Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in watchOS 27
- Apple Watch For Your Kids
- Run with Apple Watch
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- Unauthorized modification of watchOS
- Band care information
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Ultra Wideband information
- Disposal and recycling information
- Apple and the environment
- Copyright and trademarks
Use Backtrack to retrace your steps on Apple Watch
You can use Backtrack in the Compass app to track your route and then help you retrace your steps in case you get lost.
Note: Backtrack is for use in remote settings—away from familiar places like your home or workplace—and outside densely populated areas with Wi-Fi. Backtrack does not account for external conditions, such as changes in elevation or objects in the environment.
Record and retrace your path
Go to the Compass app
on your Apple Watch.
To begin recording your route, tap
, then tap Record Path.
To retrace your steps, tap
, then tap Retrace Path.
The path back to the location where you first tapped
Follow the path back to return to where you first turned on Backtrack.
When you’re finished, tap
, then tap Delete Path.
Tip: On Apple Watch Ultra models, you can quickly start Backtrack by pressing the Action button. See Use the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra models.