Connect my Apple Watch to my car

Hi

Whilst some users have reported success with pairing Apple Watch with certain car Bluetooth systems, Apple advises that iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are the only devices that are designed for use with car audio systems.

Apple Watch can be paired with compatible Bluetooth headphones and Bluetooth speakers, but it is not designed to be paired with car audio systems:

• Use Bluetooth accessories with Apple Watch - Apple Support
• Listen to music on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you would like to submit a feature request to Apple, then you can do so here:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

This is very disappointing from Apple. The Watch has had Bluetooth since the Series 1, but it won't connect with a car? So I can make and receive phone calls with a Series 3 / Cellular, but not with the car audio system? I can play music on Air Pods, but not the car?

I contacted support and the answer was "here's all the things you can do...". What they don't say until pressed is that these are the ONLY things you can do. If it's not on the list, you can't do it.

If there is a particular reason for this position (not supporting car bluetooth) I'd like to get a more specific explanation on why it doesn't work. The inability of the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE to connect with car bluetooth is a problem which negates from the purpose of wearing the watch on the go. My Samsung Gear S3 LTE works flawlessly with my cars bluetooth (as do every other device I've tried).

You're welcome!

As I hoped to explain in my first reply, Apple Watch is not designed to work with car audio systems.

Apple advises that iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are currently the only devices that are designed for use with car audio systems.

I suggest submitting feedback if you would prefer such functionality to be supported:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

You would need to ask Apple, who designed it that way.

(You are not talking to Apple here - this is a user-based technical support community).

I dont believe it’s a feature request. If there are connectivity issues with a Bluetooth audio device (whatever it is), unless there is something unique to car Bluetooth devices., Apple would probably attempt to address the problem if it’s impacting enough users. I’ll follow up here with what I get back from Apple. Thanks.

Okay I worked with Apple Support and the official position is just as Jonathan UK stated. For the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE, Apple only supports bluetooth connectivity with headhones, speakers, iPhone's, and Nike+. Other bluetooth devices are not expected to work. I suspect there is a problem in the Apple Watch hardware itself which would explain such limited support. Oh well.

Ah thanks thats makes more sense. I'd be surprised if Apple limited it's Watch design to not work with cars. I'll report this to Apple support directly.