Autopause for cycling uses your GPS to detect movement and automatically pause the recording when you are stopped. Autopause for running uses your phone's accelerometer to automatically pause the recording when you are stopped (enable split announcements to hear audio announcements for pause and resume events). Once movement is detected again, autopause will turn off, and the recording will resume.
If Your Autopause is not Automatically Pausing:
Check the Strava app's record settings to make sure the autopause feature is enabled. Since autopause relies on the accuracy of your GPS to determine if you are stopped or moving, check our GPS troubleshooting resources for Android and iPhone. If there is an issue with your phone's GPS accuracy, the autopause feature won't detect that you're stopped and won't automatically pause. Also note that your recording will resume if you're walking around or moving indoors where the GPS signal is obscured. You can use the manual pause feature to prevent any miscalculations.
Example of GPS issues when indoors with an obscured signal, preventing autopause from pausing the recording:
If Your Autopause is not Automatically Resuming:
If recording a walk or hike, we recommend disabling autopause. The slower speeds often cause the app to pause frequently and have trouble resuming, which can result in recording issues. With autopause disabled, Strava will calculate moving and stopped time during the upload process instead of during the activity.
Autopause may not resume automatically if you remain stopped for a long time. Some phones will shut off the GPS signal to conserve battery if it isn't being used for a while. Opening the Strava app to view the record screen will reactivate GPS tracking and resume recording when you begin moving.