Some Apple Watch customers recently reported missing GPS mapping data when capturing their workouts in the Workout app on watchOS 7. Others have complained about excess battery drain after updating to the latest watchOS software. Apple has now released a new support document to acknowledge these and other issues, proposing a fix.
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Some Apple Watch users plagued with missing GPS mapping data in watchOS 7 workouts
Apple released the watchOS 7 software update last week and some Apple Watch owners are now reporting problems such as missing GPS mapping data when using the built-in Workout app to record specific workouts that track distance covered.
iOS 14: new Apple fitness app code-named “Seymour” will include guided workout videos
Newly discovered icons in iOS 14 code apparently indicate that Apple might be working on a brand new fitness app that will permit users to download guided workout videos.
How to add, remove, and manage music on your Apple Watch
A terrific feature of your Apple Watch is that you can add and sync playlists to it independently of your iPhone. So if you pop in your earbuds, you can listen to your favorite tunes or hear your playlist while you’re working out.
Here’s how to add, remove, and manage music on your Apple Watch.
How to use Apple Watch with gym equipment
Your Apple Watch and cardio machines inside gyms can talk to each other. Using your Apple Watch with gym equipment like treadmills, ellipticals and indoor bikes gives you a better, more complete set of metrics such as heart rate, distance, speed, elevation and so forth. iDB lays out ways to use Apple Watch with gym equipment, including how to pair your Apple Watch with cardio machines and how to start and end a workout on the gym equipment.
Get active this Thanksgiving with Apple’s new Activity challenge
Burn off those extra calories that you've accumulated by chowing down on delicious food this holiday, and maybe start a healthy habit, by taking Apple's 2019 Thanksgiving Day challenge.
Earn the 2019 Veterans Day badge in Apple’s upcoming Activity challenge
Apple's next Apple Watch Activity challenge will target Veterans Day on Monday, November 11.
Reminder: complete a timed yoga exercise today to win a virtual trophy, iMessage stickers
As predicted earlier this week, Apple is honoring the International Day of Yoga by challenging Apple Watch wearers to complete a 15-minute yoga exercise today, Friday, June 21.
Apple Watch’s next Activity Challenge goes live on June 21 for International Day of Yoga
Apple is gearing up to activate another Activity Challenge for Apple Watch owners, this time centered around a yoga challenge.
Apple announces 2019 Earth Day activity challenge for Apple Watch wearers
Apple today officially announced the rules and awards in its latest Activity challenge for Apple Watch wearers, designed to celebrate Earth Day next Monday, April 22.
Apple will kick off the next Activity challenge on International Women’s Day in March
The next Activity challenge will appear as a wrist notification on your Apple Watch ahead of International Women’s Day, marking the second annual Activity challenge for Women’s Day.
How to close your Move, Exercise, and Stand rings on Apple Watch without leaving your couch
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.