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Apple now allows people to download the Apple Fitness+ service to see workout statistics on AirPlay 2 devices. Here’s how to get it done.
“[Apple Fitness+] is a new service that inspires you to get fit and stay fit,” said Jay Blahnik, senior director of Fitness Technologies at Apple, at Apple’s September 2020 event. “The entire Fitness+ experience is powered by the Apple Watch in some really cool ways.”
Here’s how to view stats on your AirPlay 2 devices, which devices support it, and what operating system your devices must be on.
View Fitness+ stats on AirPlay 2 devices
Statistics are automatically displayed as soon as you start your workout. Here’s how to get your device to display them.
- Open the Fitness app on your iPhone or iPad
- Select the workout you want to do
- Before printing Playselect the AirPlay symbol bottom right of the screen
- Select a device under the Video & statistics category
- Once selected, select Play on your workout
- Your device will countdown and then start the workout
- Your stats should now appear on your AirPlay 2 device
There are three categories to choose from when accessing the AirPlay menu:
- Video & statistics: Shows your health statistics on the screen during your workout
- Video: Shows only the training video and no statistics
- Audio: Cast only the audio of the video to an AirPlay 2 speaker
If your device is not listed in the Video & Metrics tab in the AirPlay menu, it means that the device is not yet up to date with the software that supports workouts with statistics or that an update has not yet been sent to your device device.
You can turn off metrics by tapping the Metrics icon – next to the AirPlay icon – at the bottom right of the screen and turning off the switch next to Show Metrics.
Supported devices and operating systems
A handful of televisions support AirPlay 2, and there are several ways to tell if they support it.
If you AppleTVthen it already supports AirPlay 2, and stats appear automatically during exercise, even if your Apple Watch is not updated to watch OS 9.
To buy a television that supports AirPlay 2, look for a logo on the box that says “Works with Apple Home“, “Works with Apple AirPlay”, and/or a Matter logo. If one of those logos or tags is on the box, you should be able to view stats on it during a Fitness+ workout.
The operating systems your devices should be on would be watchOS 9, iOS 16, iPad OS 16and the latest version of your television’s software.
Close your rings
Allowing stats to be displayed on AirPlay 2 devices is a great way for more people to get more information about their workouts at a glance.
This will allow more people to get features – once only available on native Apple products – on cheaper streaming devices.
Apple Fitness+ is available to anyone who owns an iPhone and costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. You can share a subscription with up to five people via Family Sharing.