Music won't sync to your smartwatch for offline listening
Music sync fails when the watch isn't connected to your phone or when the app isn't signed into your music account. Open the music app on your watch and make sure it's logged in, then keep your watch and phone near each other for 5 minutes while they sync. This fixes it in most cases.
Smartwatches download music from the internet just like your phone does, but they need to stay close to your phone while the download happens. If they're too far apart, the sync stops and the music won't appear. The other common reason is that the music app on your watch isn't logged into the same account as your phone. Getting them talking to each other again takes just a few minutes.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Assuming your watch account is the same as your phone account — watch apps always need separate sign-ins. Check each one.
- Syncing music but then moving the watch and phone far apart before the download finishes — keep them close until the progress bar is completely done
- Trying to add more music when the watch is almost full — delete some old songs first or the new ones won't have room
Signs you need professional help
- You've signed in on the watch and it's close to your phone, but music still won't sync — give us a call and we'll check whether your watch model supports offline music
- The music app on your watch shows an error message — we can help decode what it means and how to fix it
- Music synced before but stopped working — we can check if a recent update broke something
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