'Apple Watch Series 10' can play music and podcasts directly from the device without the need for earphones, so I tried it and reviewed it



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Apple Watch Series 10 ', which was released on Friday, September 20, 2024, is equipped with a new feature that allows you to play audio content such as music and podcasts from the speaker. You can play music and podcasts from your wrist anytime, anywhere without having to take out your iPhone or headphones, so I tried to see how it felt to use it.

Apple Watch Series 10 - Apple (Japan)
https://www.apple.com/jp/apple-watch-series-10/

Previous models of Apple Watch also had speakers for playing notification sounds and voice memos, but they could not play music or podcasts from the speakers. For example, when trying to play a podcast on Apple Watch Series 9, a screen appears asking you to connect to Bluetooth headphones as shown below.
Apple Watch Series 9 can't play podcasts on speaker



On the other hand, with the Apple Watch Series 10, you can play audio content such as podcasts through the watch's built-in speaker without connecting it to Bluetooth headphones or an iPhone.

Apple Watch Series 10 can play podcasts through its speaker



Here's how to search for and play podcasts on your Apple Watch Series 10. First, open the Podcasts app and tap 'Search.'

Step 1: Playing Podcasts on Apple Watch Series 10



Enter your search terms using voice input or keyboard input, then tap 'Search.'

Step 2: Playing Podcasts on Apple Watch Series 10



Tap the content you want to play.

Step 3: Playing Podcasts on Apple Watch Series 10



Tap the play button at the bottom left of the screen.

Step 4: Playing Podcasts on Apple Watch Series 10



Your podcast will now play through your speaker.

Step 5: Playing Podcasts on Apple Watch Series 10



Below is a video that records the steps to search for and play a podcast. When I actually played the podcast, the sound quality was better than I expected, and I could clearly hear the conversation.

Apple Watch Series 10 can play audio content on the watch alone - YouTube


Basically, Apple Watch users are expected to carry their iPhones with them, so even if you can play audio content through the Apple Watch speaker, it's quite difficult to say whether you will use it frequently. However, if you have a mobile communication service set up on your Apple Watch, you will be able to play podcasts and music from your wrist without an iPhone, so you can play music from your Apple Watch while running without an iPhone.

in Review,   Mobile,   Hardware,   Video, Posted by log1o_hf