Play audiobooks on Apple Watch Ultra

You can use the Audiobooks app to play audiobooks from Apple Books on your Apple Watch Ultra.

Play audiobooks stored on Apple Watch Ultra

After you Connect Apple Watch Ultra to Bluetooth headphones or speakers, open the Audiobooks app on your Apple Watch Ultra.
On the Home screen, turn the Digital Crown to scroll through the artwork.
Tap an audiobook to play it.

The Home screen in the Audiobooks app. The Now Playing button is at the top right. The currently playing book is shown in the middle, with the remaining time shown below the title.

Play audiobooks from your library

If your Apple Watch Ultra is near your iPhone or connected to a Wi-Fi network or cellular network, you can stream audiobooks from your audiobooks library to your Apple Watch Ultra.

Open the Audiobooks app on your Apple Watch Ultra.
From the Home screen, tap , tap Library, then tap an audiobook to play it.

You can also play audiobooks purchased from Apple Books by members of your Family Sharing group. On the Audiobooks screen, tap My Family, then tap an audiobook. See the iPhone User Guide for information about Family Sharing.

The Audiobooks app showing the Home, Library, and My Family buttons.

Use Siri to play audiobooks

Use Siri to play an audiobook in your library.

“Play the audiobook ‘The House in the Pines.’”

Control playback

The Play screen for an audiobook. The Close button is at the top left, the More button at the top right, the skip back 15 seconds button at the bottom left, the Play/Pause button at the bottom middle, and the skip ahead 15 seconds button at the bottom right. In the middle is the book art, chapter number, and remaining time in the chapter.

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

				Play the audiobook.
				Pause playback.
				Skip ahead 15 seconds.
				Skip back 15 seconds.

To hide the controls, tap the display.

Choose AirPlay devices, select chapters, and adjust speed

Open the Audiobooks app on your Apple Watch Ultra.
Tap , then do any of the following:
- Choose an AirPlay device: Tap AirPlay, then choose a device.
- Select a chapter: Tap Tracks.
- Adjust playback speed: Tap the plus and minus buttons to choose a playback speed—.75x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, or 2x.

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Apple Watch Ultra User Guide