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Pause the steps?

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‎05-01-2018 18:35

‎05-01-2018 18:35

Is there anyway to pause the step counter? When I ride my horse it also registers his steps. Thanks 🙂

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‎05-01-2018 21:24

‎05-01-2018 21:24

no there is not.  unfortunately riding a horse tends to give you lots of (his) steps.  The only solution (appart from not wearing it) is to log a driving activity manually after your ride, for the time you were riding.  This cancels out the steps take in this period.

On your app tap the exercise tile - running man, then the stopwatch icon in the top right corner.  Start to type in Driving and when the list drops down SELECT DRIVING FROM THE LIST (very important not to type in the whole word).  Fill the details and log it.

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‎03-27-2020 17:29

‎03-27-2020 17:29

I tried logging it after my ride and it did not remove the steps. This thing is pretty much useless to me if i cant pause. As a farmer I'm  in and out of the car, and the car can add 100 steps for 5min drive. Cant log driving 5 mins 20 times a day its stupid. Surely the app can be updated for a simple pause and resume.

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‎06-23-2020 12:44

In response to Ali740125

‎06-23-2020 12:44

I agree completely they have been having these same suggestions for 4 years

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