Spotify to add offline listening to Wear OS soon

(Pocket-lint) - Good quality for those of america with a Wear OS smartwatch arsenic Spotify is moving connected an update that volition fto you download songs and podcasts straight to your watch. 

Samsung mightiness beryllium stealing the amusement with the motorboat of its new foldable phones and the Galaxy Watch 4, but different companies are trying to marque Wear OS much appealing too. 

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Spotify is presently crafting an update (available successful "the coming weeks") that volition fto users perceive to their favourite podcasts, playlists and much straight from their smartwatch.

This means you'll beryllium capable to download those tunes straight to your smartwatch excessively and won't request your telephone to bash so. This is evidently perfect for runners and those who similar to permission their telephone down but inactive person entree to music. 

Premium Spotify subscribers volition beryllium capable to download for offline listening, portion escaped Spotify users volition beryllium restricted to listening to a shuffle mode and volition inactive request an net transportation portion retired and about. 

The different bully summation to this update is allowing users to download straight from their smartwatch alternatively than via their phone. 

Spotify says these volition beryllium the download steps erstwhile the update launches. 

1. Find the euphony oregon podcast you privation to download via your smartwatch
2. Click connected "download to watch" successful the options
3. Wait
4. You should past spot a small greenish arrow to fto you cognize erstwhile it's ready
5. Plug successful and get jamming

This improved idiosyncratic acquisition besides comes alongside an update that lets you power much things from your ticker too. Spotify says you tin present power Spotify playback connected wireless speakers and different Spotify Connect via controls connected your smartwatch. Neat eh?

Writing by Adrian Willings. Originally published connected 12 August 2021.