Audible on Apple Watch: The Ultimate Guide

Part 1. How to Install Audible on Apple Watch

"Can I use Audible on Apple Watch?" The answer is yes. The Audible app is available on various Apple Watch models, including Apple Watch SE, Series 4 and newer, allowing you to listen to audiobooks seamlessly on your wrist. However, to ensure a smooth Audible experience on your Apple Watch, it's essential to meet these prerequisites and ensure everything is up to date:

Prerequisites:

Once you've confirmed that your devices meet these requirements and you've gathered all the necessary tools, you're ready to proceed with installing Audible on your Apple Watch and syncing your audiobooks for on-the-go listening. The following steps will guide you through the setup process.

Installing Audible App on Apple Watch:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your paired iPhone.
2. Tap "My Watch."
3. Scroll down and find "Available Apps."
4. Search for "Audible" and tap on the app when you find it.
5. Tap "Install" next to the "Audible" app.
6. Wait until the download and installation process is complete, you'll see the Audible app icon on your watch's app grid.

Part 2. How to Sync and Listen to Audible on Apple Watch

After the installation, you'll need to firstly sync Audible to Apple Watch before you listen to it without your phone. While syncing your Audible books over to your watch, it’s better to charge your watch during the full process.

Syncing Audible Books to Apple Watch:

1. Open the Audible app on your paired iPhone. Make sure you're signed in to your Audible account.
2. Browse your Audible library and choose the audiobook you want to sync to your Apple Watch.
3. Tap the download icon and the option Sync to Apple Watch in the 3-dot menu
4. Allow some time for the download and synchronization to finish. The time it takes depends on the size of the audiobook and your connection speed, around 20-25 minutes.
5. On your Apple Watch, open the Audible app to see if the audiobook has been successfully synced.

Audible Books Not Syncing to Audible?

If you encounter difficulties with Audible book synchronization on your Apple Watch or receive an error message like "Paired Apple Watch is not responding," please consult our troubleshooting guide:

How to Fix Audible Books Won't Sync to Apple Watch in 2 Ways

Can you play Audible on Apple Watch? Sure! But how to fix Audible won't sync to Apple Watch? Check this out!

Listening to Audible Books on Apple Watch:

1. On your Apple Watch, navigate to the Audible app. You can do this by pressing the Digital Crown and searching for the Audible app icon.
2. Scroll through your library and select the audiobook you want to listen to.
3. Tap the "Play" button to start playback. You'll hear the audiobook through your connected Bluetooth headphones or speakers.
4. While listening to your audiobook, you can access playback controls on your Apple Watch.

Part 3. How to Fix Audible Won't Work on Apple Watch

Although you are allowed to use Audible on Apple Watch, there are still lots of users complain that Audible books not showing on Apple Watch or Audible stops playing on Apple Watch. If you encountered those problems, you can try the following solutions for fix them.

Audible Books Not Showing on Apple Watch

This issue can happen if the Audible book is not fully downloaded, the storage on your watch is full, or the book hasn't synced correctly.

Fixes:

Audible Stops Playing on Apple Watch

This often happens because Apple Watch notifications, like workout prompts or calls, interrupt the Audible playback.

Part 4. How to Listen to Audible on Apple Watch without Issues

Even though the Audible app is available on Apple Watch, many possible issues with syncing and listening frustrate many users. Then, is there a way to listen to Audible on Apple Watch and avoid these issues? Of course. All Apple Watch models can use Audible books on the watch using a professional tool - ViWizard Audible Audiobook Converter - ensuring an error-free listening experience on Audible without having to bring your phone with you when working out.

ViWizard Audible Converter - Unlocking Audible Books:

ViWizard Audible Converter is a powerful Audible DRM removal tool designed to liberate your Audible audiobooks from digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. This enables you to have complete control over your audiobook library. With ViWizard Audible Converter, you can easily convert your protected Audible books to popular, lossless audio formats like MP3. This conversion process ensures that your Audible audiobooks are no longer locked by DRM, making them compatible with various devices.

After converting your Audible books into DRM-free formats, you can effortlessly sync them to your Apple Watch, regardless of the watch series you own. This means that you can enjoy Audible audiobooks without any limitations, even on older Apple Watch models. Once your Audible books are converted with ViWizard Audible Converter, you're free from the restrictions of DRM. You can now listen to your audiobooks on your Apple Watch without any issues.

Key Features of ViWizard Audible Audiobook Converter

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• Convert Audible audiobook to unprotected audio formats like MP3
• Split Audible book into several smaller segments by chapter or by time
• Support playing Audible audiobooks on any device or media player
• Handle the conversion of Audible audiobooks up to 100× faster speed

Converting Audible Books to MP3:

Step 1Add Audible Books to the Converter

Open ViWizard Audible Audiobook Converter and then load Audible audiobook files into the converter by drag-and-drop. Or you can simply click the Add button at top center to get it done.

Step 2Set AAC as the output audio format

Move the bottom left corner and click the Format panel to select the output audio format for Apple Watch. You can choose M4A or AAC in order to import Audible books into Apple Watch.

Step 3Start converting Audible books to AAC

Click the Convert button to initiate the DRM removal process. It will finish within a few minutes as ViWizard Audible Audiobook Convert supports up to 100× faster conversion speed.

Transferring Converted Audible Books to Apple Watch:

After you've used the ViWizard Audible Converter to convert your Audible books to M4A or other DRM-free formats, follow these steps to sync them to your Apple Watch:

1. Open the Music app (on Mac) or iTunes (on Windows PC) and drag and drop the converted audiobooks into the library, or add them into it.



2. Connect your iPhone to your computer via a lightning cable.
3. Open Finder (on Mac) or iTunes (on Windows PC) and select your iPhone in the sidebar.
4. Click on Music tab and sync the audiobooks to your iPhone.



5. Go to your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app.
6. Tap on My Watch > Music > Add Music.



7. Add the converted Audible books to your Apple Watch (make sure the watch is connected to power during the process.)
8. On your Apple Watch, navigate to Music app > Library > Albums or Playlists to find the transferred Audible books.

You can now listen to your Audible audiobooks directly on your Apple Watch. Use the playback controls on your watch to start, pause, skip, or adjust the volume.

Conclusion

It's pretty easy to install the Audible app on Apple Watch as it supports the app. But to listen to Audible audiobooks, you should make sure that your watch is running watchOS 9 or higher and then download and sync Audible books to the watch. Besides, you can use ViWizard Audible Audiobook Converter to download Audible books for the error-free playback.