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richard13

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Hello everyone. I do a daily walk and track it using my Apple Watch 5 and the Workout Watch app. I also listen to music on my iPhone while I walk. The music streams to my AirPods Pro just fine and sounds great. The Watch says I am connected to the AirPods Pro. But when the Watch gives tells me my pace (i.e. "1 mile, 18 minutes 5 seconds") it announces it from the speaker on my Watch rather than through the AirPods Pro.

Anyone else experiencing this? Have a fix or ideas?

Thanks!
 
You stream music from your phone so yes, your airpods is connected to iPhone, not the watch. That’s why the watch announces on its speakers.
 
Hmm... this article suggests otherwise.
Nowhere in the article contradicts what I said.

You meant this?
The new feature enables the Workout app to generate audible announcements that can be heard through AirPods, or other wireless headphones paired to the Watch.
That is true IF your AirPods connected to your watch but since you're streaming music from your "phone" your AirPods are not.

or this?
If you’re actively listening to something on the Watch while working out, the audio announcements simply duck over the music.

But you didn't listen to something on the WATCH, did you?
 
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There is nothing in the article that contradict what I said.

You meant this?


That is true IF your AirPods connected to your watch but since you're streaming music from your "phone" your AirPods are not.
I have no idea what you are talking about. Looking at the Watch... under Audio... at this time... it is showing that I am connected to my AirPods Pro. Why would getting music from my iPhone negate this?
 
I have no idea what you are talking about. Looking at the Watch... under Audio... at this time... it is showing that I am connected to my AirPods Pro. Why would getting music from my iPhone negate this?
If you are streaming from the phone, the sound bypasses the AirPods. If you want sound to come from the AirPods during your walk, you need to initiate the function from the watch and not your phone. At this point, your AirPods are connected to your phone and that is all. Nothing else is happening with the AirPods because they sitting in your ears. Connect and use the watch to generate the sound. The same applies to streaming music.
 
I have no idea what you are talking about. Looking at the Watch... under Audio... at this time... it is showing that I am connected to my AirPods Pro. Why would getting music from my iPhone negate this?
Because AirPods can only be connected to ONE device at time. If you're listening to music on your phone AirPods is connected to your phone, not the watch.
Easy to test, stream music from your watch instead and the announce will go through AirPods.
 
Because AirPods can only be connected to ONE device at time. If you're listening to music on your phone AirPods is connected to your phone, not the watch.
Easy to test, stream music from your watch instead and the announce will go through AirPods.
I'll need to look into how I can stream music from my Watch. But how can I do this if the Watch doesn't have the capacity of the iPhone? Perhaps I need remedial education on this. LOL.
 
I'll need to look into how I can stream music from my Watch. But how can I do this if the Watch doesn't have the capacity of the iPhone? Perhaps I need remedial education on this. LOL.
So your Watch stores a few of your favorite playlists that you can play directly from your watch no matter if you have a GPS Or Cellular version. If you’re connected to your Bluetooth device with no iPhone nearby or have your AirPods as the output source, your audio should then be routed through the AirPods and you hear announcements.

The same happens when using NRC (Nike Run Club). To see the metrics, if you have your phone with you and the watch, you’ll be prompted to start the run on your iPhone, but it will mimic all data on your Apple Watch. Music plays from your iPhone, but all running announcements whether guided run chit chat/motivation updates or time stats will also come through AirPods/Bluetooth connected device.

Hope this helps.
 
I have an iPhone 13 pro and an apple watch 5 and I play music from my phone but I have sometimes got announcements through my Airpod pros. I can't work out what I do differently but I pick music on my phone. Get my bike out of the garage and then start outdoor cycle on my watch. Sometimes it will pause the music and then announce when I close a ring or when I hit 5 miles etc but it doesn't happen all the time. Trying to work it out as its annoying me that it sometimes works.
 
The issue here is ever since one of the iOS/WatchOS updates recently (can’t remember which one exactly but I think it was iOS 15/WatchOS 8), the AirPods Pro stopped auto dual connecting to the iPhone and Watch. Apple has yet to address this bug. Used to be able to just put the AirPods Pro in while wearing your Watch (while connected to your Phone) and any audio from the iPhone or Watch would route to the AirPods Pro. Now you have to manually connect the Watch. Swipe up to open the Control Center on the Watch, tap the AirPlay button and connect your AirPods Pro. Then they will be connected to both iPhone and Watch.

An example of this is if you have your iPhone, Watch and AirPods Pro on, and you get a phone call, if you answer on the Watch, audio will come only through the Watch unless you now manually connect the AirPods to the Watch. Before they’d automatically connect and answering on the Watch would route to the AirPods.

If you don’t believe me, try it out. Have your Watch connected to your iPhone and put your AirPods in. You’ll see them connected in the Bluetooth settings on the phone but if you go to the AirPlay screen on the Watch (from Control Center), they won’t be connected. Connect them on the Watch with AirPlay in the Control Center and you’ll see they will now be dual connected to the iPhone and Watch.

Can’t believe this hasn’t garnered more attention and fixed by Apple by now.
 
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It is strange as I don't manually connect the airpods to the watch and it works sometimes. I shall give it a go next time to see if that fixes it. I don't even know how to report it as anytime I have had intermittent issues they don't really seem to do much about it as they cant see it happening.
 
It is strange as I don't manually connect the airpods to the watch and it works sometimes. I shall give it a go next time to see if that fixes it. I don't even know how to report it as anytime I have had intermittent issues they don't really seem to do much about it as they cant see it happening.
There were a couple threads on here about this bug but that won’t get Apple’s attention I’m sure. Like every new bug, wait for the next update and be hopeful.
 
There were a couple threads on here about this bug but that won’t get Apple’s attention I’m sure. Like every new bug, wait for the next update and be hopeful.
I tried to select the airpods on my watch and it stopped the music from my phone. I reselected them on my phone for the music and announcements came through the watch. I may try the classic turn it off and back on again. Can't remember the last time I did that.
 
I tried to select the airpods on my watch and it stopped the music from my phone. I reselected them on my phone for the music and announcements came through the watch. I may try the classic turn it off and back on again. Can't remember the last time I did that.
Yeah, I just tried this a few times. The first time I saw the same behavior. The few times after, the music didn’t cut out at all. I try making it a habit of manually connecting my AirPods to the Watch when I out my AirPods in so nothing gets interrupted. If the music does stop though and then you resume music (just press play on the Watch), the AirPods stay connected to both Watch and phone.

Try just resuming the music and see if the announcements come through the AirPods after.
 
You stream music from your phone so yes, your airpods is connected to iPhone, not the watch. That’s why the watch announces on its speakers.
Nope
My watch stops the music playing from my phone and told me “1 kilometre” etc.
 
I noticed if I open YouTube Music on the Apple Watch, and then use Airplay to tell it to route through my AirPod Pros, since the actual app and music that it's playing comes from the connected iPhone in my pocket, any announcements for workouts are coming out the watch.'

I haven't tested playing specifically from the watch itself since the last time I played hours of music from the watch (music was stored on watch not the phone and showed the device being 'Apple Watch' instead of 'iPhone') the battery got so low it went into power reserve.
 
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