Auto Recognized Run & Bike

[Iainy]

Afternoon

I recently done a bike ride and I was relying on My Fitbit Ionic to register this. It did recognise it as “outdoor bike”. However all the data it recorded was Time, BPM & Cals

Why hasn’t it recorded my distance, speed or mapped my travel?

On my Fitbit it states GPS ON But within the app settings for outdoor bike it states Recognizes biking on pavement. “GPS will not be turned on”

This also does this for the Run setting; can you please tell me why this doesn’t record the correct data?

Just for Info I have the Manual hike setting and this records everything I need

[SunsetRunner]

Hi @Iainy for those elements to be recorded you need to manually start a Biking activity. That way the gps is initiated (providing you have it set to on for the activity). Auto-recoginised activities, as you’ve discovered, do not use the gps.

[Iainy]

@ lostlogik - great thanks for your help I didn’t realise I could manually start the auto recognise exercises

Every Day is a School day

[sledford1]

so what part of it is AUTO recognized if I need to manually start it?  Also, what are the pros and cons of using the GPS feature? Thanks 

[MarreFitbit]

Hi @sledford1. It's nice to see you around the forums! I'd like to start by clarifying the difference between SmartTrack and the Multi-Sport feature (shortcuts) on your Fitbit Ionic.

About the exercise modes... All the exercise shortcuts that you will find in the Exercise section are specifically designed to track the most out of each type of activity. The algorithms have been fine tuned to get more accurate data for each different exercise so that's the reason why there is a category for each.

Now, SmartTrack automatically recognizes and records select exercises to ensure you get credit for your most active moments of the day.

SmartTrack recognizes continuous, high-movement activities such as walking, running, outdoor biking and elliptical. This means that if your tracker records your activity automatically, it should recognize the difference between when you're running and when you're walking but in case you want to track those exercises yourself, I'd recommend recording the run and end it and then start recording your walk separately.

To get more detailed information, I'd recommend to check the article: How do I use exercise apps and modes on my Fitbit device?

Additionally, Fitbit Ionic has built-in GPS. When you select a GPS exercise, Ionic vibrates when it finds a GPS signal. If Ionic doesn't find a signal immediately, keep in mind that environmental factors including tall buildings, dense forest, steep hills, and even thick cloud cover can interfere with your watch's ability to connect to GPS satellites. 

For best results, wait for Ionic to find the signal before you start your workout. However, if you don't want to wait you can start your workout and GPS tracking begins when Ionic finds a signal. 

Note that Ionic uses your step count to calculate distance until it finds a GPS signal. In this scenario, your total distance calculated for the workout may be slightly less accurate than if GPS data were available for the entire duration. For more information, see How accurate is GPS?

Hope this clarifies your inquiry, I'll be around if you need further assistance! 

[cmitchum]

I have had fitbits forever and love them, currently have the versa, it records my walks fine but today when I rode my bike it recorded it as a run, not sure how to correct that?