# Apple Watch Driving App: Start and Stop Trips from Your Wrist

> Control trip recording from your Apple Watch with Odo: buttons to start, pause, resume and stop, Siri on your watch, and a Control Center or Action button control on watchOS 26.

App: Odo: Speedometer, Drive & Ride (iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Apple CarPlay, Apple Watch). Free to download: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759611784
Page: https://speedometerproapp.com/features/apple-watch-app
Last updated: 2026-11-09

Start, pause, resume or stop a trip from your Apple Watch while your iPhone stays in its mount, your pocket or your bag. Your iPhone does the recording, and your watch confirms each command.

## Why it matters

Your iPhone isn’t always within easy reach, especially on a bike or with a bag on your back. A tap on your wrist starts the recording without digging it out.

## Four buttons, one job

The app is a simple remote. Tap a button, your iPhone runs the command, and your watch shows the reply.

- Start, Pause, Resume and Stop, all on one screen with no scrolling
- Stop asks you to confirm, so a wrist bump can’t end a trip
- A short message confirms each command
- Clear messages when something’s wrong, such as iPhone not reachable

## Siri and quick controls

You don’t have to find the app first.

- Ask Siri on your watch to start, pause, resume or stop a trip
- On watchOS 26, add Odo to Control Center or the Action button to open the trip controls in one press

## Your iPhone does the recording

GPS, speed and your route all stay on your iPhone. The watch only sends commands, so there’s no trip data on it to go out of date.

- Your iPhone’s Live Activity can appear in the watch’s Smart Stack during a trip
- Commands are never queued, so a Start can’t fire minutes later
- Trips you start from your watch are saved on your iPhone like any other

Note: Needs watchOS 11 or later and Odo on your iPhone.

## Questions and answers

### Does Odo have an Apple Watch app?

Yes. Odo on Apple Watch lets you start, pause, resume and stop trips from your wrist. It needs watchOS 11 or later and comes with the iPhone app.

### Can my Apple Watch record a trip without my iPhone?

No. Your iPhone records the trip, and the watch works as a remote for it, so your iPhone needs to be nearby.

### Does the watch app show my speed?

No. The watch app shows the trip controls and your iPhone’s replies. During a trip, your iPhone’s Live Activity can appear in the watch’s Smart Stack.

### How do I install Odo on my Apple Watch?

It comes with the iPhone app. If it isn’t on your watch, open the Watch app on your iPhone, find Odo and tap Install.

### Why does my watch say iPhone not reachable?

The watch couldn’t reach your iPhone within a few seconds. Keep your iPhone nearby with Bluetooth on and try again. The command isn’t saved for later, so it won’t run on its own when the connection returns.

### Can my Apple Watch start an Odo trip automatically?

If you ride or run with an Apple Watch, a workout can start and stop an Odo trip on your iPhone.

In the Shortcuts app on your iPhone, open Automation, tap +, choose Apple Watch Workout, select Starts, pick the workout types such as Outdoor Cycle or Outdoor Run, select Run Immediately and add Odo's Start Trip. Create a second automation for Ends that runs Stop Trip.

Your Watch records the workout and Odo records speed, distance and route on your iPhone. Start Trip suits this, because each workout should be its own trip.

## Related

- [Siri and Shortcuts](https://speedometerproapp.com/features/automation): Voice commands and Shortcuts actions so trips start and stop on their own.
- [Lock Screen and widgets](https://speedometerproapp.com/features/live-activities-widgets): Live Activities with 17 layouts, the Dynamic Island and Home Screen widgets.
- [Trip tracking](https://speedometerproapp.com/features/trip-tracking): Automatic trip detection, full trip stats, saved places, tags, photos and video.