Why has Apple still not made the buttons of the Apple Watch work as a lap button and a stop/start button so that the Apple Watch would actually be useful for exercise? It is impossible to use it for running. None of the swiping/screen stuff works in a reliable manner when you are sweaty.
Apple Watch Series 6
Crown+Side button will pause and resume workout if you turn on Press to Pause
See also
https://www.howtogeek.com/702986/how-to-lap-on-your-apple-watch-when-you-run-or-cycle/
"While you’re tracking a workout with the Workout app on your Apple Watch, double-tap the screen to mark a segment. A summary will pop up, and you can keep getting your sweat on, marking off segments and laps as you need."
Runner and walker but I use fixed 0.5km "laps" to get split pace on Strava. I only pause when I stop to pick up the bananas from the store if walking, and use auto pause when running. No different from my old Polar watches except Apple Watch is more reliable on HRM
Not so much running since I turned 70 and mo track work.
You obviously didn't come here for advice.
This is not the Apple Complaints department, we are users (and sometimes runners) like you.
Complain here...
Yeah, but it's useless! It just doesn't work. I'll be running and tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap. I sometimes takes 12 tries before it works. I just have to run with both a GPS running watch on and just have the Apple Watch in case someone needs to reach me for emergency. If Apple made the buttons function for lap and stop/start like even the cheapest $19.97 watch at Walmart, it would actually be useful for exercise!
Yes, but there is no way to start it when you want it and stopping it that way requires you to coordinate your timing on your non-dominant side while also running. It's just silly. They could make it work easily with one button per function and so many more people would buy it for fitness.
Thanks - yeah, it was more of a rhetorical question. I complained years ago and they haven't responded which is pretty incredible as they sell it as a "fitness" device. Are you a runner and are you actually able to get those "features" to work consistently?
By the way Apple will not respond to the feedback individually, they say so in the blurb.
OK, thanks!
Running with Apple Watch
