Spotify for iOS updated with Apple Watch app

Spotify on Tuesday released an update to its iOS client, bringing the software to version 8.4.79. On the surface it looks similar your typical maintenance release, but according to the alter log, it also includes “the rootage version” of Spotify’s Apple Watch app.

We’ve known Spotify was working on a native Apple Watch app for to a greater extent than than a twelvemonth now, as well as before this calendar month beta testers reported seeing the app inward TestFlight. It appears today’s set out is on the to a greater extent than express side, alongside novel features to locomote added downwardly the road.

From the company’s press release:

We’re constantly on the go—whether bouncing betwixt the gym, work, school, errands, or simply chilling—and our smartwatches are the tool to assistance maintain us upwards to speed. Today, Spotify is introducing a novel app for the Apple Watch, giving you lot the mightiness to seamlessly access as well as command your favorite music as well as podcasts without missing a beat.

We know the importance of having music on the go, which is why we’re excited to convey a novel Spotify app to our highly mobile users on Apple Watch. With this novel app, users tin taste an improved experience alongside improve command as well as the mightiness to seamlessly connect to your speakers or devices. And acre nosotros proceed to innovate, nosotros accept many exciting things coming upwards —including the mightiness to brain to your music as well as podcasts offline.

More activities—more control

Smartwatches allow us access the basis alongside a flick of our wrists. Ready to laid about your run? Hit play from your Apple Watch without having to wrangle your outcry out of its running case. Running into a friend every bit you lot caput into the grocery store? Tap intermission to grab a cart as well as a chat. Not feeling a tedious vocal during your birthday party? Skipping to the rails that matches your mood as well as action is immediately every bit slow every bit checking your notifications. Or, acre listening to your favorite podcast, easily rewind xv seconds to choose grip of that especial you lot missed. It’s all correct at that spot on the sentinel face.

Speaking of parties, easily connect your speakers or devices via Spotify Connect to effortlessly DJ from your watch.

Easier access—easier discovery

The novel integration alongside Apple Watch makes accessing your of late played songs simple, fifty-fifty alongside your outcry inward your pocket. Plus, if you lot notice a novel favorite rails acre on the go, simply tap the ♡ icon on your sentinel concealment to relieve it to your collection—and therefore experience gratis to flow it over as well as over again.

This novel experience volition locomote rolling out to Apple Watch users over the coming week. 

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The Spotify app hitting Apple Watch is interesting for a few reasons. One, you lot immediately accept Spotify straight challenging Apple Music on its dwelling identify turf. And two, Spotify users who don’t however accept an Apple Watch immediately accept to a greater extent than incentive to buy the wearable.

Source: Spotify

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