Meta brings its Muse AI agent to Apple Watch and Wear OS

Meta’s Muse AI agent is now available on Apple Watch and Wear OS. Users can give it instructions, check progress and approve actions without pulling out their phone.

Meta announced the smartwatch rollout yesterday. The Muse version 15.0 update adds the Apple Watch companion app, while Meta has confirmed that a Wear OS version is also available.

What Muse can do on a smartwatch

On Apple Watch, users can type a request, dictate it or start a voice conversation with Muse. A watch face complication provides quicker access, while the animated Muse character appears inside the app.

Meta’s examples show Muse searching for movie tickets and detecting a scheduling conflict between a meeting and a dentist appointment. The agent can suggest a change and then carry out the task once the user approves it.

That is the main difference between Muse and a normal chatbot. Muse can navigate websites, fill in forms, manage calendar events and make bookings through connected services. It can also continue working after the app has closed and return when it needs more information or permission.

The Wear OS app appears to offer the same core interaction methods. However, Meta has not published yet a proper compatibility list.

The watch is a remote for the agent

Of course, Muse does not run its main AI model on the smartwatch. The company says the agent operates inside a cloud-based computer called Muse Secure VM, which has its own browser and stores the services connected by the user.

The Apple Watch and Wear OS apps only act as remote controls for that system. This lets users start a task, read an update or approve an action from the wrist, while the actual work happens in the cloud.

No surprise there. A watch is not a good place to supervise a complicated booking, but it works well for short instructions and quick decisions. We previously looked at why smartwatches could become natural access points for AI agents, and Muse is a practical example of that model.

Meta has not announced direct access to smartwatch sensors as part of this update. The bot can connect to health and fitness services when users give it permission, but there is no indication that the new apps independently analyse heart rate, sleep or workout data from the watch.

The update also puts Meta on the wrist without waiting for its own device. The company has reportedly been developing a smartwatch focused on AI and neural controls, but Muse can reach existing smartwatch owners much sooner through software.

Muse will sit alongside Google Gemini on compatible Wear OS watches. The latter benefits from being built into Google’s platform. Muse, on the other hand, focuses more heavily on longer tasks that cross between different apps and websites, such as researching options, filling in forms and completing a booking.

There will still be overlap between the two. Both can handle reminders, schedules and general questions, so the more useful assistant may depend on which services someone already uses.

Muse also becomes more capable as users connect email, calendars, financial services and other accounts. Meta says users can control those connections, review an activity log and approve sensitive actions before anything gets sent, shared or purchased.

Even then, some supervision will be necessary. Meta’s Google Play listing warns that Muse may provide inaccurate information or take unexpected actions, and advises users to check its work.

Sources: Muse, Meta