Stream Spotify to Apple Watch
Spotify has an Apple Watch app, which you can use to control music playback. You can also control Spotify with Siri on the Apple Watch. But it is of course even more convenient if you can stream the music directly on the Apple Watch, without the intervention of the iPhone being required. This can be done with the steps we discuss in this tip. This is especially useful if you want to use Cellular Spotify on an Apple Watch. For example, you can go for a run with just your Apple Watch and listen to Spotify at the same time.
Stream Spotify on Apple Watch: This is what you need
You need a few things to stream music via Spotify on the Apple Watch:
- Spotify Premium
- Apple Watch Series 3 or newer
- watchOS 6 or newer (watchOS 7.1 or newer recommended)
- Wifi or Cellular connection
- Wireless headphones or earphones
It works with both a WiFi and mobile data connection. But you will mainly use the function in the latter case.
This is how you can stream Spotify on Apple Watch
This is how streaming music directly to the Apple Watch works:
- Make sure the Spotify app is installed on the Apple Watch.
- Choose a song, album or playlist.
- Tap the bottom right button (a green rectangle) to choose the device.
- If you haven’t used this feature before, you’ll see a pop-up like the image below.
- Choose the Apple Watch as a streaming device.
- Choose the AirPods or other earphones you want to use.
- Success? Then the icon at the bottom right will have the contours of an Apple Watch.
You can now stream music from Spotify directly to your Apple Watch. So you no longer have to be connected to your iPhone. The WiFi connection of trusted networks or the existing mobile data connection is used. You can access your library and your recently listened to playlists while streaming.
There’s no search function, so you’ll have to use Siri for Spotify to find a specific song or podcast, for example. With the addition “via Spotify” you can use all kinds of commands to start your music. You browse your library, view recently played songs and playlists, see which songs are in the current playlist, and you can pause and like the current song. For example, if you say “Play music via Spotify” to Siri on the Apple Watch, you will have all the voice commands at your disposal that you are used to on the iPhone and iPad.
Do you not have a Cellular Apple Watch, but do you still want to listen to music without an iPhone? Then you can also listen to Spotify offline on the Apple Watch.
More tips for an Apple Watch with mobile data? Then read on:
- Activate mobile data on the Apple Watch: this is how you can set up the 4G Apple Watch Cellular
- Apple Watch 4G available from now on: everything about prices, versions and more
- How to use Apple Watch 4G in the Netherlands: this is how you do it
