How to Use Pandora on Wear OS Watches After Its Return

Part 1. Is There a Pandora App for Wear OS?

Yes, Pandora does have an app for Wear OS. After being removed in 2022, the app has returned. Users first spotted the comeback in March 2025 when the app appeared again in the Wear OS Play Store. A Pandora community manager confirmed the news, saying, "Pandora for WearOS has returned!"

The new Pandora Wear OS app allows you to:

• Control music easily: play, pause, skip, and thumbs-up songs right from your watch.
• Access your music and podcasts: browse and play your favorite stations and podcast episodes from your personal collection.
• Listen without your phone: If your watch has a Wi-Fi or cellular connection, you can listen to music without needing your phone nearby. This is great for workouts or when you're traveling light.
• Offline listening: Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium can download Pandora stations for offline playback.

To use the app, your watch needs:

• Wear OS 3 or newer. This includes popular watches like:
• Google Pixel Watch (1st Gen and newer)
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, 5, 6, and newer
• Other watches from Fossil, Mobvoi, etc., that use Wear OS 3 or above
• A Google account
• The latest version of the Pandora app on your phone and watch
• Internet connection (for setup, streaming, and downloading)

Part 2. How to Install and Set Up Pandora on Wear OS Watch

Installing and setting up Pandora on your Wear OS watch is simple, but there are a few steps to follow carefully to make sure everything works correctly.

Before You Start:

• Make sure your phone is near your watch. They need to be connected.
• Check that your watch is charged and turned on.
• Update your phone and watch to the latest software.

Step 1 Open the Play Store on Your Watch

1. Wake up your watch by tapping the screen or pressing the Power button.
2. Scroll down and find the Play Store icon, then tap on it.

Step 2 Search for Pandora and Install

1. In the Play Store, tap the search icon. Type "Pandora" using the keyboard or your voice.
2. When you see the Pandora app, tap on it.
3. Tap the "Install" button. The app will start downloading.

Step 3 Open Pandora and Log in

1. After the installation is complete, you can open the Pandora app directly from your watch's app list.
2. The app will ask you to log in. Choose "Login".
3. Check your phone. You will see a message from Pandora asking you to finish logging in there.
4. Follow the instructions on your phone. Type in your email and password if needed.

Step 4 Finish Setup

1. After logging in on your phone, the app will sync your Pandora stations to your watch.
2. You may need to wait a few moments for all your saved stations to appear.
3. Once synced, you can start browsing your stations, playing music, or using playback controls directly from your watch.

Part 3. How to Use and Control Pandora on Wear OS Watch

Once you've installed and logged into the Pandora app on your Wear OS watch, you can use your wrist to manage your music, whether you're connected to your phone or streaming directly.

1.1 Play Music Directly from Your Watch

1. Open the Pandora app on your watch.
2. Browse your saved stations under "My Collection" or use the search feature to find a station.
3. Tap a station to start playing music immediately.
4. The track will begin streaming and playing through your connected Bluetooth headphones or speaker.

1.2 Control Playback and Skip Tracks

The Wear OS app provides all the essential controls you need right on the main screen.

1. Tap the prominent Play/Pause button in the center of the screen to start or stop the music.
2. Tap the Skip button to move on to the next song. Please note that free Pandora accounts have a limited number of skips per hour.
3. Use the thumbs up or thumbs down buttons to tell Pandora if you like the song.
4. Turn the side button on your watch or swipe the screen to change the volume.

1.3 Download Music for Offline Listening

The download feature is only available to Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium subscribers. With the Pandora offline mode, you can listen to your Pandora playlists, stations, and songs offline for workouts in ares with poor or no internet connectivity.

Part 4. How to Download Pandora Music to Wear OS Watch for Free

Want to know how to listen to Pandora music on Wear OS watches offline without a Premium subscription and without carrying your phone? ViWizard Pandora Music Downloader is exactly what you need.

With ViWizard Pandora Music Downloader, you can download Pandora songs, playlists, and podcast episodes to DRM-free formats such as MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, and M4B, while keeping the original sound quality and ID3 tags intact. You can get the original music files of your favorite Pandora content with just a Pandora Free account.

After downloading, you can transfer the files to your Wear OS watch via cloud services or apps that support local audio playback, like YouTube Music, and enjoy Pandora music completely offline without relying on the Pandora app or your account.

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How to Download Pandora Music to Wear OS Watches with ViWizard

Step 1 Choose Your Audio Format

Open ViWizard Pandora Music Downloader on your computer. Click the menu in the top right corner and select Preferences. In the Conversion section, choose the audio format you want. It is recommended to select MP3, as it is supported by most Wear OS watches. You can also adjust settings such as bitrate, sample rate, and audio channels according to your preferences.

Step 2 Open Pandora Inside ViWizard

Back on the main screen, click the Pandora icon. This opens Pandora's web player directly within ViWizard. There is no need to open a separate browser.

Step 3 Select the Music You Want

Log in to your Pandora account and find the songs, playlists, albums, or podcast episodes you want to save. Click the plus button to load the tracks into ViWizard, then pick the ones you want and add them to your download list.

Step 4 Download Music

Press the Convert button to start. ViWizard will download your selected tracks, and convert them into your chosen format. When the process is finished, the files will be saved on your computer.

Step 5 Transfer Pandora Music Downloads to Wear OS Watches

After ViWizard finished downloading your selected songs, you can find the Pandora music files in the output folder on your computer and choose one of the two methods to transfer the music files to your smartwatches:

Option 1. Use WearMedia to Transfer Pandora Files to Your Wear OS

WearMedia is a popular third-party app that simplifies the process of getting music, podcasts, and other audio files from your phone to your Wear OS watch for offline listening.

1. Use a USB cable, cloud service, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth to transfer the Pandora music files from your computer to your phone.
2. On your phone and your Wear OS watch, go to the Google Play Store, search for "WearMedia" and install it to your device.
3. Make sure both your phone and watch are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
4. Open the WearMedia app on your phone. It will show you a file browser of your phone's storage.
5. Navigate to the music files you just transferred from your computer.
6. Tap and hold the audio files you want to transfer (you can select multiple files at once), then tap the "Send to Watch" button in the app's menu.
7. Your watch will receive a notification asking you to accept the incoming files. Tap to confirm, and the transfer will begin. You'll see a progress bar on your watch's screen.
8. Once the transfer is complete, your music files are stored on the watch. Simply open the WearMedia app on your watch, find the files, and play them directly, completely without your phone.

Option 2. Use YouTube Music to Transfer Pandora Files to Your Wear OS

This method uses YouTube Music as a cloud-based intermediary to sync your music between your computer and your watch. A key advantage is that you can listen to your uploaded music ad-free and offline, even without a YouTube Music Premium subscription.

1. On your computer, go to the YouTube Music website. Make sure you are logged into your Google account.
2. Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner, and then select "Upload music". This will open a file browser for you to select your audio files.
3. YouTube Music will process and upload your files. This may take some time depending on the number and size of your files. Once complete, you will find your uploaded music in your library under the "Uploads" section.
4. Go to your Wear OS watch, press the side button to see your app list, then tap the YouTube Music icon.
5. Log into the same Google account you used to upload the files. Go to your "Library" and then find the "Uploads" section.
6. Locate the album or playlist of the songs you just uploaded. You will see a download icon (often a downward-pointing arrow). Tap this icon to begin downloading the music directly to your watch's local storage.
7. Once the download is complete, the Pandora songs will be available to play on your watch without a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

Part 5. FAQs About Pandora on Wear OS

Conclusion

The return of the official Pandora app for Wear OS is great news for music lovers. Whether you stream directly through the Pandora Wear OS app or download songs with ViWizard Pandora Music Downloader, you can now manage your Pandora music from your wrist and listen to your Pandora music offline without needing your phone.