Watch distance units

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Watch distance units

Hi, after my latest watchOS update all my workout distances are in km. I would like to use miles. How do I change this? I have tried everything and spent many hours searching for the solution.

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Posted on Oct 11, 2020 10:15 PM

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techlab2k Author

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Oct 12, 2020 2:17 AM in response to Community User

Hi, thanks for the quick reply but I’ve done that. All the workouts show as miles on my phone but my watch is still showing km. it’s quite frustrating. When my watch was new I could hold down (hard press) and change between km and miles put it won’t let me do that after this update. Thanks again.

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Oct 12, 2020 2:40 AM in response to techlab2k

Did you try this;

In the workout app on the watch

Tap the three-dot icon for one of the widgets such as Outdoor Walk or Outdoor Run.

Tap Distance.

Use Force Touch to open the menu.

Make your selection from miles or kilometers.

Watch 6 doesn't have force touch so I'm not sure how you would enter the menu on a watch 6.

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techlab2k Author

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Oct 13, 2020 1:33 AM in response to Community User

Hi, thanks again, I’ve even tried that - this one is a watch 5 but the force touch doesn’t work since the last OS. But I have fixed it with your first suggestion. I’ve done a reset on the watch, changed the units to km then another reset and changed the units back to miles. Working great now. Thanks so much. Pete

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Oct 12, 2020 2:05 AM in response to techlab2k

On your iPhone, in the Health app, go to summary then tap on walking and running distance,scroll down to the bottom and tap on unit then choose mi or km.

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