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Spotify is testing an Apple Watch app, which iPhone users have been asking for
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- Spotify appears to be testing an app for the Apple Watch.
- Screenshots were uploaded to Reddit on Friday.
Here’s something that should make Apple fans who prefer Spotify
happy: The streaming service appears to be beta testing an app
for the Apple Watch.
Screenshots from
a closed beta were uploaded to Reddit on Friday, which we
were pointed to by Inverse’s
Mike Brown.
“Just updated the TestFlight build, and there’s now an Apple
Watch app. Right now it’s limited to controlling playback on the
phone, however (no offline support),”
the original poster, EdmundFitzgerald29, wrote.
Behold:
Spotify fans have been demanding
this feature — some people have even made unauthorized
third-party versions while they wait for an official Apple Watch
app.
HEY @SPOTIFYSA EVER A CHANCE YOUR AMAZING APP WILL HAVE ITS OWN SPOT ON AN APPLE WATCH?
— I’M KEENAN (@KEENANMULVANEY) October 31, 2018
So like, when is Spotify going to become compatible with the Apple Watch? Asking for a friend … @Apple @Spotify
— Angelina McGuire (@angymac2) October 29, 2018
However, officially, Spotify confirmed that it’s not publicly
planning to release this feature, saying last year that the
status of Spotify on Apple Watch is “not right now.”
“We wanted to post a new update to confirm this idea’s status as
‘Not Right Now’. We don’t comment on any ideas that involve third
parties, but if we have any public news about Spotify on Apple
Watch we will announce it on our News Blog first,” Spotify wrote
on its
community forum in August 2017.
We’ve reached out to Spotify for more information and will update
this post when we learn more.
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