You can now listen to YouTube Music on Wear OS smartwatches

YouTube Music can now be streamed from Wear OS smartwatches, and Smart Downloads makes it easy to work offline.

YouTube Music on Wear OS now works as expected. According to The Verge, Google’s music service can now stream songs directly from the Wear OS app, whether you’re using LTE or Wi-Fi. This requires pairing your watch with an Android smartphone to fully enjoy it (cellular streaming). impossible). for iPhone owners) and a Premium subscription is required regardless of platform. If this is your case, you can leave your smartphone at home and enjoy your favorite music from the watch.

You can now listen to YouTube Music on Wear OS smartwatches

The update also allows you to add a YouTube Music tile for quick access to the search section or the latest playlist. If you need to listen offline, Smart Downloads will automatically update your library whenever you connect to Wi-Fi. The rollout of the update in question should be completed in the coming days.

and Smart Downloads make it easy to work offline

Streaming music via Google to Wear OS has always been problematic, to say the least. Google Play Music was available on the platform, but the app fell behind when the US giant closed the service in 2020 and switched to its YouTube offering. YouTube Music arrived on Wear OS (offline playback only) in the summer of 2021, but it was limited to the Galaxy Watch 4 and did not appear on Wear OS 2 devices until September 2021. Spoify or other compatible third party streaming service where available.

There was a lot of pressure to add these streaming features. This fall, Google will release its Pixel Watch with optional LTE, and it wouldn’t be a good thing if the watch couldn’t take full advantage of its own music streaming service. The improved YouTube Music app should offer a successful experience when the Pixel Watch arrives, perfect if you want to stay fully in the company’s Mountain View ecosystem.