How To Use Oura Ring Location Services?

OK, I finally admit it! I have a memory of a goldfish. Even though it has been years since I started wearing my Oura Ring, I still lose it from time to time. But Oura Ring’s location services always come to my rescue.

And this is just one of the many perks this feature offers. With Oura Ring location services, I could access a greater diversity of activity data and much more.

Interesting! Isn’t it? So, what are you waiting for? Learn how to use Oura Ring location services and all the intriguing features it offers.

What Does Oura Ring Location Services Offer?

Oura Ring location services help users diversify their activity data by including the route, distance, pace, and speed, which are then included in the workout details. It provides insights for certain Automatic Activity Detection (AAD) workouts, manually added workouts, or workouts imported through third-party app integrations.

Here’s are all the details you need to know about all these features-

1. Track Location to Use Find My Ring Feature

With the Oura Location service, I could easily use its location tracking to find my lost or stolen Oura Ring. Once I enabled Location Services on my device for the Find My Ring feature to work, I could access the latest location of when my device was connected to the Oura Ring.

Although the location that is shown was not always the current location of the Oura Ring but the last synced location.

Note:- Find My Ring is currently available on the Oura App only for iOS users. However, I have confirmed from the Oura help that Find My Ring feature will be coming to Android devices soon.

2. Advanced Activity Data

Oura Ring Location Services provides advanced insights into activity data with Route, Distance, and Pace/ Speed Metrics.

On the one hand, it improved the quality of my activity predictions, while on the other, it effectively showed how daily activities influence my sleep, recovery, and overall well-being.

 These metrics include-

• Route: View a map with your start, end, and the exact path you’ve followed
• Distance: See the exact distance of your workout in miles or kilometers
• Pace or speed: Observe and monitor your average speed over the course of your workout and see your split times (depending on activity type).

These new metrics are included in the “Workout Details” view of any confirmed activity to which route, distance, speed, or pace apply.

3. Automatic Activity Detection (AAD)

Automatic Activity Detection metric automatically reports almost all detected physical activity captured by the Oura Ring—suggesting the time, duration, type, and intensity of activities we take part in. With AAD, I –

• Get automatic detection for 40+ activities.
• Had the option to edit or confirm each of the detected activities (time, duration, type, and intensity.
• Get helpful guidance on physical activities, lifestyle, movement patterns, recent trends, and current activity goals.
• Get more personalized insights with time.
• Get the movement graph on your Activity tab.

The Automatic Activity Detection metrics on Oura Ring are currently available for the following activities or workouts:

Route, Distance & Speed	Route, Distance & Pace	Distance
Ice skating	Walking	Outdoor Climbing
Downhill skiing	HIIT	Cross-training
Outdoor cycling	Hiking
Mountain biking	Nordic walking
Snowboarding	Orienteering
Rollerblading	Horseback riding
Surfing	Outdoor cross-country skiing
	Running
	Rowing

How To Use Oura Ring Location Services?

Setting up the Oura Ring location services helped me improve the quality of my activity predictions over a period of time. Moreover, with this, I was able to gain a deeper awareness of my daily activities and how they impact my sleep, as well as help improve my Recovery index and my overall well-being.

To use the Oura ring Location Services, I made sure to meet these three necessary prerequisites.

1. Ensure that the device’s location is toggled on during the workout.
2. The Oura app should be open and running in the background of my smartphone before I start to workout.
3. My Oura app has been updated to the latest available version.

After making sure that all the necessary conditions are fulfilled, this is how I use my Oura Ring location services. Though, Oura Ring automatically detects and records 40+ activities, you can also proceed to manually enable or disable your Oura Ring location services to check out its functionality for yourself.

Enable Oura Ring Location Services on iOS & Android Devices

1. After completing the workout, open the Oura App.
2. The app will display an information card after your next automatically detected activity.
3. Tap on Continue to enable location tracking.

4. Give confirmation to activate features on the Oura app.
5. The Oura Location Services will be enabled.

Note- For Android devices, you may need to select “allow access to location while using the app” in your location settings.

Manually Enable Or Disable Oura Ring Location Services

1. Open Oura App> Home Tab.
2. Select the menu icon (Hamburger icon) in the upper left-hand corner.

3. Tap Settings> General> Location.

4. Toggle Oura location features.

5. Open your device’s Settings.
6. Select Privacy.
7. Ensure that Location Services are toggled on.
8. Scroll down and select Oura.
9. Tap “Always” beneath Allow location access.

After enabling the Oura Ring Location Services, I observed the workout is displayed in the Home and Activity tabs after the next confirmed activity. To access more information, I had to tap on “Show workout details” displayed on the reward card at the top of the Home tab.

In case the reward card was missed, I could view the workout details in the Activities list on my Home tab and tap on the activity to access it.

For optimal and efficient usage, here are the few key points I would recommend you keep in mind-

• Keep the Oura Ring’s Location Services “Always on” for optimal performance. 
• Visual maps and route data will be available for manually added workouts and other workouts imported through third-party app integrations if your location is “Always on” and you have your phone with you while you workout.
• Your GPS location should be accessible from the very beginning of your workout. If not, you might miss your route and visual map.
• You should open the Oura app on your device every time before you start your workout.
• The location tracking will stop if you force close the Oura app.

Frequently Asked Questions

Wrap Up

So these are the easy steps to successfully enable Oura Ring location services on your Android or iOS devices. There is no Oura Ring location services charge, and you can now access it at any time and explore all its unique features.

From the moment I have enabled Oura Ring location services, I’ve been in a fitness competition with myself. I try to beat my existing route, distance, speed, and pace and end up seeing better results in the overall Oura scores, Trends, and Insights. And as I mentioned earlier, whenever I misplace it, it comes to my aid.

So, C’mon, try it out, and let me know your reviews in the comment section below. I’ll be waiting.