Watch Player

Take podcasts on the go

A smartwatch might not seem like the ideal device for enjoying podcasts, but if you like to walk, run, or exercise with your favorite show on the earbuds, you needed to have your iPhone along for the ride – until now.

Watch Player is exactly what it sounds like: an app for transferring favorite podcast episodes to Apple Watch and playing them on the go without an iPhone. The process is simple, but requires first knowing the feed URL before subscribing to a podcast on the iPhone app. After that, download one or more episodes to your iPhone and transfer the files to your Apple Watch. This process does take some time (about 15 minutes for a 62MB file), but you can queue multiple files and let them transfer. Once a podcast is on your Apple Watch, tap to begin playing, then carry on with your favorite activity. the bottom line. Podcasts take a long time to transfer, but this is the ultimate in convenience for die-hard listeners.