{"id":108357,"date":"2025-07-31T19:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/108357\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:47:09","slug":"you-might-not-be-able-to-use-workout-buddy-even-if-you-have-the-latest-apple-watch-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/108357\/","title":{"rendered":"You might not be able to use Workout Buddy, even if you have the latest Apple Watch \u2014 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s new WatchOS 26 Beta<\/a> rolled out this week, and like any good fitness journalist, I\u2019ve been clocking miles with the new Workout Buddy feature. Yet half of the fitness team haven\u2019t been able to join me, and Apple\u2019s new AI coach is on the run, and it\u2019s not down to the devices on their wrists.<\/p>\n

Even if you have the Apple Watch Series 10<\/a> or Apple Watch Ultra 2<\/a>, if your iPhone doesn\u2019t have Apple Intelligence, you won\u2019t be able to use the Workout Buddy feature. That\u2019s because Workout Buddy doesn\u2019t run on your watch at all; it\u2019s all from your iPhone, which is why you have to carry your phone with you on the run if you want to receive the audio prompts.<\/p>\n

For that reason, you\u2019ll need an iPhone 15 Pro<\/a>, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or one of the iPhone 16 models<\/a> to use the Workout Buddy feature.<\/p>\n

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How to enable Workout Buddy <\/p>\n

If you do have a newer iPhone and Apple Watch, we\u2019ve highlighted the steps to enable Workout Buddy<\/a> here. It\u2019s pretty simple; you\u2019ll find it in the Alerts menu from the new Workout screen, located in the bottom right corner. You can toggle Workout Buddy on and off, and select the voice that\u2019s most appealing to you. There are three voices to choose from, and you\u2019ll need a set of Bluetooth headphones for the whole experience to work.<\/p>\n

Explore our best running headphones<\/a> for more options.<\/p>\n

Is it worth it? <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve written a longer article summarizing my 15-mile test with Workout Buddy, which will land on Tom\u2019s Guide soon, but in a sentence, Workout Buddy has the potential to be a useful tool.<\/p>\n

Like a lot of AI features, it\u2019s not all the way there yet, and I certainly wouldn\u2019t let this be the deal breaker that makes you buy a new iPhone.<\/p>\n

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