How to download music on your Samsung Galaxy Watch

Newer Samsung smartwatches have ample storage for downloaded music, but how do you get files onto your smartwatch? This quick guide details the process, whether you own a Galaxy Watch 6 or an older Wear OS model.

The Galaxy Watch 6, 5, and 4 all pack 16GB of internal storage, enough for several albums, an audiobook or two, or plenty of podcasts. You can transfer your music from your phone to your watch or use a music app like Spotify to download music to the watch. The choice is yours, and you can find both processes below.

How to transfer music from your phone to your Galaxy Watch

You’ll need the smartwatch tethered to your phone for this.

1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone.
2. Tap Watch settings > Manage content > Add tracks.
3. Select the files you wish to transfer in the file browsing dialog, then tap Add to watch.

If you want your Galaxy Watch to sync tracks with your phone automatically, toggle on Auto sync. This process will recur every six hours. Additionally, you can only transfer music if it’s in the Device Storage\Samsung\Music folder on your phone.

How to download music from Spotify on your Galaxy Watch

If you have a Spotify Premium subscription, you can take advantage of offline playback on your watch. Here’s how to easily download individual songs, albums, playlists, and even podcasts to your watch from Spotify.

1. Open Spotify on your Galaxy Watch.
   • If this is your first use of the app, you’ll need to pair your app with your phone.
2. On the main now playing Spotify screen, swipe right-to-left to access additional settings.
3. Tap Your Library, then select Playlists, Podcasts, Artists, or Albums.
   • You can also tap on more specific links to content, like Heavy rotation or New releases for you.
4. You’ll find a Download to watch option under your selected content, be it an artist discography or playlist. Tap it to initiate a download.

You can view your downloads by tapping Downloads instead of Your Library.

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