How-to

How do you turn off voice feedback during workouts on the Galaxy Watch?

From a video by Jen from Shown with: Galaxy Watch 3, and according to Jen the other models too

Samsung Smartwatches

In short

In the workout settings (gear icon), turn off Audio guide at the very bottom. Alternatively, change the distance or time of the announcement under "Auto lap".

Step by step

  1. On the Galaxy Watch, open Workouts.
  2. Don't start with the quick start function. Open the menu with all workout options instead.
  3. Choose a workout, for example Running.
  4. Tap the small gear icon at the side.
  5. Scroll all the way down to Audio guide and turn it off.
  6. If you only want the announcements less often, open "Auto lap" instead and set the distance (for example every 5 or 10 kilometers) or a time.

You need this when the watch announces your workout stats after every kilometer while you run, interrupting your music or podcast. Jen finds this annoying and says she can read the information on the watch at any time.

The setting belongs to each workout individually; Jen shows it using running as the example.

As of: video from Aug 22, 2021. Menus and labels may change with later software updates.

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