Music will not download to my iWatch

Like it says above, I cannot load my music from my iPhone 15 Pro Max (17.2.1) to my iWatch (Ultra gen 1 10.2). I have tried turning everything off, reseting the playlist, deleting the playlist, renaming the playlist as well as only trying to load one song. All with no Luck.

The phone is new, had no problems till the last software update. The watch has been in use since September 2023 with no issues using my iPhone 11.

Any Suggestions?

Apple Watch Ultra, watchOS 10

Posted on Jan 4, 2024 11:17 AM

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