Pixel Watch using step count over GPS to determine distance?

[SamBC]

I'd post in a Pixel Watch device forum, but there isn't one...

So, with the app not storing exercise tracked discreetly on my phone (Pixel 7), I tired using the watch to do it again. The reason I haven't been doing that is partly because the watch doesn't count my steps properly because I use a wheeled walking frame (rollator), so my arm doesn't move as expected. 

That's fine, I'll love with it undercounting my steps. But even with GPS tracking, which shows an accurate map in the app after the exercise is finished and synced, it seems to use the watch's step count (the phone does a better job, at least when it's in my trouser pocket), and then use that to calculate the distance, rather than the objective GPS data. 

Is this how it's supposed to work? Because that's a tad silly.

[Gr4ndp4]

Hi, @SamBC welcome, the PW forum is at Google Pixel Watch - community console You may find this article of interest How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity? - Fitbit Help Center You can also try searching at Fitbit Help Center where a number of threads are thrown up if you enter your question.

I hope this helps.

Cheers