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Open Podcasts on your Apple Watch, choose an episode from Home or Library, or find a show with Search, then tap the episode to play it. Streaming requires a nearby paired iPhone or a Wi-Fi or cellular connection on the Watch; without connectivity, you can play only episodes already downloaded to the Watch.
Find and play a podcast
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Open the Podcasts app on your Apple Watch.
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On Home, turn the Digital Crown to browse recent episodes from shows you follow.
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Tap the Back button to choose Library for followed, saved, or downloaded material, or choose Search to look for a show or episode.
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Tap an episode to start playback.
Listen without an internet connection
Before heading somewhere without a network connection, open Podcasts > Library > Downloaded and check that the episodes you want are listed there. The Watch can stream when it has a network path through a nearby paired iPhone, Wi-Fi, or cellular service on a cellular-capable model. Without one of those connections, playback is limited to episodes stored on the Watch. Apple’s Apple Watch guide explains how to play podcasts and browse the app.
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Add shows and episodes to Apple Watch
Set up episodes from your iPhone
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On iPhone, open the Apple Watch app.
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Go to My Watch > Podcasts.
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Add episodes from Up Next, Saved, or a station, or add shows you follow. You can adjust how many episodes are included for each show.
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Leave the Watch connected to power so recent episodes can become available to download.
Apple’s Watch guide says the default is three episodes per show; this is a configurable default, not a guarantee that every episode will be downloaded. See Apple’s instructions for adding podcasts to Apple Watch.
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Follow a show from the Watch
Browse or search for a show on the Watch, open its show page, and tap Add. To check what is stored locally, go to Podcasts > Library > Downloaded.
Following a show on iPhone or iPad can automatically download new episodes to that device and may send release notifications. That behavior does not mean every new episode will immediately be downloaded to the Watch. Apple describes following shows on iPhone and iPad.
Control playback and choose where sound plays
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Use the on-screen controls to play or pause and skip through an episode.
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Turn the Digital Crown to adjust volume.
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Open More Options to change playback speed or select an audio destination.
Available destinations documented by Apple include a paired iPhone, AirPods, paired Bluetooth headphones or speakers, and the Watch speaker on supported models. Bluetooth audio is optional; check compatibility for a specific headphone or speaker model before relying on it. Apple’s watchOS 26 guide covers current podcast controls and audio destinations.
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Adjust Podcasts settings
On Apple Watch, open Settings > Podcasts to configure how the app syncs and plays episodes:
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- TUNE OUT THE NOISE—Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation than the previous generation, fully immersing you in every sound.*
- HEAR THE WORLD AROUND YOU—Adaptive Audio automatically adjusts noise cancellation levels to suit your environment. Conversation Awareness lowers the volume of what’s playing to make it easy to talk to those around you.* And Transparency lets outside sounds in so you can interact with your surroundings.
- PERSONALIZED SPATIAL AUDIO—With sound tuned to your unique ear shape and dynamic head tracking, AirPods Max 2 delivers an immersive listening experience that surrounds you with theater-like sound.
- COMMUNICATE ACROSS LANGUAGES—Simply press and hold the listening mode button to activate Live Translation powered by Apple Intelligence,* which automatically translates the language someone is speaking into your preferred language.
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Up Next and Saved: Set how many episodes from those lists are included during sync.
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Cellular Downloads: Choose whether downloads may use cellular on supported models. This can affect cellular data use.
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Continuous Playback: Start another episode automatically when the current one ends.
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- TUNE OUT THE NOISE—Up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation than the previous generation, fully immersing you in every sound.*
- HEAR THE WORLD AROUND YOU—Adaptive Audio automatically adjusts noise cancellation levels to suit your environment. Conversation Awareness lowers the volume of what’s playing to make it easy to talk to those around you.* And Transparency lets outside sounds in so you can interact with your surroundings.
- PERSONALIZED SPATIAL AUDIO—With sound tuned to your unique ear shape and dynamic head tracking, AirPods Max 2 delivers an immersive listening experience that surrounds you with theater-like sound.
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Skip Buttons: Set the skip interval used by playback controls.
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External Controls: Choose how headphone controls handle Next/Previous or Forward/Back.
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