Loops come out the right size again, and in seconds. Set your own pace: the Fast option is now Custom, in minutes per km or per mile. A walk survives the app being closed. Your trail, start point and steps all come back. Stops load the moment you open the app, so the Stops page is ready when you get there. Fixed turns being announced a junction early, and music staying muffled after two announcements. Your weekly goal now shows a per-day average. Plus the usual polish and bug fixes.

Planning a walk is now four simple questions: how long you've got, where it should end, what you'd like to pass, and here's your walk. Add stops as you go — a nearby park, a café or pub, a landmark ranked by popularity with a picture to help you choose, or anywhere you search for. Combine as many as you like. Orbit tells you the minimum time your stops will add, so you know before you commit whether they fit your goal. Loop back to where you started, walk on to somewhere new, or head out with no fixed route — turn on Smart Turnaround and Orbit tells you when it's time to turn back. Routes now fit properly — within a minute of your time or five percent of your distance — instead of settling for whatever's close enough. Loops are quicker to generate, too, and double back on themselves far less. A fresh new look for the whole planning flow, with illustrated cards and a clearer sense of the walk you're building. Out walking, the turn banner now names the next street, your stops and parks are drawn on the map, and Orbit tells you the moment you've reached your goal. Plus the usual round of polish and bug fixes.

Every turn is now announced with the distance to it, and twice instead of three times. Orbit also stops calling you off route when you aren't — it allows for GPS drift and recognizes when you've deliberately turned back. Also includes additional bug fixes.

Loop routes now appear in a second or two, and double back on themselves less. New walkers get a simpler start: one question, how long today, then a route from where you're standing. Not now? Pick a time and Orbit will remind you.

Orbit now speaks six more languages — Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Czech, Japanese and Korean — with spoken turn-by-turn directions in every one. Also fixed: a rare crash that could end a walk early if you strayed off route while voice guidance was on.

Your walk at a glance. • Steps, time and arrival time now stay on screen the whole way round, along with your goal progress and the pause button. Pull the panel up for Finish and the route back to your start. • Your average pace is now measured over the time you were actually moving — stopping for a photo no longer drags it down • Open walks with no goal no longer end by telling you that you completed 0% Happy walking! — Jamie

Orbit now speaks five more languages. • Dutch, Italian, Polish, Finnish and Slovak — the whole app, including spoken turn-by-turn directions • Fixed the streak card on the home screen squashing its text on smaller screens and at larger text sizes • Other small fixes under the hood Happy walking! — Jamie

• A new home screen, with a view that changes from dawn through to night • New: a tour of the six ways to walk, so you know which one fits the walk you want • Take a good look around Weeks before you subscribe • Tidier Settings, and dozens of small fixes Happy walking! — Jamie

New: Places to Avoid. • Paint over a street or an area on the map and Orbit plans its walks around it — handy for roadwork, a closed path, or anywhere you'd rather not go. You'll find it in Settings. • Fixed a bug that could record a walk as shorter than the distance you actually covered • Other fixes and polish throughout Happy walking! — Jamie

A big refresh of how you plan a walk. • Planning is clearer and quicker to get through — pick your style, set it up on one screen, and go • A cleaner, more consistent look across every planning screen • Your walk settings now live in a settings button on the map, instead of being buried in the bottom panel • A redesigned home screen • Plenty of smaller fixes and polish along the way Happy walking! — Jamie

Small under-the-hood update: bug fixes and performance improvements. Happy walking! — Jamie

Small under-the-hood update: bug fixes and performance improvements. Happy walking! — Jamie

A small update, shaped almost entirely by your emails. Thank you for writing in. FIXED • Spoken guidance no longer goes quiet after you pause and resume a walk — it keeps talking, even with your phone locked • Routes that double back on themselves no longer set off false "off route" warnings partway around NEW • My path is blocked — when the way ahead is closed, fenced off, or simply isn't there, tap the button on the off-route banner and Orbit takes you on past it instead of steering you back into it • Places to avoid — maps sometimes show a private drive as if anyone could use it. Standing at one? Mark it in Settings, and Orbit plans around it from then on • Park Loop now walks you inside the park, along its own paths, instead of circling the edge — and the park picker puts the parks with the most to walk at the top • Straighter answers about your route: when there's no clean loop from where you're standing, Orbit tells you up front how far it has to double back Keep the emails coming — you'll find my address in Settings. Happy walking! — Jamie

Orbit 1.1 is our biggest update yet — new ways to walk, and a new place to start from. FOUR MODES, REDESIGNED • Loop — a planned circle back to your start • Go — journeys with up to 5 stops, pauses and reminders at each one, one goal for the whole trip, and a better stop order when it saves you time • Roam — wander freely; Orbit guides you home, or to a destination • Open — no route, just your walk THREE NEW WAYS TO WALK • Draw — sketch your route on the map; it snaps to real streets • Park Loop — real loops around nearby parks, with an instant park picker • History — re-walk a favorite route from your past A NEW HOME SCREEN Your greeting and live weather, today's steps and active minutes, and one-tap suggestions picked for you — all on one page. ALSO IN THIS UPDATE • Pace comes first: Relaxed, Regular, Brisk, or Fast — learned automatically from your walking, with "Re-measure my pace" in Settings • Clearer turn-by-turn guidance: cleaner navigation cards, a route ribbon, a glanceable stats bar, a pause button, and smarter rerouting • Honest, forgiving streaks: a weekly rest day, a streak card with today's status, and walks count after 3 minutes • A little celebration after your first walk — and a personal welcome note from me • Apple Watch and Live Activity improvements: pause from your wrist, miles support, and pace status in your language • Speech and interface localized in German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, and English (UK) • Dozens of reliability fixes across navigation, audio guidance, notifications, and iCloud sync I read every piece of feedback — you'll find my email in Settings. Happy walking! — Jamie

- Fixed a rare crash during the route loading animation

- Redesigned route preview — now a full-screen map with a floating details card, plus a smooth animated handoff into your walk - Fixed voice guidance on loop orbits — the first turn now announces reliably, and recovery directions kick in properly after going off-course - More reliable return reminders for people who've enabled notifications

- Added a new loading animation that shows route options drawing out one by one as we pick your best walk - Improved route quality — routes that awkwardly double back on themselves are now filtered out - Faster and more reliable route generation

- Fixed an issue where voice directions could go silent when your phone screen locks - Fixed an issue where turn-by-turn directions could be missed during off-course warnings

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

- Smarter off-course guidance: Orbit now tells you which direction to turn to get back on track - Guidance repeats so you won't miss it - Voice directions now work even when your phone is locked

- Smarter goal validation warns you before starting a walk that can't reach your destination - Bug fixes and improvements

Audio improvements - Announcements now smoothly lower your music, play the direction, and bring the volume back up - Navigation voice works when the app is in the background or your screen is locked - Bug fixes and improvements

Redesigned onboarding - A fresh setup experience with animated cards and simpler goal selection - Higher quality voice directions, now fully localized in all supported languages - Faster, more reliable routes with an upgraded routing engine - Bug fixes and improvements

Smoother start, faster routes - Pick your walking goal right during onboarding — your first route is ready the moment you finish setup - Routes now generate noticeably faster - Streaks and rest day tips are now visible from day one - Fixed a crash that could occur when completing a walk - Performance and stability improvements

Walking Streaks - Keep track of your daily walking streak right from the home screen - Use a rest day to keep your streak alive without walking — you get one per week - Your current streak is now shown on the home screen and in your Stats tab