Mike Wuerthele
Apple Watch Series 3 owners opting for LTE may be sold on Apple Music streaming straight to the device — but the feature won't arrive until a software patch arrives "soon."
Apple notes that the redesigned Music app will automatically sync playlists, along with the user's most listened-to music — the same way that the Apple Watch has played and stored music for some time. However, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams noted during the release event that cellular Apple Watch connectivity to Apple Music was "coming next month" — meaning October and not when the device ships to customers.
Apple's materials about the Apple Watch are consistent with that timeframe, but less precise. The release with details about the Apple Watch says that the update will arrive "later in the fall."
With the update, the new Radio app will allow listeners to access Beats 1 live or any Apple Music radio station on the device and away from the connected iPhone.
Apple also confirmed to AppleInsider at Tuesday's release event that an Apple Music subscription is not required to stream music to the device using LTE. Users with iTunes Match subscriptions can stream owned music as well.
As before, iTunes Match is limited to 100,000 songs. Purchases from the iTunes store made with the same Apple ID being used for iTunes Match don't count towards the 100,000 song limit.
Apple's iTunes Match service costs $24.99 per year. Apple Music costs $9.99 for a single user per month, or $14.99 per month for a family plan allowing for multiple users.
Preorders for the Apple Watch Series 3 begin on Friday, Sept. 15. Shipment is expected to commence on Sept. 22.
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16 Comments
A software "patch"?
forget about Apple Music streaming, I want Podcasts. What's the deal, Apple?
Mike...can you shed some light on this...i've yet to see anyone address this in any other articles.
How many GB of music storage can the new watch store locally? Series 2 had a max of 2GB
"Apple notes that the redesigned Music app will automatically sync playlists, along with the user's most listened-to music -- the same way that the Apple Watch has played and stored music for some time".....going by this, has it remained at 2GB?
Approx 8 hours of streaming Apple Music is equal to 1GB of data...for those of us without unlimited data plans, this may be a hindrance
Somehow, I'm interested in AW3. $10 service a month is not that bad. However, I'm with Xfinity while the service is only offered for ATT&Verizon customers. It only works with the same carrier, doesn't it?