Best 2024 Smartwatches for music controls

#1

Music controls and playback improved, with reviewers liking speaker playback and using the watch for audio without a phone or headphones.

#2

Music controls work well for controlling phone playback from the wrist.

#3

Music controls had limited but positive evidence, with one reviewer liking the ability to pause or skip audio from the watch.

#4

Music controls were useful when they worked, with reviewers praising phone playback controls, though this is not the same as standalone music.

#5

Music/media control was useful for controlling phone playback from the watch, though deeper audio app behavior was not flawless.

#6

Music controls were positively included in the watch’s complete smartwatch toolkit, though detailed control testing was limited.

#7

Music controls get one positive navigation-review mention, but evidence is limited to phone-control convenience rather than broader media features.

#8

Music controls are basic but useful for quickly pausing, resuming, skipping tracks, and changing volume.

#9

Music controls worked adequately for phone playback, but reviewers consistently treated them as basic controls rather than a full music solution.

#10

Music controls and playback are useful, especially Spotify controls, but changing volume via the touch bezel can feel inefficient during activity.

#11

Music controls were useful but not a headline strength; reviewers liked access during workouts or media playback but still preferred phone-based browsing in some cases.

#12

Music controls were present and useful for phone playback, but not a standout feature.

#13

Music controls were available during workouts, but the evidence was limited and tied to basic playback controls rather than richer music features.

#14

Speaker-based music and media playback was convenient in quiet or headphone-free moments, but volume and audio quality were common limitations.

#15

Music controls worked, but the experience had a caveat because album art was missing in one reviewer’s test.

#16

Music control was available for phone media, but reviewers saw it as basic.

#17

Music controls were a weak spot: reviewers found the control page hard to avoid and phone music control clunky.

#18

Music control integration is limited because one reviewer wanted playback control inside TicExercise instead of leaving the workout app.

#19

Music controls were criticized as unintuitive during runs.

#20

Music controls were weak because reviewers said the watch could not control phone playback and lacked the seamless music experience expected from rivals.