Thanks to the new Wear OS – , YouTube now sounds great on the smartwatch.

The YouTube Music app is bringing two new features to Wear OS powered watches. The first news is that from this week it will be possible to listen to music streaming via LTE or Wi-Fi, so it will be possible to listen to your favorite playlists wherever you go, especially if the phone is not nearby.

The second new feature is that you will now be able to add a new YouTube music tile to the watch display so that you can quickly access the recent playlist or navigation page of the YouTube Music app.

In addition, all customers YouTube Music PremiumThe YouTube Music app will have access to over 80 million songs and thousands of playlists.

Google advertises its new feature

The function is also interesting Smart download Which updates the songs downloaded to the smartwatch every time it finds a Wi-Fi connection In a fully automated way, the app also offers customized playlists based on listening history, to choose the most suitable soundtrack for the moment you’re living.

Of course, everything is subject to paid subscription activation YouTube Music Premium, Which probably not all Google users want to do And then consider that the new features will not be enabled for users WearOS Those who, however, associate their smartwatch with an iPhone, and therefore with a device with an iOS operating system.

The market has been waiting a long time for some orders from Google and an update on wearable dedicated systems, although it was expected that progress would be a bit faster. Instead you still only see the Samsung watch with Wear OS3Even without an assistant.

Probably a turning point in this regard. Thanks to the launch of the Pixel Watch. Which is to say that these new releases are expected to come from Mountain View in the fall and that’s when Wear OS is expected to take a turn.