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    • ? Offline
      A Former User @olymay
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      @olymay said in Spotify offline support now rolling out:

      @aleksander-h

      I received an update to Spotify a couple of weeks back, but the offline playback wasn’t there.

      HOWEVER, I checked again yesterday and it was there (with no app update, so must have been something server related).

      Same here, just checked now when I saw your post and I have “Downloads” on watch.

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        rooldaa Silver Members
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        Today I did a one-hour run with Spotify and it seems that during the run Spotify consumed around 15% of the battery.

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          Jamie BG Bronze Member @rooldaa
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          @rooldaa - which is pretty near the up to 7hrs estimate for GPS & music.

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            Steff @rooldaa
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            @rooldaa the entire watch lost 15% battery(Spotify + tracking) or only Spotify consumed 15%?

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            • olymayO Offline
              olymay Gold Members
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              As promised, I went for a run last night using Spotify on my watch to listen to music. I did not take my phone with me at all.

              First, my watch settings:

              Trail run (basic)
              No route loaded
              GPS Best
              Always on map OFF
              All apps were checked and up to date before leaving.
              I did not wake the watch or change screens at any point during the run, the only times I touched it were to start and stop the activity.

              Findings:

              Battery life at start of run: 97%
              Activity lasted 00:40:30 (40mins30sec)
              Battery life at end of run: 78%

              Resulting in 19% drop in 40 minutes. Equates to roughly 30% drop per hour.

              Conclusions.

              This was one single run and not scientific.

              I would be confident to use this feature for shorter runs, but anything over 2hrs and I would start to get a bit nervous of the battery running out.

              Also, the inability to shuffle the music, or repeat it (when it gets to the end of the playlist it just stops!) is a deal breaker for me.

              It works, but it feels like a half baked implementation.

              Therefore, I will not be using Spotify on my watch anymore (I’ve already uninstalled it!).

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                Steff @olymay
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                @olymay so ~ 3.3 hours of GPS hours…indead pretty near the up to 7hr estimate for GPS & music 🙂

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                • Jamie BGJ Offline
                  Jamie BG Bronze Member @olymay
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                  @olymay sorry to hear that.
                  end of list - could download a longer play list…

                  But yeah that battery life if it is the norm, isn’t worth it.

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                    olymay Gold Members @Steff
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                    @steff said in Spotify offline support now rolling out:

                    @olymay so ~ 3.3 hours of GPS hours…indead pretty near the up to 7hr estimate for GPS & music 🙂

                    In this test I carried out, the watch lost approx 10% per 20 mins which is 30% per hour.

                    Based on those figures, a fully charged watch would expect to run out after roughly 3hours20mins.

                    This is with BOTH music and GPS. There is not a chance the S7 could last for 7hrs in this mode. Not even with GPS set to GOOD. The drain caused by music playback is massive.

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                    • rooldaaR Offline
                      rooldaa Silver Members @Steff
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                      @steff Hi, it was only spotify’s consumption.

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                        mcsolaar @olymay
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                        @olymay What I did is after starting the playback on the watch before going out I had a cellphone nearby and I toggled shuffle in so that it impacted the playback on the watch as well. Probably it is similarly workable for repeat function too

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                          Aleksander H Bronze Member @mcsolaar
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                          @mcsolaar said in Spotify offline support now rolling out:

                          @olymay What I did is after starting the playback on the watch before going out I had a cellphone nearby and I toggled shuffle in so that it impacted the playback on the watch as well. Probably it is similarly workable for repeat function too

                          Oh, that’s an interesting workaround!

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                          • Aleksander HA Offline
                            Aleksander H Bronze Member
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                            A bit of good news. It seems YT Music will make its way to older devices as well.

                            https://9to5google.com/2021/09/27/youtube-music-wear-os-2/

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                              olymay Gold Members @Aleksander H
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                              @aleksander-h said in Spotify offline support now rolling out:

                              A bit of good news. It seems YT Music will make its way to older devices as well.

                              https://9to5google.com/2021/09/27/youtube-music-wear-os-2/

                              I saw this last night. I am hoping it will come to the S7 soon.

                              Although It’s unlikely I will use it due to battery drain, it’ll be a nice to have (and arguably something we should never have been without!).

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