Spotify won’t open on Apple Watch.

I have an Apple Watch Series 6. It’s been working fine until recently. Now Spotify won’t open on the watch. You tap the app and it starts to expand like it’s going to open, then it just doesn’t.

I’ve updated the watch, I’ve deleted the app from the watch and the phone. I’ve reset the watch and run set up all over again. Still nothing. It’s so frustrating!!!

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 9

Posted on Mar 2, 2024 12:07 PM

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Posted on Mar 4, 2024 06:03 AM

I was struggling with exactly this same issue since

yesterday, updated the app and restarted my iPhone as well as my Apple Watch

with no success.


Today however, I discovered that by going into AppStore on the Apple Watch (not

on iPhone), seek for Spotify, then open it, it will show you an option of

update, click on update, and the problem is solved 😊

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Mar 4, 2024 06:03 AM in response to Rage_Quit_Dad

I was struggling with exactly this same issue since

yesterday, updated the app and restarted my iPhone as well as my Apple Watch

with no success.


Today however, I discovered that by going into AppStore on the Apple Watch (not

on iPhone), seek for Spotify, then open it, it will show you an option of

update, click on update, and the problem is solved 😊

Mar 3, 2024 08:56 AM in response to Rage_Quit_Dad

Same thing is happening to me. This just started happening yesterday afternoon, after my morning run. I use my watch so that I can listen to Spotify on my runs without having to take my phone— I always keep two running-length playlists downloaded onto the watch, and I’ve been using the watch this way for about two years. For context, the watch has always been a little buggy when I try to download new playlists, but I’ve never had the issue come up where the app consistently refuses to open at all. I’ve tried restarting, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, opening and closing the app on my watch and phone, checking Wi-Fi, and resetting the watch from scratch.

Mar 26, 2024 10:51 AM in response to Rage_Quit_Dad

my Spotify app on Apple Watch 5 on showed one song. Regardless of the one I selected it also started the player with another song. No audio. Updates installed on mobile and watch. Still this issue. I have it working after deleting the app and installing it again.


regardless the times my Apple Watch has prevented or frustrated my jogging 🏃‍♀️ lately is really undesirable. iOS is a closed system all apps are compatible. How can this issue last for weeks and weeks?

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