Meta’s Muse agent just moved onto your wrist. On November 9, the official Muse account posted a picture of its little mascot wearing two smartwatches with a short caption: “Works around the clock, and now on your wrist.” Behind the joke is a real launch. Muse now has a companion app for the Apple Watch and a version for Wear OS, so you can hand off a task, check on it and approve the final step without pulling out your phone.
That sounds like yet another chatbot on a tiny screen. It isn’t, quite. Muse is built to do things, like booking tickets, filling out forms and moving calendar events, and the watch app is designed around that. Here is what you actually get, what you need to run it, and the questions Meta still hasn’t answered.
Quick answer
Muse is now on Apple Watch (with Muse 15.0 for iPhone, watchOS 9 or later) and on Wear OS. You can type, dictate or start a voice call with the agent, follow tasks in progress and approve actions from your wrist. The watch is only a remote: the agent itself runs in Meta’s cloud, so you still need the phone app and a Muse account, and Muse is available in the US only for now. Meta hasn’t published a Wear OS compatibility list, hasn’t said whether purchases can be confirmed on the watch, and hasn’t given the app access to your watch’s health sensors.
What Muse Can Do From Your Wrist
The watch app gives you three ways in. You can type a request, dictate it, or start a live voice conversation with the agent. Voice is the newest of the three: Meta added a voice mode to Muse only last week, and it works a lot like Gemini Live on Android phones. On the Apple Watch you also get a watch face complication, so Muse is one tap away. The animated Muse character fills most of the screen while you talk to it.
Meta’s own examples show the idea well. In one, Muse searches for movie tickets. In another, it spots that a work meeting clashes with a dentist appointment, suggests a fix and moves the event once you approve. That approval step is the whole point of having it on a watch. Long tasks run in the background, and the agent comes back when it needs more information or a green light.
What you can do on the watch
- Start a task by typing, dictating or talking, for example “find two seats for Friday night.”
- Check progress on something Muse is already working on.
- Approve or reject an action before it goes through.
- Ask quick questions the same way you would with any assistant.
Your Watch Is a Remote, Not the Brain
Nothing heavy runs on the watch itself. Muse does its work inside what Meta calls the Muse Secure VM, a dedicated virtual machine in the cloud for each user. It has its own browser, holds the accounts you’ve connected, and is where the agent actually clicks through websites and fills in forms. The phone app manages your account, and the watch app is a small window into that system.
That is the right design for a watch. No one wants to supervise a ten-step booking on a 45 mm screen. But it’s good at the short moments: “yes, book it,” “no, pick the later time,” “what did you find?”
Apple Watch vs. Wear OS: What We Know
The two versions aren’t equal yet, or at least they aren’t equally documented. The Apple Watch app came as part of Muse 15.0 for iPhone, and the App Store listing is clear about what you need. On Wear OS, Meta has confirmed the app exists but hasn’t said which watches it supports.
| Detail | Apple Watch | Wear OS |
|---|---|---|
| How you get it | Muse 15.0 update for iPhone | Muse app via Google Play |
| Minimum software | watchOS 9.0, iOS 18.0 on the iPhone | Not published |
| Type, dictate, voice call | Yes | Yes |
| Watch face complication | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Supported watches list | Any Apple Watch on watchOS 9 or later | Not published |
| Runs without the phone | No | No |
The low watchOS 9 floor is a nice surprise. It means that even a fairly old Apple Watch can run it, as long as the paired iPhone is on iOS 18 or newer. Samsung owners have a separate timing issue: the One UI 9 Watch update with Wear OS 7 only started rolling out this week, and Meta hasn’t said whether Muse needs it.
Muse vs. the Assistant Already on Your Watch
Every smartwatch already ships with an assistant, so the real question is whether you need a second one. The short version: Muse isn’t trying to set timers. It’s aimed at longer, messier jobs that cross several apps and websites.
| Meta Muse | Gemini (Wear OS) | Siri (Apple Watch) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built into the watch | No, separate app | Yes | Yes |
| Best at | Multi-step tasks on websites: bookings, forms, purchases | Google apps, quick answers, phone and watch controls | Apple apps, system controls, quick replies |
| Keeps working after you leave | Yes, in the cloud | Limited | Limited |
| Asks before acting | Yes, for sensitive actions | Depends on the task | Depends on the task |
| Cost | Free tier, paid plans from $20/month | Free | Free |
The overlap is real. All three can handle reminders, schedules and general questions, so the one you reach for will probably depend on which services you already live in. Google is pushing Gemini deeper into the watch with each update, as the latest Pixel Watch November Drop shows. Apple is going its own way too, with features like Siri Recap in the watchOS 27.3 beta. Muse is betting on being the assistant that actually finishes the job.
How Fast Muse Got Here
Muse is only about two months old, and Meta has been shipping new pieces at an unusual pace. The app became one of just 12 apps ever to pass 10 million US downloads within 40 days on the App Store. The last one to do it was Meta’s own Threads, back in July 2023.
The watch apps also put Meta on your wrist before its own hardware does. Muse Charm, the palm-sized, Tamagotchi-like gadget Meta showed at Connect in September, has a 2-inch OLED touchscreen with the same mascot front and center. Meta says it ships in December but still hasn’t announced a price. Reports have also pointed to a Meta smartwatch built around AI and neural controls, but a watch app reaches millions of people who already own a watch, starting today.
What It Costs
The watch app itself is free, but it runs on your Muse account, and Muse has a usage meter. Every plan has the same features. Paying only buys you more weekly “Muse tokens,” which the agent burns through as it reasons, browses and checks back on long tasks.
| Plan | Price (US) | Weekly allowance |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Capped, exact limit not published |
| Power | $20/month | 500 million Muse tokens |
| Maximum | $100/month | 3 billion Muse tokens |
Tokens never pay for the things Muse buys. Purchases go through Link by Stripe, which is a separate payment step.
The Open Questions
Meta left a few important gaps in this launch, and two of them matter a lot on a watch.
Still unanswered
- Payments on the watch. Muse can pay for things, but Meta hasn’t said if you can confirm a purchase from your wrist or must finish it on the phone.
- Wear OS support. No compatibility list yet, so there’s no official word on which Galaxy, Pixel or other Wear OS watches work.
- Health data. Muse can connect to health and fitness services if you allow it, but the watch apps don’t read your heart rate, sleep or workouts directly.
- Availability. Muse is still US only, with no date for other countries.
There’s also a reminder from Meta’s own Google Play listing: Muse “may provide inaccurate information or take unexpected actions,” and you should check its work. Meta gives you an activity log, control over which accounts are connected, and approval prompts for anything sensitive before it’s sent, shared or bought. On a watch, that approval tap is quick and easy, which is great until it becomes a habit. Read the prompt before you hit yes.
Should You Install It?
If you already use Muse on your phone and you live in the US, yes. It costs nothing extra, and approving a booking from your wrist while you’re walking is exactly the kind of small win a watch is good for. If you’ve never tried Muse, the watch isn’t the reason to start. Sign up on the phone, give it a couple of real tasks, and see if you trust it with your calendar and email before you let it nudge you from your wrist.
Wear OS owners should hold their expectations until Meta publishes a supported device list. Apple Watch owners have the clearer path today: update Muse on your iPhone to version 15.0, open the Watch app, and add the Muse complication to your favorite face.
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