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Inspire 3 won't auto-track my activities

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‎02-12-2023 09:36 - last edited on ‎02-12-2023 12:48 by Fitbit Moderator

‎02-12-2023 09:36 - last edited on ‎02-12-2023 12:48 by Fitbit Moderator

Anyone other than me having problems with Inspire 3 and it's autotracking? I have set the menu to autotracking of biking. More often than not no tracking is done, and my activity level only shows as 'Zone Minutes'. It works usually (but not always) better with a manual start of GPS tracking, following pressing the 'Start' button.
Is there a solution for this? I can't see that I am doing anything wrong. Any help highly appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

 

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‎02-14-2023 10:46

‎02-14-2023 10:46

Hi, @ezgru, welcome to the community, auto recognize can be reviewed & set as follows. From the today screen in the Fitbit app on your phone touch your icon in the top left corner>activity & wellness>exercise>outdoor bike>ensure the slider in the top right is in the "on" position and the "longer than" value is appropriate>Save. You will note GPS will not be turned on.

If you want GPS you will need to start Bike manually ensuring HR is on and you have your phone with you (as your Inspire 3 uses the phone GPS.

I hope this helps but if you are still stuck please post here again.

Cheers

Gr4ndp4 | UK
AWAKE! for morning in the bowl of light has cast the stone that set the stars to flight.

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‎02-17-2023 01:12

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‎02-17-2023 01:12

Thanks for your reply. The settings you descriibe, is already set by me, but still I have problems with autorecognition of biking. 

And yes, I realize that gps should be set manually. 

I find it a bit demotivating that my daily exercise is not kept by FitBit, because that was the reason for me to buy the watch. Anyway, I have stopped usi g it except for longer walks. These data seem to be trustworthy.

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‎02-19-2023 12:03

‎02-19-2023 12:03

I have the opposite result.  I also have my fitbit set to auto track, but for some strange reason it tracked me shovelling and snowblowing my driveway as cycling.  I don't even own a bike!  It's ok though - I'm less concerned about perfect accuracy - the important thing for me is awareness of my general fitness and the prompts to be more active.  I'm new to fitbit, so I'm hoping that the workouts and health features will also help me to improve. 🙂

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