Hands-On with Watch OS 4.1 Beta One: Unlocking Music Features

In this hands-on video, we take a closer look at the new music features in watch OS 4.1 beta one. This update brings three essential features that are sure to excite Apple watch owners, especially those with the latest series three model and LTE connectivity.

First up is LTE playback for music, which gives users both Wi-Fi and cellular access to the entire Apple Music library of 40 million songs. This means that you can access all the music in your iCloud music library without needing to sync them to your Apple watch. The author demonstrates this feature by showing their music library on screen, highlighting that some songs are synced, while others are not. By accessing the "album" section, they can see that they have access to all the music in their library, including manually added tracks from previous versions of watch OS.

The author notes that syncing music tracks to their Apple watch via Bluetooth used to be a time-consuming process. However, with this update, you don't have to worry about adding songs or storage space. The music will just work seamlessly without any issues. This feature is particularly convenient when playing back songs that are not in your library, as the author demonstrates by playing "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift.

The good news is that this feature works whether you're paired to your iPhone or connected to Wi-Fi or cellular networks. Moreover, if you're away from your iPhone and failover to your cellular connection, the music will continue playing without any interruptions. The author finds this feature "pretty awesome." Another exciting aspect of watch OS 4.1 beta one is the revamped music app, which has been significantly improved.

In addition to the music features, there's also a new radio app that allows you to play back radio stations like Beats One now Apple States. The release notes mention that the radio app doesn't currently work with cellular connections on this current beta, but the author was able to get it working just fine with their cellular connection. The radio app provides access to various stations based on genres and even includes popular brands like NPR and ESPN.

It's worth noting that you can still sync music directly to your Apple watch if you choose to do so. Additionally, if you want complete offline access, this feature is also available. Overall, watch OS 4.1 being one is an exciting update for Apple watch owners, especially those with LTE connectivity. The author invites readers to share their thoughts and opinions about the update in the comment section below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin this hands-on video we take a look at the new music features in watch OS 4.1 beta one watch OS 4.1 beta one ships with three essential features number one LTE playback for music that gives you both Wi-Fi and cellular access to the entire Apple music library of 40 million songs and that also means you gain access to all the music in your iCloud music library without needing to sync them to your Apple watch that is awesome so let me show you what my library looks here now some of these songs I have synced to my library but most of them I have not so I'm just gonna go into album and you can see that I have access to all the music in my music library and this includes all the music that I manually added myself on the prior version of watch OS you would actually have to sync these music tracks to your Apple watch via bluetooth and it took forever now you don't have to worry about which songs you're gonna add you don't have to worry about storage space it all just works now what if you want to play back a song that isn't in your library well just do this play Taylor Swift look what you made me do and now you can see it's playing back just like that and of course this works whether you're paired to your iPhone or whether you're just connected to Wi-Fi or cellular as well and I notice that it will even failover to your cellular connection once you're away from your iPhone and the music will just continue playing just like this that's pretty awesome but the revamped music app isn't the only new music related feature in watch OS 4.1 beta one there's also a new radio app as well for playing back radio stations like beats one now Apple States and it's release notes that the radio app doesn't currently work with cellular connections on this current beta but I was able to get it working with the cellular connection just fine so your mileage may vary in that regard if you're running in the developer beta but you can see here you have access to a whole bunch of different stations based on genres and you even have access to things like NPR and ESPN but also keep in mind that you can still sync music directly to your Apple watch if you choose to do so if you want complete offline access you can do that just as well it's safe to say that watch OS 4.1 being one is an exciting update for Apple watch owners especially Apple watch series three owners with LTE what do you think about the update sound out down below in the comment section with your thoughts and opinions this is Jeff with nine-to-five backin this hands-on video we take a look at the new music features in watch OS 4.1 beta one watch OS 4.1 beta one ships with three essential features number one LTE playback for music that gives you both Wi-Fi and cellular access to the entire Apple music library of 40 million songs and that also means you gain access to all the music in your iCloud music library without needing to sync them to your Apple watch that is awesome so let me show you what my library looks here now some of these songs I have synced to my library but most of them I have not so I'm just gonna go into album and you can see that I have access to all the music in my music library and this includes all the music that I manually added myself on the prior version of watch OS you would actually have to sync these music tracks to your Apple watch via bluetooth and it took forever now you don't have to worry about which songs you're gonna add you don't have to worry about storage space it all just works now what if you want to play back a song that isn't in your library well just do this play Taylor Swift look what you made me do and now you can see it's playing back just like that and of course this works whether you're paired to your iPhone or whether you're just connected to Wi-Fi or cellular as well and I notice that it will even failover to your cellular connection once you're away from your iPhone and the music will just continue playing just like this that's pretty awesome but the revamped music app isn't the only new music related feature in watch OS 4.1 beta one there's also a new radio app as well for playing back radio stations like beats one now Apple States and it's release notes that the radio app doesn't currently work with cellular connections on this current beta but I was able to get it working with the cellular connection just fine so your mileage may vary in that regard if you're running in the developer beta but you can see here you have access to a whole bunch of different stations based on genres and you even have access to things like NPR and ESPN but also keep in mind that you can still sync music directly to your Apple watch if you choose to do so if you want complete offline access you can do that just as well it's safe to say that watch OS 4.1 being one is an exciting update for Apple watch owners especially Apple watch series three owners with LTE what do you think about the update sound out down below in the comment section with your thoughts and opinions this is Jeff with nine-to-five back\n"