Audible is coming to Wear OS with the Galaxy Watch 6 series

Samsung announced the Galaxy Watch 6 series today at its Galaxy Unpacked event, and with it the official arrival of Wear OS 4, along with a surprise reveal that Audible is getting an official Wear OS app.

This is, a pretty big deal for those who like to listen to audiobooks as opposed to music while exercising. As you’ll be able to pull up books right from the watch interface and manage playback without having to pull your phone out of your pocket. Samsung doesn’t mention whether or not the Audible app will allow for offline downloads. If it does however, then the app’s upcoming release is an even bigger deal. Because users will be able to leave their phones at home while out on a run if they don’t need or want to have it on them.

That might be a small niche group of people of course. But even if that is the case, it’ll still be useful to have controls to pause playback from the watch screen just like with music.

Audible for Wear OS won’t necessarily be limited to the Galaxy Watch 6 series

Audible is coming to the Galaxy Watch 6 series, but there’s still some unknown pieces of information about its release. Most notably that Samsung didn’t announce a specific release date for the app. Also unclear is whether the app will be limited to the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. And this is mainly because we don’t know if the app requires Wear OS 4 or not. If it does, then only Samsung’s latest watches will have it initially. Since they will be the only two watches with Wear OS 4 for a little while.

It’s also not clear what all the features of the app will be. As mentioned above the app on Wear OS may or may not allow for offline downloads. And there could be other missing features that are present in the Android app. It doesn’t look like there’s any confirmation from any parties involved either. As there’s no word from Google or Amazon with regards to the announcement let alone specifics of the app’s details. For now, you’ll just need to keep your eyes peeled for more information. But at least knowing the app is coming is a good start.