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How does walk exercise shows map even if I had no phone with me?

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‎01-09-2023 05:43

‎01-09-2023 05:43

Greetings. I went out for a walk this morning with my Charge 5, and left the phone home *powered off* under charge.

 

I manually started (and then completed) the exercise tracking on the watch and went my merry way.

 

When reviewing the exercise in the phone app later in the day, it's showing the exact GPS map of the path I followed.

 

How is that possible if I had no phone with me? Does Charge5 have an internal GPS?

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‎01-09-2023 06:39 - last edited on ‎09-11-2024 08:28 by Fitbit Moderator

‎01-09-2023 06:39 - last edited on ‎09-11-2024 08:28 by Fitbit Moderator

Hello @TheFattestNinja and welcome to the Community.  Yes, the Charge 5 has built in GPS.  Some Fitbits have only built in GPS.  Some have only connected GPS.  The Charge 5 has Dynamic GPS, which will try to connect to your phone to save battery.  If it can't connect, it will use built in GPS.

Page from Charge 5 manual 

Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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‎01-09-2023 06:39 - last edited on ‎09-11-2024 08:28 by Fitbit Moderator

‎01-09-2023 06:39 - last edited on ‎09-11-2024 08:28 by Fitbit Moderator

Hello @TheFattestNinja and welcome to the Community.  Yes, the Charge 5 has built in GPS.  Some Fitbits have only built in GPS.  Some have only connected GPS.  The Charge 5 has Dynamic GPS, which will try to connect to your phone to save battery.  If it can't connect, it will use built in GPS.

Page from Charge 5 manual 

Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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