Apple Watch workouts app and iPhone gps

This weekend, I used my Apple Watch's workout feature for the first time, for Philadelphia's Broad Street Run. This is a 10 mile race. When I started out, I noticed that the Apple Watch was indicating a pace far faster than I was actually moving (I could tell by the mile markers, and my own time). At the conclusion of the race, I stopped the run in the workouts app, and the app shows that I ran 12.32 miles. I checked my phone a few times while running, and did not see the GPS icon in the upper right, so I can only conclude that the workoutapp wasn't using the phone's gps. Has anyone else had this issue?

Check to see if motion calibration and distance are turned on under Location Services, System Services. Also, the watch won't use GPS to tell your distance rather to better hone the algorithms its accelerometer uses to calculate your steps (and imply distance). Hence their claim that you need to train it and it will improve its accuracy.

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I've used the apple watch workout app and the approximate calories burned is way off from what it should be. Is there any way to calibrate it so it will be more accurate? It shows only about half the calories burned that I know it should be.

Hi poolmanrob,
Yes, there is a way to calibrate your Apple Watch to improve the results shown in Workout and Activity. By following the steps in the article linked to below, your Apple Watch will then be calibrated.
Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support
I also recommend going through the best practices outlined below to ensure you get the best Workout measurement.
Get the best measurement
Your Apple Watch will estimate your measurements during workouts based on the information that you entered during setup, but you can further improve its accuracy using these tips:
Wearing your Apple Watch regularly can improve the accuracy of the Activity and Workout apps.
Choose the Workout that best matches what you’re doing. For example, if you're running on a treadmill, choose Indoor Run.
For GPS accuracy when you walk, run, or cycle outdoors, select the appropriate Workout and bring your iPhone. This will also help calibrate the accelerometer in Apple Watch for times when you don’t have GPS, such as during treadmill workouts or when you're running outside without your phone.
To get the most accurate heart rate measurement when you use Workout, make sure your Apple Watch fits snugly on top of your wrist. The heart rate sensor should stay close to your skin.
You can also use another heart rate monitoring device, such as a chest strap. To pair an external heart rate monitor with your Apple Watch, tap the Settings app on the Home screen, then tap Bluetooth and select it under Health Devices. Learn more about the Apple Watch heart rate sensor, its accuracy, and its limitations.
Use the Workout app on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Have a good one,
Alex H.

My iPhone 4 with iOS 6 is making me start to hate Apple. Any App and at any time I open and I can not view it or move for more than 2 minutes, they close themselves. During connections, it also gives this problem and the signal disappears after a few seco

My iPhone 4 with iOS 6 is making me start to hate Apple. Any App and at any time I open and I can not view it or move for more than 2 minutes, they close themselves. During connections, it also gives this problem and the signal disappears after a few seconds back but often the person on the other end has hung up ... I can not stand it anymore, someone suggests something?
Besides these problems, there is the battery, which was bad got worse, she is not lasting more than 10 hours, even without using the phone.
Sometimes it even seems that the problem was solved, but my joy did not last long after I celebrate all the problems return, is incredible ...
thanks.
Sorry my bad Inglês.

Try a reset hold home/sleep buttons until Apple logo appears
If that does not improve try a restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
For your information
We are NOT Apple here we are all users helping other users
so emotion is ignored

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iOS5: Understanding Location Services
iOS6: Understanding Location Services
iOS7: Understanding Location Services
Pick the appropriate link for the version of iOS installed on your device.
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No, it can't. The Apple Watch is an extension the iPhone.
You need an iPhone to set up the Apple Watch. Without the iPhone this is what you can do with an Apple Watch once it's set up:
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Although you need an iPhone to do most things with Apple Watch, you can still do several things with Apple Watch without having an iPhone in range.
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Apple ID support
http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/

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Is apple watch water proof and to what depth?

See details here:
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I logged a 45 minute indoor cycling workout via the workout app on my apple watch. However, the activity app says I've only completed 14/30 minutes of exercise today. Why the discrepancy and is there a way to fix it? (I know this is an app question, but I didn't find a community available for this topic.)

I did save the workout. I later did a 15 minute outdoor walk and saved that as well. When I pull up the activity app on my iPhone, and scroll through today, I can see the workouts listed as complete for a total of 60 minutes and the award I received (as it was my first outdoor cycle workout). But the green exercise loop is not correct... it says I have exercised 32/30 minutes. I'll be doing another indoor workout on Thursday, so I will see if this happens again.

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They're both connected to the same Wi-Fi network as well. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.
Hope that you guys could help me out! I'll answer any question to get the solution!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1741
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I have the latest iPhone 4 / tomtom app and it never works with navigating to addresses in my contacts list? I have emailed tomtom support, and GPS forum and still no answer so thought i'd try here.
Whenever I select a phone address in my 'contacts' it just only reads the first line of the address which is a random street!!
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All apps are tied to the apple ID used to purchase them.
If you want to stop being asked for the old ID-delete all the apps and rebuy them under the new one.

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I have the fully updated Tiger OS, and I want to start putting all of my contacts in the Address application (iLife '06). A few questions:
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2) Can I send out blanket e-mails (with images) from the iPhone?
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The OS X Address Book app is not part of the iLife package. iLife 09 was just released, so I wouldn't expect iLife 10 until next year, which has nothing to do with the Address Book application.
No one knows what the minimum OS X system requirements will be for the next generation iPhone and we won't know until Apple makes an announcement. I think it is doubtful that Tiger will not be supported but we will know for certain when Apple makes an announcement and not until that time.
What do you mean by blanket email?

Using a hybrid of the same apple ID for iPad and iPhone.

Hey everyone,
I'd like to be clear and hopefully someone can give me an accurate response as soon as possible.
So, today my sister gave birth (Hurrah!) and she has an iPad 2 that i got her for christmas.
Long story short, my mom is in the same hospital as my sister in the emergency room since she had a heart attack/nervous attack and had to be there for testing. -- Thing is, i want her to Facetime me with an alternate email from my iCloud so she's able to see her grandson while i'm with her.
Question:
Yes, or No: Can we use a hybrid of the same apple ID for both iPad and iPhone?
(Hybrid implying the use of iMessage/Facetime with an alternate email and not my cell number or primary account email.)

So once that's done, that'll be it?
Cause she has one of my alternate emaisl currently listed on the iPad (and i unselected those on my iPhone) and it seems that it's not registering as an iMessage when i try to send her a message via my iPhone.

Apple Watch workouts app and iPhone gps

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