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Listen to music while running WITHOUT carrying iphone
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I buy all my music so I can't speak for sure, but we just got a 3-month trial of Amazon music & it downloads seamlessly to my Apple Watch Series 7. If Spotify isn't working correctly, then maybe try another service to see if you get better results.
I don't understand why your issue in this thread is with Apple when you use Spotify. Spotify has been intentionally crippling their compatibility with Apple devices to make a point of their issue with Apple's App Store and integration policies. If you are choosing to use Spotify, expect these issues and if you don't like them then there is an alternative that works much better than it.
Yes, I agree. Better to use Apple Music if have an iPhone. I’ve used apple music on android years back and it’s not good. It would often stutter or stop playing.
Garmin Music watches.
I recommend the Garmin 265
Apple pretends they are the only company that makes watches that innovation with Garmin is so much better than Apple Watch, plus is cheaper than the Ultra.
I recommend the Garmin 265
Apple pretends they are the only company that makes watches that innovation with Garmin is so much better than Apple Watch, plus is cheaper than the Ultra.
Same as a few other posters. I'm using Apple Music, have a few playlists synched with the watch (since I'm using a series 7, GPS - no cellular - one), and run with the watch and headphones - without the phone - and works super nice. Same for podcast. Now, it's true that the access to internal memory by 3rd part app is pretty limited (if there was a possibility to access the memory as for other iOS device and drop files on it, it'd be soooo convenient), but in this specific case, seems more spotify related since they've always loved to complain although Apple had made available the APIs to sync. If i'm not mistaken they did the same for the HomePod... they seem to love being victimized while just being business decision on their side. Nevertheless, Apple has definitely crippled some part of the watch, but in this occurence I'd say Spotify is also to blame.
I will vouch for the fact that Spotify on Apple Watch is total disaster. At one moment the offline functionality worked ok, I realised that regular uninstalls and reinstalls helped the app updates really commit (and the updates seemed to help), or at least killing the app fully on the watch and relaunching it made it work better. However eventually I'd hit the same issues again where an album or playlist clearly marked as downloaded would simply refuse to play when away from the phone, with no errors, no reason as to why. I'm finding that Apple Music which I've been using for a few months works a lot better on Watch. I have a Series 6, but your Series 4 shouldn't fundamentally be any different. To summarise, Spotify simply do not care about Watch functionality.
I have found my Apple watch an Beats Pro to be a great combination for running and my Airpod Pro's for walking.
For me I found having a dedicated playlist for workouts works well for running, but I also stream music or listen to audio books when walking.
I have never had any issues and like the solution a lot, saves me taking my phone out all the time.
But to be fair I am invested in the Apple infrastructure and use Apple Music as its part of my subscription and work well enough for me.
For me I found having a dedicated playlist for workouts works well for running, but I also stream music or listen to audio books when walking.
I have never had any issues and like the solution a lot, saves me taking my phone out all the time.
But to be fair I am invested in the Apple infrastructure and use Apple Music as its part of my subscription and work well enough for me.
I use this daily with Watch Ultra and AirPods or some cheap bone induction bluetooth headphones, works flawlessly with Apple Music and Podcasts.
That was probably down to whatever you were streaming the music over, bad signal over cellular or poor WiFi.
> Personally, I wouldn’t use Spotify Premium for free.
It depends. Maybe I use Apple Music incorrectly, but every single playlist there seems incompatible with my tastes. For example, if I pick a random Rock playlist, I can’t understand why Korn would be included alongside the Rolling Stones.
On the other hand, almost every playlist on Spotify is perfectly aligned with my taste.
I’m not promoting Spotify, just explaining my reasons.
It depends. Maybe I use Apple Music incorrectly, but every single playlist there seems incompatible with my tastes. For example, if I pick a random Rock playlist, I can’t understand why Korn would be included alongside the Rolling Stones.
On the other hand, almost every playlist on Spotify is perfectly aligned with my taste.
I’m not promoting Spotify, just explaining my reasons.
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Yeah, I understand. Especially if you started using Spotify before Apple Music. I’ve used Apple Music for 7 years and would not switch. I don’t like having a lot of 3rd party apps on my phone.