Now that Summer is coming upon us in the U.S., many people are going to go hiking, swimming, and other outdoor activities.
Many people who have an Apple Watch are not aware that it has an excellent compass app that comes with all watches. The app looks like the featured image that’s included with this article.
What does the Compass app do?
- The Compass app shows the direction your Apple Watch is facing, as well as your current location and elevation.
See your bearings, elevation, incline, and coordinates:
Your bearing is shown at the center of the watch face. Scroll the Digital Crown to see your incline, elevation, and coordinates in the inner ring of the compass. Continue scrolling to show the location of waypoints you created.
To see details in a list in any compass view, tap 
at the top left.
- Open the Compass app
on your Apple Watch. - To add a bearing, tap , scroll down, tap Bearing, turn the Digital Crown to the bearing, then tap Done.
To edit the bearing, tap
, scroll down, tap Bearing, turn the Digital Crown to the new bearing, then tap Done. - To clear the bearing, tap , scroll down, then tap Clear Bearing, then tap Done.
Note: Coordinates may not be available in all regions.
How to use True North:
To use true north rather than magnetic north, do the following:
- Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch. - Tap Compass, then turn on Use True North.
You can also choose a grid system—DMS, decimal degrees, MGRS/USNG or UTM—on the Compass settings screen.
To learn more about the Compass app., just go to https://support.apple.com/ and search for “Compass App on Apple Watch“.
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