Spotify adds downloading to your Apple Watch giving you the ability to download your favourite playlists, albums, and podcasts. All users are already able to play tracks, albums, playlists, and podcasts, and now Premium subscribers will also be able to download everything they’re listening to for a true offline and phone-free experience. This is on top of all the other Spotify features on Apple Watch from Connect & Control to streaming to Siri.
The new features for Spotify on Apple Watch are rolling out to all users globally now and users can either update their watches to the latest version or download the app on the App Store. It requires Apple Watch Series 3 or later with watchOS 6.0+ (recommend 7.1+) with a mobile connection or wifi and a Spotify Premium account. You will also need the latest version of Spotify on your iPhone.
How to download Spotify playlists and podcasts to Apple Watch
- Find the music and podcasts you want to download on your watch.
- Select the playlist, album, or podcast and press the three dots (…) and choose ‘Download to Apple Watch’.
- To check on the progress, head over to the Downloads section on the watch.
- Once playlists, albums, or podcasts in your library are downloaded, you’ll see a little green arrow next to their names.
- Connect your headphones and start listening, no matter where you are!
Being able to download music and podcasts complements the existing feature of being able to stream your favourites from the watch, and now you don’t even have to take your phone with you. This is the first iteration of the highly requested download experience for Spotify on the Apple Watch and users are encouraged to give feedback on the Spotify Community page.
The new download capability complements the existing Spotify functionality where you can control playback seamlessly playing, pausing, and skipping tracks or podcast episodes directly from your wrist. You can also use your Apple Watch to control playback from everything, whether it’s wireless speakers, TVs, or gaming consoles, using Spotify Connect. There is also support for Siri for those that like to use voice control. Be sure to end each command with “on Spotify” so Siri knows which service to access, for example, “Hey, Siri, play my Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify.”
