How to Add and play audiobooks to Apple Watch?

Add audiobooks to Apple Watch

Apple Watch can sync audiobooks from the Apple Books.

Note: Audiobooks from other sources aren’t synced to Apple Watch.

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
2. Tap My Watch, then tap Audiobooks.
3. Tap Add Audiobook, then select audiobooks to add them to your Apple Watch.

If there’s available storage space, the entire contents of the audiobook you’re currently listening to—as well as the one listed below Want to Read—are automatically synced to your Apple Watch. Five hours from each audiobook you add is also downloaded to your Apple Watch when there’s available space. Audiobooks sync to Apple Watch when it’s connected to power.

Play audiobooks on Apple Watch

You can use the Audiobooks app to play audiobooks from the Book Store on your Apple Watch.

Play audiobooks stored on Apple Watch

1. After you connect Apple Watch to Bluetooth headphones or speakers, open the Audiobooks app on your Apple Watch.
2. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through the artwork.
3. Tap an audiobook to play it.

Play audiobooks on iPhone

1. Open the Audiobooks app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap On iPhone.
3. Tap an audiobook to play it on your iPhone.

Play audiobooks from your library

If your Apple Watch is near your iPhone or connected to a Wi-Fi network (or a cellular network, for Apple Watch models with cellular), you can stream audiobooks from your audiobooks library to your Apple Watch.

1. Open the Audiobooks app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap Library, then tap an audiobook to play it.

You can also play audiobooks purchased from the Book Store by members of your Family Sharing group. Just tap My Family on the Audiobooks screen, then tap an audiobook.

Use Siri to play audiobooks

Use Siri to play an audiobook in your library.

“Play the audiobook ‘In the Time of the Butterflies.’”

Control playback

Turn the Digital Crown to adjust volume. Use these controls to play audiobooks: