Expedition mode on your HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate Series
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Expedition mode on your HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate Series

When you're on an outdoor expedition, you can mark your locations and use these marked locations to find your way back. You can also use the watch to get key data like altitude and SpO2.

Settings

  1. On the watch face screen, press the Assist button on the upper left side of the watch to access the Expedition screen.
  2. Touch at the bottom for more Expedition related settings.
    • Battery: When in Expedition mode, the Raise to wake feature is enabled by default. You can toggle off the switch to disable it. You can also set Positioning interval to by Time or Steps.
    • Storm warning: Enable or disable Warnings to suit your needs. When enabled, you can set Pressure drop.
    • Routes: Download routes in the Huawei Health app and then import them to your watch. For details, see Sharing workout routes.
    • Record at night is enabled by default, and you can toggle off the switch to disable it.
    • Dim after sunset is enabled by default, and you can toggle off the switch to disable it.

Starting an outdoor expedition

  1. On the watch face screen, press the Assist button on the upper left side of the watch to access the Expedition screen, then touch Start.
  2. During the expedition:
    • Mark: On the Expedition app home screen, press the Down button or touch Mark to manually mark a location. Touch Markers to view and edit the marked locations.
       
      • The Markers option only shows manually marked locations.
      • You can mark up to 500 locations.
      • Such marked locations, whether automatically or manually marked, are called waypoints. By default, a waypoint is marked automatically every 30 minutes. You can set positioning interval to by time or steps to better suit your needs.
    • Dim: On the Expedition app home screen, press the Assist button on the upper left side of the watch to enable or disable Dim mode.
    • Tools: On the Expedition app home screen, swipe down to access Tools, like SpO2 and Flashlight.
    • On any screen of the Expedition app, your can press the Up button on the watch and select to End or Pause the journey, or Lock screen.
  3. For your return journey:
    • Navigate back to a waypoint

      Method 1: Touch Markers to enter the waypoint list, find and select your target waypoint, and touch Navigate.

      Method 2:

      On the Expedition app home screen, swipe down twice to access the compass screen, touch that screen, and touch Navigate to enter the waypoint list. Rotate the Up button to switch between waypoints, press the Up button to select a target waypoint, and touch Navigate to navigate to a place near the waypoint.

      HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate Green Edition: On the Expedition app home screen, swipe down twice to access the map screen, touch that screen, and touch Navigate to enter the waypoint list. Rotate the Up button to switch between waypoints, press the Up button to select a target waypoint, and touch Navigate to navigate to a place near the waypoint.

    • Backtrack: On the Expedition app home screen, swipe down twice to access the compass or map screen, touch that screen, and touch Backtrack to navigate to a place near your starting point.
  4. Press and hold the Up button on the watch to end the expedition.

Viewing expedition records

On your watch:

  1. Press the Assist button on the upper left side of the watch to access the Expedition screen, and touch Expedition records to display the record list.
  2. Select a target record, and swipe up or down on the screen to view the details like Distance and Altitude.

On your phone:

Go to Huawei Health > Health > Exercise records, and select an expedition record to view the details.

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