YouTube Music on Wear OS now lets you stream music from your smartwatch
YouTube Music has been on Wear OS watches for less than a year, and new updates are landing to make it a fully-fledged option for listening to the streaming service. The latest change is the ability to listen to music over WiFi or LTE on your smartwatch. Announced in acommunity post from Google, YouTube Music on Wear OS is set to support streaming music after an update in the coming days. Previously, listeners had to download playlists to listen to them.
In February, Google teased this feature onSamsung’s Galaxy Watch4, but this news confirms it will be rolling out to devices this week. We’ve yet to see it land on any smartwatches, but we expect it to arrive on smartwatches running Wear OS 2 software or above. That includes the Galaxy Watch4 series and a wide variety of thebest Wear OS smartwatches.
YouTube Music isn’t breaking any new ground here as other services such as Spotify already offer the ability to stream on Wear OS smartwatches. This is particularly helpful if you’re already embedded in YouTube’s streaming service, though, and you want to be able to listen to music without downloading it. The big thing to note is that Wear OS smartwatches aren’t well known for long-lasting battery life, and we expect that listening to music over the internet will strain that. If you choose to use this feature, expect it to drain faster than previously.
YouTube Music recentlyintroduced a new tilefor Wear OS smartwatches that shows you your recently played songs without opening the app. Swiping right on your smartwatch brings up the tile, showing you recently played tracks. If you subscribe to the service, you may want to read our guide to gettingthe most from your YouTube Music subscription.
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