Apple Watch Series 5

Apple Watch Series 5

watchOS 8
watchOS 8 watchOS 6

Use Apple Music on your Apple Watch Series 5 watchOS 8

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Apple Music is a music streaming service where you can create playlists, listen to streaming radio and more. To use Apple Music, you need to subscribe to the service.

On your phone: Press Watch.
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1. Synchronise audio files between your phone and your Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Watch.

On your phone: Press My Watch.
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1. Synchronise audio files between your phone and your Apple Watch

On your phone: Press My Watch.

On your phone: Press Music.
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1. Synchronise audio files between your phone and your Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Music.

On your phone: Press the indicator next to
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1. Synchronise audio files between your phone and your Apple Watch

On your phone: Press the indicator next to "Recent Music" to turn on automatic synchronisation of audio files.

Playlists and albums which are often played back on your phone or you add to the phone library are automatically synchronised with your Apple Watch when it's charging.
Press the Digital Crown.
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2. Open music player

Press the Digital Crown.

Press the music player icon.
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2. Open music player

Press the music player icon.

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen to see the menu.
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3. Select playlist

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen to see the menu.

Press Library.
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3. Select playlist

Press Library.

Press Playlists.
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3. Select playlist

Press Playlists.

Press the required playlist.
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3. Select playlist

Press the required playlist.

Press the play icon to start the playback.
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3. Select playlist

Press the play icon to start the playback.

Turn the Digital Crown to select the required volume.
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4. Select volume

Turn the Digital Crown to select the required volume.

Press arrow right to go to the next audio file.
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5. Go to the next or previous audio file

Press arrow right to go to the next audio file.

Press arrow left twice to go to the previous audio file.
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5. Go to the next or previous audio file

Press arrow left twice to go to the previous audio file.

Press the playback queue icon.
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6. Turn shuffle on or off

Press the playback queue icon.

Press the shuffle icon.
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6. Turn shuffle on or off

Press the shuffle icon.

Press the repeat icon to turn the function on or off.
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7. Turn repeat on or off

Press the repeat icon to turn the function on or off.

You can choose whether you want the music player to repeat one or more audio files.
Press Done.
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7. Turn repeat on or off

Press Done.

Press the Digital Crown to return to the main menu.
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8. Return to the main menu

Press the Digital Crown to return to the main menu.

Press the Digital Crown.
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9. Listen to radio

Press the Digital Crown.

Press the music player icon.
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9. Listen to radio

Press the music player icon.

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen to see the menu.
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9. Listen to radio

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen to see the menu.

Press Radio.
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9. Listen to radio

Press Radio.

Press the required radio station.
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9. Listen to radio

Press the required radio station.

Press arrow left to return to the list.
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9. Listen to radio

Press arrow left to return to the list.

Press the Digital Crown twice to return to the home screen.
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10. Return to the home screen

Press the Digital Crown twice to return to the home screen.

1. Synchronise audio files between your phone and your Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Watch.
On your phone: Press My Watch.
On your phone: Press Music.
On your phone: Press the indicator next to "Recent Music" to turn on automatic synchronisation of audio files.
Playlists and albums which are often played back on your phone or you add to the phone library are automatically synchronised with your Apple Watch when it's charging.

2. Open music player

Press the Digital Crown.
Press the music player icon.

3. Select playlist

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen to see the menu.
Press Library.
Press Playlists.
Press the required playlist.
Press the play icon to start the playback.

4. Select volume

Turn the Digital Crown to select the required volume.

5. Go to the next or previous audio file

Press arrow right to go to the next audio file.
Press arrow left twice to go to the previous audio file.

6. Turn shuffle on or off

Press the playback queue icon.
Press the shuffle icon.

7. Turn repeat on or off

Press the repeat icon to turn the function on or off.
You can choose whether you want the music player to repeat one or more audio files.
Press Done.

8. Return to the main menu

Press the Digital Crown to return to the main menu.

9. Listen to radio

Press the Digital Crown.
Press the music player icon.
Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen to see the menu.
Press Radio.
Press the required radio station.
Press arrow left to return to the list.

10. Return to the home screen

Press the Digital Crown twice to return to the home screen.

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