Libby audiobooks on Apple watch

I was having the same problem with Libby. Apple Watch 6. I think it was after I updated my phone to iOS 17.

The watch showed what was playing, but no controls.

I powered down the watch and then restarted it. Then the controls showed up.

As most of you probably realize, it is up to any third party developers to keep their apps up to date with Apple's iOS and to also make decisions as to which Apple platforms they will support. Also, understand Apple cannot make changes to third party apps to force them to work for Apple users. So any solution is up to Libby.

Your best option is to contact Libby Support.

On a side note, I do not use Libby but I do use Audible. I do not use the audible app on my Apple Watch 9. When I want to listen to a book, I open it on my iPhone app ... which then allows me to control Audible on my Watch. Perhaps that will work with Libby?

Hello Dimorck,

These are my current versions and I’m able to control Libby on my watch. Try restarting/Updating Libby App and restart phone to see if it works out.

All the best!

Libby Version 6.4.1

iOS 17.2.1

watchOS 10.2

Hello!

I was able to control Libby Audiobooks on my watch. I’m currently updated on watchOS 10.2 and phone updated to iOS 17.2.1.

Hopefully that works out for you too!

I can’t find a Libby app on my Apple Watch. Yet I am able to play, pause, 15 sec FF and REW, and adjust audio level when listening to an audiobook on Libby. I can do so using the Now Playing app. It’s a red and white candy striped triangle on a white field. Both my Apple Watch and iPhone are current with the latest updates.

Same here. No controls on my watch like it used to before I ungraded, Not only for Libby but also audible. But ttt he e controls do show up and work for my Apple Music library. Is it the apps or Apple?

I’m running those software versions too, and still doesn’t work. No Libby app shows on my watch. Watch shows what’s playing, but no ability to change volume or start/stop. Frustrating since it used to work!

That’s unfortunate. I just checked my watch again, and it’s still showing the controls. It’s been 3 days now. I feel lucky.

I’ve had other issues with Libby on my iPhone. Playback errors where I’ve had to re-download whole books. Don’t know if it’s Libby or Apple.

I’d probably just make sure everything’s up to date, and try again. Modern tech, so great when it works, so miserable when it doesn’t. Good luck.

I used to be able to do that using Libby with the now playing app. But about 2 weeks ago that changed. Now I can’t.