Can you use YouTube Music offline on Apple Watch?

The YouTube Music app on Apple Watch has a ‘Downloads’ section, but this is not what you probably think. Here’s everything you need to know about using YouTube Music on Apple Watch for offline listening.

First off, unlike the stock watchOS Music app, you can’t download or sync songs to the Downloaded section of the YouTube Music app on Apple Watch.

So, what’s the Downloaded section about?

The Downloaded section of the YT Music app on Apple Watch merely shows the songs you have saved for offline playback in the YouTube Music app on your paired iPhone.

Can you play YouTube Music offline on your Apple Watch?

The straight answer is a big no! When you go to the Downloads > Downloaded Songs section of the YouTube Music app on Apple Watch and tap a song, that track will play inside the YouTube Music app on your paired iPhone.

If your Apple Watch and iPhone are disconnected because Bluetooth is off on either device, or you’re out of Bluetooth range, then you can’t use the YouTube Music app on your watch; it will ask you to connect to your iPhone.

How to set up YouTube Music on Apple Watch

Simply download the YouTube Music app on your watch from the watchOS App Store or install it via the iOS Watch app on iPhone.

And then, just open the YouTube Music app on your wrist computer, and it should already be logged in with the same Google account that’s in the YouTube Music app on your iPhone. As you download songs in the YouTube Music app on your iPhone, they will appear in the Downloads section of the same app on your Apple Watch.

To sum up…

The YouTube Music app on your Apple Watch is simply a remote for starting and managing playback in the YouTube Music app on your iPhone.

YouTube Music is not yet a replacement for Apple Music or Spotify on your Apple Watch, both of which allow you to download songs offline and listen to them without relying on your iPhone.

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2025/10/28/using-youtube-music-on-apple-watch/