How to get around Spotify blocking with watchOS 9? Spotify has sent its users a warning email regarding a problem registered with watchOS 9, in summary this: a bug causes Apple’s new wrist operating system to block streaming music playback of the platform.
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Apple WatchOS 9 has introduced a bug that causes Spotify streaming on Apple Watch to stop working. Thus reads the warning that users are receiving:
We urge Spotify Apple Watch users not to install the WatchOS 9 update until Apple has implemented a fix for the issue. Users who are already interested can instead download their content to their Apple Watch and listen to it offline or stream from their phones
According to user reports, streaming on Apple Watch stops working within the first minute, yet the track progress bar keeps moving, only with no sound. The problem occurs both when connected via Wi-Fi and over a cellular network, but there are no problems with Spotify media downloaded to Apple Watch. Ill-thinkers will remember that Apple’s system updates haven’t always been kind to Spotify.
Apple released the first beta of watchOS 9.1 to developers on Wednesday, and there are unverified reports that the release already solves the Spotify streaming issue. However, Apple doesn’t mention the issue in its release notes, so users won’t know for sure until Apple releases the next Apple Watch update to the public.