Key Points:
- Android 15 might be making history by giving you the all-new ability to control your Pixel Watch audio straight from your awesome watch face.
- Mishaal Rahman, the writer for Android Authority, revealed a couple of factors that possibly suggest that the feature could be included in the software update, soon.
- Supporting the ability to release audio streaming between the watch and headphones would promote user convenience since redirecting media playback without having to access the phone would be no problem at this point.
Perhaps, the experience of Android users who have a Wear OS smartwatch could clarify even better how easy can it be to manage the music playing on the phone through the accompanying wrist-worn device. On the other side, quick access to video pausing features is simple but changing the audio path often requires an interaction with the phone which is not manageable at the time. Android 15 is expected to come with a set of changes that will fundamentally overhaul this dynamic.
Mishaal Rahman, an investigator these days, reported that Pixel Watch will be much of a game-changer with the new operating system version. One might think that users then could have all associated devices linked to select direct output sources from a smartwatch. Moreover, such a function would not require users to access their phones to attend to digital tasks, providing them simple and uninhibited access with the help of the watch.
The target functionality, in turn, is achievable by implementing the appropriate permission, the service-specific permission “MEDIA_ROUTING_CONTROL,” which companion apps for smartwatches could take advantage of. More than that, they expand our resources through the upgrade of some features and fast-track the whole process of granting or declining permissions. This saves us time and effort.
The devices, in turn, can redirect the audio as required such as those connected to headphones or other speakers only on their own with no other tools required. They can access it via the app’s underlying “Change media output” feature targeting Settings > Apps > Special app access to enable the required permissions. This would be a great feature of the smartwatch app, which could find devices that they are compatible with and automatically switch off audio sources when it detects new devices added to the network on demand.
Furthermore, it should be mentioned that this function might be adjusted not only for the Pixel Watch but also for other smart devices as well running on the Wear OS. The envisioned convenience shown in the examples where users urgently switch the audio playback, like unremarkably changing to earphones from external speakers during late-night sessions, is a case in point.
Whether the motion responsiveness will continue being an Exclusive Pixel Watches feature or all Wear OS watches will gain from this advantage are the questions at hand, but the prospect remains exciting. Presently, the OS code merely hints at the feature through descriptive text, leaving users eagerly anticipating its implementation in the coming months.
