- I’ve been using Spotify and Apple Music for years now, and i think Apple Music falls short in a few categories. The UI, which keeps changing with every update. There are no bundled services like with Spotify (Hulu and Showtime) The suggested songs and playlists, which i feel spotify does better and; The sound quality.
- The survey finds that on average, Apple’s paid-user conversion rate was.5 percent to Spotify’s.2 percent – including.71 percent to.22 percent (favoring Apple Music) during the most.
- Spotify is adding standalone streaming to its Apple Watch app.
- Previously, Spotify Premium subscribers had to have their iPhone with them in order to stream music from the Spotify app on their Apple Watch.
- Spotify has yet to formally announce the update, but it is now rolling out globally and should begin to appear on every Apple Watch in the days ahead.
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Spotify brought its app to the Apple Watch all the way back in November 2018, but in the two years since, the only way to actually use the app has been to carry around your iPhone with you as well. It basically served as a remote for Spotify’s iPhone app, but according to TechCrunch, Spotify began rolling out support for standalone streaming on the Apple Watch app this week. Testing began last fall, and soon everyone will have access.
“With Spotify for Apple Watch you can control the Spotify experience from your wrist. You can now stream Spotify directly from your Apple Watch and even use Siri to control the playback!” Spotify states on a new support page that was recently added to its website to reflect the new feature. “In addition to streaming Spotify directly from your wrist, you can also control playback of Spotify, with the Spotify Connect feature built-in you can select which device you want to play Spotify on and select anything to play from your recently played tracks.”
Spotify also notes on this support page that in order to stream music directly from your wrist, you’ll need to have a Spotify Premium subscription, an Apple Watch Series 3 or later with watchOS 6.0+ (though watchOS 7.1+ is recommended), a cellular or WiFi connection, and the latest version of the Spotify app on your iPhone.
When I told one of my coworkers the news about standalone streaming coming to Apple Watch, he was ecstatic. He is just one of many Apple Watch users who wear the device when they exercise, but were previously forced to drag their iPhone along as well if they wanted to listen to music on Spotify. He and all other Spotify subscribers will soon be able to leave the iPhone behind and stream music over a cellular or WiFi connection.
“We’re focused on developing experiences that enable users to listen to Spotify wherever and whenever they want – regardless of the device or platform,” a Spotify spokesperson told TechCrunch when asked about the update, which has yet to be formally announced by the company as of Wednesday evening. “After an initial testing period, we are now rolling out streaming capabilities for Spotify on the Apple Watch.”
The spokesperson also added that this is a global rollout, so in the coming days, everyone with an Apple Watch and a Spotify Premium account should finally be able to start streaming music iPhone-free.
Spotify and Apple Music have widely used music streaming services. Before Apple Music, Spotify was one of the favorites for iPhone and iPad users. They had a long list of songs to listen depending on their mood. The problem started when they decided to migrate to Apple Music. What about all the songs that they had carefully selected over the years? Thankfully, some third-party apps and services make it easy to transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music.
There are two ways to achieve the desired result – Free – web-based process, and second is through a paid app. Depending on your technical capabilities, select the one that suits you. We have detailed both the procedure below; have a look.
Apple Music To Spotify Transfer
Apple Music Vs Spotify Free
How to Transfer Spotify Playlists to Apple Music for Free
Note: The process can be followed on iPhone and iPad as well, but it is recommended to follow this guide on your Mac or Windows PC. It will be easier to navigate certain things using the keyboard and mouse.
Step #1. Open any browser of your choice and then go to TuneMyMusic and click on “Let’s Start.”
Step #2. On the next step, click on Spotify and enter your Spotify credentials in the pop-up window.
Step #3. From here follow the on-screen instructions to migrate Spotify playlists to Apple Music.
If you do not wish to go through the long route of doing tedious things manually, the below-mentioned process is almost automatic, but it is paid. Have a look and decide for yourself.
How to Move your Spotify Playlists to Apple Music using SongShift App
Note: The app is free to get started, but you need to make an in-app purchase if you are happy with the results app delivers.
Step #1. Very first thing is to download SongShift.
Step #2. Open SongShift and then tap on Get Started.
Step #3. Tap the Spotify icon and then enter your Spotify account details to log in.
Step #4. Next is to tap on Agree to grant access to the app.
Step #5. Now, tap on Apple Music icon → tap on Authorize to allow SongShift access Apple Music library.
Step #6. Next is to tap on Ok → Continue to move to the next step.
Step #7. Let’s start selecting the playlist. To do so, tap the Spotify icon and then choose the playlist you wish to transfer to Apple Music.
Step #8. After selecting playlists, tap on Destination → tap on the Apple Music.
Step #9. Next is to tap on Create New Playlist and then in the configuration screen, you need to tap on Destination. Enter the custom name for the playlist. The name will be displayed in Apple Music.
Step #10. Finally, tap on OK → tap on Process. Depending on the number of songs you have in playlists, the process can be instant or take a while. You can continue using your iPhone for other things but do not force close the app.
That’s it. Your Spotify playlists are successfully migrated to Apple Music.
Video: Transfer Spotify Playlist to Apple Music or Vice Versa
Wrapping up…
There’s no doubt that both, Spotify and Apple Music are one of the best music streaming services. But Apple Music being part of the iOS ecosystem, it certainly has the edge over its competitor. With the methods mentioned above, you can easily migrate between the two.
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Do you know of any other method to quickly transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music? Let us know in the comments.
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