It is possible to sync music from iPhone library to Apple Watch, there is no other way currently to sync with podcasts probably we can see this feature in future. In the meanwhile podcast listeners must still be tethered to their iPhones to enjoy podcasts on the go with the help of Overcast , which apparently is the only podcast app with support for Apple Watch at this time. But again, it’s not a right way because you must have your iPhone nearby to listen to podcasts via Overcast on Apple Watch. If you’re not aware about this simply follow the steps given below to sync podcasts with Apple Watch :
How to sync podcasts with Apple Watch :
- In iTunes on your computer download all the podcasts episodes you want to sync with your Apple Watch.
- Once you downloaded, click to select the episodes you want to sync, right-click on them and select Get Info.
- In the Get Info windows, go to options tab.
- In the Media Kind drop down menu, select music and click OK. This little trick here is what allows us to tell iTunes that these podcast episodes aren’t podcasts and they are music files. iTunes will then treat them as such and bring them to your Music library.
- Podcasts will be seen in your music library, along with all the songs you have in there.
- Plug your iPhone to your computer via USB cable and sync you music library and you can’t have to sync whole library if you didn’t want to.
- You can manually select which files to sync. Once synced, the podcasts should now be in your Music app on your iPhone.
- On your iPhone, open the Music app, go to the Playlists tab, and create a new playlist. I call mine Podcasts to make it easier to identify.
- After creating the new playlist, the Music app lets you browse your library to add tracks to it.
- Once you added Podcasts playlist on your iPhone, you need to sync that playlist with your Apple Watch, so go to the Watch app on iPhone > Music > Synced Playlist > Podcasts.
- Note that your Apple Watch has to be charging in order to sync music from your iPhone to your watch. Depending on the length and the amount of episodes you’re syncing, it could take a few minutes.
- Once you’re done, you will be able to enjoy podcasts directly from your watch. If you have paired your watch with a Bluetooth head set and you can now listen to these podcasts on go with out the need of your iPhone.
Hopefully Apple will likely allow to sync podcasts in a more straightforward manner in the near future until then this the easiest way you have to do.
