[iOS] Apple Watch: Spotify Streaming and Offline Listening

[stan88]

Apple Watch: Offline Listening

watchOS 5 should allow Spotify to develop an app that allows offline listening and streaming via cellular data.

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[DavidKalajdzic]

Okay I was waiting for this during 1 or 2 years... And Finally I want to say you  BYE !!

I am now using Apple Music since 1 month (by the way the reason was that you increased the pricing for family membership: the proof that your only goal is money 💰and not end user experience) and everything is way better 🎶⌚️

Maybe I will come back in 5 years when maybe my Wi-Fi only Apple Watch Series 4 will be compatible 😑

[1235561403]

Seriously considering switching to Apple music so I can listen to music offline on my Apple watch while running without having to pay a separate monthly cell fee for my watch.  C'mon Spotify, Apple has let people store songs and podcasts on the watch since the beginning, so we know it's possible. Get your ish together.  And while you're at it, actually let people choose which specific songs and podcasts they want to store on the watch.

[DavidKalajdzic]

Guys you cannot imagine how good it is with Apple Music!

1) You can select which Playlists to download offline in the Apple Watch

2) You can listen them without your iPhone (I love connecting my Watch in the car 🚗, so cool)

3) Apple Music has all songs you like (there is no difference) and if you don’t want to waste time with that, use this handy transfer tool https://www.tunemymusic.com

4) There is lyrics !!! Live lyrics are showed (powered by MusixMatch)

5) There is each year new features.  The app is more stable and the app never crashes (I had a lot of little glitches with Spotify...) Everything is smoother in Apple Music

And so oooon

I haven’t listed all arguments but you should really not waste your money and patience. Just come in Apple Music it is really really better.
Thank me later

[mrmoosickle]

Apple Music integration with Alexa is very poor. I can’t open Apple Music pick a track and play it on Alexa.
I loved the play anywhere functionality of Spotify. So for that reason and now they have the streaming available on your watch I’ll probably go back.

[ccollins0822]

Direct streaming to watch isn’t the same as offline (downloaded) which is what we want!

[Tobeuss]

It’s half of what we want. Progress is better than what we were getting a month ago. The title does have both topics. 

[Dlant1987]

Definitely ^ I”m sure some of us here are looking for offline content, but streaming is EXACTLY what I was hoping for and they delivered. Good work!

It’s all software, so it will improve more as we go - Keep up the good work Spotify, most of us appreciate this great update. 

[dixieflatline]

So. I tried our Apple Music as this was bothering me as I don’t have streaming capabilities due to a corporate contract issue. Also the ongoing battle of the giants and recent removal of DJay support I wanted to see if Apple One was worth it. 

first of - I hate Apple Music. I tried. I really did. It just isn’t the same. I remembered why I switched to Spotify which is why I am so frustrated. 

the deal is integrations. Like Sonos & Alexa using API’s to transfer and start is just great. I searched for at least a similar feature and it simply does not work the same. I called up a fanboy friend and they didn’t understand the issue. You can just ask Alexa, or stream via AirPlay or use the native apps. 

it simply does not come anywhere near. So much so that it makes this issue even more frustrating. Why is offline an issue. Why was DJay an issue for Spotify and not the other providers?

if Apple had a similar API it would make the decision easier. If searching or sharing or the social aspect was better I would have switched. 

as it stands I see a dilemma. I will do the math and think hard about this. 

did anyone else do a free trail?

[krispy4]

@dixieflatline I agree with your points raised. I'm currently on a 4-month Apple Music trial ending next month while simultaneously still using my Spotify account. Not once have I been able to successfully switch over to Apple Music, although (of course) its my main driver with my watch when I'm out of the house without my phone.

I've had my issues with Apple Music and it surprises me so much about why there are so many issues when they had quite a lot of time to understand and better Spotify's practices (a practice they do with their hardware where they wait and observe and then eventually incorporate these innovations with the "Apple Magic" and make old ideas seem brand new). For their services, which they're trying to re-position themselves as a services company, none of it is really working as well as it should.

I've been pretty vocal here about my disdain toward Spotify for their Apple Watch treatment, but the fact of the matter is that they just have a better platform (imo) and its so frustrating that they're choosing not to incorporate offline downloads, which is so simple that even an outsider can build an app doing so. I'll be getting a new phone next month and I'll make my decision then, but for now, I'll be sticking with Spotify (and this is purely because Apple Music has pushed me away).

[nicpezz]

BETA TESTERS! deoes this function will be active in cellular or this feature can be active also in not cellular?