Can workout app run in background?

I use my Apple Watch (Series 3) to track all my workouts, but I need to have the workout app run in the background and I don’t know how to make that happen.

I teach fitness classes and control the music on my phone from my watch, so I need to music controller to run in the foreground and the workout app to run in the background. No matter what I’ve tried, the workout app moves to the foreground and that just makes controlling the music too awkward.

Posted on Nov 25, 2018 8:10 AM

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