Download the Garmin Spotify app from the Connect IQ store here, or open the dedicated Connect IQ app on your phone and search for the Garmin Spotify app from the search box. I can see a whole list of the files I downloaded via the spotify app as 'local files' in my user/./local app/storage/spotify folder on my C drive in my windows PC. But these do not show in the music files lists in my garmin express app when I connect my garmin 6xpro via usb cable to my PC. How to Run Spotify on Garmin Forerunner 645 Music with Premium. Although Forerunner 645 Music is the latest Garmin watch, to our surprise, Fenix 5 Plus is the first device from Garmin to fully support Spotify app. Fortunately, a few days later, Garmin adds Spotify into its latest music device as the built-in music player and allows users to download playlists from Spotify music.
Part 1. How to Run Spotify on Garmin Forerunner 645 Music with Premium
Although Forerunner 645 Music is the latest Garmin watch, to our surprise, Fenix 5 Plus is the first device from Garmin to fully support Spotify app. Fortunately, a few days later, Garmin adds Spotify into its latest music device as the built-in music player and allows users to download playlists from Spotify music streaming services and listen to them on Forerunner 645 Music without smartphone nearby.
Before get started to run Spotify app on your Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, it's important to note that Spotify on Garmin requires a Spotify Premium account. As consequence, please make sure you have upgraded to Premium subscription.
Install Spotify App on Garmin Forerunner 645 Music
Step 1. Please download and install Garmin Connect IQ app on your mobile and connect it with your Garmin watch.
Step 2. Launch it on your phone and search for Spotify app on the search box. Once found out, please hit on 'Download' button.
Step 3. Turn up to your Garmin 645 Forerunner Music and select 'My Music' > 'Spotify' option and then a message will pop up to ask you to check the Connect IQ app.
Step 4. Now, you just need to log in the detailed account of Spotify Premium an connect your accounts. To confirm it, please simply touch 'OKAY'.
Download Spotify Playlists on Garmin Watch
Step 1. Launch Spotify app on your watch and enter to the 'Your Library' and select 'Add music & podcasts' option.
Step 2. You can start to discover favorite songs, podcasts on Spotify that you'd like to download.
Step 3. Just hit on the 'Add' button, Spotify tracks will be downloaded automatically. To listen to Spotify songs offline, please pair your watch with the Bluetooth headphones.
Garmin announced a partnership today that will excite its users who rely on Spotify for music. Those with Garmin Fenix 5 Plus devices can now download the new Spotify app from Garmin's Connect IQ app store. The app brings Spotify integration to the Fenix 5 Plus series, allowing users to download playlists for offline listening.
The Fenix 5 Plus series contains the newest Fenix devices, which are some of Garmin's most expensive wearables, starting at $549 for a Fenix 5. Music storage is a standard feature on all Fenix 5 Plus models, but users were previously limited to downloading personal tracks or playlists from iHeartRadio or Deezer if they are paid subscribers.
Garmin Connect Iq Spotify App
Now, Spotify joins the music sources available on the Fenix 5 Plus series with its own mobile app. When connected to Wi-Fi, premium Spotify subscribers can download playlists to a Fenix 5 Plus watch so they can listen to music without their smartphone nearby. Unlike other smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 4, Fenix 5 Plus devices don't have built-in LTE. Users won't be able to stream music from Spotify, but they can download tracks for offline listening using Bluetooth headphones connected to their smartwatch.
AdvertisementSpotify currently dominates the music industry; as of June, Spotify had 83 million Premium subscribers and more than 180 million active users. Apple Music, by contrast, reportedly had 40 million paid subscribers as of this April. But even Spotify Premium subscribers haven't had much access to their music on their wrists. Only Samsung Gear wearables supported a Spotify app until now, and it was a feature that made those smartwatches stand out among the competition.
Garmin Spotify Watch
This is a big get for Garmin—the company makes all types of wearables, from simple bands to smartwatches, all of which work on Android and iOS devices. A Spotify app has the potential to attract many new users to Garmin's platform, and in particular to its higher-end devices that support apps from the Connect IQ store.
Currently, the Spotify app will only work on Fenix 5 Plus devices, but I anticipate the app's availability to trickle down to other Garmin wearables in the future. Music storage as a feature did the same thing: it debuted on the $449 Forerunner 645 Music earlier this year and made its way to the Fenix line and the $299 Vivoactive 3 Music fairly quickly. It's possible that Garmin and Spotify want to test the waters first with this initial rollout on the Fenix 5 Plus series before bringing the app to other Garmin devices.
Garmin Connect App For Desktop
Fenix 5 Plus users can download the Spotify app from the Connect IQ store today.