You can select your Sport Type, change your Auto-Pause settings, and choose your units of measurement.

The first time you record you will be prompted to accept location, Health permissions, legal disclaimer, and notifications when you open the Apple Watch app.

The Strava Apple Watch app functions independently from the iPhone app so the phone will not visibly respond when you record your activity even if you have your phone with you. You can record activities on your Apple Watch Series 2 or later without carrying your phone. Recording an activity with the Apple Watch app:

The Strava Apple Watch app supports watchOS 6.0 or later and iOS 13.0 or later.

You will be prompted (on your phone) to authorize Strava for Apple Watch. If it's not installed, tap on Install next to Strava in the Watch App.

Find the Strava app to install on your watch. If it's already installed on your Watch, then open the app on your Watch.

Open the 'My Watch” section of the Apple Watch app on your phone.

Download the Strava app on your iPhone if you haven't already.

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