Spotify is rolling out the ability to stream music from your Apple Watch without an iPhone nearby

Spotify is rolling out the ability to stream music right from your Apple Watch, the company confirmed to The Verge. Since the app’s launch in 2018, the Apple Watch worked primarily as a remote for Spotify music playing on an iPhone or Spotify Connect-compatible device. But once the new feature is rolled out to you, you’ll be able to stream music from Spotify on your Apple Watch to Bluetooth headphones or speakers when you’re not near your phone.

My colleague Ian Carlos Campbell has access to the streaming feature, and he told me how to set it up. First, on the music player screen, tap the devices menu at the bottom-right corner. If you have the streaming feature, you should see your Apple Watch at the top of the list (and for him, that...

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