Strava App Redesign

The Strava app has a minor design update when live recording a workout on a smartphone.

Perhaps the most meaningful change is the overlay of key sport metrics on the map, getting around the need to toggle between a MAP VIEW and DATA VIEW.

Strava’s data page view has also been spruced up slightly with a slight reorganisation of the metrics, placing more prominence on PACE (when running).

Similarly, when starting a workout, more prominence is placed on choosing the sport type and route.

Key features of the latest update include:

• Enhanced navigation: The updated Record experience is powered by the updated Map Rendering Engine with an enhanced level of detail.
• Segments: It’s now easier to find, follow and compete on Segments. Subscribers can chase best efforts on Live Segments and see their progress in real-time.
• Map + Stats, together: No more switching between screens during a workout. Users can now view stats and their map simultaneously.
• Real-time splits: Splits help users understand the time it takes to complete a specific distance during their workout. Now, users can see their workout splits update in real-time as they move in order to help facilitate smarter training.
• Live Laps: Laps will be added to the Record feature. This will allow users to track and analyse activities by marking laps at specific distances or intervals during a workout.

Takeout

It is an improvement, but it still ranks low on the excitement scale.

Last Updated on 29 January 2026 by the5krunner

the5krunner

tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors.