GPS App to use without iphone (Stand Up Paddling, Swim and/or Surf)

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GPS App to use without iphone (Stand Up Paddling, Swim and/or Surf)

Hi,

is there an app for the Apple Watch 2 i can use (without iphone connection) to track my watersport activities: GPS tracking. E.g. when swimming in a lake or stand up paddling i would like to see the route i was using (map, distance, eetc), heart rate, etc... but do not want to take my iphone with me as well to enable this feature. It is ok to see the data (e.g. GPS on map) only when re-connecting to the iphone. I tried runtastic, but it did not work once the iphone was diconnected

Any recommendation?

Thanks

Marcus

Apple Watch Series 2 Nike 42mm (2nd Gen)

Posted on Jan 24, 2017 3:20 AM

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Answer 1

Jonathan UK

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Jan 24, 2017 11:34 PM in response to marcusmuc

Hi Marcus

The built-in Workout app on Apple Watch includes an Open Water Swim workout activity type.

When recording a workout under this activity type, your watch will use built-in GPS to track your route, including when the paired iPhone is disconnected / not taken along.

Workout results are synced to the Activity app on your iPhone after your workout, once the devices have reconnected (automatically).

To review your workout:

On your iPhone, in the Activity app, tap on the Workouts tab > tap on a workout to review the results > to view your route, tap on the map icon at the foot of the workout summary.

Before using the app, check that the relevant Location Services settings are enabled on your iPhone (settings there also affect your watch):

On your iPhone, go to: Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
Check that Location Services (the main setting at the top) is turned on.
In the list of apps beneath, check that Apple Watch Workout is set to While Using.

More information:

Work out with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd36e57e00c

About Apple Watch water resistance - Apple Support

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Answer 2

marcusmuc Author

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Jan 24, 2017 11:22 PM in response to Jonathan UK

Thank You Jonathan. As the built in App only support "open water swim" and Stand Up Paddling has a quite different way to burn calories, are you aware of any third party apple watch 2 apps tailored to water sport activities beyond the once in the native apple app. (e.g. runtastic.com offers stand up paddling, but does not seem to support the offline mode).

Thanks Marcus

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