iPhone Activity app - change display to calories or kilojoules

Does anyone know how to choose your preference for calories or kilojoules on the iPhone Activity app?

iPhone 6, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 18, 2015 3:54 PM

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Sep 22, 2015 5:24 PM in response to I've tried turning it off and on again

I'm not sure if this is the official way of doing this, but after Googling in vain, I've managed to change mine by going to the Health app on iPhone, then Health Data (at the bottom) > All > Active Energy


At the bottom there is a 'Unit' selection where you can change to kcal or kJ.


I've changed mine to kcal and now everything across the board displays as calories, whether it is on my apple watch / activity app / health app.


Hope that helps

Sep 22, 2015 5:29 PM in response to Lo_Mo

I got it working by using these steps:


  • On the Watch, go to the Workout app
  • Select Other
  • Swipe until you see the red Active Calories/Kilojoules screen
  • Press and hold until you see an option to select Calories and Kilojoules
  • Select your preference


This changed the Activity app on both my Watch and iPhone to my preference for Calories.

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