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Charge 5 automatically detecting excercise only uses GPS for running, but not walking or biking!?!

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‎09-20-2022 01:25

‎09-20-2022 01:25

That is really the biggest disappointment that there is only "Run detect" that automatically switches on GPS and not "Walk detect", "Bike detect", "Hike detect". Biking and walking with built-in GPS and auto-pausing was why I bought the device in the first place! If I still get no auto-tracking with GPS, whats the point of auto-detecting a distance-based exercise then?!

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‎01-08-2023 06:41

‎01-08-2023 06:41

I agree I was disappointed to discover that when I take a long walk the gps doesn't automatically track walking 😕 My Samsung fit2 automatically tracked my workouts /walking after 10 mins which i previously had, but bought the charge 5  (more expensive)  and expected it to automatically track walking at least, without having to press the start button. 

Happy sofar with most of the  features that i have, and still learning about. 

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