Apple Releases watchOS 9.0.2 With Fixes for Microphone Issues, Spotify Streaming Interruptions, and More

Monday October 10, 2022 10:29 am PDT by Eric Slivka

Alongside iOS 16.0.3, Apple today also released watchOS 9.0.2 with several bug fixes for Apple Watch users. The update addresses high-profile bugs related to Spotify streaming issues and microphone interruptions for Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra users, as well as a few other bugs.

Apple watchOS 9 Feature

This update includes improvements and bug fixes for your Apple Watch.

- Interruptions to streaming audio on Spotify
- Snooze alarm notifications continue after the alarm is deleted for AssistiveTouch users
- Incomplete syncing of Wallet and Fitness data for newly paired Apple Watch
- Audio from microphone interrupted for some Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra users

watchOS ‌9.0.2 can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software Update.

To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌iPhone‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌.

Related Roundups: watchOS 26, watchOS 27

Related Forum: Apple Watch

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Top Rated Comments

temende

51 months ago

Weird, everyone here said the Spotify issue was an issue with Spotify and not a watchOS bug.

Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)

_Spinn_

51 months ago

So far I've had good luck with watchOS 9

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

dampfnudel

51 months ago

Why do you guys keep trolling purple lovers with that photo of a non-existent purple Apple Watch? Seriously, cut that out. :mad:

Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Stunning_Sense4712

51 months ago

Were the interruptions only on Spotify? I wonder what it was to make it an Apple-sided fix, rather than a Spotify bug.

I am guessing Spotify must have been using some Apple Watch Developer Kit feature/code that was broken by Apple’s last update meaning Spotify could not fix the issue.

Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)