Google finally releases YouTube Music Wear OS app, but only for Samsungs new watches – The Verge

Google has finally released a Wear OS app for YouTube Music, which could seem like welcome news for people who have been waiting for a way to play their music off Googles streaming service after the company shut down Google Play Music on Wear OS in August 2020. But the new app comes with a few caveats.

The biggest catch is that the new app only works on one of Samsungs two new watches powered by Wear OS 3, according to Google. Those watches wont be available until August 27th, so even if you want to try the new app right now, you wont be able to unless you have a Galaxy Watch 4 or a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.

If you are lucky enough to have one of the new watches, the YouTube Music Wear OS will let YouTube Premium subscribers download music right to their watch, meaning you can listen to tunes with just a watch and a pair of Bluetooth headphones, even when you dont have an internet connection. However, based on 9to5Googles hands-on with the app, it sounds like there might be some frustrating caveats youll have to keep in mind when youre actually using the Wear OS YouTube Music app.

9to5Google says there doesnt appear to be a way to stream music from the app it appears that you can only download music right now. And annoyingly, you can only download songs while the watch is on a charger, 9to5Google reports.

Still, its nice that a YouTube Music Wear OS app is available at all, even in its currently limited form. Google hasnt shared details about when the app might be available on other Wear OS devices.

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