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Back in November 2020, Spotify officially released a standalone app for the Apple Watch. However, it wasn’t a “complete” app because unlike the smartphone version, the Apple Watch version did not allow for downloads or support offline playback. This meant that you would still require an internet connection, which means either you bring your iPhone with you or you have the cellular Apple Watch model.

For those hoping for a less data-intensive experience, you’re in luck because Spotify has since announced an update to its Apple Watch app where it will now support music downloads for offline playback. Of course, this will require that users have a Spotify Premium account since downloads and offline playback are features of Premium.

According to Spotify, “Starting today, we’re rolling out the ability to download your favorite playlists, albums, and podcasts on Apple Watch. All users are already able to play tracks, albums, playlists, and podcasts, and now Premium users will also be able to download everything they’re listening to for a true offline and phone-free experience. This is on top of all the other Spotify features on Apple Watch—from Connect & Control to streaming to Siri.”

That being said, we should point out that the Apple Watch Series 6 has a max capacity of 32GB, so if you have particularly huge libraries, you might want to keep an eye out on your storage.

Spotify For Apple Watch Will Now Support Downloads And Offline Playback

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We’re sure that many of you have come across a message or email from Google telling you that some of the passwords you’re using might have been compromised. This is usually from data breaches and widespread hacks and your accounts might have been one of them, especially if you use easy-to-guess passwords.

While this notification is useful, it can be a pain to change all of your passwords manually, but that could change soon. Google has announced that in addition to notifying users about stolen passwords, Google will now be able to change those passwords on your behalf, thus saving you a fair bit of time.

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According to Google, “Going forward, Chrome will help you change your passwords with a single tap. On supported sites, whenever you check your passwords and Chrome finds a password that may have been compromised, you will see a “Change password” button from Assistant. When you tap the button, Chrome will not only navigate to the site, but also go through the entire process of changing your password.”

However, it should be noted that the website needs to support this feature to begin with, so it might be a mixed experience for you depending on which websites you use and passwords that you need to change, but ultimately it seems like a pretty cool feature.

Google Will Now Help You Change Passwords For Compromised Accounts

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With the launch of the new Apple TV, Apple also introduced a new Siri Remote. This new remote has done away with the trackpad-like surface, which was honestly rather difficult to use due to how slippery it was, but it seems that the new remote isn’t perfect either, according to various user complaints and reports.

Across platforms like Twitter and Reddit, owners of the new Apple TV and the Siri Remote are complaining about inconsistent behavior with the remote control. For those unfamiliar with how it works, basically the trackpad portion was replaced with a large scroll wheel, where users use a circular motion around the edge of the wheel to scrub forwards and backwards through shows.

Anyone else having weird scrolling behavior with the new #AppleTV4K and Siri Remote? When I try to scroll on the new clickwheel it keeps scrolling back and forth. Happens on several apps like #DisneyPlus and #Netflix apps. Did you also see this during your review @Andrew_OSU ? pic.twitter.com/VfIOzQNuOP

— David Kurz 🦠Durchhalten🦠 (@kurze_info) May 23, 2021

However, according to users, it seems that this isn’t working out quite as well as they would have liked. Users are complaining how when they attempt to scroll through a video, it ultimately jumps back to where it was previously, basically wasting their time. It doesn’t seem to be limited to any particular app, meaning that there is a chance that this could be a firmware issue.

Apple has yet to comment on it but presumably an update to tvOS should fix the problem, or at least that’s the hope. At the moment the remote is still very much usable, it’s just that when it comes to scrubbing through videos, it might not be as consistent as one would like, so hopefully Apple issues an update soon.

New Apple TV Siri Remote Is Exhibiting Inconsistent Behavior

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On Saturday, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano suddenly erupted, forcing thousands to flee to neighboring Rwanda to seek shelter. By Sunday, reports stated that the speed of Nyiragongo’s lava had slowed and that the nearby city of Goma, home to more than one million people, had been spared.

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