How to change the measuring units on Apple Watch and iPhone - Meters (M), Feet (FT), Celsius (° C), Fahrenheit (° F)

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If you are wondering how I could We change the units of measure FROM Imperial in Metric For temperature, distance or speed, this tutorial is definitely helpful.
Even if the temperature felt and distances are the same for everyone, the units of measure For them it differs depending on the country or the geographical region. At the world level there are two units of measure. Imperial and Metric.

How we change the measurement units for Fahrenheit (° F) in Celsius (° C) on Apple Watch

It is very possible, if you have a Apple Watch New, displaying temperature in the application Weather To appear in degrees Fahrenheit (° F), if you have the door or other country in which the imperial system is used in the region. In this case we must see how we change the units of measurement in which the values ​​are displayed.

Changing the unit of measure from Fahrenheit to Celsius for the application Weather de pe Apple Watch, will be done from the application settings Weather from the iPhone.

1. We open the application Weather On the iPhone and press on the menu icon in the right-hand corner.

2. In the list of locations, at the bottom we have the option to change the measurement scale.

3. The unit of measure for temperature will change immediately on Apple Watch in the application Weather.

The above setting will not change the measurement system if you use other applications for the weather. For example, if on iPhone and Apple Watch you have installed the Accuweather application, change from degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit (or vice versa) will be done from the application settings AccuWeather.

How to change the units of measure (Feet, Miles, kilojules, meters, kilometers, calories) for the activity applications (fitness, activity, workout)

One of the most important features of Apple Watch is the monitoring capability of fitness exercises, a EXERCISE and physical activities. application Fitness or Activity It monitors the energy consumed during the activities and displays complex reports on the distances traveled, the type of physical activities, rest times and others.
This information can be displayed both in the system Metric as well as Imperial. To change the units of measure in the application Fitness and from the reports Activity From Apple Watch and iPhone, we need to make some simple settings.

1. We open the application Watch from the iPhone

2. We access Workout → we run to the bottom at Units of Measure.

3. In “Units of Measure"We can change the measuring units for energy and distances. Calories, Yards, Miles, Meters, etc.

How we change the units of imperial measure in metric.

The measuring units will automatically change both in "Activity" on Apple Watch and in the "fitness" application on the iPhone.

Changing Measure Units in Compass App on Apple Watch and iPhone

In some Apple applications, such as compass, the units of measurement depend directly on the region registered in the iPhone settings. If in "compass" we have the altitude (elevation) measured in "feet", change in meters is possible only if we set a geographical region / country in which the metric system is used for the measuring units.

We find these settings on iPhone in Settings” → “General” → “Language & Region” → “Region.

After selecting a new region, the devices will automatically restart. Attention, because the selection of a new region will have an impact on several applications. For example, the News application could disappear if you select a region in which it is unavailable.

Once with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple has entered units converter For values ​​that appear written in applications Messages and Notes. This way you have access to quick to transforming the units of measurement Imperial in Metric or vice versa.

I've been writing passionately since 2004 about Windows and Linux operating systems, and since 2010 I've become a fan of Apple University. I'm currently writing tutorials for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other Apple devices.

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