Unable to choose AirPods using Spotify through

[Matteoo]

Plan

Premium

Country

Italy

Device

Apple Watch

Operating System

watchOS 7.3.2

My Question or Issue

Hi,

It has been severals weeks since I no longer see my AirPods connected to Apple Watch through Spotify app. Basically, when I try to switch the audio output, only my iPhone and Apple Watch are visible. AirPods are still operating for other apps like Apple Music or Apple Podcast. Thank you for your help.

[Matteoo]

ParacelsusZwickl is correct however,  to be specific, you must turn Bluetooth off on your phone and unpair and pair directly from AirPods to your Watch.   Hold the button on the back of the AirPods case until you see a flashing white light while in the Bluetooth app on your watch; it should come up.  Once paired directly from your Watch to your Airpods, reboot your Watch.   If it doesn't play, but you see it at this point in Spotify, reboot your cellular.   This worked for me.  

[Ma04]

I also have this problem. Is there any solution, yet? Or is the only solution to use Apple Music instead?

[toneyginder]

Have you tried resetting your AirPods and re-pairing them with your Apple Watch? It might also be worth checking if your Spotify app is up to date and if there are any known issues with the app on Apple Watch.

[toneyginder]

It might also be worth checking if your Spotify app is up to date and if there are any known issues with the app on Apple Watch. Good luck, and I hope you're able to get your AirPods working with Spotify soon! By the way, if you need more tech-related tips and advice, you might want to check out https://multitechverse.com/.

[applewatch123]

Hundreds of paying customers (includes me) clearly having the same issue and only nondescript answers from spotify. Should be clear to them by now that a factory reset won't fix it. When will you fix the bug, spotify?

[Chrissukovich]

I’m having the same exact issue. Looks like it was a bug in the latest app release? 

[dfbsreh5e4u]

iPhone 11, iOS 17.5.1

Apple watch SE, version 10.5

Spotify version 8.9.42.597

Airpods 2nd generation

Can connect to any other device with airpods. Used to be able to pair airpods directly to apple watch spotify - no longer shows up as a 'play on device' option on the app.

Done factory resets for both, re-installed spotify app on both, paired and unpaired airpods, updated both spotify apps

[#9]

the spotify app on apple watch does not show the via bluetooth connected headphones when the watch is not connected to it's iPhone. no problem when connected to the iPhone

[Ctreynol]

Having the same issue and none of the troubleshooting options worked for me. Any updates on how to use your AirPod pro earbuds with the Apple Watch without your phone?

[strongsterCA]

Seeing exact same issue, Apple Watch 10, iPhone 16 Pro. A workaround that I found to work however:
1) prior to opening Spotify on your watch, Turn off bluetooth on your iPhone, put your Airpods in your ears
2) go to Settings on the Watch, then Bluetooth, and select your AirPods there so they say connected
3) then open Spotify and play music. At that point the AirPods don't show up in the "Play on a device" menu, you just see "Apple Watch" there, but you can hear audio in the AirPods. If your iPhone has Bluetooth on, it routes the audio through the iPhone bluetooth and then to your AirPods, which no other on the Apple Watch seems to do. This is definitely buggy behavior and Spotify needs to fix this to work more seamlessly like other apps on the Apple Watch.