the converter, log in your Pandora account on the main interface.

Pandora Music Converter

If you have already purchased a license, click the key icon to register the converter. If not, continue using the trial version.

register Pandora Music Converter

2. Customize the Output Settings

Click on the “Settings” icon in the upper right corner to choose the output format(M4A, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF), output quality(up to 320kbps), output folder, file name format, how output songs organized, interface language, etc.

Pandora Music Converter settings

3. Add songs

In the built-in Pandora web player, find and open the playlist or album you need to convert. Or use the search function to find what you want.

choose Pandora playlist
choose Pandora songs

Pazu will detect all the songs and display them for you. All songs in the playlist/album will be selected by default. You can uncheck the songs you don’t want to download.

convert Pandora music to MP3

4. Start Converting

After selecting the songs, click on the “Convert” button then you can manage to download songs from Pandora without premium. Now you can just wait for the conversion done and then you can enjoy the music at any time. It will take a few minutes to convert the songs.

convert Pandora to MP3

After the converting is complete, click on “clock” icon in the upper right corner to view all downloaded songs. Click the folder icon to locate the songs from the local directory.

Pandora to MP3 Converter

5. Play downloaded Pandora MP3 music on PS5/PS4

With your USB drive, format it to exFAT and make a folder called music. Then place the downloaded Pandora MP3 music in the music folder. If you are importing your music to sharefactory. Make a sharefactory folder with a music folder in the sharefactory folder. Then on your PS5, with the USB drive plugged in, go to the control center or quick menu and then go to music and scroll down to general USB flash disk. Then play the song.