With YouTube Music’s new Wear OS tile, your recently played songs are just a swipe away
It might sound crazy to consider, but YouTube Music has only had anapp for Wear OS since last fall, launching years after the service replaced Play Music as Google’s go-to Spotify competitor. With its latest update, users can access their favorite albums and songs right from their wrist.
As spotted by9to5Google, the latest version of YouTube Music includes a new tile highlighting anything recently played from your library. As with all other Wear OS tiles, you can access it just by swiping right from your selected watch face once it’s added to your collection. Tapping on the highlighted album or song immediately starts playback, while selecting “Browse” opens the app directly. If you’re listening to something, you’ll miss out on the “Browse” button entirely, and the tile will serve as a shortcut to your “Now Playing” page.
If you’re sick of having to open the app on your wrist, it’s a handy shortcut for resuming all of your favorite tunes. It’s rolling out as part ofYouTube Music v5.06.40 on Wear OS, though we aren’t seeing it on two different Galaxy Watch4 devices, so it may be part of a server-side update. With any luck, it’ll go wide for more users sometime soon.
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