Spent €300 or something on a watch direct from Apple.

Specifically got it for running without my iPhone so I can track runs and also listen to podcasts.

Firstly, pocketcasts wants a subscription for the pleasure of listening on my very expensive wrist device. Ok let’s try Apple Podcasts.

No matter what I do, it only plays on the phone. Earphones connected to the watch is fine. But for the life of me I cannot get the podcast to play on my watch.

When I hit PLAY on the watch, without fail it starts on the phone.

I’ve tried various things and nothing changes it.

If this is a likely and longstanding issue then that’s fine as it’s going back for a refund anyway.

But just what is going on or what am I doing wrong? Why is it so complicated?

I’m not exactly a Luddite either.

The return is in process and need to drop it at a point but just wanted to know what I did or didn’t do wrong.