Listening to music on Apple Watch without iPhone is one of the unique features of the Apple Watch. Play different music on your Apple Watch without iPhone, without a headphone jack. Accessing the music feature on the Apple Watch will be useful for working out outdoors. With the help of Apple music and other third-party apps you can listen, pause, and change your playlist songs seamlessly. Now, let’s check out how to listen to music on Apple Watch without a phone. In this article, we’ll show you all the tips/tricks and handy solutions, so keep reading.
We all know Apple Watch comes with many amazing specifications for iOS users. Apart from all the cool distinguished features playing your favorite music without a nearby iPhone is a unique one. Firstly, we’ll guide you on how to sync and add your music to your Apple Watch. But keep in mind, the storage capacity of songs and podcasts on your Apple Watch is limited to up to 2GB hence, be selective when it comes to song selection.
Sync Music to Apple Watch
[1] Keep your Apple Watch on charge and keep your iPhone within the range of your Watch.
[2] Go to the Settings app on your iPhone then select Bluetooth and turn it on.
[3] Next, open Apple Watch app and then the My watch tab on your iPhone.
[4] Scroll down select the Music section and tap on it to open.
[5] Select Add Music to add your favorite songs or album that you want to sync with your Apple Watch.
[6] Click on the +(plus) icon next to the song/album to add it to your list, if it’s not syncing then try to download them and then sync again.
[7] Close your iPhone and listen to music on your Apple Watch without a phone.
Listen to Music on Apple Watch [Without iPhone]
[1] Open the Music app on your Apple Watch.
[2] Shuffle all the songs or scroll and select your favorite one to play along from the stored library.
[3] Now, it’ll ask you to connect with your headphones, click on Connect a Device to pair up.
[4] Play your song and use the digital crown to volume up/down and then pause, skip forward, and skip back using on-screen buttons.
[TIPS/TRICKS: Whenever you want to delete a song from the list, click on the three dots at the bottom right corner of the screen and select the Delete option.]
Listen to Music on Apple Watch [Alternative Ways]
You can play music on Apple Watch with the in-built speaker but it is not loud enough and so it is easily prone to distortion. For a better sound quality experience, you can play music through external Bluetooth speakers and headphones. Use the following methods to play your favorite music.
[1] Through Wired Headphones – You can use wired headphones which are better than the tiny speaker with the Apple Watch.
[2] Through Bluetooth Headphones – Pair with your Bluetooth headphones and stream your album on the go. You can even listen to your music offline once it is downloaded.
[3] Connect AirPods Through Charging Disc – Whether it is the iTunes Match library or iCloud Music library always stream music through Wi-Fi for a seamless experience.
[4] Via Wireless Speaker – Wireless speakers and AirPods are similar in functioning. Without any switch presses, you can stream and play any media or Apple Radio of your choice.
[5] Through Headphone Amplifier – All you need is an adaptor or any wireless Bluetooth capabilities or else if your device had a headphone jack built-in you can use it either way. Plugin and play with the help of the only port Lightning connector on the Apple Watch.
Important Note: Ensure your Apple Watch OS is running on the latest update. If not, update your Apple Watch for enhanced features. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. Or else you can update through your phone settings.
Listen to Music on Apple Watch [Via Third-party Apps]
Apple Watch also includes this unique feature connecting with some famous music streaming services. Let’s check out the streaming services or apps that support seamlessly on Apple Watch.
Apple Music
Apple Music is the most hailed and must-have app on your Apple Watch. This lets you curate your songs by custom-made playlists, and albums, pull-up songs via voice assistant Siri. Starting with a cost of $9/month you can sync Appleās weekly playlists, including Favorites Mix, Heavy Rotation, New Music, and Chill Mix.
Spotify
Another most famous app that has rolled out with many advanced features. They’re built-in Siri support, play/pause, skip, and rewind functions. You can even listen to offline music but keep in mind it is limited to only 96Kbps. It is available in both free and paid versions, unlock the premium extended features at $9/month.
Pandora
Pandora has the same features as Spotify is providing. It has nearly similar capabilities to Apple Watch users hence, it is a neat and decent music app. Pandora premium subscription allows users to listen offline at $10/month with 10 of the most recent songs, artists, and playlists. Whereas, other subscribers who purchased for $5/month can receive only three recent songs, albums, etc.
Tidal
Tidal is a high-quality digital streaming service with impressive crucial control options. Unfortunately, it has no Siri support but gradually Tidal will upgrade that feature too. To experience untethered listening get a Tidal membership at $9/month.
Deezer
The Deezer app comes with the functions used in Spotify and Apple Music. It is launched through a paired mobile device. Deezer premium membership costs $10/month with some categorized features such as Favorite tracks, Flow, and My Music.
Therefore, these are a few streaming service apps that offer you to listen to music on Apple Watch without a phone. There are other apps like iHeart Radio, SoundCloud, etc.
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FAQ
With the help of a paired connection with another device, you can use a companion app and stream music on Apple Watch.
All you need is a Wi-Fi connection to stream music via AirPods with Apple Watch without iPhone.