Hi, I've been a premium Spotify user for several months now, and I have never had this problem before. No matter which device I am logged into Spotify on, I can't download music. Last night I tried on my computer, turned Spotify off and back on, signed out and back in, uninstalled and reinstalled Sp. Issues with Spotify on Vivoactive 3 Music So I’ve seen a lot about people with similar issues in the review section of the Connect IQ app but can’t for the life of me find any solutions and it’s driving me crazy.
It was only a few weeks ago Garmin announced that the fenix 5 plus would be getting full Spotify support but now Garmin’s announced support being extended to their forerunner 645 music watches. The app is available to be downloaded from Garmin’s Connect IQ app store here. If you have a fenix 5 plus or a forerunner 645 music this app will allow you to download music or podcast (up to 500 songs) for offline play. You can also create custom playlists on the watch itself though honestly, I would only make it on the computer as it can be a little tricky navigating the watch menus. Spotify will only be available on the 'Music' designated watches in the Forerunner series. The easiest way to tell will be to make sure 'Music' appears in the title of the product, e.g Garmin Forerunner 645 Music - Slate.
Previously the only music services on the watch were Deezer (Europe Market) and iHeartRadio which operated similarly to Spotify but with a much smaller audience. Garmin has most likely wanted to push Spotify out as soon as possible for the upcoming holiday season.
*For this app to work on your watch you need to have a Spotify Premium account.
Make sure you have your phone and watch together with your phone connected to WiFi throughout this process.
- To install Spotify onto your watch, your first step will be to download the app to your phone via the Garmin connect app.
- On Garmin Connect go to ‘Devices’ on the side menu then select ‘Music.’
- Then select Get Music App and search for Spotify
- Download Spotify and then Sync device (if it doesn’t do so automatically)
- Now on the watch, it should say ‘Welcome to your music player! Select a provider to get started.’ Click Ok and scroll down to Spotify and select it. It will then run through a quick tutorial on how to use the app on the watch.
- After the tutorial, it will prompt you to sign into your Spotify account via the Garmin Connect App on your phone.
- That’s it you’re done!
No, not yet, though Garmin has very much hinted that it’s something they are working on. It’s a bit trickier for the vivoactive 3 music as the interface on the watch is entirely different with a touchscreen. I can see Garmin making a firm push for it though to try and get it out in time for the holiday season.
As this watch doesn’t actually have a data connection, you won’t be able to play music that has not been downloaded to the watch without your phone.
Garmin has rolled out its Spotify app its vivoactive 3 Music smartwatch, bringing the music service directly to the wrist. The new app was announced back in October 2018, as a way for owners of select Garmin wearables to leave their phone at home, but still be able to take their music with them. Now, it’s available to install for Garmin’s most affordable music-compatible model.
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It relies on offline storage for Spotify music. Once you’ve set up a playlist of tracks you want to work out to – or just commute with – in the Spotify mobile app, you can then synchronize that with the local storage in compatible Garmin smartwatches. Tracks are transferred over WiFi for speed.
After that, you can pair your Bluetooth headphones with the Garmin smartwatch, and play music directly. Unsurprisingly the Spotify interface for the wearables is a little less comprehensive in its features than Spotify on your phone. Still, for what you’d need while you’re running or in the gym, that simplicity is probably a bonus.
Garmin launched the app in October, though at the time it was only compatible with its more expensive models. That includes the D2 Delta, D2 Delta PX, and D2 Delta S, along with the Forerunner 645 Music. The Fenix 5 Plus, Fenix 5S Plus, and Fenix 5X Plus are also compatible.
Now, though, it has been updated to work with the Garmin vivoactive 3 Music. That was released in June last year, an update to the original vivoactive 3 GPS smartwatch. The upgrade added in enough storage to save around 500 songs to the wearable itself. However, while you could side-load tracks, the only music services Garmin supported officially at launch was iHeartRadio, with Deezer following on.
Spotify compatibility makes the $299.99 price tag of the vivoactive 3 Music seem a lot more palatable. The fact that you can find it only for under $260 at the moment doesn’t hurt, either.
In addition to manually building a playlist, you’ll also be able to use Spotify’s algorithmically generated playlists. That includes music for workouts, along with the latest releases and Discover Weekly. Podcasts are supported, too, and the watch can show album art as well. If you have the more recently-released vivoactive 3 Music LTE, which has an integrated Verizon 4G LTE modem, that too can be used with Spotify, though not for streaming over LTE.
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You won’t just need a compatible Garmin smartwatch in order to use the feature, mind. You’ll also need to be a Spotify Premium subscriber: those with free accounts won’t be able to do offline sync.