Auto-workout behavior

[Mad Mac Maniac]

I'm curious how well the new auto-workout detection feature works. Has anyone been using it much?

Does it automatically start, or simply prompt you it you want to start it (i.e. still require your action)? Does it retro-actively fill in the right "start time" or just start at the moment the activity was verified? And how long does it usually take for a workout to be prompted? If you do have to verifiy/intiate the workout, but miss the notification, does it continue to prompt you to start a workout, or how does that work?

 

[matrix07]

Does it retro-actively fill in the right "start time"

From the keynote I'd guess this is the case. You doing something, 5 minutes later it notifies to ask you're doing a workout? If yes, then it will retroactively credit you for the previous 5 minutes. Likewise for stopping.

 

[Shirasaki]

The auto-detect, from my experience, activates when watch detects me doing a certain activity (e.g. walking) consistently for a period (say, 10 min). Watch then reminds me if I want to start a workout of that activity or not. I can start immediately and it will retroactively credit all past 10 minutes towards my workout minutes. If I choose to dismiss, it will not pop up again for a while (a couple of hours I think). One little thing I notice is if you dismiss auto-detect workout enough times, it will trigger later than last time. Not sure if it is a feature or not.

 

[Mad Mac Maniac]

The auto-detect, from my experience, activates when watch detects me doing a certain activity (e.g. walking) consistently for a period (say, 10 min). Watch then reminds me if I want to start a workout of that activity or not. I can start immediately and it will retroactively credit all past 10 minutes towards my workout minutes. If I choose to dismiss, it will not pop up again for a while (a couple of hours I think). One little thing I notice is if you dismiss auto-detect workout enough times, it will trigger later than last time. Not sure if it is a feature or not.

Interesting. So if you don’t check the notification right away is there still a quick way to start (and get retroactive credit)? Like does the prompt always appear the next time you lift the watch? Or maybe will it appear in Notification Center? Maybe on the Siri watch face it will keep the option displayed for as long as it thinks you’re doing the workout...

 

[honglong1976]

The auto-detect, from my experience, activates when watch detects me doing a certain activity (e.g. walking) consistently for a period (say, 10 min). Watch then reminds me if I want to start a workout of that activity or not. I can start immediately and it will retroactively credit all past 10 minutes towards my workout minutes. If I choose to dismiss, it will not pop up again for a while (a couple of hours I think). One little thing I notice is if you dismiss auto-detect workout enough times, it will trigger later than last time. Not sure if it is a feature or not.

Ideally it should either detect the activity and add to the activity or when it detects no movement suggest you did an exercise. For example. "Did you cycle?" Yes, adds to activity, no, nothing added.

I cycle to work (40 mins each way) and sometimes you can't feel any buzz while riding and trying to press something on the watch while cycling is a pain.

 

[Shirasaki]

Ideally it should either detect the activity and add to the activity or when it detects no movement suggest you did an exercise. For example. "Did you cycle?" Yes, adds to activity, no, nothing added.

I cycle to work (40 mins each way) and sometimes you can't feel any buzz while riding and trying to press something on the watch while cycling is a pain.

A completely automatic activity detection without user intervention? Sounds super cool. Doing that is like detecting sleep automatically without user interaction. I like it.
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Interesting. So if you don’t check the notification right away is there still a quick way to start (and get retroactive credit)? Like does the prompt always appear the next time you lift the watch? Or maybe will it appear in Notification Center? Maybe on the Siri watch face it will keep the option displayed for as long as it thinks you’re doing the workout...

I haven’t tested that, as each time notification pops up, I take action almost right away.

 

[honglong1976]

A completely automatic activity detection without user intervention? Sounds super cool. Doing that is like detecting sleep automatically without user interaction. I like it.

Fitbit does it, Apple watch should do it!

My Apple watch will be complete

 

[Shirasaki]

Fitbit does it, Apple watch should do it!

My Apple watch will be complete

I guess Apple will release that feature in watchOS 8 , and finally fix that "not persistent" music app repeat/shuffle problem.

 

[honglong1976]

I guess Apple will release that feature in watchOS 8 , and finally fix that "not persistent" music app repeat/shuffle problem.

If they are focusing on fitness, focus on fitness, go after fitbit. Auto recognition and sleep tracking are basic things! Apple Watch is powerful enough to do what the others do but much better! But yes, then they don't have a selling point for the next gen AWs.