With everything as normal (iPhone not in airplane mode, with WiFi and Bluetooth on) select a playlist to download to Apple Watch in the Spotify app on iPhoneĢ. Here are the exact steps I take to make it work, ensuring Apple Watch is connected to WiFi:ġ. Yes, so it would seem downloads don’t sync if the watch is connected to iPhone. Sourceįor some users, these solutions didn’t work, forcing them to come up with other alternative workarounds. However, Spotify did give some troubleshooting options to help solve the issue. The forum post on this issue is still labeled as “under investigation”, suggesting devs are yet to arrive at a solution to this problem. White watch logo keeps flashing and keeps trying to connect endlessly… Hence, watch is still a simple remote Same here and streaming does not work as well. Surely you’re not going to tell me this is normal? It’s been stuck at downloading the first song for over 20 hours! At the time of writing, hundreds have already confirmed experiencing the issue. The thread has multiple users complaining of the same issue. Spotify has acknowledged this issue on their Community forum.

For those unaware, there is an option in Spotify where you can download music and listen to it without a network. That being said, there is a problem with the Spotify app on Apple Watch where users are unable to download music for offline listening. Spotify is also compatible with smartwatches including Apple Watch. Plus, it is available on all major platforms including iOS, macOS, Windows, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S game consoles. They offer a great user experience, and hence people want to stick with Spotify. Spotify has improved its mobile app design, usability, streaming quality, and music sharing capabilities over a period of time.

Starting off early into the streaming game gave an advantage to Spotify.īut that’s not it. It was founded in 2006, while its competitor Apple Music was founded in 2015. What is the reason behind Spotify’s success? Well, one of the reasons is that they started early. It has 365 million monthly active users, which is a huge number. Spotify is the world’s biggest audio streaming and media service provider.

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