How to start/stop video recording on iPhone using Apple Watch Camera app

Hi,

To begin streaming video from your iPhone's camera to your Apple Watch, just tap on the Camera app icon on the Watch. It will automatically launch the Camera app on your iPhone, even if the iPhone's screen is off, and you'll see the video feed on your Watch. When you're done on the watch tap End Video.

Carolyn Samit wrote:

Hi,

To begin streaming video from your iPhone's camera to your Apple Watch, just tap on the Camera app icon on the Watch. It will automatically launch the Camera app on your iPhone, even if the iPhone's screen is off, and you'll see the video feed on your Watch. When you're done on the watch tap End Video.

Hi David

This is incorrect / an invented answer.

It is not presently possible to start and stop a video recording on your iPhone remotely using the Camera app on Apple Watch.

The app can presently only be used for taking photos.

More information:

https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apda6e61c287

If you would like to suggest that Apple considers adding remote video recording functionality to the Camera app on Apple Watch, you can do so here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch.html

I was surprised, but I just tested it and it works for video. Maybe it changed in an update. Although you do have to keep the phone awake you will get an error, if you put the watch to sleep

I teated it with my Apple Watch series 2 and iPhone 6s Plus on the latest os's twice before I posted. Unlike some, I post what I know to be true and verify it before I submit. ;-)

Yeah so did I right before I posted here and with the latest update on both iPhone 6s and Apple Watch series 2and YOU CAN NOT START AND STOP A VIDEO FROM THE WATCH.
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I'm sorry you can't start the video from the watch but can't start it

I'm not sure what you are doing wrong but I am right bro. https://youtu.be/FUoX23ajXxI

I actually tried it a couple of times and it Works but sometimes it sends a message "video not supported switch to photo"

That's incorrect.....when you switch it over manually on your phone it says, "video not supported switch back to camera"

Agreed. It does NOT work. At least not on iphone SE.

It really astonishes me that Apple did not include this into the program.

Come on, only photos? That's just terrible.

No that does not work it just says Apple Watch can not do video. Thanks though.

IPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.3.3, Apple Watch S2 3.2.2, doesn’t work.

IPhone 6 Plus, iOS 10.2.1, Apple Watch S2 3.1, it works.

Looks like this now works correctly in iOS 11 and watch os 4.