Solved: Download Spotify Songs onto Apple Watch without Premium

The Apple Watch and Spotify have become an essential duo for music enthusiasts. While Apple Watch has its own music capabilities, Spotify offers a vast library of songs for users to stream online. Streaming your favorite Spotify music from Apple Watch can be simple, but it's not always convenient. You'll want to download Spotify music directly onto your watch for offline listening during workouts or when leaving your iPhone behind.

Since May 2021, Spotify has rolled out the ability to download music and podcasts to all Premium users on its app for Apple Watch. If you are a Premium subscriber, this means you are able to download everything you like for a true offline and phone-free experience. However, free users can only control the playback with your iPhone and cannot download Spotify music to Apple Watch.

Don't despair! In this post, we will explore two popular options for both Spotify Premium and free users to download and enjoy your favorite Spotify music tracks on your watch. Let's get started.

Part 1. How to Download Spotify Playlist to Apple Music with Premium

The downloading feature is available on Apple Watch with a Premium account. This means you need to make sure you're a paying subscriber to Premium or Premium Family, then you have the ability to download playlists and podcasts to Apple Music for offline use.

However, you cannot download individual Spotify songs onto the Apple Watch. You have to put them in a playlist and download the entire playlist instead. Alternatively, you can download the entire album.

However, there's a download limit of 50 songs per Spotify playlist on your Watch. And Spotify only allows you to download around 10 hours' worth of songs and podcasts to your Watch. If your Watch has more storage available, the number would be higher.

Before getting starters, make sure you're prepared well:

Download Spotify music onto your Apple Watch for offline listening is simple. There're 2 official options for Premium subscribers - you can download Spotify playlist songs directly on your Watch or iPhone.

Download Spotify Playlists Directly on Apple Watch:

1. On your iPhone, open the Watch app.

2. Swipe right to access the home screen.

3. Go to the playlist you'd like to download.

4. Tap on the Download button (arrow down icon).

Download Spotify Playlists from iPhone:

1. On your iPhone, open the Spotify app.

2. Go to the playlist or album you want to download onto your Apple Watch.

3. Tap the More button (horizontal 3 dots icon) > Download to Apple Watch.

4. To check on the downloading process, head over to the Downloads section on your Watch.

5. Once playlists or albums are downloaded, you'll see a little green arrow next to their names.

6. Connect your headphones and start offline listening anytime and anywhere.

Part 2. How to Download Spotify Songs to Apple Watch without Premium

As you may know that the downloading songs on Apple Watch is exclusively available for Premium subscribers. It's possible for free users to download their favorite songs to the Watch for offline listening? The answer is yes. But you'll need and alternative way.

If you need to access your Spotify music library offline on your watch, the best solution would be downloading the music files instead. When you download Spotify to MP3s, you can sync them to your iPhone through the iTunes or Music app. They will be available and accessible as downloaded songs in the Music app. Then syncing the downloaded Spotify music to your watch is very simple!

To download Spotify music files from Spotify with a free account, a Spotify music downloader called ViWizard Spotify Music Converter is essential. ViWizard Spotify Music Converter is designed for both Premium and free users to download their music libraries for offline use. You can add individual songs, playlists, albums, artists, or podcasts to the program to download, and the lossless audio and full ID3 tags will be kept.

To sync downloaded music files to Apple Watch through Apple Music, you need to adjust the output format to MP3, WAV, or FLAC within the program. Once the Spotify music files are downloaded, you have to ability to transfer them to your Apple Watch without limits!

Key Features of ViWizard Spotify Music Converter

• Download and convert Spotify track, album or playlist to plain formats
• Support the playback of Spotify contents on Sony Walkman MP3 Player
• Preserve Spotify contents with the original audio quality and full ID3 tags
• Remove ads and format protection from Spotify music at 5× faster speed

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Step 1Select and add Spotify songs

Download and install ViWizard Spotify Music Converter to your Windows PC or Mac. Launch ViWizard, agree to launch or relaunch the Spotfiy desktop app. Head over the Spotify's music catalog or your music library to select and add any music track to ViWizard. You can drag and drop them to ViWizard's main interface, and ViWiard will display the list of added music tracks.

Step 2Adjust output formats

To adjust the output format of the added music tracks, click on the menu icon > Preferences > Convert > Format, then set it as MP3, WAV, or FLAC. Once it's set, click OK to save the settings.

Step 3Convert and download Spotify songs

Back to ViWizard's main interface, and click on the Convert button to start the conversion. Wait for the conversion to finish, then the music folder will be opened. You can check on the downloaded music files.

Part 3. How to Put Downloaded Spotify Songs onto Apple Watch

To put your downloaded Spotify songs onto Apple Watch, you'll need to sync them to your iPhone. For that, you have to upload them to the iTunes app if your computer is running Windows PC or Mac Mojave or earlier. If your computer is running Mac Catalina or later, you have to upload the downloaded Spotify music to the Music app.

Step 1. Transfer Downloaded Spotify Music to Apple Music

1. Upload Downloaded Spotify Music to iTunes/Music. To upload music files, click on File > Add File/Folder to Library in iTunes or File > Import in Apple menu of Music, then Navigate to the downloaded music folders or files and open them.

2. Connect your iPhone to the computer. In iTunes, select your device at the top. In Music, select your device in the sidebar.

3. In iTunes, select the Music tab in the sidebar > Sync Music > Entire music library, and click on Apply. In Music, select Sync Settings > Music > Entire music library, and click on Apply.

4. Wait for the syncing to finish, and click on Done.

5. To check on the downloaded music files, head over to the Downloaded section in the Music app on your iPhone.

Step 2. Sync Downloaded Spotify Music to Apple Watch

1. On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app.

2. Tap My Watch.

3. Tap Music.

4. Tap Add Music below Playlists & Albums. This will redirect you to the Music app on your iPhone.

5. To add the downloaded Spotify music, head over to the Downloaded section and select the Spotify songs you want to sync to your watch.

6. Once you've finished selecting the music, tap on "Done" to initiate the sync. The selected Spotify music will be transferred to the Apple Watch.

7. Pair your headphones or speaker with your watch, and you can enjoy your downloaded Spotify music directly from your watch.

Conclusion

This post has introduced how Premium subscribers and free users can download Spotify music onto Apple Watch. If you are a Prmeium subscriber, you can download your playlists, albums, or podcasts onto your Apple Watch effortlessly. If you are a free user, you have to use an alternative method to download Spotify music to audio files. The whole process involves a tool called ViWizard Spotify Music Converter. Once you download Spotify music files, you can transfer them to Apple Music and sync them to your watch.

Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of ViWizard who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.