HeartCast 3.2.0 + Thank You + Update from the HeartCast Team
Thank you to all of the HeartCast members who have reached out recently.
We’ve received a significant amount of feedback over the past few weeks. Bug reports that have directly led to fixes and improvements, expressions of frustration, and even some very kind and encouraging words. All of it is valuable, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences with us.
We also want to apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced during your recent workouts. We know how frustrating it is when you’ve already conquered the motivation beast, you’re standing around in your Peloton shoes, and then find yourself wrestling with Bluetooth connectivity issues instead of starting your ride.
We know that reliability matters, and we’re committed to continuing to improve HeartCast. Thank you again for your patience, your feedback, and for sticking with us. We’re working hard to earn and keep your trust.
As always, please keep the feedback coming.
About Recent Updates
It’s been a while since our last major release, and then we suddenly released a flurry of features. Our goal is always to ship stable, well-tested features and to minimize any disruption to your workouts. We test HeartCast extensively ourselves as users, and we’re fortunate to have an active group of beta testers who use pre-release versions in their daily routines. That said, bugs can still slip through, especially when shipping multiple features in rapid succession. We take that seriously and are actively working to resolve all remaining issues as quickly as possible.
Version 3.2.0 (Including 3.1.0 and 3.1.2)
On Monday, we released HeartCast 3.2.0, which includes the following fixes and improvements:
Connectivity & Bluetooth
- Major improvements to Bluetooth connectivity and connection restoration
- Dedicated BLE queue with restored state handling and improved retry logic
- Notification when the Watch is paired/installed but has a dead battery
- Live Activity fix when starting a workout from the iPhone
- Fixed standalone iOS Live Activity audio issues
Workouts & Mirroring
- Improvements to workout mirroring, saving, and overall app state transitions
- Fixed watchOS issue where stopping a workout did not return to the start screen
- Fixed bug when stopping a Watch workout from the iPhone
- Fixed workout interruption messaging on watchOS
- Cleanup of old workouts that were ended or abandoned
- Improved workout saving flow and state handling
- Ability to start workouts in multiple ways:
- From Watch or iPhone
- From iPhone with or without Watch support
- Starting a workout on iPhone with Watch support now automatically opens the Watch app
Heart Rate & Audio
- Removed legacy heart rate query/view in favor of improved heart rate detection and faster initial loading (new start screen)
- Fixed edge case causing bursts of stale heart rate samples (deja vu)
- Heart rate inactivity detection with visual alerts (e.g., AirPods disconnected)
- Fixed multiple zone alerts when heart rate fluctuates near zone boundaries
- Optimized audible heart rate cues and preference synchronization
Preferences & UI
- Overhauled user preferences to improve default values and synchronization
- Added font selection to user preferences
- New workout type icons
Verifying 3.2.0
Please verify that you have updated HeartCast and that both the Watch and iPhone are the same version. You can verify this by triple-tapping on the "HeartCast" logo on both the Watch and iPhone. The version number will appear.
If the HeartCast Watch app is out of date, you can force an update by opening the Watch App on your iPhone. Here's an Instagram post demonstrating the process of reinstalling the HeartCast Watch App.
You can also restart the HeartCast Watch App without restarting the Apple Watch. Restart instructions here.