Background alerts on iPhone (new, off by default) Turn on Background Alerts in Settings and WOD Timer schedules a notification for each upcoming phase change, so you still get told when a round ends after you lock the phone or switch apps. It tells you honestly how many are covered — long workouts hit an iOS limit of 32 pending alerts, and the app says so rather than going quiet. Mute now means mute If the app's sound is off, background alerts arrive silently too. Previously they could make a sound you never asked for. Apple Watch alerts go further The Watch now schedules an alert for every remaining phase change instead of only the next one, so a workout keeps alerting you for longer if the app stops running. A calmer timer screen Settings is hidden while a workout is running — you change the workout when the timer isn't going. The alert details moved to the Info screen, and the timer screen only speaks up when something genuinely needs your attention. Clearer about what the app can promise Wording throughout now says what actually happens instead of over-promising: the Watch attempts to keep running with the screen off and watchOS decides; a scheduled alert isn't a guarantee one arrives; and your result is shown when the workout ends rather than implying it's saved somewhere.

Big-screen landscape mode and a cleaner one-tap workflow. Full-screen landscape timer — prop your phone on a box and read the countdown from across the gym Rotation toggle now stays put on every screen, so you can flip to landscape any time — even mid-WOD Tap the workout name at the top to jump straight into settings Fixed a Live Activity that could briefly flash "Complete!" when you cancelled a workout Polish and stability improvements

Apple Health integration: Workouts now record to Apple Health automatically, your timer sessions show up alongside the rest of your activity, with heart rate and active energy data. Improved permissions onboarding: New guided recovery if Apple Health permissions get out of sync, with one-tap re-request from Watch settings. Landscape mode on iPhone: Use the timer in landscape for a wider view. Tap the rotate icon to enable it. Watch settings cleanup: Streamlined the configuration screen, fewer redundant buttons, faster to set up your timer. Reliability improvements: A long list of under-the-hood fixes, more accurate pause/resume timing, smoother countdown haptics, fewer dropped Watch Remote commands, and rock-solid background workout tracking with the screen off.

UI fixes