Activity Map on ALL Workouts now (coming in iOS12)

[Julien]

Still have wOS4 but with iOS12. In the Activity app now you get a map of the location of all Workouts. You can even go back and it has a map for Workouts before iOS12. Also this is new to beta 2.

 

[StumpyBloke]

Mine has always done that, before iOS 12 and WatchOS 5. Unless I’m missing something here...

Edit: sorry I see now, *all types* of workouts

 

[nokkynuk]

Wow! Excited! Thanks for the info.

 

[Julien]

Oddly I'm NOT getting maps on outdoor Workouts. Not sure if it is an iOS or wOS, a combination of the two (iOS12 with wOS 4.3.1) or the Activity app but my outdoor mapping (and Weather) has stopped posting/recording. Are others on beta having this problem? And if so are you iOS12/wOS 4.3.1 or iOS12/wOS5?

 

[Julien]

Now that some people are on the public beta and running iOS12 with wOS4 can you test using your Watch w/iPhone on a run, walk or bike ride?

I think the problem is the Watch is not using the iPhone's GPS when connected. For instance I did the following 'test' on a run yesterday. Also will do a run with my iPhone turned OFF to see if it will map (bet it will).

1) Always carry iPhone in fanny pack/Watch Workout app:Outdoor Run with Auto Pause on
2) Started run and then stopped, Watch app Auto-Paused as expected
3) While standing still swing arm (FAUX running) and Workout app started recording
4) While NOT moving (just arm swinging) it was adding distance to my ‘run’ also

Seems GPS data not ‘attaching’ from the iPhone to the Watch and it is just using accelerometer/gyroscope to measure distance/speed.