How to prevent apple watch from 'showing time' when I use various apps?

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How to prevent apple watch from 'showing time' when I use various apps?

OK so bear with me - new apple watch user --

How do I prevent the watch from showing the time when running various apps (unless I raise my wrist) --

For example in STRAVA when i run, the watch after a few seconds goes into just showing time (on the right side of the watch), instead of staying on showing me my training data. Looking through various settings having a hard time figuring out where to change this. Really annoying I need to raise my wrist everytime to see my training data!

thanks for the help!!

Posted on Jan 24, 2021 1:01 PM

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Randy-12

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Jan 25, 2021 6:24 AM in response to ale129

Have a look at your wake screen.

If you want it to remain on your app alone have a look wake screen settings

iPhone>Watch>General>Wake Screen>Return to Clock

Three options there, the default is After 2 minutes

Other choices are Always or After 1 hour

You can also change for specific apps

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ale129 Author

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Jan 25, 2021 8:55 AM in response to Randy-12

Awesome - that's what it is. Much appreciate the help.

Do you also know how to disable apps from popping up on my watch while I use them on the iphone (for example if Im playing music through spotify on iphone, I don't want the apple watch music player controls popping up).

Thank you for all the help!!!

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ale129 Author

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Jan 25, 2021 9:24 AM in response to ale129

Figured it out (or so I think) - by turning off the auto-launch audio apps under wake screen!!

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