The problem with the Apple Watch is that it typically relies on users to pair the smartwatch with an iPhone. The cellular version of the Apple Watch does reduce its dependence on the iPhone, but when it comes to third-party apps, it’s a bit of a mixed bag as it’s up to the developer to choose to create a standalone app designed for the Apple Watch.
Apple is considering allowing iPhone users to set Chrome, Spotify, and others as default apps Apple’s consideration to allow third-party apps to act as default apps on the iPhone comes as it. Ahab the Eskimo wrote: Spotify is a 3rd party app and it's a self contained API whereas up until 'Apple Music', 3rd party developers could tap into the user's music library. Developers can still tap into the Apple music library. The Apple music library is not the same as Apple Music. The Apple Music Library contains music that you have downloaded and paid for, plus any music that you have downloaded from other sources and copied into your Apple Music Library.
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The good news for Spotify users is that if you’d rather not have to bring your iPhone with you on your run, you’ll be pleased to learn that the company has since released a standalone app for the Apple Watch. What this means that users will be able to stream music from Spotify through the Apple Watch app directly to their headphones as long as the user has some kind of connection, such as WiFi or cellular data.
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According to Spotify, they’ve recently started to roll out this update to its users, so if you haven’t received the update yet, not to worry as it should eventually make its way to you. The company had actually started to test the feature earlier this year, but it looks like they are more or less done and are making it available to more users as we speak.
So if you can appreciate being able to stream your favorite music or podcasts without having to rely on being in proximity to your iPhone, then this is an update that you’ll want to keep an eye out for.
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