Spotify comes to Wear OS with stand-alone app, Spotify Connect support

Wear OS gains a popular new app today that many have been waiting for, as Spotify announced that it's bringing a stand-alone wearable app to Google's smartwatch platform The Wear OS app also integrates with Spotify Connect, the company's method of connecting and controlling playback on Bluetooth devices The Spotify Wear OS app uses any available connectivity, including Wi-Fi, LTE, and Bluetooth, to play music.

Unlike Tizen's Spotify app, the Wear OS app doesn't support downloading music for offline playback When asked about offline support, Spotify offered Ars this statement: "We're excited to introduce a standalone Spotify app for Wear OS by Google smartwatches This is the first version of the app, and we will continue to improve the Spotify experience" While that's vague, it hints at the possibility of offline support being added in the future.

The Now Playing app on Apple Watches lets users control Spotify smartphone playback, but there isn't a dedicated Spotify app for watchOS, nor can Spotify Premium users download music for offline listening The Spotify app will roll out for all other Wear OS users over the next week. . Source