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‎03-09-2016 05:07

‎03-09-2016 05:07

I just started using the Blaze and before I went for a run I saw that I needed my phone in order to have GPS. So I decided to leave my phone behind because it's too big to hold but when I finished the run and looked back at the history it calculated the distance, my pace, calories and time. How did it do this without my phone?
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‎03-09-2016 05:20 - edited ‎03-09-2016 05:21

‎03-09-2016 05:20 - edited ‎03-09-2016 05:21

Edited - misread post.

 

Sorry.  LOL

 

Kelly | Oklahoma
Alta HR, Blaze, Flex 2, Charge 2, Charge, and Aria * IPhone 7+

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‎03-09-2016 05:25

‎03-09-2016 05:25

Probably used your steps, stride length, and time to come up with the numbers.

His How accurate was it?
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‎03-09-2016 05:43

‎03-09-2016 05:43

I just mapped my run on Mapmyrun.com and it was pretty close to what my fitbit said. It just doesn't make any sense to me how it calculated without my phone.
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‎03-09-2016 08:37 - edited ‎03-09-2016 09:07

In response to Shannonvt

‎03-09-2016 08:37 - edited ‎03-09-2016 09:07

@shannonvt without your phone, as @Salpal23 states above, tour Blaze will be like any other Fitbit model, using your step count, and your stride to calculate distance.

The connected GPS of the phone, will add a GPS map distance calculated by GPS.

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‎03-09-2016 08:52

‎03-09-2016 08:52

Thank you all for your input. I think I understand it all now.
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‎03-09-2016 09:19

‎03-09-2016 09:19

It is just estimating.  Few device have built in GPS and they all have to estimate with the varibles like age, weight and steps/stride.

 

That is the only way it could come up with this inforamtion as there is no GPS in the Blaze.

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