watchOS 10 Music App - Problem playing music from Watch (keeps coming from phone)

I am a long distance runner that runs w/ my Apple Watch Ultra and iPhone. I begin the run by running music off my watch, which is what I want cause I use Nike Guided Runs. I also use Beats Fit Pro. Anyways, in the middle of the run I pressed once one the headphones to pause the music. A couple of minutes later I restarted from the headphones, but it picked up playing music from my phone!


After that point I couldn't figure out how to play music so it was coming from my watch. I played with every setting on the watch music app, but essentially the watch app was just controlling music from my phone (even if I selected a playlist that was 'downloaded'). Any help is appreciated of an easy way to know the music I am playing is coming from the watch and not from the phone. This should be easy but I can't figure it out. Thanks!

Posted on Oct 15, 2023 09:25 AM

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Oct 16, 2023 11:04 AM in response to beezedogg

Hey beezedogg,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. The information and steps below may help.


If you haven't make sure the iPhone and the Apple Watch are up-to-date. Since updates include fixes, it's best to keep both devices up-to-date. Below we have provides the articles. Be sure to back up before updating to ensure your data is safe. We'd provided the articles below. Th iPhone article includes a link to help with backing up.

-Update your iPhone or iPad

-Update your Apple Watch.


Also, check out this article about playing music on your Apple Watch: Play music on Apple Watch.


If issue persists, we recommend contacting Apple support here: Get Support. They will be able to look into this further with you.

Take care.




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