Make Golf Pad Auto-Display When You Raise Your Hand

When you're playing a round, you'll want Golf Pad on your Wear OS watch every time you raise your wrist. Here's how to set up your watch so it works that way.

Turn on Always On Display

Golf Pad supports Always On Display during a round. With it on, Golf Pad stays on your watch while your wrist is down (dimmed, showing your course name) and comes right back when you raise your wrist.

• Samsung Galaxy Watch: Settings > Display > Always On Display
• Google Pixel Watch: Settings > Display > Always-on screen

Keep the last app on screen (Samsung Galaxy Watch)

1. Open Settings > Display.
2. Tap Show last app and choose the longest option available, for example Within 1 hour. Don't choose Never, because then the watch goes back to the watch face.

The options differ between models, so if you don't see Within 1 hour, pick the longest one and turn on Always On Display as well.

Tap the Golf Pad icon to get back

During a round, Golf Pad shows a small Golf Pad icon on most watch faces. If you end up on the watch face, tap the icon to jump straight back to your round.

Allow notifications

Golf Pad uses an ongoing notification to keep your round running in the background, so notifications need to be allowed:

1. Open Watch Settings > Applications > App list > Golf Pad
2. Tap Permissions > Notifications > Allow

Still seeing the watch face instead of Golf Pad? Let us know your watch model and we'll help you set it up.