Listen to music phone-free with Android wear

Google's latest update for its Android Wear software features one very useful upgrade: The option to listen to music from your smartwatch, no phone required. It's a bonus for anyone who doesn't want to carry their mobile with them at all times.

Here's how to set it up. Make sure you're running the latest version of the Android Wear app and Play Music app on your gadgets. Head into the Play Music app and tap Settings on the main menu. Here you'll find a new option to Download to Android Wear.

Tick this, and all of the music you've downloaded to your phone will be downloaded on your Android Wear watch.

Unfortunately there's no option yet to download music to your Android Wear device alone. Android Wear devices typically have 4GB of on-board storage.