New Apple Watch S6

I currently have the S3 with cellular. I was highly disappointed after getting it when I learned that my podcast app, a couple of my running apps, and a few others still will not work without the phone connected even though my watch has its own cellular data. I will only upgrade if this is not the case with the new one.

with the S6, can the apps especially Spotify, podcast, exercise apps run without being connected to my phone?!