YouTube Music integrates with several apps and services so you can enjoy a great listening experience, whether you're at home or on the go. Read on to learn how to use YouTube Music with some other services.
These options are available to listeners of YouTube Music with ads, and YouTube Music Premium members.
Smartwatches
You can listen to YouTube Music with your Wear OS watch. Enjoy music anywhere using your watch, without needing to carry a mobile device with you. You can stream music over LTE or Wi-Fi, or you can download songs to your watch so that you can listen to music while offline. Leave your phone behind and workout to your favourite songs with YouTube Music on your wrist.
Tip: YouTube Music is supported on most watches running the latest version of Wear OS 2, or newer. All playback from YouTube Music should be 128 kbps bitrate AAC.
Here's what you can do with YouTube Music on Wear OS:
- Listen to music using your watch connected to a Bluetooth accessory, like headphones.
- Download music directly to your watch so you can listen without an Internet connection.
- Stream music directly from your watch so that you can listen without a paired device nearby.
- Control playback, manage your downloads and like songs, all from your wrist.
Download the YouTube Music app
To get started, download the YouTube Music app to your Wear OS watch:
- Open the Google Play Store on your watch.
- Search for YouTube Music.
- Select the YouTube Music app to start downloading it to your device.
- Once the app is installed, sign in to your YouTube Music account to start listening to music.
From there, you can browse your library, workout suggestions, find your downloads and see personalised music recommendations.
Download music
To listen to YouTube Music without an Internet connection, download music directly to your Wear OS device:
- Open YouTube Music on your Wear OS watch.
- Tap the song or playlist that you want to download.
- Tap the download icon .
Tip: Turn on smart downloads to keep your watch automatically up to date with your favourite music. When you turn on smart downloads, your watch will automatically download music for you based on your YouTube Music listening history.
Learn how to turn on smart downloads here.
Tip: Bear in mind that the amount of music that you can download depends on the storage space thatyou have available on your Wear OS device.
Stream Music
To listen to YouTube Music without a paired device nearby, make sure that your watch is connected to Wi-Fi or a mobile connection.
Important: To use a mobile connection, you need an LTE plan from your provider. Mobile streaming is not supported on iOS.
- On your Wear OS watch, open YouTube Music.
- Tap the song or playlist that you want to listen to.
- The song will stream and play over the available connection.
Use the YouTube Music tile
To access your most recently played playlist or to quickly navigate to the browse page of the YouTube Music app, add the YouTube Music tile. Learn how to manage tiles on your device here.Google Home and Nest speakers
You can use YouTube Music on smart speakers, such as Google Home and Nest speakers.
Smart speakers will stream music for you that is closely related to the album, song or playlist that you request. They cannot play specific requests or repeat songs, unless it is music that you have uploaded. However, you can change radio stations to listen to different music and skip to the next song up to six times per hour.
If you use YouTube Music with ads and you request a song that you uploaded to YouTube Music, you will be able to play that specific track.
Note: YouTube Music Premium members can listen ad-free on smart speakers and request albums, songs and playlists on demand. Take a look at our paid membership options to explore other membership benefits and sign up.
In some markets, YouTube Music will be your default music streaming service on Google Home devices. If it's not your default, you can change your music service settings.
Smart displays
- Download the YouTube app and sign in to your account.
- Using your remote or controller, click to the left, which will open a menu on the left-hand side of your screen.
- Select Music from the menu – here, you will find your personalised YouTube Music content.
- Select the Google Play Store app.
- Select search and type in 'YouTube Music'.
- Select Install.
- Click the YouTube Music launcher icon. You will be taken directly to the YouTube Music tab of the YouTube app – sign in to find your personalised YouTube Music content.
- Make sure that your phone, tablet or computer with a supported cast browser is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your casting device.
- Open the YouTube Music app.
- Tap Cast (near your profile picture).
- Tap the device that you want to cast to.
- When you play a song or video, your content will start playing on the TV connected to that device.
Device files
- In the YouTube Music app, tap your profile picture.
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Library and downloads.
- Toggle 'Show device files' to the on position.
- Your device files will now appear in your library. Navigate back to your Library .
- Find the music that you want to listen to within the Playlists, Albums, Artists or Songs options in your library. Then tap the Device files tab at the top of the page. Tap to play the device file that you want to hear.
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YouTube Music Premium members
If you're a YouTube Music Premium member, you can enjoy your music with additional apps and services. Take a look below.
Android Auto
- Make sure that you're signed in to the YouTube Music app.
- After signing in, go to the music tab in Android Auto.
- YouTube Music should now be in the music tab for your listening experience.
Apple CarPlay
To use YouTube Music with Apple CarPlay:
- Make sure that you're signed in to the YouTube Music app.
- Open the YouTube Music app on your CarPlay screen.
- You can explore your music using the navigation bar at the top of your screen. Explore music using the recommended, library and downloads tabs.
If you see an error message when attempting to use YouTube Music with Apple CarPlay, make sure that you're signed in to your YouTube Music app.
Fitbit
Enjoy music and podcasts on the go using your Fitbit. Work out to your favourite songs with YouTube Music on your wrist.
YouTube Music is supported on the Charge 6.
With YouTube Music on Fitbit, you can:
- Connect your Fitbit with YouTube Music to control music and podcast playback.
- Browse and select playlists from your Fitbit.
- Find recommended music based on your current activity or workout.
Install YouTube Music on your Fitbit
- On your Fitbit, open Fitbit settings YouTube Music.
- Tap Setup.
- Add the YouTube Music app to your Fitbit from the Fitbit app gallery.
- Note: If you don't have the YouTube Music app installed on your phone, this will block setup.
- To complete setup, accept or decline music recommendations during exercise.
Listen to music on your Fitbit
Before you begin, open your Fitbit app on your phone. Then, follow the steps below from your Fitbit.
- On your Fitbit, swipe to the YouTube Music controls app and tap to open it.
- Swipe down to browse available music and podcasts.
- Tap a selection to play or pause.
- Swipe left to skip a track, restart a song or go back to the previous selection.
- Swipe left again to adjust volume.
Sonos wireless speakers
To set up YouTube Music on your Sonos app:
- Open the Sonos app.
- Tap More from the menu at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Add music services.
- Select YouTube Music Add to Sonos.
- Tap I'm already a member.
- Tap Authorise and paste the code presented on the previous screen.
- Tap Next and sign in to or select your YouTube Music account.
- Return to the Sonos app.
- Enter an account and then click Done.
If you have trouble connecting, you may need to update your app, then try these steps again.
Android Clock
- Open your Clock app on your Android device.
- Add a new alarm or select an existing alarm.
- Click the bell and you'll be taken to your alarm sound page.
- Click on YouTube Music.
- Choose a suggested song or click on Search to search for a new song.
You can also use the Android Clock to listen to music while you fall asleep. To set up a sleep timer, follow these steps:
- Open your Clock app on your Android device.
- Tap Bedtime.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to set a regular wake-up alarm and tap Next. To skip this step, tap Skip.
- Follow the steps on the screen to set a bedtime and silence your device. Then tap Done.
- On the bedtime page, scroll to 'Sleep sounds' and tap Choose another sound.
- Select YouTube Music.
- Choose from the suggested music or click Search to search for a song, artist, album or playlist.