After a yr of ready, Wear OS 2 customers are lastly getting the YouTube Music app. The transfer, whereas overdue, is a part of Google’s continuing efforts to make Wear OS 2 better whereas we anticipate Wear OS 3 to roll out to non-Samsung Galaxy 4 smartwatches.

The app will roll out to sure smartwatches working Wear OS 2. That record consists of the new Fossil Gen 6 (and its Michael Kors cousin), each GPS and mobile variations of Mobvoi’s Tick Watch Pro 3 GPS, in addition to the TicWatch E3. To obtain, all you must do is go to the Play Store app. If your Wear OS 2 watch isn’t included on the record, you’ll have to attend a bit longer. Google says the app will roll out to extra units later this yr.

Previously, Wear OS had the Play Music app and no different actual third-party music app in addition to Spotify. But the Spotify app was bare-bones and didn’t do a lot aside from act as a glorified distant. When Google pulled the plug on Play Music in favor of YouTube Music final yr, Wear OS 2 watches had been left with out a native music app. Google then launched YouTube Music on the Apple Watch—however not Wear OS watches.

The new YouTube Music app has some minor quirks. According to Google’s consumer neighborhood submit, the app permits customers to “download songs to your watch and listen to music offline or workout to your favorite songs without carrying your phone.” Users get entry to their playlists and songs, however as famous by 9to5 Google, it doesn’t seem that there’s a option to really stream songs instantly, they’ll need to depend on downloads. The different quirk is that the watch will must be on its charger and linked to wifi to provoke offline downloads of music information. The lack of streaming isn’t ultimate, however that is one thing customers with GPS-only smartwatches are already accustomed to. It simply requires customers to place a bit extra forethought as to when they obtain playlists.

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Wear OS 3 updates gained’t roll out to eligible watches till mid-2022 on the earliest. It’s not good, nevertheless it’s significantly better than having none in any respect. Spotify additionally lately launched offline downloads for Wear OS 2 customers. By any rely, going from next-to-zero choices to having two viable apps is a marked enchancment in comparison with a yr in the past. The transition to Wear OS 3 is sure to have a couple of extra bumps down the street, however up to now, it’s encouraging to see renewed curiosity within the Wear OS platform. Android customers deserve it.