How to Play Spotify on Garmin Fenix 5/6/Forerunner 645 Music Watch

Part 1. How to Connect Spotify to Garmin Fenix/Forerunner Watch Directly with Premium

Garmin has partnered with Spotify to include Spotify as the built-in music player for its sports watches. Users can download and sync music from Spotify for offline listening. And this feature is available for a large group of Garmin watches, especially the popular series such as Garmin Fenix 5, Garmin Fenix 5 plus, Garmin Fenix 6, Forerunner 645 Music, and so on. The next section describes exactly how to connect Spotify to Garmin Fenix 5, Fenix 6, and Forerunner 645 Music Watch. Please make sure you have a Spotify Premium account first. Also, you need to pair your watch to Garmin Connect app, add and connect your watch to WiFi network.

How to Download Spotify App on Garmin Fenix/Forerunner 645 Music

Step 1. First, install the Garmin Connect IQ app on your mobile phone and don't forget to connect it to your Garmin Fenix 5/6 watch, and Forerunner 645 Music watch.

Step 2. Run the Connect IQ app and search for the Garmin Spotify app directly in the search box, then click the Download button. Or download the Spotify app from the Connect IQ store.

Step 3. Once the Spotify app is installed on your device, you'll get a Music Provider Added alert on your Garmin watch. Simply press the Down button to dismiss the prompt.

Step 4. In the Garmin Connect IQ app on your phone you will also see a prompt to sign in to your Spotify account, click the Sign In button and enter your Spotify Premium account. Finally, just click the Confirm button.

How to Control Spotify on Garmin Fenix 5/6/Forerunner 645 Music

Step 1. Launch the Spotify app on your Garmin Fenix 5/6 watch, click on the Your Library option, and select any Spotify songs you are interested in. Then press and hold on the Down key on your watch to select Add Music and Podcasts. If you don't find a Spotify playlist you like, you can first create a new playlist on the Spotify software on your phone and then sync it to your Garmin watch.

Step 2. Click the Add button and the Spotify music will be automatically downloaded to your Garmin watch, after which you can listen to Spotify offline. In turn, you have achieved full control of Spotify on Garmin Fenix/Forerunner watch.

Part 2. How to Play Spotify on Garmin Watch Offline without Premium

As for Spotify Premium users, listening to Spotify music on Garmin Fenix 6, Garmin Fenix 5, Garmin Fenix 5 plus, Garmin Forerunner 645 Music and other series is a relatively easy and simple task. But this is a challenge for Spotify Free users. In order to allow all Spotify free users to play Spotify on their Garmin watches offline, another free and dedicated solution will be presented here.

This advanced method is to use AudFree Spotify Music Converter to download and convert Spotify music to Garmin-compatible audio formats. After that, you can smoothly and freely add downloaded Spotify music to any Garmin watch. Then you can play Spotify on Garmin Fenix 5/6, Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, etc. offline without Premium anytime and anywhere.

How to Download Spotify Music to Garmin-supported File

Step 1Add Spotify Music to AudFree SpoDable

With the appropriate version of AudFree SpoDable installed and running on your computer. Whether you have a Spotify Premium subscription or not, you can import Spotify music into the conversion window of AudFree SpoDable directly. Just tap the track, tap the + button, and click the Add to list button.

Step 2Adjust the Output Format of Spotify for Garmin Fenix/Forerunner

Click the menu icon on the top-right corner of the page and tap the Preferences option. Then you can customize the Spotify music output format under the Conversion section in the new window. There are MP3, FLAC, M4A, AIFF, and other popular and Garmin-supported formats for you to choose from, just select the format you need. If you want to set other audio parameters to improve the audio quality, you can choose to set the bit rate, sample rate, audio channel and other related parameters. Later, tap OK.

Step 3Download Spotify Music for Garmin Fenix and Garmin Forerunner 645 Music

Finally, click the Convert button at the bottom-right corner in the Converting window, then you are able to download Spotify music without Premium, and all Spotify music will be downloaded and saved as Garmin Watch-supported file. Then you can view these Spotify music files in your local folder.

How to Add Spotify Music to Garmin Fenix 5/6 & Garmin Forerunner 645 Music

Step 1. First, download the Garmin Express application on your computer. You can then connect your computer to your Garmin Fenix 5/6 watch, or Garmin Forerunner 645 Music watch using a USB cable.

Step 2. At this point, you can launch the Garmin Express application on your computer and select your Garmin Fenix or Forerunner device. Then just tap on the Music module in the new page that appears.

Step 3. After that, you can find the Spotify music file you downloaded and saved on your computer earlier and select the Send to device option. In turn, you have successfully added and synced Spotify music to your Garmin Fenix 5/6, or Forerunner 645 Music device.

Step 4. Now, remove your Garmin watch from your computer and open the Settings menu on the watch.

Step 5. Head to Music > Headphones to pair your headphones.

Step 6. Press and hold the Down key to launch the Music Controls menu.

Step 7. Choose Library, pick up the track you want, and press Start to play music via your headphones.

Part 3. In Conclusion

Congratulations! Whether you have a Spotify Premium subscription or not, no matter which Garmin smartwatch you own, whether it's a Garmin Fenix 5, Garmin Fenix 5 plus, Garmin Fenix 6, Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, or Garmin Venu, you can follow the two solutions above to listen to Spotify music on your Garmin devices all the way.