Play music on a managed Apple Watch

If you’re part of a Family Sharing group that has an Apple Music family subscription, you can listen to Apple Music on your managed Apple Watch as long as you have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

Open the Music app on your managed Apple Watch to go to the Home screen, where you see music chosen for you based on your listening habits. You can also scroll down and tap a playlist created for kids and teens by Apple Music editors.
To play music from your library, tap , then do any of the following.
- Tap Radio to listen to Apple Music Radio and genre stations.
- Tap Library to browse music saved on Apple Watch.
- Tap Search, then type (on supported models only, not available in all languages), dictate, or scribble an artist, album, or playlist.
  Note: Scribble is not available in all languages.
Use the music controls in the Music app and Now Playing app to play and choose music.

To learn how to add or remove music on your Apple Watch, see Add music to Apple Watch and Remove music from Apple Watch.

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Play music on a managed Apple Watch