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Fitbit autodetects swimming as rowing machine?

I have it set up so it should only auto detect swimming, walking, running. I can't see anywhere that says using a rowing machine should be auto detected.

I mostly swim breaststroke so I get why it might not detect that as swimming (although it doesn't detect any other strokes as swimming either) but I don't get why it insists I'm using a rowing machine. It doesn't matter too much as long as it logs exercise and I can see my heart rate but I just don't get why it does it

It's a versa 4, if that's relevant, and I don't tell it I'm swimming because I want it to detect my heart rate.

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@dunalflu2 Hi. 

I was rinsing Romaine in the sink and rowing was detected. Cutting the grass was detected as bike ride. I turn off anything that auto detects. It's just trying to determine an exercise by wrist movement. 

I have a Charge 6 so IDK if they're the same  but I have a list in app of 7 auto detect options. Rowing isn't even listed. 

But if I go on the watch and go to start a rowing session, scrolling down shows an auto start option  I don't know how many exercises have auto on the watch but not the app. I haven't had anything auto start since I turned off rowing onvthe watch.

 

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