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I have the same problem. I haven’t implemented a solution yet, but considering three options: Launch the iOS app on demand and create a mechanism where the Watch app sends a query, the iOS app fetches the results and sends the back to the watch. Call the MapKit Javascript API from the Apple Watch app. Use another third-party API like Google Maps, Bing, Yelp, Foresquare, etc. In the first option, the search would only work if the phone is nearby, which maybe a huge user experience issue. I haven’t seen a roadmap where this feature is planned for WatchOS, but the Watch Maps app can search so it’s possible this would be exposed as an API in the future.