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

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!!!

This starts about an hour into my ride and then the new segments start up in rapid succession. The display face no longer provides elevation, total time, both calories and occasionally “pauses” my workout. Was this really tested?

please help!

This is far from solved! This is a serious issue Apple needs to fix!

Yeah, no doubt it would be much better if segments could be turned off. Or rather, segments default would be off, and segments would have to be turned on.

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.

I tried these steps but the last one isn't available on my watch: You can disable segments and heart rate zones.

1. On the watch access the workout. select the three dots (…)
2. scroll to the bottom and tap the preferences
3. tap the outdoor cycle workout views
4. Scroll down and adjust to Not include segments and heart rate zones etc.

There is nothing that mentions "segments" when I get to this step

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.

Yes, for the love of God get rid of this feature. I hate it. I may end up getting another watch.

This advice doesn’t work. A wet sleeve still starts a new segment.

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.

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.

I just tried this and my watch shows segments are off but when I start the run I can tap the face and still get a segment

I spoke with Apple Support. Really helpful and followed up.

You can disable segments and heart rate zones.

1. On the watch access the workout. select the three dots (…)
2. scroll to the bottom and tap the preferences
3. tap the outdoor cycle workout views
4. Scroll down and adjust to Not include segments and heart rate zones etc.

It has worked on my last two rides.

Hi, I may have just found a workaround. I had the same problem, as you, and many others, and yesterday I probably got nine segment alerts in less than 50 feet of a run. Not sure if it works yet because I haven't used it in a real workout, but I remembered this ...

"Please for all that is holy give us the option to disable segments!," and couldn't agree more!

It's not perfect and I don't know if it will work if you're looking for exact times. I've tried it with Outdoor Walk and Outdoor Run, but not in a real workout, yet.

Go to Outdoor Walk or Run and open it.

Then hit the side button, not the crown dial. It takes you to the control screen.

Hit the water drop. It locks the screen.

To unlock the screen when you're done, hold the crown, and it will do that water ejection thing.

I won't know if it will give mile splits until tomorrow, I sure hope it does. My apologies if it doesn't work and I've wasted your time. I just remembered your post when I was trying to solve this yesterday after getting so many segment alerts that I wanted to slam my watch into the ground. It all happens because of my wet sleeve, it doesn't happen in the summertime.

Hope it helps, Tim

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.