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Can’t play Spotify on your Apple Watch anymore? Is Spotify not working on Apple Watch? Follow this tutorial to learn how to fix Spotify not working on Apple Watch, and get benefits to play Spotify offline on Apple Watch without iPhone with a Free account.

“Spotify is not working on Apple Watch series 5. Recently, I can’t change the songs in Spotify on my Apple Watch, and the options are grayed out. Why is my Spotify suddenly not working? How to fix it? Please help.”

Can you play Spotify music on your Apple Watch? Yes, whether you are Spotify Free or Premium users, you can listen to Spotify music on your Apple Watch. For Premium users, they can even download Spotify music and podcasts onto the Apple Watch for offline playback. Recently, some Spotify users have reported that they are having problems using Spotify on Apple Watch. If Spotify also stops working on your Apple Watch, you’d better put an eye on this article. Today, we are going to introduce 7 effective ways to help you fix Spotify not working on Apple Watch. In addition, you will get benefits to play Spotify offline on Apple Watch without Phone with a Free account.

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Part 1. Top 7 Ways to Fix Spotify Not Working On Apple Watch

In this part, we will list 7 solutions to help you fix Spotify not working on Apple Watch, so that you can enjoy your favourite Spotify music, playlists, album and podcast on your watch.

1. Ensure Apple Watch is Connected to Wi-Fi
To enjoy Spotify on Apple Watch, please make sure your Apple Watch and iPhone are connected to the same Wi-Fi. Double-check you’re using the same Wi-Fi for both devices, and then try to see if Spotify is running again.

enable WiFi on Apple Watch

2. Check Bluetooth Connection
To listen to Spotify music directly from Apple Watch, please make sure that Apple Watch’s Bluetooth is enabled, iPhone’s Bluetooth is enabled, and your headphones are connected. Otherwise, your Spotify application will not work as you expect. To turn on Bluetooth on Apple Watch, swipe up from the bottom and make sure that the network icon has been is highlighted in blue.

enable Bluetooth on Apple Watch

On iPhone, go to Settings > Bluetooth, turn on Bluetooth.

turn on Bluetooth on iPhone

3. Update Apple Watch & Spotify App
Try to update your Apple Watch and the Spotify app. After everything is updated, try to re-sync your Apple Watch, and then try the Spotify app again.

How to Manually Update Your Apple Watch?

– Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
– Click the “My Watch” tab.
– Go to “General”> “Software Update”.
– Download the new update for your watch.

How to Update the Spotify App?

– Open the App Store and scroll to the bottom.
– Go to “Account” > “Updates”.
– Find out the Spotify. If there is any update available, you will see an “Update” option next to the application.
Tap “Update”.

4. Delete Spotify App on Watch and Reinstall it
You can delete the Spotify app from your Apple Watch. After it is completely deleted, go to the App Store to reinstall the Spotify app to your watch. After installation, you need to log in to your Spotify account again and match your phone’s Bluetooth.

5. Restart your Apple Watch
You can restart Apple Watch to resolve these system issues. To restart your watch, press and hold the side button and Digital Crown at the same time for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo. When finished, reopen Spotify and try again.

6. Reset the Network Settings on the iPhone
You can reset the network settings on your iPhone to ensure you are using the same network settings. The “Reset Network Settings” option will erase all your network connections, including Bluetooth settings, so you may need to reconnect your Apple Watch and any headphones you are using after the reset is complete. On your iPhone, go to “Settings” > “General” > “Reset” > “Reset Network Settings”.

7. Make a Genius Bar Appointment
After trying the above methods, if Spotify still does not work properly on your Apple Watch, then you can ask help from Genius Bar staff. Remember it is best to make an appointment in advance.

Part 2. Benefits: Play Spotify on Apple Watch without Phone Offline

Most of us prefer to play Spotify offline on Apple Watch without an iPhone. However, only Spotify Premium subscribers can enjoy offline mode. Moreover, your Apple Watch should be running watchOS 6.0 or later. Lastly, you need to updat the Spotify app to the latest version on your Apple Watch. It is more difficult to satisfy these three conditions at the same time. Especially for those Spotify Free users who are unwilling to upgrade, paying $9.9 a month is not a small amount. On the other hand, once Spotify Premium users cancel or stop their subscription, they will no longer enjoy downloading features, high-quality music, and offline mode, etc. This is because all music tracks on Spotify are encoded with Ogg Vorbis and have DRM protection. The downloaded Spotify songs are cache files, not really songs. Now you can use a third-party tool to overcome these issues. Here we highly recommend TunesBank Spotify Music Converter.

TunesBank Spotify Music Converter is an all-round Spotify Music Downloader & Converter for Windows and Mac. It not only assists users to remove DRM and ads from Spotify music, but also enables them to download Spotify tracks, albums, artists, playlists and podcasts without a Premium account. In addition, it can convert Spotify music to unprotected MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV format supports by most players and devices. After that, you can import the converted Spotify songs to iTunes library, and then sync to iPhone > Apple Watch.

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Even better, you can also transfer the converted Spotify songs to iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic, Touch, MP3 player, Sony Walkman, PSP, Xbox, speakers, Android phones and tablets, USB drive, SD card, etc. And burn Spotify songs to CDs, etc.

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