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Yes. The fact that I still cannot listen to Spotify directly from my Apple Watch is so frustrating. I don't want to give in and switch to Apple Music, but it gets more tempting every day.

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> The fact that I still cannot listen to Spotify directly from my Apple Watch is so frustrating.

I don’t see how this is Apple’s fault, though: Spotify should be able to write an app for watchOS.

According to Spotify, they were not able to start developing an app until recently. They've finally released an app, but all it does is control the music playing from your phone.

Source: https://www.timetoplayfair.com/timeline/

I don’t particularly trust the rhetoric from either side on this issue. With regards to this point in particular, the API that they need to make an app was released earlier this year and many audio-playing apps are using it already.

Overcast managed to do this back in September last year. Hardly recently:

https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/17/overcast-apple-watch-redesign...

The Overcast app can either control your phone or play podcasts that are "synced" to it, i.e., loaded onto the phone. At least from my reading of the WatchKit documentation, audio files playing from the watch must still be stored locally.

And when did Spotify release their app?

Spotify seems to be lying to everyone.

They can make an app so you can listen direct from your Apple Watch. Overcast manages to:

https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/17/overcast-apple-watch-redesign...

That isn’t Apple’s fault: https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/12/spotify-apple-watch-app/

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