Macworld - USA (2021-03)

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86 Macworld • March 2021

APPLE WATCH


never learn guitar if you practice until
your fingers bleed only once a month.
Streaks creates custom reminders
to do something each day (it can track
up to 12 daily tasks). It will remind
you when it’s time to do the task,
and even check off tasks related to
the Health app data automatically.
The Apple Watch app gives you rich
notifications, plenty of complications,
and great icons and colours to use in
your custom activities.


  1. SPOTIFY
    Price: Free (in-app purchases) from
    fave.co/3hdRtqx


An app like Spotify needs no
introduction. It is arguably the most
popular music streaming service in the
world, and it has increasingly become
the place where people listen to their

Spotify can stream directly from your watch, no iPhone needed.

favourite podcasts. It has always been
hard to recommend Spotify to Apple
Watch enthusiasts, because it couldn’t
stream music or podcasts on its own –
you had to use your phone and merely
control playback from your watch.
Now, as long as you’re a Spotify
Premium user (£12.99 per month,
though bundles and discounts exist),
you can stream music and podcasts
directly from the watch without your
iPhone nearby. Just the thing for
fitness enthusiasts who have a cellular
model Apple Watch and like to go for
a run or ride without their iPhone.


  1. CITYMAPPER
    Price: Free (in-app purchases) from
    fave.co/3mPxJum


Citymapper is an absolutely amazing
transit app. It gives you bus and

86 Macworld • March 2021

APPLE WATCH


never learn guitar if you practice until
your fingers bleed only once a month.
Streaks creates custom reminders
to do something each day (it can track
up to 12 daily tasks). It will remind
you when it’s time to do the task,
and even check off tasks related to
the Health app data automatically.
The Apple Watch app gives you rich
notifications, plenty of complications,
and great icons and colours to use in
your custom activities.


  1. SPOTIFY
    Price: Free (in-app purchases) from
    fave.co/3hdRtqx


An app like Spotify needs no
introduction. It is arguably the most
popular music streaming service in the
world, and it has increasingly become
the place where people listen to their

Spotify can stream directly from your watch, no iPhone needed.

favourite podcasts. It has always been
hard to recommend Spotify to Apple
Watch enthusiasts, because it couldn’t
stream music or podcasts on its own –
you had to use your phone and merely
control playback from your watch.
Now, as long as you’re a Spotify
Premium user (£12.99 per month,
though bundles and discounts exist),
you can stream music and podcasts
directly from the watch without your
iPhone nearby. Just the thing for
fitness enthusiasts who have a cellular
model Apple Watch and like to go for
a run or ride without their iPhone.


  1. CITYMAPPER
    Price: Free (in-app purchases) from
    fave.co/3mPxJum


Citymapper is an absolutely amazing
transit app. It gives you bus and
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