Apple Watch Series 6 flaws for swimming

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Apple Watch Series 6 flaws for swimming

Apple Watch series 6 have serious flaws when used to swim, first it can’t recognize freestyle strokes correctly, second it can’t count laps in polls 12 meters long correctly and third it can’t measure open water swimming distance. Hope that can be fix

Posted on Oct 10, 2021 4:38 PM

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javaliga

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Oct 10, 2021 6:29 PM in response to DocJGBN

If you would like to make this known to to Apple use this link:

Product Feedback - Apple

What watchOS version do you have?

From the 'Swimming' section in:

Workout types on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Here's how your Apple Watch measures each workout:

Pool Swim: When you start a workout, be sure to accurately set the pool length to help your Apple Watch measure laps and distance. GPS isn't used during a Pool Swim, and water might prevent a heart-rate measurement, but calories, laps, and distance will still be tracked using the built-in accelerometer.
Open Water Swim: GPS will only provide distance when you do a freestyle stroke. Water might prevent a heart-rate measurement, but calories will still be tracked using the built-in accelerometer.

Cellular coverage on cellular models of Apple Watch might be impacted during Pool Swim and Open Water Swim workouts.

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