Current App Store version

Air Quality Router 0.49.2

Public release note: New on iPhone and Apple Watch: Plus can start a Guided AQI-Aware Walk for an eligible selected walking route. Apple Watch follows the outbound and return course with visible and haptic midpoint, off-course, recovery, GPS, pause, early-turnback, and finish states. With permission, the walk and actual route are saved to Apple Health; Air Quality Router keeps no separate workout history. The completion recap shows the Estimated Route AQI frozen for the planned route at the start, including source and time. It is not a completed-path AQI or personal exposure measurement. Ordinary route planning and Apple Maps remain available without Health access. Mac behavior is unchanged in this release.

Released July 17, 2026 Health & Fitness Available on the App Store

Guided course on Apple Watch

Plus can start an eligible selected walking route as an outbound-and-return course on Apple Watch. Guided Walk is for walking routes, not guided jogging or turn-by-turn Apple Maps navigation.

Visible and haptic route states

Midpoint, off-course, recovery, GPS, pause, early-turnback, and finish states keep the course status visible and provide haptic cues on Apple Watch.

Optional Apple Health saving

With permission, Guided Walk saves a standard walking workout and the actual route to Apple Health. Air Quality Router keeps no separate workout history.

Planned-route AQI stays explicit

The completion recap uses the Estimated Route AQI frozen for the planned route at the start, including source and time. It is not completed-path AQI or a personal exposure measurement.

The route plan stays the AQI reference

Guided Walk carries an eligible selected walking course onto Apple Watch, but it does not measure AQI along the completed path. The recap preserves the planned route's frozen Estimated Route AQI so the source, time, and planning boundary remain visible.

Ordinary route planning and Apple Maps remain available without Health access. Estimated AQI remains informational planning guidance rather than a personal exposure measurement or safety guarantee.

Current platform scope

Air Quality Router supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Guided AQI-Aware Walk is Plus-only and requires an eligible selected walking route on Apple Watch. Mac behavior is unchanged in this release, and Mac route planning still requires Plus. Plus expands planning depth and is not a safety upgrade.

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Availability

Version 0.49.2 is the current public release in Apple's United States App Store catalog. Storefront availability and details may vary.

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