Hi,
I've been using an Amazfit Bip for two days, and I've noticed a strange behaviour when it counts the steps and km. It's not a bit inaccurate, it's hugely inaccurate.
I walk to work every morning and then back in the evening (~2.5 km.). If I start the walk activity, the GPS records the walk perfectly and says I walked for 2.6 km., which is fairly accurate. But the continuous step counter says I walked for 1.3-1.4 km. and aroud 2200-2400 steps. Before the Bip, I was using a Huawei Honor Band Zero watch, which said it was 2.5 km. and around 4000 steps.
Should I get a replacement or am I doing something wrong?. Or maybe the watch face is to blame? I'm currently using a custom watch face that shows everything, including 24 hr. time, weekday, date, heart rate, battery level %, steps, km., and weather (including current temperature). Maybe it's too complicated and messes with the counters? I'm using the Bip on my left arm (does that make any difference?).
I'll try again this evening, using the default (and ugly) watch face, but I'm not sure this will fix anything.
When I first turned the phone on and synced it, MiFit installed firmware V0.1.1.36, and noticed this behaviour. Yesterday I upgraded to beta version V0.1.1.41, to see if it fixed the issue, but it didn't.
Any ideas, besides getting a replacement?
I've finally requested a refund and will be returning the Bip, as it's definitely defective. Today, I've walked for 3.42 km. (verified manually using Google Maps) and the Bip says I just walked 2.06 km. The walk activity using the GPS registered the correct kilometers, and in order to match km. and the steps the pedometer registered (around 2500) it says that my stride length during the walk was 114 cm, which is not only huge, but also impossible, since I'm just 163 cm tall.
So I'm returning it for a refund. I might get a new one, but I'm in doubt right now.
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I've finally requested a refund and will be returning the Bip, as it's definitely defective. Today, I've walked for 3.42 km. (verified manually using Google Maps) and the Bip says I just walked 2.06 km. The walk activity using the GPS registered the correct kilometers, and in order to match km. and the steps the pedometer registered (around 2500) it says that my stride length during the walk was 114 cm, which is not only huge, but also impossible, since I'm just 163 cm tall.
So I'm returning it for a refund. I might get a new one, but I'm in doubt right now.
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I have the similar issues for calories burnt syncing with google fit with wrong values. I cant refund my watch but if you can, i recommend that you buy an gear fit 2 (which is my old watch and works fine , shealth app really solid app i realised now)
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I've finally requested a refund and will be returning the Bip, as it's definitely defective. Today, I've walked for 3.42 km. (verified manually using Google Maps) and the Bip says I just walked 2.06 km. The walk activity using the GPS registered the correct kilometers, and in order to match km. and the steps the pedometer registered (around 2500) it says that my stride length during the walk was 114 cm, which is not only huge, but also impossible, since I'm just 163 cm tall.
So I'm returning it for a refund. I might get a new one, but I'm in doubt right now.
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When GPS registered 'correct kilometers', then you know that GPS runs/walks register properly. When 'steps' do not match could it be that the step-counter does not register steps ? The registration depends on body/arm movement. It is by no means 'accurate'. I assume some correlation is done by Bip, to match a registered (GPS) distance to a corresponding #steps. It would then calculate the 'average stride length'. Also, it knows your length, so it may use a fixed table to determine average stride length. The calculation of distance-walked is then simply #registered steps x average stride length ..... it should only be seen as a rough calculation. Actually if you move smoothly and not move the arms..... it might not register -any- movement. You are incorrect as to drawing a firm conclusion of it not registering properly because GPS is ok, but #steps on a different measured distance is not.
But you could possibly have a (gyro) x-y-z movement chip that is faulty ... so it simply doesn't register steps properly. GPS and thy accelerometer operate totally independent.
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When GPS registered 'correct kilometers', then you know that GPS runs/walks register properly. When 'steps' do not match could it be that the step-counter does not register steps ? The registration depends on body/arm movement. It is by no means 'accurate'. I assume some correlation is done by Bip, to match a registered (GPS) distance to a corresponding #steps. It would then calculate the 'average stride length'. Also, it knows your length, so it may use a fixed table to determine average stride length. The calculation of distance-walked is then simply #registered steps x average stride length ..... it should only be seen as a rough calculation. Actually if you move smoothly and not move the arms..... it might not register -any- movement. You are incorrect as to drawing a firm conclusion of it not registering properly because GPS is ok, but #steps on a different measured distance is not.
But you could possibly have a (gyro) x-y-z movement chip that is faulty ... so it simply doesn't register steps properly. GPS and thy accelerometer operate totally independent.
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In recent times, I've used three different devices on the same route:
1) Huawei Honor Band Zero. It used to register around 3600-3700 steps average.
2) Finow X5 Plus (this one I borrowed from a friend): Used to register around 3700-3900 steps. I've borrowed this one again and had been using it since monday. Same results.
3) Amazfit Bip: This just registers around 2200-2300 steps.
The distance is still the same (~2.6 km) and I double and triple checked using Google Maps. If I check the last walk activity I registered with both the GPS and the pedometer, the latter one says I did 2229 steps, while the GPS said the distance was 2.6 km. As part of the data, the GPS calculates your stride length, dividing distance by steps. That calculation yielded a result of 114 cm, which is impossible for me, as I'm 163 cm tall. That's pure maths.
And then, the distance the pedometer said I had walked was 1.4 km. I can assume a 10% difference, but not almost 50%. That's why I'm sure I have a deffective sensor somewhere, and why I asked to return it.
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In recent times, I've used three different devices on the same route:
1) Huawei Honor Band Zero. It used to register around 3600-3700 steps average.
2) Finow X5 Plus (this one I borrowed from a friend): Used to register around 3700-3900 steps. I've borrowed this one again and had been using it since monday. Same results.
3) Amazfit Bip: This just registers around 2200-2300 steps.
The distance is still the same (~2.6 km) and I double and triple checked using Google Maps. If I check the last walk activity I registered with both the GPS and the pedometer, the latter one says I did 2229 steps, while the GPS said the distance was 2.6 km. As part of the data, the GPS calculates your stride length, dividing distance by steps. That calculation yielded a result of 114 cm, which is impossible for me, as I'm 163 cm tall. That's pure maths.
And then, the distance the pedometer said I had walked was 1.4 km. I can assume a 10% difference, but not almost 50%. That's why I'm sure I have a deffective sensor somewhere, and why I asked to return it.
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So with your info, and comparison to other devices.... The GPS is just fine, and quite accurate/ consistent.
The accelerometer (counting steps) however is off by 2200/3600 steps.
Compensating the calculation makes your actual stride around 70cm ... which sounds ok for your length in combination with 'walk'.
You are right to blame the accelerometer's accuracy in my opinion.
I have the same problem
If you have a flakey sensor then I have one too! But I have noticed something rather weird... if I am walking normally, it seems fairly accurate but if I am golfing and pushing my cart it is out by almost a factor of 2. Is it because I'm not swinging my arm when I'm pushing the cart? Very frustrating and it seems to me that it is a software problem. I found it interesting that when you put it in Activity mode for walking it gives correct results.
I have a problem with the steps counter in my Amazfit Bip. A lot of my walking is done when pushing my wife in her wheelchair. I get absolutely no steps recorded when pushing the wheelchair, I think the watch is fairly accurate when I am out walking normally on my own. Am I right in thinking that the recording of steps is done by the swinging of my arm which I obviously don't do when pushing the wheelchair? I really like the watch, especially the battery life but it is no good to me if I cannot overcome the problem with not recording steps when walking and pushing my wife's wheelchair.
I can confirm this problem.
If you use the built in GPS of Amazfit Bip it does register the correct distance. I have verified this several times, using my phone and then measuring on Google Maps.
The problem is that Amazfit Bip does not display the correct, or total distance, so the distance number will often be much lower than reality.
I have counted several times to a few thousand steps in my head and it seems that the Amazfit Bip is very accurate and gives a similar number. To get this accurate number I need to be swinging my arm and not carry a bag or something. If I am pushing a stroller for example, I might get 5 kilometers on the built in GPS but the watch might say 2 kilometers, that is because my arm does not really move.
If I look in the MiFit app the same numbers will be shown there. There is a daily total distance but it's usually lower than all my activities combined. Say I walked 12 kilometers total in the Activity mode (using GPS) plus everything else I've walked that day, the total could say just 9 kilometers. This daily total should of course be higher than all my activities because I walk around at work, go shopping etc.
This a bit annoying as I would like to see the total distance, including my exercises, in the MiFit app and on my watch. Currently I do not display steps and distance on the phone because I am not interested in how many movements the watch registered. I want to see the real distance.
This could be fixed in a few different ways:
-by showing separate fields for the total of all activities (using GPS) and steps.
-by dividing the GPS distance with a calculated stride from your height (not including any movement that was done while exercising) and then displaying previous steps plus distance combined.
-setting a treshold where steps are calculated from the distance (your height etc) if the number of steps and stride seems impossible, for example a very long stride, which could happen when the GPS distance is much longer than the number of registered steps, for example when pushing a stroller.
it is totally weird for me!
i always get way more steps than i actually take. i just went to the kitchen now, and it shows 224 steps taken. it is 5feet from me!
one fourm said, changing the hand it is on in the app helps solve the issue. it didnt work for me though.
This sounds like a bad watch itself. I have my own Bip and it works great.
Just a thought from an ex marathon runner (#17 marathons). (#43 half marathons).
Aged 75 cannot run without quickly getting injured, however I'm addicted to long walks AND my Xtrainer-
My findings:
*GPS is fairly accurate.
*On xtrainer- STEPS/Distance is of no use.
*Normal STEPS in every day life.. very hit and miss for accuracy.
However by having long walks to analyse (8s, 10s, 12s miles), when I am stepping out an swinging arms, then the STEPS have a marked consistency to distances. If I divide total steps of each walk by accurate GPS miles, then that shows that within small margins I'm consistently doing 1900 STEPS per mile.... being 33.35" strides (say) 85cm strides.
Now, I have not found any method of manually entering my stride length anywhere in the Mi Fit App, but by installing an additional app "Notify & Fitness for Amazfit"
alongside (or even instead of Mi Fit App) I can insert my stride length, and I find that the resulting STEPS/DISTANCE on the 2nd app is more in-keeping with my expectations.
I agree with many of the comments, in that, if we don't swing our arms some of the steps (around the home etc.), may be missed.... And if some non-fitness activity involves excessive use of 'watch' arm then we appear to be rewarded by bonus fictitious STRIDES.
But realistically for the typical price that we may have all paid, when used for actual fitness activities then it is a decent piece of kit.
Miscount step problem on Amazfit Pace.
To solve this problem, you just need to restart your watch again. Go to: “setting” > “device” > “reboot”.
This watch have an accelerometer / gyroscope in them for features including daily steps, sleep monitoring as well as treadmill running.
For treadmill running, the watch is calibrated each time you run outside with GPS. When you run at a specific pace with GPS, the watch stores what your movement is to correlate that to a pace without GPS. So, the more different paces you run outside with GPS, the better the accuracy will be without GPS.
After you run on a treadmill (you will need to run at least a mile) and stop the activity, you can scroll through the menu that pops up and select Calibrate & Save. From here you can enter the distance that you covered. The next time you run on a treadmill, the distance and pace should be more accurate.
You will need to have run at least one time with GPS before you can calibrate a treadmill run.
*For step count, please move your hand like a normal walk movement for better result. Please understand, accelerometers are used to detect the orientation of the watch and the gyroscope adds an additional dimension to the information supplied by the accelerometer by tracking rotation or twist.
So, if you walk while you pushing a trolley, it won’t count your step!
Same here, i was sitting on a bus and the watch counting steps. Suddenly i achieved my walking goal by sit still on a moving bus
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I think it is the best fitness companion and here's why.
It has phone.
Heart rate monitor.
Music player with Bluetooth headset.
Light weight.
Tracks steps
GPS.
@NeatSheep
NeatSheep said:
I think it is the best fitness companion and here's why.
It has phone.
Heart rate monitor.
Music player with Bluetooth headset.
Light weight.
Tracks steps
GPS.
@NeatSheep
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I think the pedometer on the note 4 is much better then on the gear s. It says I have walked way more then my phone does. Off by about 700 steps from the phone. Watch showing more. I was in the car most of the day today so not sure how I did 2k steps.
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I think the pedometer on the note 4 is much better then on the gear s. It says I have walked way more then my phone does. Off by about 700 steps from the phone. Watch showing more. I was in the car most of the day today so not sure how I did 2k steps.
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How much of this is because you literally do not have the phone in your hand as much as the watch on your wrist?
I am coming from the fitbit line and this watch tends to give me less credit the fitbits do.
So, I just get a base line number and improve about it.
Look at the photos. To me the watch is much better
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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I will have to test it out at work as im always walking there. Maybe it is better. I never had a pedometer that was not my phone so maybe this is more accurate.
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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Does the s health app give you verbal specs for while you are out? Like split times, or lap times and such?
Yes you you choose an exercise it will start recording the time, distance, speed, calories burned, location on the map and heart rate.
@NeatSheep
The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
To be honest. If it making you move more the it's doing its job. And the normal steps they don't do much and it can tell you the healthy pace that really matters.
And you can only depend on the star an exercise function and it can tell the time you moved so you look at the chart and remove the steps that you know that are not correct.
There is may ways to solve the problem but i say if it's making you feel good and makes to want more and move more then why not.
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The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
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I had two Nike Fuelbands, and believe you need to look at any wrist device like they do. They all give you "points", whether they call them Fuel or steps, etc. Just establish a baseline and improve from there. I put my hands on my knee during biking at the gym, and get points this way, and don't worry that the elliptical is not real steps either, and I use the poles on this machine instead of keeping my hands stationary on the smaller arm rest handles. Improvement is the key. I lost 88 lbs. this year and credit my Gear 2 very much in helping me push my goals daily. I have it set still at 11000, but today got 16,000 points for example. Have fun with it. I am loving the new Gear S too.
True. If you use it to establish a baseline and set goals, it should be a good way to motivate yourself and improve.
I just laugh when it says I've 8,000 steps and I know if just sat on my ass in the office and car all day
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The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
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I have never gotten that to work flipping pages.
Go through a normal day and see the number steps you get. Then set your goal higher than that. Nothing will be perfect, but that gets "you" moving more, and isn't that the goal?
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I had two Nike Fuelbands, and believe you need to look at any wrist device like they do. They all give you "points", whether they call them Fuel or steps, etc. Just establish a baseline and improve from there. I put my hands on my knee during biking at the gym, and get points this way, and don't worry that the elliptical is not real steps either, and I use the poles on this machine instead of keeping my hands stationary on the smaller arm rest handles. Improvement is the key. I lost 88 lbs. this year and credit my Gear 2 very much in helping me push my goals daily. I have it set still at 11000, but today got 16,000 points for example. Have fun with it. I am loving the new Gear S too.
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Congrats! [emoji2]
1) Does it have Nike+ app already?
2) Has anybody used any semi pro watch in the past? Forerunner, ambit? Just wondering how Gear S compared to those devices.
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Yes it has a Nike+
And most pedometer not professional.
I have a Garmin GPS watch. I can compare them together if you want
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Yes it has a Nike+
And most pedometer not professional.
I have a Garmin GPS watch. I can compare them together if you want
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I have many questions.. if you can answer - that's nice. I have experience with Garmin Forerunner 620 and Endomondo mobile app. Both suites me fine. And I just want to know if Gear S can replace them.
1) How often would you need to charge it if you would do 1 hour running every second day?
2) Is heartbeat recorded during the running or after the run? Is HB recorded by Nike+ app?
3) Can Nike+ app:
- Show average pace of the last kilometer? (after each km)
- Vibrate or in any other way inform every 1km?
4) In one of the videos I've seen Endomondo icon in Gear S. Have you tried it?
- Can Gear S+Endomondo work without!! the phone? That would be ideal solution for me.
- That stuff Endomondo records during workout? GPS coordinates? Heart rate?
Ok lets see. First i have garmin forerunner 910xt and i stopped using it and replaced it with gear s.
1. I charge my gear s sometimes every 2 days and the fact that the charger has a battery is good for me because sometimes i change it on the way to work.
2. I didnt run with the watch but walked really fast and it kept recording my heart rate during that time.
3. Nike+ works without phone after setup(UPDATE )************
4. Endomondo don't work without the phone
@NeatSheep
If Even Nike+ can't work without a phone - that's a no go for me
Does that mean that only Samsung fitness apps can utilize the mobility and GPS of Gear S?
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Ok lets see. First i have garmin forerunner 910xt and i stopped using it and replaced it with gear s.
1. I charge my gear s sometimes every 2 days and the fact that the charger has a battery is good for me because sometimes i change it on the way to work.
2. I didnt run with the watch but walked really fast and it kept recording my heart rate during that time.
3. and 4. Endomondo and nike+ don't work without the phone
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How are you getting away with charging every 2 days? When i use the gear s for my runs it needs a charge every 11 hours.
Ninja, how long are your runs?
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Last night I tried to use the Gear Fit for the very reason I bought it... to track my heart rate and calories burned during exercise. This is where I found my first real frustration with the device. I don't run or cycle. I do walk and hike on occasion but not really for exercise, just for fun.
When I exercise I do cardio in my house. I have tried and tried to see if there is a way to track this on the fit, either with just choosing another exercise or by adding a custom exercise. Problem is, if you choose one of the preset choices, it will not track what you are doing (even through it tracks heart rate). It will tell you that you have gone 0 distance and burned 0 calories. I just happened to be wearing my Polar also, so at least I got my readings from that, but I would love to move to using the fit only.
Has anyone found a way to track cardio? If not, this has to be a major oversight on samsung's part. I can't be the only person that wants to track exercise this way.
I'm afraid the GF was designed to be paired to a phone. It acts as a remote for data and control.
I've been using sports trackers for a few years. Try Endomondo, it works seamlessly with your gear fit.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.endomondo.android
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It also supports bluetooth (polar) and Ant+ Heart Rate Monitors.
You can set the Gear fit to record your steps (pedometer) or walking/HR (Exercise>Walking) which it will record but you have a limited history detail and capacity. This needs to sync with Samsung S Health. I have removed S Health from my samsung phone as it is the worst piece of software I have come across.
Good luck
Thanks for the reply. I guess I forgot to mention that I have it paired with a Note 3. I'm just asking about tracking cardio only (HR & calories burned) without trying to choose another exercise and trying to make it work (it doesn't)
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I had this same problem, if you go into the s health app on your mobile, go into more on the top right of your screen, then choose manage items from the list it will show all the trackers that you use, switch on the sports one & this will track your aerobic excercise, although it works through the wrist band you have to activate it from your mobile each time. Hopefully Samsung will get it added to the gear fit if we complain enough lol. Hope that was helpful.
@janet22 how do you get the gear fit to track sport once you've started the activity on the phone in s health?
u can either chose a different sport or sync it with s health
Hi guys,
Yesterday evening I walked for 3 km.,but there the data I recieved i don't think are good:
Distance: 3km
Steps: 1367
Calories: 168
It's impossible for me to have 1367 steps on a 3 km walk and the calories on Google FIt, Fitbit and Strava are arround 300 (I'm 1,8 m - 100 kg).
There is a way to improove this data?
Thanks a lot!
1. Steps:
You seem to walk "wrong" for measuring.
As the watch has to detect your movement, if you don't bounce up and down enough and don't use your arms, it's hard to register that you are moving.
2. Calories:
It is a guess by any hardware and especially software that doesn't measure you co2 emission.
It is calculated by your size, weight and HR.
So you have to find the spot on the arm were the watch can pick up the HR continuously, in my case, I have a small "hollow" behind the wristbone, so i have to put the watch a little higher ( the same with a mio or a fenix 5 ).
And forget that idea to burn a special amount of calories, it is nonsense.
Except for a lab you will never ever get them right.
And Fitbit and strava are way off, to burn 300 you need to do alot more.
https://visual.ly/community/infographic/health/21-ways-burn-300-calories-outdoors
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You're a genius! Thanks a lot. Actually I was walking with my kid (in the stroller) and that is way the hand wasn't moving, because it was on the stroller. I didn't think about this! Thanks a lot!
Have a great day!
Hi, I have been using my stratos for a week now, and noticed it doesnt count stairs well and doesnt count me using a stroller when i take my kid to day care - its consistently failing on both these two scenarios but otherwise works well with step counting, running, and i was able to track my 1 pool session well so far.
Anyone else noticed these issues?
thanks.
I am interested in this topic as well. I was considering Stratos but saw a good offer on Garmin Vivoactive 3. Now I saw that the Vivoactive is counting only a few steps whlie using a stroller. To make things worse it is recalculating VO2max and resetting the step goal considering this wrong steps from stroller pushing. The yearks at Garmin do not allow to manually add or edit step count because steps are used in leaderboards. Now I am considering returning it and buying a Stratos. Just as sports watch not as an activity tracker.
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Hi, I have been using my stratos for a week now, and noticed it doesnt count stairs well and doesnt count me using a stroller when i take my kid to day care - its consistently failing on both these two scenarios but otherwise works well with step counting, running, and i was able to track my 1 pool session well so far.
Anyone else noticed these issues?
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Hi Sagivha
When walking with a stroller you have both hands maneuvering it.
It's the same when using the treadmill, I always let my hand swing when standing on it otherwise the steps are not counted well.
About taking stairs, I have the same problem and already pointed this out for several times.
Now and then there are one or two counts of taking stairs. I wonder if there a threshold as it is bij walking.
Counting steps takes place after 10 steps to avoid false readings.
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Hi guys,
I was using the Pace in a running track and it was perfect. Now I started using the Pace to run around a square (which has a square shape), but it is not accurate at the corners. Due to that, I am getting speeds like 18 km/h and I ain't capable of that, for sure. Is there any fix?
Thanks in advance
GPS is measured every few seconds, so if the first one is before the corner and the second one after, there is nothing you can do.
Runkeeper has a function to edit the track and follow the road, that might help ( fitnessyncer can transfer from strava )
NoThanks for the reply.
It makes sense but it is frustrating to see that much error in a single run.
I was thinking if using a gpx file of the course would help to force it to stay on the track. Have anyone done that? Also, it is a circuit, so I am not sure how to make a gpx file for that.
Find attached some photos to see how bad it gets.
1. Make sure you sync watch to Amazfit app often in order to have A-GPS data always up-to-date;
2. Wait a few se seconds before you hit GO to start recording the active in order to get a better GPS fix (more satellites);
3. Tress and buildings can block/reflect GPS signal, adding noise so you won't get a good signal.
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1. Make sure you sync watch to Amazfit app often in order to have A-GPS data always up-to-date;
2. Wait a few se seconds before you hit GO to start recording the active in order to get a better GPS fix (more satellites);
3. Tress and buildings can block/reflect GPS signal, adding noise so you won't get a good signal.
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- I updated the A-GPS a couple of days ago. I am a little afraid it has something to do with it. Is there any way to force another A-GPS update?
- I always wait for a GPS lockdown. Generally, I hit the run option almost 200 m before starting to run and wait for the green signal.
- I will try to run in an open space just to double check. Maybe the trees are indeed what is making this much noise in the signal.
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- I updated the A-GPS a couple of days ago. I am a little afraid it has something to do with it. Is there any way to force another A-GPS update?
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If you sync daily, probably it is fine. I am almost sure that A-GPS is synced only once a day. You can always force a sync by pulling down from the top on main Amazfit page, but if A-GPS data is up-to-date it won't show anything related to GPS, only sports/health data sync.
Not sure what you are expecting.
1) GPS is creating a trackpoint during running aproximately every 2s. Between 2 points set a diagonal is artificially created!
2) A very good gps reception has an accuracy of +-3m (I think +-10m is more realistic), you will not get it more accurate with recent GPS technology!
3) There are allways signal reflections etc from trees and buildings which are falsifiing the result.
3) You didn't specify the distance one circle represents, but from the building I guess you got quite reliable results.
4) If you know the distance of one circuit you could use the more reliably time measurement to correct the results.
5) A-GPS data helps to get a quicker satfix but is not generally improving the reception of the GPS signal.
LuizGustavo19 said:
Hi guys, I was using the Pace in a running track and it was perfect. Now I started using the Pace to run around a square (which has a square shape), but it is not accurate at the corners. Due to that, I am getting speeds like 18 km/h and I ain't capable of that, for sure. Is there any fix?
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Can you try it in Trail Run activity mode and see if that makes a difference? Another poster claimed the trail run activity gives more accurate GPS readings, but I am not aware it has been proven yet.
nhedgehog said:
Not sure what you are expecting.
1) GPS is creating a trackpoint during running aproximately every 2s. Between 2 points set a diagonal is artificially created!
2) A very good gps reception has an accuracy of +-3m (I think +-10m is more realistic), you will not get it more accurate with recent GPS technology!
3) There are allways signal reflections etc from trees and buildings which are falsifiing the result.
3) You didn't specify the distance one circle represents, but from the building I guess you got quite reliable results.
4) If you know the distance of one circuit you could use the more reliably time measurement to correct the results.
5) A-GPS data helps to get a quicker satfix but is not generally improving the reception of the GPS signal.
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1. Ok, but I am not making that corner in less than 2 seconds. It should get an accurate read once in a while.
2. I see, but I believe it was not supposed to be all zigzagging like it is actually doing.
3. I agree that it is the most reasonable explanation for the inaccurate readings. It is not only the corners, but the entire track also gets faulty readings.
4. Yeah, but if I were to calculate the stats by myself I would not have bought a smartwatch. By the way, the square has a perimeter of 720 m, being one side 250 m and the other 110 m.
Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions
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Can you try it in Trail Run activity mode and see if that makes a difference? Another poster claimed the trail run activity gives more accurate GPS readings, but I am not aware it has been proven yet.
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I will try that! Since the square has some trees maybe the trail mode would simulate/expect the same environment. Thank you!