Great news for Spotify and Apple Watch users, an update full of new features has arrived, including interface design changes and the overall content experience.
Do you use Spotify as a streaming app for music on Apple Watch? Good news, has just been updated and promises a totally new and improved experience. The Interfaceamong others elements such as the library and navigation in general They have news. All news was published in a article addressed to the press.
Spotify for Apple Watch is renewed
The days of having to have your iPhone to play Spotify on your Apple Watch are long gone and this app wants to continue competing on foreign land. To begin with, what is remarkable is that the content such as music and podcasts have a new design in the library section. If you’re one of those users who goes out with their smart watch for a run or a walk but without carrying their iPhone, Spotify makes it easy to download content in just a few taps.
In the graphic badges, Spotify has made the biggest album covers, in addition to including new animations. All changes have been made to more easily search and choose all the content offered by the service. Spotify highlights that something as simple as indicate a like to a song can be done by sliding your finger.
Everything is great for Spotify but one detail is missing
Spotify appears to have been inspired by Apple to spot new podcast episodes. When an app from the App Store is updated on iPhone, it is marked with colored dots next to the name. On Spotify new episodes are highlighted with a blue dot.
What could Spotify lack to achieve something close to being the perfect app? They presume that they are available on more than 2000 devices from a good number of brands. They struck a deal with Delta to have music as soon as you get to your seat, they also integrate like Spotify Tap into Ray-Ban glasses. Where is the playback on Hi-Fi?
The feature was announced a long time ago and it will hardly be seen at the end of this year. Apple has the advantage with lossless playback and spatial audio playback, although the experience on the latter point may vary.
Spotify could win over iPhone users with Apple Watch with this latest update. Does Apple have to worry about? The offer in both cases is very wide, subtle differences but in interface they are very different. Apple subscribers would hardly switch apps just for the Apple Watch. It is easier to be able change the user’s opinion of Apple Music with Apple Watch if they are not satisfied with the current experience. As with anything new, time will tell if the update was a huge success or not.