How to customize workout notifications for cycling vs running

Since updating to WatchOS 26, when I use Outdoor Cycle on the Workout app, every time I stop at an intersection, my music stops and I get told 'Workout paused' and then 'Workout resumed' when I start riding again. It's driving me crazy. I do want the Apple Watch 10 to pause my workout, but I don't need to be told every time. I also don't want to turn off voice notifications as I want to know my splits when I using Outdoor Run on Workout. All of these settings were working perfectly before I updated.

I've looked at every setting on the Watch and on my iPhone 14 on iOS 26 and can't find where I can be more specific about what the watch notifies me of in a workout and what it doesn't.

The watch has also stopped detecting that I've started cycling and ask me to record if I've forgotten to start a workout before I start pedalling. This was also working before upgrade to Watch 26.

Help me before I smash the watch next time it interrupts my music.

Posted on Nov 21, 2025 9:26 PM

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