How to Play Spotify on Apple Watch without iPhone in 2 Ways

“Does anyone know how to listen to Spotify on Apple Watch? I would love to make my Spotify experience completely portable. So, is there a method to play Spotify on Apple Watch? Or never offline without bringing my iPhone? » – Jessica from Spotify Community

In early 2018, Spotify officially released its dedicated Apple Watch app, providing the ability to use Spotify on Apple Watch. But users still need to play Spotify on Apple Watch via iPhone. In November 2020, Spotify announced a new update that you can control Spotify on Apple Watch without your phone, according to 9to5Mac report. So, all users can now listen to Spotify on Apple Watch without carrying their phone. In the following content, we will show you how to play Spotify on Apple Watch step by step.

Part 1. How to listen to Spotify on Apple Watch via Spotify

Since Spotify works on all generations of the Apple Watch, playing Spotify on Apple Watch could be a breeze. With Spotify for Apple Watch, you can choose to control Spotify playback on Apple Watch through your iPhone. Or you can listen to Spotify music directly from your wrist even if your iPhone is nowhere in sight. And these steps will work for Spotify free and premium users to use Spotify on Apple Watch.

1.1 Install and configure Spotify on Apple Watch

Before playing Spotify on Apple Watch, make sure you have the latest version of Spotify installed on your Apple Watch. If you don't have the Spotify app installed on your Apple Watch, you can follow the guide below to install it. Or you can skip the following steps and proceed directly to playing Spotify on your Apple Watch.

Step 1. Check if Spotify is installed on your Apple Watch. Otherwise, download and install it on the device.

2nd step. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

Step 3. Check that My Watch > is installed in the Apple Watch section and make sure the Spotify app is there. Otherwise, scroll down to the Available apps section and tap the Install icon on the back of Spotify.

1.2 Control Spotify on Apple Watch from iPhone

After so many years since the Apple Watch was unveiled to the world, Spotify, the largest music streaming service with over 40 million songs, finally shows its attention to the smart watch market by launching the Spotify app long-awaited for watchOS. If you don't have a Spotify Premium account, you can now only control Spotify on Apple Watch from iPhone. And you can follow the steps below to play Spotify on your Apple Watch.
What you will need:

• An iPhone running iOS 12 or later
• An Apple Watch on watchOS 4.0 or later
• Wi-Fi or cellular connection
• Spotify on iPhone and Apple Watch

Step 1. Turn on your iPhone and simply tap the Spotify icon to launch it.

2nd step. Start browsing music in your library from Spotify and select a playlist or album to play.

Step 3. You will see that Spotify is launched on your Apple Watch. Then you can now control what plays on your watch with Spotify Connect.

1.3 Listen to Spotify on Apple Watch without a phone

Streaming for the Spotify Apple Music app is coming, and you no longer need to listen to Spotify music on your Apple Watch with your iPhone. If you're a Spotify Premium user and have an Apple Watch Series 3 or later with watchOS 6.0, you can stream Spotify music and podcasts directly from your wrist over Wi-Fi or cellular. Now let's see how to stream Spotify directly from your Apple Watch and even use Siri to control playback.
What you will need:

• An Apple Watch with watchOS 6.0 or later
• Wi-Fi or cellular connection
• Spotify on your Apple Watch
• Un compte Spotify Premium

Step 1. Turn on your Apple Watch, then launch Spotify on your watch if you have it installed.

2nd step. Tap Your Library and browse a playlist or album you want to listen to on your watch.

Step 3. Tap the Device menu in the lower right corner of the music player screen.

Step 4. If your watch is supported by the streaming feature, you'll see your Apple Watch at the top of the list (there's a "Beta" tag in front of the watch name), then select it.

Part 2. How to Play Spotify on Apple Watch Without Phone Offline

With this Spotify Apple Watch app, you can now easily control Spotify songs with your wrist. You can play or stop any music and podcast with a better experience, as well as skip tracks or rewind a podcast 15 seconds to catch something you missed. However, as confirmed by Spotify, the first version does not yet support syncing songs for offline playback. But Spotify also promised that offline playback and other amazing features are coming in the future.

Although you can't listen to Spotify songs on Apple Watch offline in the app, for now, you still have the means to sync Spotify playlists to Apple Watch even without an iPhone nearby. How to do ? All you will need is a smart third-party tool like Spotify music downloader.

As you must know, Apple Watch allows you to add local music directly to the device with a maximum music storage of 2GB. This is the key point you can enjoy. In other words, if you can find a way to download Spotify songs offline and save them in Apple Watch compatible format like MP3, you will be able to listen to Spotify playlists offline while leaving iPhone at home .

Currently, Spotify tracks are encoded in the OGG Vorbis DRM-ed format that is incompatible with watchOS. To resolve the issue, you will need to Spotify Music Converter , an excellent Spotify music ripper. It can not only download tracks from Spotify, but also convert Spotify to MP3 or other popular formats. With this solution, even if you use a free Spotify account, you can easily download Spotify songs to Apple Watch for offline playback without iPhone.

Main Features of Spotify Music Downloader

• Download songs and playlists from Spotify without premium subscription.
• Remove DRM protection from Spotify podcasts, tracks, albums or playlists.
• Convert Spotify to MP3 or other ordinary audio formats
• Work at 5x faster speed and preserve original audio quality and ID3 tags.
• Support offline playback of Spotify on any device like Apple Watch

What you need:

• An Apple Watch
• A Windows or Mac computer
• The Spotify application installed on your computer
• A powerful Spotify music converter
• An iPhone

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How to Download Music from Spotify in 3 Easy Steps

Follow the three simple steps to download your favorite songs from Spotify for offline listening on your Apple Watch using Spotify Music Converter.

Step 1. Drag Spotify songs or playlists to Spotify Music Converter

Open Spotify Music Converter and the Spotify app is loaded automatically. Next, log in to the Spotify account and browse the store to find the songs or playlists you want to download to your Apple Watch. Just drag tracks from Spotify to Spotify Music Converter. You can also copy and paste the URL of songs into the search box of Spotify Music Converter.

Step 2. Customize Output Songs

Click the top menu > Preferences. There you will be allowed to set the output audio format, bitrate, sample rate, etc. according to your own needs. In order to make the songs playable by Apple Watch, you are suggested to choose MP3 as the output format. For stable conversion, you'd better check the 1× conversion speed option.

Step 3. Start Downloading Spotify Music

Once the customization is finished, just click Convert button to start ripping and downloading Spotify songs to MP3 format. Once converted, you can click the Converted icon to browse the downloaded DRM-free Spotify tracks. Otherwise, you can locate the folder where Spotify music files are saved by clicking the Search icon.

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How to sync Spotify songs to Apple Watch for playback

Now all Spotify songs are converted and not protected. You can then sync the converted songs to Apple Watch via iPhone and listen to Spotify tracks on the watch without carrying your iPhone together.

1) Sync DRM-Free Spotify Songs to Apple Watch

Step 1. Make sure your iPhone's Bluetooth is turned on. If not, go to Settings > Bluetooth to turn it on.

2nd step. Then launch the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. And tap on the My Watch section.

Step 3. Tap Music > Add music…, and choose Spotify songs to sync.

2) Listen to Spotify on Apple Watch without iPhone

Step 1. Open your Apple Watch device, then launch the Music app.

2nd step. Tap the watch icon and set it as the music source. Then tap on playlists.

Step 3. Select the playlist on My Apple Watch and start playing Spotify music.

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Part 3. FAQs on Using Spotify on Apple Watch

When it comes to using Spotify on the Apple Watch, you would have a lot of questions. And here we have collected several frequently asked questions, and we also try to give answers to the following questions. Let's check now.

#1. How to download Spotify music to Apple Watch?

And: Currently, you are no longer allowed to download Spotify music to Apple Watch, because Spotify only offers its online service to Apple Watch. This means you can only listen to Spotify music on Apple Watch with a cellular or Wi-Fi connection now.

#2. Can you play Spotify music on your Apple Watch offline?

And: The main unsupported feature is the inability to directly download Spotify music to Apple Watch, so you cannot listen to Spotify offline even with a Spotify Premium account. But with the help of Spotify Music Converter , you can store Spotify songs on your Apple Watch, and then you can start Spotify offline playback on Apple Watch.

#3. How to add songs to your Spotify library on the watch?

And: With Spotify for Apple Watch, you can not only control the Spotify experience from your wrist, but also add your favorite songs to your library directly from the Apple Watch screen. Just tap the heart icon on the screen and the track will be added to your music library.

#4. How to Fix Spotify Not Working Well on Apple Watch?

And: If you can't get Spotify to work on your Apple Watch, simply check your internet connection and make sure your watch can access a good network. If it still can't get Spotify to work on your Apple Watch, try these methods to fix the problem.

• Force quit and restart Spotify on your Apple Watch.
• Restart your Apple Watch, then restart Spotify.
• Update Spotify and watchOS to the latest available version.
• Uninstall and reinstall Spotify on your Apple Watch.
• Reset the network settings on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Conclusion

A major unsupported feature of the Apple Watch is its inability to store Spotify music for offline listening. However, with the help of Spotify Music Converter , the converted Spotify music can be easily synced to your Apple Watch. Then you can play Spotify on your Apple Watch with AirPods offline when you're jogging without your iPhone. It is easy to use and the output quality is quite good. Whether you are a free or premium user, you can use it to download all Spotify songs offline. Why not download it and take a photo?

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