Apple has organized another internal challenge in the Activity app for all its employees around the world, which promises to award an exclusive Apple Watch band to those who would close all three activity rings every day between February 1-28.
First off, we're not here to encourage you to cheat with your Activity goals. The primary intent of Activity goals and rings is to help you live a healthy lifestyle. Even though there are times when this feat can seem impossible, you should do your best to close the rings yourself each day.
But what happens if you forget to strap on your Apple Watch before your workout, or the Apple Watch battery is dead, and you don't have time to wait for it to charge before your workout? The activity you're going to perform might be the only option for closing one or more of those rings that day, and now you're going to miss it.
As another example, maybe you simply want to close out your goals for the day to beat your friend in that friendly competition you've been sharing Activity data with (yes, this one is cheating). Or maybe you just want to take a cheat day without losing your streak.
Whatever the reason, if you want to close your Move, Exercise, and Stand rings in the Fitness app and Apple Watch manually, here's how to do that.
If you use the Health app to keep track of your step count, there may be a time when you want to prioritize which device registers those steps. For instance, if you’re wearing your Apple Watch and carrying your iPhone, which device should record your steps?
Here’s how to prioritize which device registers steps in the Health app.
Some simple settings in the Health app can help you better keep track of your activity. For instance, if you prefer to use kilometers instead of miles for tracking your running and walking, you can make this change in just a few taps on your iPhone. The same reflects on your Apple Watch.
Apple has been running fitness challenges for major holidays on a pretty much regular basis since the Apple Watch's inception, and their newest challenge is similar to the last year's Veterans Day challenge—earn a medal in the Activity app along with an animated sticker for the Messages app in exchange for completing a workout challenge.
Looking for some extra motivation to get in shape? With Apple Watch activity competitions, you can have week-long Move contests against others to win awards. In this tutorial, we will share how you can do this and engage in friendly competition with your friends, family members, or trainer.
Is your Activity app acting up after you have updated your iPhone to iOS 12? If so, it may come as a relief that you're not alone because many people have noticed their limited-time awards have mysteriously disappeared from the Activity app following an upgrade to iOS 12.
If you take advantage of the fitness features available on your iPhone and Apple Watch, then you might be excited to learn about a new free jailbreak tweak called LiveRings by iOS developer CP Digital Darkroom.
This tweak animates the Activity app icon on your Home screen so that it displays your actual ring activity in real-time, as shown above.
Yesterday, Apple Australia posted new fast-paced “Close Your Rings” ads for Apple Watch on its official YouTube channel, challenging viewers to sit less, move more and get some exercise.
As suspected a few days ago, Apple's now debuted a new Activity challenge for Apple Watch wearers to honor International Women’s Day which is celebrated on March 8 every year.
Apple's next Activity challenge is happening on International Women's Day, March 8, 2018.
Apple said on Wednesday that owners of its Apple Watch Series 3 are now able to track skiing and snowboarding activity via newly released updates to specialized apps like Snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru and Ski Tracks that are now available on App Store.