Troubleshooting

How to fix your Apple Watch not tracking Workout and Activity correctly

Apple Watch not registering workout and exercise correctly

Apple Watch helps you track your Workouts and Activity goals like Move, Stand, and Exercise times for the current day and over time. But nothing is perfect, and you might run into problems with your activities being recorded inaccurately.

For instance, you completed a 45-minute workout, but your Apple Watch recorded only 10 minutes of it. Here are two ways to fix your Apple Watch not registering Workout and Exercise activities correctly.

Cr4shed: A new tweak that can assist in troubleshooting various types of crashes

Veteran jailbreakers should be more than familiar with the ever-so-popular CrashReporter app from Cydia. It works as a virtual diagnostic tool to help you discern the reasoning behind certain crashes; especially those concerning apps, jailbreak tweaks, and the SpringBoard itself.

As useful as CrashReporter is, it’s not always easy to understand, and that’s why iOS developer Muirey03 has released a new free jailbreak tweak called Cr4shed.

LaunchInSafeMode lets you selectively launch apps without being affected by tweaks

If you install jailbreak tweaks that modify certain apps in particular, then you might find a new free release dubbed LaunchInSafeMode by iOS developer inoahdev useful for troubleshooting when things stop working properly.

This tweak lets you launch individual apps into a “safe mode”-like state in which it launches without the effects of other jailbreak tweaks. In other words, it lets you see if a problem you’re experiencing is caused by a jailbreak tweak or something else.

Error messages popping up from failed automatic iOS updates? Here’s the fix

Your iPhone and/or iPad can perform over the air (OTA) software updates automatically during the night while you're sleeping, so long as it’s connected to a power source and you've given it permission first. While this feature is incredibly convenient for anyone who doesn’t have the time to wait for software updates during the day, it can sometimes be problematic.

There are all kinds of error messages that might pop up, but one of the more common messages you may come across, especially on iOS 10 devices, will look a lot like the one you see above. In this piece, we’ll talk about troubleshooting steps you can take to fix various types of similar error messages once and for all and get your device up to date.