{"id":2082,"date":"2025-09-04T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/2082\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:01:07","slug":"stravas-refreshed-apple-watch-app-adds-live-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/2082\/","title":{"rendered":"Strava\u2019s refreshed Apple Watch app adds Live Segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Strava is bringing what it calls a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/press.strava.com\/articles\/strava-launches-redesigned-apple-watch-app-now-with-live-segments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cleaner and more intuitive<\/a>\u201d experience to the Apple Watch along with Live Segments. The changes are meant to address growing demand from athletes turning to Apple\u2019s wearable, according to Strava:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1\">In 2024, Strava saw a nearly 20 percent year-over-year increase in the share of device-uploading athletes using an Apple Watch, with Apple holding the top two spots for preferred devices among runners in Strava\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/press.strava.com\/articles\/strava-releases-annual-year-in-sport-trend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Year in Sport report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Live Segments are a Strava feature that provides real-time performance data on starred or popular sections of a route, allowing cyclists and runners to compete against themselves or others in an attempt to lay claim to King\/Queen of the Mountain titles. The feature is already <a href=\"https:\/\/support.strava.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/223361887-Strava-Live-Segments-Compatible-Devices#garmin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available on GPS-enabled watches and bike computers<\/a> made by companies like Garmin, Hammerhead, Polar, and Suunto, so it\u2019s good to see Apple finally join in on the motivational fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">With the new app, athletes with an Apple Watch will be presented with a circle and banner showing the approaching segment. As they enter the segment, the circle updates in real time to reflect progress, and whether they are behind or ahead of their personal record. The results are shown at the end of the segment, before transitioning back to the standard recording screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201cApple Watch has become an increasingly popular wearable for athletes on Strava,\u201d said Strava\u2019s chief product officer, Matt Salazar. \u201cThis investment in Apple Watch is more than just tracking a workout \u2014 it\u2019s about delivering the real-time, game-like features athletes love to motivate them in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The redesigned Strava Apple Watch app is available to download now, globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strava is bringing what it calls a \u201ccleaner and more intuitive\u201d experience to the Apple Watch along with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[351,156,356,111,43,139,69,213,370,145,1801],"class_list":{"0":"post-2082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-tech","17":"tag-technology","18":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}