Reordering activity types on Android Watch app

[gliderflyer]

I think I have a similar request to what's asked in https://communityhub.strava.com/t5/strava-features-chat/choose-default-activity-type-from-full-list/... but it is not quite the same since I don't want to auto-start and don't have issues with the syncing of the results.

I'm only interested in Strave to track my Sailing on a Samsung Galaxy Watch which runs Android WearOS. Every time I jump on the boat I have to scroll through a few screens of activity types until I find the "Sailing" activity. This gets even more complicated since I could be already wet at this point (e.g. forgot to start it, or I don't want to start until I'm closer to the competition start time) so I pick other activities by accident and have to start the process again.

What I'd love to have is to put the "Sailing" activity at the top of the list - either "manually" or by Strava being smart enough to find the most common activity types that I use and automatically move it to the top.

Is it possible somehow?

[Bryant]

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[Peej78]

Yes this is what I've just spent an hour trying to do. In reality most users are going to have a top few common exercises that they wish to use, for example mine would be walk, hike and indoor/treadmill run. I have to scroll all over the shop to find those each time and it doesn't seem to prioritise them for you automatically. I had a Fitbit before my SGW6 and the app settings used to let you order to your preference, it then updated to pick the three most recent and float to the top of the scrolling list. It doesn't seem like a big deal but usability is a key element to good watch interaction and UI design so it's something 8dbreally like to see added please. 

[suzyj]

I have the same issue. I wish it could be ordered as I have to scroll all the way down to Yoga each time I use it 

[RWFarley]

Same here.  I only use 2 activities, neither of which is on the first screen.

[BruthaF]

I have the same problem. I usually use Strava to track my workouts and my pickleball sessions. Sometimes it's very difficult to find those activities in the long list that is no longer alphabetized.

[bri_lor]

Yes indeed, a curious "feature" - making it harder to use Strava on a watch!

Perhaps the next step is to allow that list to be customised, or ordered based on frequency of use, but if not, please revert to alphabetical order.

[Sco453]

Totally agree. One of the most frustrating things having to scroll past stuff you will simply never use. Bizarre. 

[gliderflyer]

I think it got worse in the last few months - the activities stopped being sorted alphabetically so on top of scrolling through a long list of irrelevant activities, you have to actually read each one on the small screen to find the one you want.