I want to get less reliant on my phone and go out more without it. One of the big use cases for my phone is music.
I have a lot of local music files and I would like to transfer them to a mp3 player. I would prefer something offline that I can drag files too. Also Bluetooth would be a plus so I can continue to use my earbuds.
Something easy to navigate would be ideal too. Basically like what iPods were like with a small screen where you can navigate easily and see album artwork.
I use my watch more than anything. I already have it strapped to me, so I don’t need to worry about bringing my phone. And it supports Bluetooth, so I just use my earbuds. It automatically downloads a few of my Daily Mix and Blend playlists from Spotify when I’m connected to WiFi. So I always have a fresh rotation of music, even when offline.
It’s also great for audiobooks, which is primarily what I listen to when doing menial tasks like washing dishes or working out. I use the Plappa app to connect to my Audiobookshelf instance, and can download books for offline listening. Or if you prefer Plex, Prologue is an app that extends audiobook support to Plex. Plex doesn’t natively support audiobook metadata, and serves audiobook files as if they’re just a single massive 20+ hour music file. But Prologue only uses Plex’s remote access to reach your server. Then it does its own local metadata scanning once it has access to the files, to find things like chapter data. Both Plappa and Prologue have native apps for my watch, so the UI is largely the same as if I was using my phone.