Until recently when using maps, the directions used to stay awake on my Apple Watch so with a quick glance I could always tell when is coming up next. But now, they only appear when a turn comes up. How can I keep maps always awake on the watch face when navigating?
Apple Watch Series 5
Try iPhone, Watch app, My Watch tab, General, Return to clock. Scroll down and tap on Maps and in "WHEN IN SESSION" section turn on "Return to App".
Unless you have "always on" the screen will always go black when turning wrist down
Try iPhone, Watch app, My Watch tab, General, Return to clock. Scroll down and tap on Maps and in "WHEN IN SESSION" section turn on "Return to App".
Unless you have "always on" the screen will always go black when turning wrist down
That would be a custom setting presumably
My instructions are usually offered to turn OFF a feature like compass which is set up to persist on face often by default so the 1 hour setting may be necessary when turning ON. Good feedback.
Try this. I did everything that was suggested above but added one last thing when it didn’t work.
Go to General - Return to clock. Click on the arrow to the right. Scroll down to Apps and click on Maps. Choose “Return to Clock” - Custom. Scroll down to “When in Session” and turn on “Return to App”.
I also ended up selecting “After 1 hour” just above the When in Session section. Maps now seem to be staying visible on my watch now when I’m navigating. This extra step seemed to make a difference but not clear to me why.
No it won’t. I just got a Series 8 and tried that. It didn’t change anything. However, following those same instructions and then selecting the “after one hour” option for return to clock, it did work. Apple should fix this, though, and I’m betting they will. Too much grief!
Thanks for the suggestion - made sense but unfortunately the map directions did not stay on. The watch face returned to the clock as soon as I completed the next turn. Any other ideas?
Sorry, no, that should have done it.
Didn’t work for me either. It’s annoying not to be able to just look at my wrist for the next turn.
Me neither.
Keep map display on apple watch awake while navigating
