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How to add a workout playlist to your Apple Watch via your iPhone

You can add a playlist from your music library that plays automatically when you start a workout in the Workout app on Apple Watch. Here’s how:

  1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap My Watch, then tap Workout.
  3. Tap Workout Playlist, then choose a playlist.

The playlist is added to My Watch > Music in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. You should note that a workout playlist won’t play if you’re currently listening to other music or audio.

(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages — where the images sometimes come from.)

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.