Wheelchair walk

Why doesn’t Apple Watch include an outdoor walk where the user is pushing a wheelchair. Currently only possible to track activity if it’s a user in the chair pushing themselves by their arms and this disables steps. Can Apple introduce such an option as most of my walks are pushing a wheelchair!

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 5, 2023 3:22 PM

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WheelieNick

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Jun 5, 2023 4:44 PM in response to Lamarverde

As a wheelchair user myself: good idea! If you want to leave this feedback to apple you can do so via this form

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