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GPS Route Map not Showing

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‎08-04-2023 05:42

‎08-04-2023 05:42

Hello,

I am trying to figure out how to view a GPS route map from a an exercise I did.

The GPS on my phone was set to "Phone" and I had my phone with me during the exercise. The exercise was a 1.5 hr run. I presume this means the Charge 5 will get GPS route information from my phone which was connected via bluetooth to the phone during the exercise.

However when I try and see the GPS rout map in the FitBit app there is no map available. To try and see the map I am viewing "exercise" in the FitBit App. All the the other information is available such as time, duration, calories, heart rate but no map.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong.

 

 

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‎08-04-2023 08:05 - edited ‎08-04-2023 09:02

‎08-04-2023 08:05 - edited ‎08-04-2023 09:02

Ok, I think I have figured this one out.

A GPS track of an exercise needs to be started in the App.

 

1. Go to "Today" in the FITBIT App on your phone. (It will show such things as Stress management, Sleep Score, Mindfulness, Health Metrics etc.....)

2. One of these is "Exercise". Click on the "Plus" or click on Exercise followed by the timer in the top right hand corner. What will be shown is "Track" with a map of your current location if GPS is turned on on your phone. 

3. Click on the red circle with a forward triangle in it. From here it will start a GPS tracked exercise which can be paused and stopped. There will be a timer.

It looks like there is no way of starting a GPS tracked exercise from the actual charge 5 on your wrist. Everything has to be done in the mobile phone. In fact, it looks like the only thing you can control on the Charge 5 is whether GPS is sourced on the phone or on the Charge 5. It begs the question as to what is the point of the Charge 5 having GPS. It looks like nothing can be done with GPS without a mobile phone. If anyone can enlighten me on this please answer.

Hope this helps with the confusion. 

 

 

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