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hstall2529
hstall2529

Reputation: 31

Keeping Apple Watch Awake for more than 70 seconds (watchOS 3)

Is there any way to keep an Apple Watch awake for more than 70 seconds? I understand the purpose of turning off the face to save battery life but I'm trying to sample motion data continuously for about 3 minutes and the sampling is interrupted as soon as the face turns off. I've set the watch to stay awake for 70 seconds every time I tap it, but is there any way to prevent it from turning off for > 3 minutes? I found this post from Feb. of 2016 but haven't found any updates confirming or denying the possibility of preventing the watch face from sleeping in watchOS 3.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 937

Answers (1)

immadbananas
immadbananas

Reputation: 309

If you're looking at sampling motion data like the accelerometer or gyroscope, you can create a HKWorkout Session that will keep your app running in the background. While your Watch face will still eventually turn off without tapping, you will still continue to be able to keep sampling your motion data. Note that only one HKWorkout Session can be run at a time. Hope this helps!

Upvotes: 2

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