{"id":152512,"date":"2025-09-12T22:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/152512\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T22:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:50:07","slug":"stravas-apple-watch-app-now-shows-live-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/152512\/","title":{"rendered":"Strava&#8217;s Apple Watch App Now Shows Live Segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tSupport us!\t\t Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article.\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bikerumor.com\/review-guidelines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, maybe this is aimed more at runners, but if you\u2019re tracking rides with an Apple Watch and don\u2019t mind glancing at it to see when a Segment starts, here you go.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/strava-run-bike-walk\/id426826309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Strava Apple Watch App<\/a> update, though. The refreshed design makes it easier to start an activity and view stats while exercising. Pace, distance, time, and heart rate are all clearly visible on screen.<\/p>\n<p>As for Live Segments, as you approach a segment, a banner with the segment name and a circle indicator appear on the watch face. The circle updates in real time to reflect progress, and show whether you\u2019re ahead or behind your personal record. At the end of the segment, your results are displayed before the app returns to its main screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/strava-apple-watch-app-update-2025-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2066\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"eager\" importance=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/strava-apple-watch-app-update-2025-2.jpg\" alt=\"strava apple watch app screenshots.\" class=\"wp-image-395103 first-image\" style=\"object-fit:full\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All users real-time updates when entering a Live Segment, plus additional haptic cues for starred Segments. Paid subscribers unlock additional features, including:<\/p>\n<p>Live performance tracking:\u00a0See how your current pace compares to your personal record in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>Progress updates:\u00a0A countdown shows exactly how much distance remains in the segment.<\/p>\n<p>Instant results:\u00a0Immediately see how your completed segment time stacks up against your personal best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple Watch has become an increasingly popular wearable for athletes on Strava,\u201d said Matt Salazar, Chief Product Officer, Strava. \u201cThis investment in Apple Watch is more than just tracking a workout \u2013 it\u2019s about delivering the real-time, game-like features athletes love to motivate them in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Strava says 2024 uploads from Apple Watch were saw a nearly 20% year-over-year increase. And now that the newest watches have better battery life than ever, you can go for more Segments than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More So, maybe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[166,86273,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-152512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-strava","10":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}