How to Add Music to the Apple Watch

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 28, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to copy an album or a playlist from your iPhone onto your Apple Watch.

Steps

1
Place your Apple Watch on its charger. Once the Apple Watch is properly placed on the charger, the screen will light up, and you'll hear a confirmation chime.
- Your Apple Watch must be on its charger in order for you to be able to add music to it.
2
Make sure that your iPhone's Bluetooth is enabled. Swipe up from the bottom of your iPhone's screen, then tap the Bluetooth icon
if it's white or grey.
- You cannot add music to your Apple Watch without having Bluetooth enabled.
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3
Open the Watch app on your iPhone. Tap the Watch app icon, which resembles a black-and-white side view of an Apple Watch.
4
Tap My Watch. It's a tab in the bottom-left corner of the screen. This will open your Apple Watch's settings page.
- If you have more than one Apple Watch synchronized to your iPhone, select the Apple Watch to which you want to add music before proceeding.
5
Scroll down and tap Music. This option is in the "M" section of the list of apps that are on your Apple Watch.
6
Tap Add Music…. It's below the "PLAYLISTS & ALBUMS" heading in the middle of the page.
7
Select a category. Tap one of the following options:
- Artists
- Albums
- Genres
- Compilations
- Playlists
8
Select music to add. Tap the album or playlist which you want to add to your Apple Watch.
- If you selected Artists, you'll first have to select an artist before you can tap an album to add.
9
Wait for the music to finish uploading. You'll see a progress bar below an "Uploading..." heading near the top of your iPhone's screen; once the progress bar disappears, the music is on your Apple Watch.

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Community Q&A

Question

Does the music to be added to an Apple Watch come from iTunes or must it first be added to the iPhone and then to the watch?

Kolby Ng

Community Answer

The music must be added to your phone before syncing it to your watch. The phone uses your music library, not the iTunes store for you to choose.
Question

I don't see "uploading" or a progress bar!

Kolby Ng

Community Answer

If you don't see either of it, then you should see Pending. If you don't, then add some songs with the aforementioned way.
Question

How long does it usually take to add a playlist to the Apple Watch because mine has been going for hours, is that normal?

Kolby Ng

Community Answer

It depends all how many songs are in your playlist, if it contains a lot, then the downloading process to the watch will take a few hours at least.

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Warnings

Apple Watches have extremely limited storage space, so you most likely won't be able to add your entire music library to your Apple Watch.

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References

↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204691

About This Article

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 67,311 times.

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Updated: March 28, 2019

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Categories: Apple Watch | Apple Music

Article SummaryX

1. Place your Apple Watch on its charger.
2. Make sure that Bluetooth is enabled on your iPhone.
3. Open your iPhone's Watch app.
4. Tap My Watch
5. Scroll down and tap Music
6. Tap Add Music...
7. Select music to add.

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