There’s a juicy new rumor coming from Mark Gurman of Bloomberg News that the next version of watchOS is finally going to have some significant changes to the user interface. I can’t help but get my hopes up that Apple will finally tackle the issue of how music is managed on the Apple Watch.
I’ve been harping for years that the Apple Watch is the spiritual successor to the iPod Nano. Here is my most recent diatribe.
The Apple Watch Should be the iPods Successor
With the iPhone Pro Max now larger and heavier than ever, it’s only getting worse as a portable music player. The Apple Watch SHOULD be the perfect portable music device based on its size and always on you availability.
So what’s the problem? Getting music and podcasts on/off the Apple Watch is a royal pain. And I’m not exaggerating. It is so difficult that even if you know what you’re doing it’s going to be whole event that you need to schedule. Don’t even think about adding a quick song to your Apple Watch’s storage just before leaving your house. It won’t be quick.
The biggest problem is that you can only “sync” music onto your Apple Watch by placing it on its charging stand and opening the Apple Watch app. You can’t scroll through your library and simply tap songs to download. I have no idea why this still isn’t an available feature.
But maybe if there are big changes coming to the Apple Watch this is finally going to be fixed! Especially now that all the low-hanging fruit in the health and fitness domain has already been incorporated into the Apple Watch. It’s time that the music player finally gets some love.
The Apple Watch Should be the iPods Successor
With the iPhone Pro Max now larger and heavier than ever, it’s only getting worse as a portable music player. The Apple Watch SHOULD be the perfect portable music device based on its size and always on you availability.
So what’s the problem? Getting music and podcasts on/off the Apple Watch is a royal pain. And I’m not exaggerating. It is so difficult that even if you know what you’re doing it’s going to be whole event that you need to schedule. Don’t even think about adding a quick song to your Apple Watch’s storage just before leaving your house. It won’t be quick.
The biggest problem is that you can only “sync” music onto your Apple Watch by placing it on its charging stand and opening the Apple Watch app. You can’t scroll through your library and simply tap songs to download. I have no idea why this still isn’t an available feature.
But maybe if there are big changes coming to the Apple Watch this is finally going to be fixed! Especially now that all the low-hanging fruit in the health and fitness domain has already been incorporated into the Apple Watch. It’s time that the music player finally gets some love.
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