How do I stop segments during a workout on Apple Watch?

Why should we have to disable lap splits to get rid of segments. I get segment alerts when a damp sleeve touches the screen. I’ll never use segments but always use 1 mile splits.

Please for all that is holy give us the option to disable segments!

Agree - this is ridiculous - my watch creates segments all the time and they are of no use to me at all. It messes my view all the time. It is incredibly stupid not being able to turn off segments !!! I’ve been very close to throw this watch to the dumpster - it is very frustrating! Please do something ASAP!!!

Hi! I tried these instructions and the issue remains. How come there isn’t a way to stop it all together!?! This is so upsetting! Every other workout ends up stopping because there are too many splits!! Help please !!

Yes, this is a very frustrating thing with my apple watch. I noticed it only happens when I am wearing long sleeves. It is truly annoying to be running a long race or just training and having infinite segments because my sleeve is accidentally tapping the segment button.

Is there a way to turn this off? I tried to turn 'splits' off as other comments suggest, but my workout view still includes the segment. Or at least require vocal confirmation to start a new segment?

I think I may finally try Coros or another running watch, because Apple Fitness is very behind the curve.

It is funny you mention this; the exact same thing happened to me this morning as I had a long sleeve shirt - I ended up with more than 20 segments (which I don’t need at all). Also, each time a drop of sweat lands on the watch it creates a segment - SO FREAKING RIDICULOUS!!!!

I had it with this watch - I just pull the trigger on a Garmin watch! So disappointing Apple!

Same problem and getting worse. 77 segments in a 1k section this week. Like some others on here I’ve narrowed it down to wet sleeves touching the screen - or just moisture. Tried switching off segments…. But you can’t - it’s like the old joke of trying to turn the lights off on a Volvo.

please apple fix this. It’s easy. Build the watch so segments don’t exist unless the user specifically turns them on. Simples.

This is very frustrating. I’m not super technical but I followed Some good advice here from the community. I have Ultra series and turned off splits. Within 5 minutes of a walk I got 9 split notifications. This just started happening. I hope there’s a bug fix. Unless I’m doing something wrong?

We shouldn't have to do workarounds to get rid of this stupid set up. Apple just won't fix it!

I gave up already - I purchased a Garmin watch and I am selling the Apple Watch. Seriously, a trillion dollar company cannot attend to this - it is simply messed up.

Well, I see I'm not the only one who experiences this "segments" problem; I thought for a while it was an operator error issue. It happened again just yesterday, during the final mile of a five-mile run, when my watch announced what must've been 10 or 12 segments. I've looked at the various solutions suggested by others here, but none worked for me. Very frustrating.

I believe this feature is not tested or someone developed it who never did a serious workout. Its a joke. It pauses my current workout, its a joke for this price. I am really disappointed, hopefully apple can fix this problem FOR FREE and not to buy an extra feature like they did on Mac for several times.

I just had the same thing happen on my brand new Ultra2 today—my first Apple watch ever. This bug ruined the very first run I took. I had no idea how long I had run, so I had to restart the workout about five times.

Before I, too, bail on Apple for a better sports watch, can anyone report whether a running app like Strava installed on the watch gets around this problem?

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3x triple tap on the crown is my workaround for now. It's a mode you set in accessibility > Open the Watch app on the iPhone and go to Accessibility > Touch Accommodations · Turn on Hold Duration, set it to 1s or 2s (whatever you like). That allows me to access everything while working out using buttons, but screen touches need to be held for one second or two, which results in errorless workout tracking.

I called Apple support about the segment problem and after a long wait and a disconnection, she called me back and told me that if you want if you don’t want segments you tap on the app if you want segments you have you tap twice so if you open the app and tap twice, that’s why you got segments. I hope this helps.

I submitted a request for this feature on the Apple Watch Feedback page. I ran into the unwanted segments issue today while trying to dismiss heart rate alerts that I set up during a HIIT workout (I have since turned them off).

I want my mile splits. I don’t want 13 segments I did not ask to track at all to pop up going up my final steep climb on my otherwise perfectly peaceful hike.

I don’t use segments I don’t want segments. I do want to mark my mile splits though. The two things being linked is a dumb foul word situation.