Use Apple Watch Backtrack to Retrace Your Steps

On Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Series 6 and aboriginal models moving watchOS 9 and newer, you tin usage the Compass app's Backtrack diagnostic to way your way and past assistance you retrace your steps successful lawsuit you get lost.


Backtrack uses the GPS connected your Apple Watch to make a virtual breadcrumb way of your way truthful you don't person to interest astir keeping way of wherever you're going. According to Apple, Backtrack is designed to beryllium utilized successful distant settings, distant from acquainted places similar your location oregon workplace, and extracurricular densely populated areas without Wi-Fi, but there's thing stopping you from utilizing it anyplace you request it.

The pursuing steps amusement you however to usage the feature. Note that Backtrack doesn't relationship for outer conditions, specified arsenic changes successful elevation oregon objects successful the environment.

1. Open the Compass app connected your Apple Watch.


2. Tap the Backtrack button successful the bottom-right of the screen, past pat Record Path to statesman signaling your route.
   
   
3. When you're acceptable to retrace your steps, pat the now-highlighted Backtrack button successful the bottom-right of the screen, past pat Retrace Steps.


4. The way backmost to the determination wherever you archetypal tapped the Backtrack fastener volition look connected the screen, portion the archetypal determination appears arsenic a achromatic dot astatine the opening of the path. Follow the way backmost to instrumentality to wherever you archetypal turned connected Backtrack.
   
   
5. When you've arrived astatine your starting location, pat the Backtrack button again, past pat Delete Path.

If you person an Apple Watch Ultra, you tin commencement Backtrack with the Action button: Go to the Settings app connected your ticker and pat Action Button ➝ Action ➝ Backtrack, past pat the chevron to instrumentality to the database of actions. Then simply property the Action fastener to commencement Backtrack and pat Record Path. You tin property the Action and broadside buttons astatine the aforesaid clip to power betwixt signaling your way and retracing your steps.

The Compass app besides lets you create Compass Waypoints portion you're connected the move, which you tin besides usage successful operation with Backtrack. Click the nexus to larn more.
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