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Hi,
I understand the step counter on the Gear S is tied to arm movement, and does not work well on a treadmill if you are holding on to the rails.
I have just set up a treadmill desk in my home office and am trying to figure out if there is another way to "wear" the Gear S to make it work. The first day I tried, I attached it to my lower leg, it counted the steps, but the next day it did not.
Has anybody experimented using either Gear S or Samsung phone (I have the Note 3) on a treadmill while not swinging arms and walking at a slow pace? I have tried to add the steps taken manually, but that does not appear to work. I also figured if the phone shows more steps, it would overrule the Gear S count, but I don't think S Health works hat way.
Any suggestions?
What would happen if you try using the Nike+ running app on the Gear S while you're walking on the treadmill? I just finished a treadmill run today and it was my first time using the Nike+ app on my Gear S. The app knows that I'm indoors and it estimates my running pace and mileage based on how I swing my arms.
I have the exact same setup. A desk on my Treadmill. Like you, I only walk at 1.6 MPH because I can actually talk on the phone and use my laptop while walking. I do a couple hours a day.
I have had NO problem having the Gear S in my pocket and having it record steps. It works quite well in fact. I even attach the recharger (unplugged) to the back while it is in my pocket. That way I end up measuring steps AND having a fully charged watch.
Sorry I can't help you but to tell you mine is working this way fine.
I tried tying it to my ankle...first day, it worked great. Second day, it must not have been tied tight enough and it registered 24000 steps in 2 1/2 hours. While it looked great on my statistics, needless to say, it was absolutely incorrect. Because it had been tied too loosely, it bounced too much, recording each step multiple times.
I typically wear yoga pants, so no pocket. Will try wearing something with a pocket today to see if that helps...
Thanks for the tip
The swinging arms issue is the problem... While I am at my treadmill desk, I type on my computer. Not much swinging going on unless I am on the phone and upset about something
Will try the pocket option below.....
Is there any way to calibrate or tune the pedometer? Its just abysmally inaccurate. It's counted over 1100 steps so far today and I've taken maybe 300.
If you moved your hand too much, it would count them as steps ?
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If you moved your hand too much, it would count them as steps ?
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I do understand that, but there's no way I made some 800 hand movements that could be counted as steps in two hours.
Just washing my teeth and shaving me it makes 700 steps (in 5min) . Same with Sony SWR-30 or Garmin or Fitbit. But there is only with the Samsung device that can pause and start after finish. Same if you if we washes windows
My counts have always been good. I have to purposefully walk a lot more at work and do several miles at the gym to hit my 11,000 steps for the day. The only time I got bad readings was when the Profile for myself, height/weight/sex/age was off in S Health. Check that maybe and reboot device and phone after.
highlordkram said:
My counts have always been good. I have to purposefully walk a lot more at work and do several miles at the gym to hit my 11,000 steps for the day. The only time I got bad readings was when the Profile for myself, height/weight/sex/age was off in S Health. Check that maybe and reboot device and phone after.
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The profile is set. I actually accidentally factory reset the watch last night. We'll see how it acts now.
tedkord said:
The profile is set. I actually accidentally factory reset the watch last night. We'll see how it acts now.
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Any update? Is it working better now?
highlordkram said:
Any update? Is it working better now?
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Not really. I did find that typing at the PC ads quite a few steps. But any hope of using this to keep track of actual steps is futile.
You can turn off the pedometer while not doing exercise
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Here is an idea that has helped me for years using 2 Nike Fuel Bands and all 3 of the Gear watches; use it for a "movement counter" not a "step counter". I am an office guy, but get to get up several or more times a day and move around. I go to the gym and if I do cardio, I can end up with 11,000 or more at the end of the day. What you need to do is to set your own total goal based on what you can normally achieve on your good days.
Nike had the right idea years ago on this with their "Fuel Points". They talked about the points gotten from walking, running, playing basketball, boxing, weight lifting, etc. I have carried this over to my Gears and they are accurate within this idea frame for me for the past 2 years. Last year I lost 80 pounds by hitting that 10,000 or 11,000 per day for most days of the week. When I first started losing I even would just do punching or over the head arm raises to get my total, and the more fit i became, the less I had to do this, and the more I actually did walk, lift, run, or do elliptical.
Hope this helps out in changing your perspective on what the watch can be used for.
Hello. I just got my Zenwatch 2 a week or so ago and I love it. I came from a Garmin Vivosmart, so the fitness tracking means a lot to me.
I've noticed that my step counter is way, way off. It should be about double what it is. I'll walk on purpose and it won't update whatsoever on my watch.
Anyone else having this issue or know a fix?
Thanks so much!
Did you install the watch update thatgot pushed out a few weeks ago? I've been noticing something similar since then
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Did you install the watch update thatgot pushed out a few weeks ago? I've been noticing something similar since then
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I only got the watch 6 days ago. I'm guessing I have the latest update. Have you found a solution?
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I only got the watch 6 days ago. I'm guessing I have the latest update. Have you found a solution?
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Sadly no. It hasn't happened a lot. Last tinge it did it was this weekend.
After two factory resets, it seems to be working. Hoping it stays that way
Thanks for your input. Appreciate it.
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I am having the same issue, sometimes the watch counts my steps other times it does not and I have done a few factory resets with it still not working consistently. Does anyone have any suggestions?
If I restart the phone and watch, it usually resets and starts counting. I have also had to force stop the Android Wear and the ZenManager apps. That usually gets it going.
This is the one thing I don't like about this watch and I rely on it a lot. Very frustrating.
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Just bought a second hand Zenwatch 2 and it seem have problem with steps count.
It seem count only half value from others device : my pebble time and my Fitbit one. Very strange.....
I also just bought this watch and would love to know if there is a fix to this issue. I really rely on this being accurate.
And it is very strange because if I start an exercice (running) the steps count is right, same count than my Fitbit or Garmin.
Seem just have no right count for daily tracking. I think it count only if there are a certain continuous steps number ? Ex if you walk 5 steps, stop, 15, steps, stop...... these steps are not counted.
Just wonderingif this is a common problem with all that own the watch or if WE are doing something wrong.
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Wore yesterday with a Pebble Time that I've tested previously as being very accurate. Zenwatch 2 showed almost half the steps as the Time. I've worn the MS band 2, Vivosmart HR, Fitbit Blaze, and a few other watches in the last few months. All the step counts were at least close enough to be considered "working." The Zenwatch 2 isn't even close. The pedometer function shouldn't be too hard to get working in a $140 watch.
$5 pedometers work. Very frustrating.
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Wore yesterday with a Pebble Time that I've tested previously as being very accurate. Zenwatch 2 showed almost half the steps as the Time. I've worn the MS band 2, Vivosmart HR, Fitbit Blaze, and a few other watches in the last few months. All the step counts were at least close enough to be considered "working." The Zenwatch 2 isn't even close. The pedometer function shouldn't be too hard to get working in a $140 watch.
$5 pedometers work. Very frustrating.
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I don't understand how there aren't more complaints and not one fix registered on the Net. I'm taking mine back for a Samsung Gear 2 neo. Sad b/c I love the watch otherwise.
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Yes, very strange, some posts about this issue but but just 3 or 4 users.....
I have an LG-G, LG-R, SW3, Gear2_Wear and the Zenwatch 2 is the only one with wrong steps count....
Even on the watch itself, the wellness app reads 3913 steps and Google fit (on the watch) reads 2797 steps. How are they not reading the same sensor? Awful. I don't think the potential of Android Wear 2.0 and voice call ability is worth the trade off of absolutely no fitness tracking. I think I'm going back to my reliable Pebble Time that always "just works." Pebble health is always getting better too.
This watch definetly lose from 25% to 50% steps. It counted 1400 steps on the distance 1.8 km and I'm sure that my steps are generally less then 1 m.
Does this watch count the steps automatically or do you require hitting start each morning?
Which app are you using? I've found that the ZenFit app to be very unreliable for steps (I only use it for the sleep tracking function). The Google Fit app seems to be much more accurate, and the combination of the ZenWatch 2 and my Nexus 6 phone is very accurate for total step count.
My step count is working sort of. On my Zenwatch 2 I use the Glance watch face. As I type this the watch shows I've taken 2947 steps. On my phone, Fit says 4295 steps and the Asus Zenwatch app says 2847 steps? So, the watch and the Asus app are close but not identical. Fit is out in left field. Shouldn't the watch agree with one of the apps? Or does the watch do it's own counting?
I personally wear a fitbit charge 2 on my right wrist and my zenwatch on my left wrist. My zenwatch has counted 1,600 steps and my fitbit has counted 3000 steps. I guess wellness just doesnt count steps very well.
A lot of reviews but all seems to be biased favoring buy. None of them are speaking about any issues or problems. Is the watch that really good?
2 weeks i have GTR2.Battery 14 days, normal use. Updated, playing music from the watch, speaking with the watch and Swimming. Really good stuff for a 170 usd. Change strap for metal bracelet. Looks amazing!
loko755 said:
2 weeks i have GTR2.Battery 14 days, normal use. Updated, playing music from the watch, speaking with the watch and Swimming. Really good stuff for a 170 usd. Change strap for metal bracelet. Looks amazing!
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How do you transfer mp3 files to the watch. Mine keeps failing
Used since 2 days and steps counter seem totally wrong in daily tracking. Before go to sleep my Fitbit One has 1300 steps and GTR2 310 steps. Fitbit One is always right steps count because it is in the pocket and count only when the leg move. In exercice mode GTR2 has right steps. It is like GTR2 start to count steps anly after 40 (or more) continuous steps
At this time Fitbit One 6136 steps vs GTR2 3302 steps, totally wrong and unusable
GTR Watchfaces from "Notify for Amazfit" do not load, Fail each time.
the steps counting is better, if you do perform a reset on the GTR2/GTS2.. (after the last fw update)
watchfaces from 1st generation do not work on GTS2/GTR2 !!!
and there are no custom watchfaces yet, seems to be the apps for modding are still missing.
battery life of my GTS2 is about 9-10 days ... my GTS1 got 19-24 days
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the steps counting is better, if you do perform a reset on the GTR2/GTS2.. (after the last fw update)
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Tried factory reset, nothing changed. After 40min in my kitchen, my Fitbit One count 306 steps (and with the One it count only when the leg move) and the GTR2 counted 62 steps. So still totally unusable as daily tracker.
Really incredible that Amazfit can stay with a new (recent) watch wich can not do the basic with counting right steps ???? I can use my GTR Lite and the steps are correct, no much difference with my Fitbit One.
yeah it is a bit annoying, the GTS1 was so much better.
I dont know what they did @amazfit.... it seems to be the GTR2 / GTS2 are beta
devices for maybe the mini-Version that will be released soon
dersie said:
Tried factory reset, nothing changed. After 40min in my kitchen, my Fitbit One count 306 steps (and with the One it count only when the leg move) and the GTR2 counted 62 steps. So still totally unusable as daily tracker.
Really incredible that Amazfit can stay with a new (recent) watch wich can not do the basic with counting right steps ???? I can use my GTR Lite and the steps are correct, no much difference with my Fitbit One.
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The algorithm for steps counting is trying to measure actual walking steps not just random movements which is why it's best checked in a walking activity. I got my GTR 2 a couple of weeks ago and so far I'm happy with the step counter.
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The algorithm for steps counting is trying to measure actual walking steps not just random movements
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But it fail today Fitbit 6200 steps just for leg movements and not arm and GTR2 2800 steps, totally wrong
dersie said:
But it fail today Fitbit 6200 steps just for leg movements and not arm and GTR2 2800 steps, totally wrong
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That's weird, maybe you have a faulty one. I have GTR 2 and my wife GTS 2 and step counting is good on both (around 1200 steps per kilometer during activity) and even around the house it accumulates as expected. Try to feedback to Huami in Zepp app and see what they say.
Great Watch but very limited watchfaces. GTR watch faces do not work.
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That's weird, maybe you have a faulty one. I have GTR 2 and my wife GTS 2 and step counting is good on both (around 1200 steps per kilometer during activity) and even around the house it accumulates as expected. Try to feedback to Huami in Zepp app and see what they say.
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But it fail today Fitbit 6200 steps just for leg movements and not arm and GTR2 2800 steps, totally wrong
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Firmware update for GTR2 yesterday
In change log :
- setup for wrist watch
- optimize accuracy of steps counting
at this time :
- Fitbit One : 3767 steps
- GTR2 : 3897
so no faulty unit, just faulty Amazfit developers
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Well I have a gts 2 and I've been a bit disappointed with it so far. No Alexa connection (to follow so amazfit have told me) and the on board voice control is only part working.
I can start playing a song via voice command but cannot then say play next song or pause playing.
Contacted amazfit about the problem and they said oh yeah we know about that and we're working on it!!
Ever get the feeling that you bought something a bit too soon
Hi all,
I'm having problems with the heart rate monitor, while I'm resting it's more or les accurate, but when I'm doing some exercise it's useless, having a differences somtimes up to 50 bpm lower than the real heart rate, I tried a factory reset but is still the same.
Does any of you have a similar problem? I have just sent a feedback on the app, let's see
It's a great watch but I'm thinking on returning it...
Does anybody get voice reminders when doing a run for example? There's a setting during the run for voice volume, and I have it set to maximum, but there's no voice to say 1 mile and the time etc. Is my unit faulty? Music works OK.
Maybe it works only with earphones, try it.
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Maybe it works only with earphones, try it.
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The watch has speakers so it shouldn't be necessary to have headphones connected. Music plays nicely through the watch speaker.
Hi there! I'm pretty sure there's no fix for this, but I want to give it a try.
I used to pool swim with my Amazfit GTS and it recorded quite well the activity.
It's now some time that the swimming pool measurements are totally wrong. Like half of the distance, but not even precise.
I tried:
- change multiple times the pool distance parameter
- reset, restart the watch
- calibrate the compass
- try a previous stock firmware, then rollback to the last one
No changes... Any further ideas?
Thanks!
jumpertrekker said:
Hi there! I'm pretty sure there's no fix for this, but I want to give it a try.
I used to pool swim with my Amazfit GTS and it recorded quite well the activity.
It's now some time that the swimming pool measurements are totally wrong. Like half of the distance, but not even precise.
I tried:
- change multiple times the pool distance parameter
- reset, restart the watch
- calibrate the compass
- try a previous stock firmware, then rollback to the last one
No changes... Any further ideas?
Thanks!
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Hi jumpertrekker, I came across your question because I have the same problem. I've been using my Amazfit GTS as a swimming counter for 3 months. Despite during the first 2 months it worked well, in the last one the counter kept counting less than half of the distance. I was wondering if you had found out something about how to fix this issue.
Thanks!!
Same here. After over a year with a GTS well functioning, actually my watch shows about half the strokes, and half the distance (of course half the laps too).
Actually I know it's not a matter of lane length. The very strange thing is happened 5 minutes ago, I'm looking for a solution, and I try to "swim" in my bedroom (moving arms in the air) and it shows the RIGHT LENGTH (for me is 34 strokes = 25 meters) without the need of "hit" the border. I try three sets of 34 strokes each, the first I "hit the border", other I don't (simply I stop "swimming in the air"), but the watch counted regular three "laps".Does it make any sense?
I'll try this afetrnoon in the pool water...
EDIT: After some tests:
1) No matter if you hit the pool's border. It doesn't count the lap
2) In the water the counting of the strokes is wrong, this affects the meters and then the numbers of laps
3) Swimming with a MI band 3 on the right and the Amazfit on the left. Mi Band counted right, Amazfit counted half strokes (and half meters, and half laps)