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Q: Outdoor cycle does not log milage.

Although I have my paired iPhone with me...   the apple watch "outdoor cycle" does not log any sort of milage or movement. All other things get logged (heart rate, time etc.) but no milage.

 

It is not in power saving mode.

 

Any help?

 

Thanks,

 

Bruce

Posted on May 6, 2015 4:55 AM

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  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 May 6, 2015 6:22 AM in response to adobechr
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    May 6, 2015 6:22 AM in response to adobechr

    Howdy adobechr,

     

    If your new Apple Watch is showing no movement at all in the Workout app, then I suggest checking a few settings, and calibrating your Apple Watch as outlined below.

    1. Bring your iPhone and your Apple Watch.
    2. Find an open, flat area outside that offers good GPS reception and clear skies.
    3. Make sure that Location Services is on. To check the setting on your iPhone, tap Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
    4. Make sure that Motion Calibration & Distance is on. To check the setting on your iPhone, tap Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services.
    5. Hold your iPhone in your hand, or attach it to your body with an armband (preferably) or waistband.
    6. Open the Workout app on your Apple Watch, and choose Outdoor Walk or Outdoor Run.
    7. Choose your goal, or select Open, and tap Start.
    8. Walk or run at your normal pace for about 20 minutes.

    If you can't accumulate 20 minutes of outdoor walking or running during one Workout session, you can accumulate 20 minutes over multiple outdoor walking or running Workout sessions with your iPhone. If you frequently walk or run at a variety of different speeds, it's best to accumulate 20 minutes of outdoor walking or running in the Workout app with your iPhone at each of the speeds you frequently walk or run at.

    You don't need to do anything specific to start this calibration process. It can be done during a regular outdoor walking or running workout in the Workout app when you have your iPhone with you. And, whenever you use Apple Watch and iPhone to walk or run outside in the Workout app, it will continue to calibrate the accelerometer by learning your unique stride length at different speeds, and get more accurate over time.

    This calibration process can also help improve the accuracy of your overall calorie estimations in many of the other workout categories in the Workout app, and the calorie, distance, Move, and Exercise estimations in the Activity app. However, it's not necessary to do this calibration process before using either the Activity or Workout apps.

     

    Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support

     

    Take care,

    Alex H.

  • by flamman,

    flamman flamman May 27, 2015 12:45 AM in response to adobechr
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    May 27, 2015 12:45 AM in response to adobechr

    I had the same problem with the Outdoor Cycle workout. The other workouts worked (Outdoor Run and Walk). After some days it just started working for me, meaning that Outdoor Cycle now logs distance and speed. I don't know what I have done to fix it other than using the Watch and logging other activities. And a reboot or two of both devices...

  • by flamman,

    flamman flamman May 27, 2015 2:32 PM in response to flamman
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    May 27, 2015 2:32 PM in response to flamman

    And now again it did not log any speed or distance again... Seems there is some bug or so..