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Charge 2 sure seems like it has built-in GPS

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‎04-30-2019 07:44 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 16:26 by Fitbit Moderator

‎04-30-2019 07:44 - last edited on ‎09-08-2020 16:26 by Fitbit Moderator

Charge 2 supposedly only has phone-connected GPS.  Then why does it track mileage when I set the tracking on the watch and do not have my phone with me?  I've checked the stats against tracking with the phone, and the results are similar.  Also, 99% of the time the watch does not track mileage when I'm on my bike.  But, once in a while it does and it's extremely accurate.  Is my Fitbit Charge 2 a weird anomaly?

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‎04-30-2019 08:31

‎04-30-2019 08:31

If GPS is not available your Fitbit calculates mileage by multiplying your step count by your stride length which is normally pretty close to accurate.

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‎04-30-2019 13:27

In response to SteveH

‎04-30-2019 13:27

The only way to track mileage on the bike is by using the manual bike mode and have the watch connected to the phone's GPS.

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‎05-01-2019 04:54

In response to SteveH

‎05-01-2019 04:54

Yes, I see it is behind the walking/hiking tracking, but I'm still confused about the bicycle.

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‎05-01-2019 04:56

In response to Rich_Laue

‎05-01-2019 04:56

The Fitbit app on my phone only offers tracking for walks, hikes and runs.  I use the bike tracking option on my watch and it has actually tracked the mileage about 3 times out of thousands of rides.  I guess it's a fluke.

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