How to use the Apple Watch Ultra Backtrack Feature

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When hiking or mountain climbing, it’s very easy to get lost.  Especially when an area is bigger then what you calculated.

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Fortunately, the Apple Watch Ultra has s feature called Backtrack that keeps track of where a user has been.

Here’s how to use it:

1. Open the Compass app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap the footprints icon in the bottom-right of the screen, then tap Start to begin recording your route.
3. If necessary, scroll down and tap Allow Once to allow Compass to access your Recent Locations.
4. When you’re ready to retrace your steps, tap the pause icon in the bottom-right of the screen, then tap Retrace Steps.
5. Your starting location will appear on the compass, and a bouncing white arrow will point you in the right direction. The path back to the starting point will appear within the compass circle as a white line. Follow the path back to return to where you first turned on Backtrack.
6. When you’ve arrived at your starting location, tap the footsteps icon again, then tap Delete Steps.
7. That’s it.

This could save your life one day.  I’m glad Apple decided to add it.

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