When Auto Pause is enabled, the Strava iOS app will automatically pause when you are resting during your activity. Auto Pause alleviates the need to manually pause your activity each time you stop.
Enabling Auto Pause
Select Record from the bottom navigation menu.
Expand the menu by sliding it up from the bottom of your screen, and select Auto Pause on the next page.
Toggle Auto Pause ON and OFF for runs only, rides only, both runs and rides, or neither.
How Auto Pause Works
Auto Pause ON
Auto Pause for cycling uses GPS movement to automatically detect when you are at rest. It's important to note that the app will only pause when you're completely stopped. Once you begin moving again, Auto Pause will turn off. Because this feature is GPS-based, if you take a break to go indoors or somewhere where the GPS line of sight is obscured, use the manual pause feature to prevent miscalculations. Cycling Auto Pause will be on by default but can be turned off on your settings page.
Auto Pause for running is motion-based and uses your accelerometer to automatically detect when you are at rest. Athletes will hear audio announcements for Auto Pause events if they have split announcements on or Live Segment audio enabled.
Auto Pause OFF
If you choose to turn Auto Pause off, Strava will calculate your moving and resting time during the upload process instead of during the activity.
For runs with Auto Pause disabled, we will perform server-side resting-time calculations (as above) unless there are manual pause events. If there are manual pause events, we assume that you want to control the time and will calculate moving time with respect to timer time instead.
Have Problems With Auto Pause?
Typically, problems with Auto Pause are actually caused by problems with your GPS or other location services. The simplest fix is to turn your phone off, then back on again, and flip your GPS or location services off and then back on. You may also want to review our Troubleshooting GPS Issues and try those fixes as well. If you continue to have problems, please proceed with submitting a support ticket. Keep in mind that if you pause the app manually, you must resume it before continuing your activity, even if Auto Pause is enabled.
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