Apple Watch/watchOS Issues

[Dreakon13 143]

Honestly, I'm not really sure how to report the issue.  Using Emby on the Apple Watch just doesn't seem to work at all.

If I have it play from the watch through the iPhone, it kinda works... but I was hoping to be able to go for walks and go to the gym without needing my iPhone in my pocket.

Playing through the Apple Watch (without the iPhone)... if I pick individual songs to listen to, it just doesn't seem to play anything or even acknowledge it in the logs.  If I play a playlist, it looks like it's doing something but never actually plays anything, kinda looks like it's stopping in less than a second, and jumping through songs back and forth.  Doesn't know what to do lol

Emby Server: 4.8.11.0

Emby for iOS 2.2.37

Attached the log, though I can't make heads or tails of anything it's trying to do.  Appreciate any help!

EDIT: It also seems to constantly default to the iPhone, which is annoying since I never really want it to run through the iPhone.  As such you'll see iPhone playback and Apple Watch playback in the logs.

embyserver.txt

Edited April 8, 2025 by Dreakon13

[Dreakon13 143]

Maybe I should take a step back and ask this in a different way… is Emby supposed to be able to work on the Apple Watch independently of my iPhone?

The feature seems to be there to do it but it doesn’t work at all lol

[Natelanxon 27]

I have this question too. 

[Luke 42077]

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is Emby supposed to be able to work on the Apple Watch independently of my iPhone

HI. It is a companion app to the iPhone.

Have you updated to the latest version of the app and server? has that helped?