How to Play Music on Apple Watch?

Not only utilize the Apple Watch at work to stay notified of any crucial informations, you can also use it for entertainment, such as listening to music.

If you enjoy listening to music while commuting, exercising, or running around your neighborhood, you should set up your Apple Watch to play music.

This article will guide you on how to play music on the Apple Watch, be it with or without a speaker, and also how to play music on the Apple Watch without a phone. Scroll down.

Section 1: How to Play Music on Apple Watch

While exercising or doing other activities that require our hands to move a lot, a smartwatch such as Apple Watch will be a suitable partner.

One of the favorite functions people use on Apple Watch is to listen to music. Here is the answer to your question: how to play music on Apple Watch.

Simply follow the steps.

• Launch the Music application on the Apple Watch by clicking the "Music" icon.
• Click on "Listen Now" and use the Digital Crown to go through the options of songs available there.

• To start the playback, select the song you want to listen to and touch the "play" button.

For playing music via "Music" app on Apple Watch, you need to make sure beforehand you have an active Apple Music subscription. Otherwise, you can't.

Section 2: How to Play Music on Apple Watch Speaker

While Apple Watch can play music, however Apple Watch’s built-in speaker doesn’t play music. Despite that, it still has many potential uses, such as making and receiving phone calls, taking notes or even facilitating two-way communication (think of walkie-talkie).

Thus, your Apple Watch must be connected to a Bluetooth device, either earphone or speaker. In order to begin pairing your Bluetooth device, follow the instructions below.

• Navigate to the Bluetooth settings on your Apple Watch. When you're close to another Bluetooth device, your Apple Watch will identify it.
• Pick out a Bluetooth device.
• When prompted, input a passcode or PIN.

If you have AirPods, they sync with your iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time after setup, so you can listen to music or audio from either device without having to lift a finger. But how do you set them up? Here is the guidance.

• Navigate to the Home Screen.
• Open the charging case while your AirPods are in it and hold it up to your iPhone. You'll notice an iPhone setup animation.
• Click "Connect".

• If your device is AirPods Pro (2nd or 1st generation) or AirPods (3rd generation), follow the instructions on the screen.
• After all is set, click "Done".

Your AirPods are automatically synced with any compatible device that has the same Apple ID and is signed into iCloud if you are logged in to the service.

Not only Bluetooth speaker, you can actually use your iPhone as the speaker itself. The song will be played through the speakers on your iPhone, but you can control the menu from your Apple Watch. Here are the steps.

• On the Apple Watch, launch the Music app.
• From the main menu, tap "On iPhone".

• Choose one of the following options among "Artists", "Playlists", "Albums" & " Songs"

• Then, several songs will appear, tap one of the songs to play the song.

Section 3: How to Play Music on Apple Watch Without Phone

Can I play music on Apple Watch without phone? Yes, sure. There are two ways you can do. First one by syncing the music on your iPhone with your Apple Watch. So, the next time you go out without your iPhone, your watch already has your favorite songs in it.

If you want a playlist consisting of songs to accompany you while you work out or study, you can make a specific playlist. You can do this through the same method, from your iPhone, and then sync it to your Apple Watch.

To do this, you need your Bluetooth on. There are two ways to turn on Bluetooth: tapping the Bluetooth icon in "Control Center" or turning it on through "Settings", as in the picture below.

After you turn on the Bluetooth, you can add specific playlists and albums from your iPhone to your Apple Watch. You can follow the steps below.

• Run the "Watch" app on your iOS device.
• Navigate to the "My Watch".
• Click on "Music".
• There is an option so you can enable "Recent Music", which will automatically add music you've recently listened to.
• Next, press "Add Music" and select any playlists or albums that you want to add.
• Choose one and hit the "+" icon at the top to move it to the playlists and albums queue.
• Next, place your Apple Watch next to your iPhone. The music will be updated on the Apple Watch during the sync process.

The second method on how to play music on Apple Watch, which is using Siri. Follow the steps below.

• Tap on the Apple Watch screen to wake up your Apple Watch or you can also raise your wrist.
• You need Siri to play music, so summon Siri. You can hold the digital crown or simply say “Hey Siri”.
• After Siri is activated, you can give some command or simply say something like “Play by " or “Play other songs from this album.” or "Play playlist for workout.”

As soon as you say the request, the music will start playing on your Apple Watch. Another thing to keep in mind is for Siri to work with your Apple Watch and play music, you need an active Apple Music subscription.

In short, to access Apple Music songs, you can choose to sync your phone with your Apple Watch before you go out. The other alternative is you can also access Apple Music using Siri, whereas Siri gets the song from Apple Music. For the second way to work, you need to have a subscription to Apple Music beforehand.

From the explanation above, it is clear that one of the best ways to enjoy music on Apple Watch is through Apple Music. For your information, songs from Apple Music can be listened to offline. However, it doesn't mean that you can have the songs permanently, as Apple Music applies some restrictions.

The restriction causes the songs to be accessible only for some period of time. After that, you need to download it again on your Apple devices to be able to listen to the songs without an internet connection, be it on your iPhone or Apple Watch. There might be times when you forget to download it again, but you left your iPhone at home.

Fortunately, there is another solution where you can listen to songs without an internet connection. Using third party apps, for example, MusicFab, you can download music on Apple Music or any other music streaming services, then transfer them to your iPhone and sync them to your Apple Watch. This way, you can listen to your favorite playlists on whichever device and whenever you want.

Wrap Up

Not only does Apple Watch let people talk with each other via voice call, but it also comes with an entertainment service where people can listen to songs. For you who are wondering how to play music on Apple Watch, the answer has been explained above, as well as the guidance on how to play music on Apple Watch speaker.

For your information, the Apple Watch speaker can't play music, so you need external audio devices, including AirPods, headphones, and speakers. If you want to permanently get your favorite songs and playlists on your Apple Watch, you can use MusicFab's Apple Music converter software as an alternative and sync music to the Apple Watch afterward.

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