Can you pair any Bluetooth earphones with the Apple Watch Series 8?

Pair your Bluetooth earphones with your Apple Watch and listen to your favorite tunes on the go.

The Apple Watch Series 8 is a powerful smartwatch that can do much more than just display app notifications and track your heartbeat and workouts. What many users don't realize is that you can pair your Apple Watch with wireless headphones and listen to music on the go.

Pairing your Bluetooth earphones with your Apple Watch means you can play music even when your iPhone isn't nearby. If you have AirPods, there are no real steps involved to connect them to the Apple Watch. When you pair AirPods to your iPhone, they'll also be automatically linked to your Apple Watch, allowing you to seamlessly listen to music from either device. But what about other Bluetooth earphones? Do they work with the Apple Watch?

You can pair any Bluetooth earphones with your Apple Watch Series 8 to play music or listen to audiobooks or podcasts, even if they're not from Apple or Beats.

If you have the cellular model of the watch, you can stream music from Spotify and Apple Music directly on the watch while leaving your iPhone at home. On Bluetooth-only models, you can download music files on the watch, so you can listen to music without your iPhone nearby or requiring an internet connection.

However, note that phone calls, voicemail, voice memos, and Siri will still be played through the speaker on the Apple Watch.

That's it. When you start streaming music using an app on your watch, it will be played through the connected earphones.

The Apple Watch Series 8 is a powerful smartwatch, offering an immersive display and comprehensive health-tracking tools.

Kishan is a technology writer with over five years of experience covering smartphones, headphones, wearables, and the Android ecosystem. He first fell in love with Android when he purchased his Vodafone 858 Smart running Android 2.2, and has been hooked ever since.