Apple music song progress bar on Apple Watch

i used to play long songs on Apple Watch and listen to books on Apple Watch without using my iPhone but I can’t control the time line even moving some minutes it’s only allowed to next book or song

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Feb 7, 2023 9:28 PM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2023 1:42 PM

Greetings Hytham289,


Thanks for connecting with Apple Support Communities.

We'd like to assist you with your Apple Watch and provide you with steps on how you can control the audio.


Control playback in the Music app:



"Turn the Digital Crown to adjust volume. Use these controls to play music on your Apple Watch and iPhone:

the Play button

Play the current song.

the Pause button

Pause playback.

the Next button

Skip to the next song.

the Previous button

Skip to the beginning of the song; double-tap to skip to the previous song."


More details here: Apple Watch User Guide - Play music on Apple Watch


At this time, there is not a way to fast forward or rewind a song in the Music app, on Apple Watch. You can follow this link to submit your feedback to Apple directly: Apple Watch - Feedback


When you use the Audiobooks app to play audiobooks from Apple Books on your Apple Watch, you can use these steps:

"Control playback


The Audiobooks Play screen with the audiobook title at the top, the chapter below, and playback controls below that.

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


the Play button

Play the audiobook.

the Pause button

Pause playback.

the Skip Ahead button

Skip ahead 15 seconds.

the Skip Back button

Skip back 15 seconds.

the Playback Speed button

Playback speed. Options include 1x, 1 1/4x, 1 1/2x, 1 3/4x, 2x, and 3/4x.

the Tracks button

Choose a track or chapter."


Click here for more info: Apple Watch User Guide - Play audiobooks on Apple Watch


Let us know if this helps.

Take care.







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Feb 9, 2023 1:42 PM in response to hytham289

Greetings Hytham289,


Thanks for connecting with Apple Support Communities.

We'd like to assist you with your Apple Watch and provide you with steps on how you can control the audio.


Control playback in the Music app:



"Turn the Digital Crown to adjust volume. Use these controls to play music on your Apple Watch and iPhone:

the Play button

Play the current song.

the Pause button

Pause playback.

the Next button

Skip to the next song.

the Previous button

Skip to the beginning of the song; double-tap to skip to the previous song."


More details here: Apple Watch User Guide - Play music on Apple Watch


At this time, there is not a way to fast forward or rewind a song in the Music app, on Apple Watch. You can follow this link to submit your feedback to Apple directly: Apple Watch - Feedback


When you use the Audiobooks app to play audiobooks from Apple Books on your Apple Watch, you can use these steps:

"Control playback


The Audiobooks Play screen with the audiobook title at the top, the chapter below, and playback controls below that.

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


the Play button

Play the audiobook.

the Pause button

Pause playback.

the Skip Ahead button

Skip ahead 15 seconds.

the Skip Back button

Skip back 15 seconds.

the Playback Speed button

Playback speed. Options include 1x, 1 1/4x, 1 1/2x, 1 3/4x, 2x, and 3/4x.

the Tracks button

Choose a track or chapter."


Click here for more info: Apple Watch User Guide - Play audiobooks on Apple Watch


Let us know if this helps.

Take care.







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