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Use Backtrack to retrace your steps on Apple Watch

Retrace your steps

On an Apple Watch SE or Apple Watch Series 6 and later, you can use Backtrack in the Compass app the Compass icon 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 without Wi-Fi. Backtrack does not account for external conditions, such as changes in elevation or objects in the environment.

  1. Open the Compass app the Compass icon on your Apple Watch.

  2. Tap the Backtrack button, then tap Start to begin recording your route.

  3. To retrace your steps, tap the Pause button, then tap Retrace Steps.

    The location where you first tapped the Backtrack button appears on the compass.

  4. Follow the path back to return to where you first turned on Backtrack.

  5. When you’re finished, tap the Backtrack button, then tap Delete Steps.

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