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Apple Watch not downloading music

My Apple Watch 8 is not downloading music from my iPhone 14 Pro Max. The Watch is being charged and is next to my iPhone. But the album download page just spins without downloading music.


I’ve tried restarting the Watch and Music apps. I’ve ensured that the latest updates are installed on Watch and iPhone. I’ve also tried erasing the watch, re-pairing it with my phone, and restoring it from a backup. None of that fixes the issue.


Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 9

Posted on Dec 10, 2022 4:21 PM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2022 4:32 PM

I actually just found a workaround. Downloading from the Watch works, even though, as described above, downloading from the iPhone’s Watch app does not work.


And when I say “downloading from the watch,” I mean that if I go to the Music app inside of the watch, select an album, select “…”, and hit “Download”, then the album successfully downloads to my Watch.


It’s buggy though. Some albums that I’ve downloaded onto my Watch don’t show up as downloaded in the iPhone’s Watch app.

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Dec 10, 2022 4:32 PM in response to Markpallone

I actually just found a workaround. Downloading from the Watch works, even though, as described above, downloading from the iPhone’s Watch app does not work.


And when I say “downloading from the watch,” I mean that if I go to the Music app inside of the watch, select an album, select “…”, and hit “Download”, then the album successfully downloads to my Watch.


It’s buggy though. Some albums that I’ve downloaded onto my Watch don’t show up as downloaded in the iPhone’s Watch app.

Apple Watch not downloading music

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