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In September, we saw Spotify finally begin testing streaming support for its Apple Watch app, something we’ve seen coming with other third-party services like Pandora for months. Now it looks like the feature is finally rolling out more widely.
As reported by Macerkopf (via Google Translate), multiple users have shared that they are seeing the feature appear on their wearable devices (which weren’t part of the September streaming test for Apple Watch). An image shows the following message about using options on Apple Watch (translated from German):
Would you like to stream Spotify on your Apple Watch? Choose here.
As expected, Macerkopf notes that those who see the streaming option can listen to content while away from the iPhone, ultimately making the Spotify Apple Watch app more than just an iPhone remote.
The testers report that they can use the streaming service’s Apple Watch app autonomously without an iPhone to stream music and podcasts over the cellular network or WiFi. This significantly improves the Spotify application. Over the weekend, Spotify has apparently started making the feature available to a larger group of users.
There seems to be a recently played section in addition to accessing your library when you use streaming on Apple Watch. But one downside is that there doesn’t seem to be a search function. So when you start to see the streaming option, you’ll have to rely on Siri for songs, artists, albums, etc.
Also, the most recently played content is available. Unfortunately, there is no separate search function in the app. Siri steps in for this and delivers the title you’re looking for after a voice command. As usual, you must give Siri the command to play a certain title, album or genre with Spotify.
Like many Spotify changes, the update appears to be server-side. Have you seen the stream appear on the Spotify Apple Watch app? Let us know in the comments!
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