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Guys,
Quick question.
Is there a setting somewhere that allows the gear fit to NOT end the workout if stationary (or bad GPS) after a preset time?
Scenario:
Whenever I am cycling, I inevitably come across traffic lights and have to stop, after some time (normally once I get going again) the gear fit will display a message "No movement detected, workout stopped" or something along those lines.
If I acknowledge the message, then its ok, workout continues until the next stop, but if I don't notice it, and sometimes I don't feel the vibration when cycling, then eventually the workout will stop all together, and I only find out next time I check the device.
This is very frustrating, surely I don't have to keep checking the device to see if it thinks the workout is stopped, very dangerous when cycling.
So currently yes I have to periodically check to make sure it is still recording, if I just leave it, guaranteed it will stop recording without me telling it to.
Anyone else experience this when cycling?
Otherwise great device!
further to this..
yesterday on my ride home I got the "workout stopped" message when I had been moving for at least 3-4 minutes.
so not sure how it is calculating movement or what the threshold is.
luckily i noticed and acknowledged the message and the workout continued.
still very annoying.
surely someone else has experienced this, or am I the only one using the gear fit for cycling?
If i initiate the cycling workout from the app on the S5, it does not record heart rate, even though the device is paired.
Yes, I have found this as well, and annoyed me too. You could go for a 4 hr ride, and it's stopped after 20 minutes haha.
THAT would be annoying!
This is problem for the newest firmware i think, bcoz early i don't have this problem...
scoobydoo_nz said:
Yes, I have found this as well, and annoyed me too. You could go for a 4 hr ride, and it's stopped after 20 minutes haha.
THAT would be annoying!
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Yeap absolutely rubbish!
I am yet to accurately record a workout and I have had the thing for nearly a week.
Tempted to take it back just doesn't do anything it is supposed to do, except send notifications that seems to be the only thing working properly.
I have same problem too. Samsung need to fix this soon with firmware update. Otherwise it will be a great product.
I suffer from the same problem. Anoying..... And if you track from the S Health app have you notice that the distance is way off from what the bike computer measures??? 4 riders, 4 bike computers from Sigma, all measured the same, S Health reported 2,5km LESS.......
I was really fed up with Gear Fit and I've just return it to the seller.
I think i'm going to wait for better devices (or an important upgrade)
I bought it because notifications and tracking options, but it was disconnecting all the time from the cellphone.
Bye bye gearfit!
The movement detector really sucks in this watch. The other day the pedometer prompt came on congratulating me on reaching my daily steps goal. The problem is that it was early morning and I did not go anywhere to reach the 10,000 step goal. Then it occured to me, it must of picked up the movement of me rubbing one out...
Hi! i'm Boris.
On my amazfit pace, since 1 week, my compass doesn't work anymore, and that's why my elevation gain sticks at 0..... I never let it down, i made a factory reset, update, restart... etc... nothing!!!!!
Somebody as an idea what going wrong???!!!
Thx for your answers.
Do you have a magnetic wristband?
fzelle said:
Do you have a magnetic wristband?
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No!!!! It works 3 months and suddenly nothing..... Is it possible that the MTB shocks break or weakens the compass? My Elevation Gain also sticks at 0, there is a relation??
THX for your answer fzelle!
Yes, when the compass isn't working, elevation isn't as well.
As it is not a mechanical part, I doubt that you can break it with riding MTB.
Tried a restart?
Yes... shut down-restart, factory reset, smartwatch and apps update....
Maybe there is a way to disable the compass after a bad setting?
It's a strange situation....
...... my air pressure is also sticking on "loading" (outside in an open space)!!!!
Maybe pressure captor's hole is clogged? It's the small hole on the side at 9H, isn't it?!?!
Too much suggestions...... i need to understand.....
fzelle said:
Yes, when the compass isn't working, elevation isn't as well.
As it is not a mechanical part, I doubt that you can break it with riding MTB.
Tried a restart?
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If you google: "mems magnetic field sensor", you will see that it indeed IS a mechanical part.
malimukk said:
If you google: "mems magnetic field sensor", you will see that it indeed IS a mechanical part.
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But if you go there, even a transistor is a mechanical part that could break.
fzelle said:
But if you go there, even a transistor is a mechanical part that could break.
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True but all those inertial sensors have moving mechanical parts inside, which is not the case for transistors :silly:
Hi there, I have the exact same problem...the compass is stuck on 0 and air pressure is loading. It has been loading for quite a few days now but still nothing
liakoc said:
Hi there, I have the exact same problem...the compass is stuck on 0 and air pressure is loading. It has been loading for quite a few days now but still nothing
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You managed to find a solution for this?
no i haven't... hae to send it for repair
Some solution?
Same problem three months and GPS and altitude damaged
The compass does not show the altitude
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Same happened to me and I don't know if it's related to a high battery draining (less than a day)
Can it be Software related?
the same here! battery and compass issue
I'm having the same issue. Did reset and using official FW but compass is not working and battery dies really fast. I'm outside of china and the return fees are quite high. Have anyone tried to fix it by themself? I do not have the best experience with Gearbest support.
Hi all,
I have the same situation, few hours of battery and compass stuck on 0°.
This is my experience: after a month since the purchasing, suddenly, the battery started to last max 8 hours (it was 5 days with continuous HR monitor before! ).
I asked on my custom rom Telegram group about this and the general answer was that it was due to the charger I used, too powerful for the watch, and that I had to use exclusively my laptop's USB.
Little by little, it went up to 35 hours and I was wondering if it may be resolved with a battery calibration (if exists).
Didn't noticed the compass issue at that moment, but now that I found this thread I see a correlation.
zioTomTom said:
I asked on my custom rom Telegram group about this and the general answer was that it was due to the charger I used, too powerful for the watch, and that I had to use exclusively my laptop's USB.
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That is complete and utter BS.
It has nothing to do with too powerfull, what happens with most cheap chargers is that they have spikes in their output.
To prevent that, just use a powerbank, that's the safes option.
same problem
I also have the same problem compass and barometric pressure are also not working
SOLVED
I have some trouble, n its solved.
I have try to reset many times, not work. Try to downgrade firmware(cause i use latest), not work.
Try using small magnet(from refrigerator door accesoris) with power is on, not work.
I, ve given UP. just try to charge the wacth on flat position, try using small magnet with power off.
I didnt cek after that, but when i wear the battery life normal again, then i check compas is normaly again.
u can try
note : rotate the magnet on watch
For me, it started with new update. Anyone else?
If you don't have a damaged watch, either eventual defect or water damage (remember, Pace is IP67 what means it only resists to eventual water submersion, not shower, not pool, etc, Stratos is OK for swimming, etc, of course), then most probably it's a sync or Bluetooth issue.
Note that all tests are done with stock firmware (no custom ROM) and the correct Amazfit app installed and only the correct one (CN Amazfit for Chinese ROMs and EN one for international Pace). If you have installed any APK, also uninstall them as they may cause problems. If you have unlocked watch's bootloader or flashed another firmware remember that you did it on your own risk, and now your warranty is voided and you cannot return the watch.
First thing to check if watch is good: enabled Airplane mode on your watch and observe battery drain for a few hours using the recommended settings in the end of the post. Make sure there are no alarms configured in the watch. This way the watch cannot use more than 10% of battery per hour. If it does then probably you have a hardware problem. Factory reset watch (it will erase all data on watch) and answer NO when Amazfit app asks if you want to restore old data (it may be corrupted, causing sync to not work and drain battery much faster), then try again. If it is still the same, probably it's defective.
Once you are sure the watch is fine, let's find out what is causing the problem...
Some phones have issues with Bluetooth and WiFi, making syncing with the watch not reliable, so the watch will drain much more battery trying to connect and sync data all the time. You can test this by putting the phone in Airplane mode and enabling only Bluetooth, then check the battery for a few hours. Or test with another phone the same way.
The other cause is a result of corrupted data or problems syncing with either Amazfit or Strava cloud. First, go to watch settings and disable Autoupload, then remove or pause Strava syncing. If this fixes your problem, then you must fix the sync with Strava somehow, maybe reset your data on Strava, create a new account for sync with Amazfit or update data manually.
If it doesn't fix then probably you have errors when opening Amazfit app, it shows a red bar at the bottom instead of a green one when syncing data. In this case you can try to unpair and pair the watch again, and choose NO when it asks if you want to retrieve the old data. If it doesn't help, try unpairing and creating a new account for Amazfit app, then pair the watch using the new account.
To increase battery life (with tips from group members):
- Make sure "continuous heart rate measurement" is OFF on the HR widget (don't worry, it will always measure HR during activities);
- Turn "Auto upload" in watch Settings to OFF;
- Turn brightness to zero when outside (you won't need it in day light);
- Turn "Awake on wrist movement" OFF (awake screen with button or enable double tap in watch settings);
- Use Airplane mode when away from phone and/or auto Airplane mode at night while you sleep (don't worry, it will monitor your sleep even in airplane mode);
- Alarms on watch use a lot of battery even if they are disabled (bug maybe?), so *delete all alarms* on watch if you are not using them;
- Avoid discharging the watch bellow 10%, it's not good for the battery;
- Also avoid leaving the watch on charger for long periods (>24h);
- If you won't use the watch for many days, turn it off with battery > 50%;
- To get actual full charge, leave the watch on charger for more or less 30min after it shows 100% charged to really fill the battery completely with trickle charging;
- If the watch is new, battery will get better after you fully charge it 3-5 times, simply follow the instructions above.
Other tips are welcome. Cheers!
Amazfit Pace Backlight keep lighting even already off setting
can you help if my amazfit pace backlights always turn on when it is lock screen. because of this issue it makes my battery drain fast and it can last for 6hours for me to use. I believe it's software problem makes my watch setting problem. Backlights is always on Even i have adjust the backlights to off mode.
I need help to makes my watch backlights off when it is lock screen to save my battery life. thank you.
Good article
I had a problem with my watches occasional battery drainage. The problem was at a phone side.
There was a bad thumbnail file at DCIM phone directory. File was not readible. After deleting this file phone self restarts were gone and phone battery life was prolonged. Occasional watches battery drainage was also gone.
PS. I found bad file when tried to backup my photos to PC. I can recommend to try to copy all files from your device to somewere else to try to find file system problem instead of commencing device hard reset.
cmic21vv said:
can you help if my amazfit pace backlights always turn on when it is lock screen. because of this issue it makes my battery drain fast and it can last for 6hours for me to use. I believe it's software problem makes my watch setting problem. Backlights is always on Even i have adjust the backlights to off mode.
I need help to makes my watch backlights off when it is lock screen to save my battery life. thank you.
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Hello. This seems to be a hardware failure. If you factory reset the watch (warning: it will delete all data on watch, so sync with app first) and it still behaves the same way, then the watch has a hardware failure and it cannot be fixed via software.
Suggestion...
I've had my pace for almost 2 weeks, and was getting about 3 to 4 days were I expected at least 5, since I've never used the GPS nor continuous heart rate monitoring. Also in the first day, it went from 100% to 70% before the night.
I've been reading about battery drain and I think I found the culprit in my case.(less than a day testing the theory)
I've read that problems with Bluetooth communication may cause battery drain. In my case, it's not exactly that the watch disconnected or I didn't receive notifications, but I associated that with the fact that I have a notification filtering app that instructed me to configure it to be excluded from the battery management (android 8).
After I did that with the amazfit app , I've seen a lot less drain.
I offer this as something to try in a similar scenario.
I suffered also under huge battery drain while using external bluetooth hardware with my Stratos (i.e. hr belt).
Yesterday i installed AmazMod on my phone and my Stratos, which modifies the notification system (look up for more information in AmazMod thread).
Today i rode my roadbike about one hour to work and as usual i connected my bt hr belt and battery drain was about 4%... all the other times battery drain was about 20%.
I think that something is messed up with the Stock notification system while connected to an external BT device.
[SOLVED] Battery drain issue for Amazfit Pace
Hi all,
I've finally solved the battery drain issue for my Amazfit Pace I've bought one year ago.
I would like to underline that I've always washed the watch under the shower and also when I washed my hands. The smartwatch is IP67 certified, that means IP67 means the unit can be dropped into a body of water up to a meter deep for half an hour.
My problems raised when I forgot the watch at my hand, during a sea swim. Even if the Amazfit pace is water resistant and the water has not entered into the unit, salt minerals entered into the only hole on the smartwatch: the microphone hole.
When I opened the unit, I've found that all contacts were in perfect condition without any oxide on components and smartwatch internal parts. The small paper placed on the mainboard to verify if water entered inside the smartwatch, had not changed color from blank to red, meaning no water presence.
However, in some way some salt has affected the microphone causing oxidation and short circuit: this is the cause of battery drain.
The microphone is protected by a plastic dress fitting its shape and at the end of the hole there is a thin membrane that should prevent water to enter but maybe is not so resistant to small salt minerals.
I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.
Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.
Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.
I hope my experience can help!
Matteo
Hi zack317
Can u tell me how you open the amazfit Pace pls?
Hi @noideaforaname,
Could you please explain what you changed in AmazMod to fix your bluetooth HR battery drain? Thanks!
valimig said:
Can u tell me how you open the amazfit Pace pls?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/amazfit-pace-teardown-probably-cause-t3791379
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/how-to-watch-t3815716/page2
Hope these would help.
Amazmod Bluetooth HRM hack
Can you please expand on how you used amazmod for this?
johnnyboy4711 said:
Can you please expand on how you used amazmod for this?
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He already did:
1. It shows a connection/disconnection alert;
2. You can disabled stock Amazfit notifications and use only the ones from AmazMod, if your setup has a connection/configuration problem this may fix or simply circumvent the issue.
zak3l7 said:
Hi all,
I've finally solved the battery drain issue for my Amazfit Pace I've bought one year ago.
I would like to underline that I've always washed the watch under the shower and also when I washed my hands. The smartwatch is IP67 certified, that means IP67 means the unit can be dropped into a body of water up to a meter deep for half an hour.
My problems raised when I forgot the watch at my hand, during a sea swim. Even if the Amazfit pace is water resistant and the water has not entered into the unit, salt minerals entered into the only hole on the smartwatch: the microphone hole.
When I opened the unit, I've found that all contacts were in perfect condition without any oxide on components and smartwatch internal parts. The small paper placed on the mainboard to verify if water entered inside the smartwatch, had not changed color from blank to red, meaning no water presence.
However, in some way some salt has affected the microphone causing oxidation and short circuit: this is the cause of battery drain.
The microphone is protected by a plastic dress fitting its shape and at the end of the hole there is a thin membrane that should prevent water to enter but maybe is not so resistant to small salt minerals.
I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.
Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.
Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.
I hope my experience can help!
Matteo
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my watch had same problem, so i follow your tips, i removed barometer / microphone module and.. viola.... the battery isue is gone.. 2 days after that battery just drained about 20%.. thanks a lot..
Not working.....
Hello!
I have the same problem,with my Pace, the battery drain fast(10%/h).I removed the mic+barometer unit, but the problem not solved. It's drain like it before. I don's saw any oxidation or water inside, dry and clean everywhere.
I try factory reset, with and without restore data, not connect to phone,etc. I bought is about half year. It's with original firmware, never mod.
Are there any idea, what is the problem?
Upgrade the Stratos Watch with the last release 2.3.10.4.
This is the best tips to get a very good autonomy: 6 full days always connected to the Smartphone but without GPS sports activation.
Before this release, it was limited to 5 days max.
Amazefit pace - battery got drained from daily goal being set to different then 8000
Hi everyone,
I started experiencing battery drop on my amazfit pace like two weeks ago. Performance drop from 6 days on AVG to just 2-3. This happened without having any new updates (both watch and phone). I tried resetting the device + uninstall/install the App on my phone - all without any luck. I was just considering buying a new one when I decided to do a careful retrospective for the past two weeks, especially the period when the problem occur. And then BAAM! The only thing I had changed back then was an increase of my daily goal from 8000 to 10000 steps. I can now confirm this was causing my issue with the battery! Some how the default value (8000 steps) is optimized for battery usage comparing to other "custom" values. Again for me that means 50% off my overall battery life. INSANE!
I hope that helps! And I really hope someone from the support of that device read and double check that (in my opinion bug)
Cheers!
Stefan
Amazfit pace battery drain issue resolved
Dears, on my amazfit pace I have the same battery drain issue. It takes only one day on full charge. I have factory reset many times but still the same problem.
At last i un installed amazfit pace app from my phone and reinstalled a fresh setup while watch also factory reset the same time. After doing so I reconnected as a new new and fresh with bluetooth, Alhamdulillah my issue resolved all at once. Enjoy :good:
Thanks
timetraveler4213 said:
Hi everyone,
I started experiencing battery drop on my amazfit pace like two weeks ago. Performance drop from 6 days on AVG to just 2-3. This happened without having any new updates (both watch and phone). I tried resetting the device + uninstall/install the App on my phone - all without any luck. I was just considering buying a new one when I decided to do a careful retrospective for the past two weeks, especially the period when the problem occur. And then BAAM! The only thing I had changed back then was an increase of my daily goal from 8000 to 10000 steps. I can now confirm this was causing my issue with the battery! Some how the default value (8000 steps) is optimized for battery usage comparing to other "custom" values. Again for me that means 50% off my overall battery life. INSANE!
I hope that helps! And I really hope someone from the support of that device read and double check that (in my opinion bug)
Cheers!
Stefan
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So u changed it back to 8000 and u did a full reset?
lfom said:
If you don't have a damaged watch, either eventual defect or water damage (remember, Pace is IP67 what means it only resists to eventual water submersion, not shower, not pool, etc, Stratos is OK for swimming, etc, of course), then most probably it's a sync or Bluetooth issue.
Note that all tests are done with stock firmware (no custom ROM) and the correct Amazfit app installed and only the correct one (CN Amazfit for Chinese ROMs and EN one for international Pace). If you have installed any APK, also uninstall them as they may cause problems. If you have unlocked watch's bootloader or flashed another firmware remember that you did it on your own risk, and now your warranty is voided and you cannot return the watch.
First thing to check if watch is good: enabled Airplane mode on your watch and observe battery drain for a few hours using the recommended settings in the end of the post. Make sure there are no alarms configured in the watch. This way the watch cannot use more than 10% of battery per hour. If it does then probably you have a hardware problem. Factory reset watch (it will erase all data on watch) and answer NO when Amazfit app asks if you want to restore old data (it may be corrupted, causing sync to not work and drain battery much faster), then try again. If it is still the same, probably it's defective.
Once you are sure the watch is fine, let's find out what is causing the problem...
Some phones have issues with Bluetooth and WiFi, making syncing with the watch not reliable, so the watch will drain much more battery trying to connect and sync data all the time. You can test this by putting the phone in Airplane mode and enabling only Bluetooth, then check the battery for a few hours. Or test with another phone the same way.
The other cause is a result of corrupted data or problems syncing with either Amazfit or Strava cloud. First, go to watch settings and disable Autoupload, then remove or pause Strava syncing. If this fixes your problem, then you must fix the sync with Strava somehow, maybe reset your data on Strava, create a new account for sync with Amazfit or update data manually.
If it doesn't fix then probably you have errors when opening Amazfit app, it shows a red bar at the bottom instead of a green one when syncing data. In this case you can try to unpair and pair the watch again, and choose NO when it asks if you want to retrieve the old data. If it doesn't help, try unpairing and creating a new account for Amazfit app, then pair the watch using the new account.
To increase battery life (with tips from group members):
- Make sure "continuous heart rate measurement" is OFF on the HR widget (don't worry, it will always measure HR during activities);
- Turn "Auto upload" in watch Settings to OFF;
- Turn brightness to zero when outside (you won't need it in day light);
- Turn "Awake on wrist movement" OFF (awake screen with button or enable double tap in watch settings);
- Use Airplane mode when away from phone and/or auto Airplane mode at night while you sleep (don't worry, it will monitor your sleep even in airplane mode);
- Alarms on watch use a lot of battery even if they are disabled (bug maybe?), so *delete all alarms* on watch if you are not using them;
- Avoid discharging the watch bellow 10%, it's not good for the battery;
- Also avoid leaving the watch on charger for long periods (>24h);
- If you won't use the watch for many days, turn it off with battery > 50%;
- To get actual full charge, leave the watch on charger for more or less 30min after it shows 100% charged to really fill the battery completely with trickle charging;
- If the watch is new, battery will get better after you fully charge it 3-5 times, simply follow the instructions above.
Other tips are welcome. Cheers!
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Hi guys,
I was using the Pace in a running track and it was perfect. Now I started using the Pace to run around a square (which has a square shape), but it is not accurate at the corners. Due to that, I am getting speeds like 18 km/h and I ain't capable of that, for sure. Is there any fix?
Thanks in advance
GPS is measured every few seconds, so if the first one is before the corner and the second one after, there is nothing you can do.
Runkeeper has a function to edit the track and follow the road, that might help ( fitnessyncer can transfer from strava )
NoThanks for the reply.
It makes sense but it is frustrating to see that much error in a single run.
I was thinking if using a gpx file of the course would help to force it to stay on the track. Have anyone done that? Also, it is a circuit, so I am not sure how to make a gpx file for that.
Find attached some photos to see how bad it gets.
1. Make sure you sync watch to Amazfit app often in order to have A-GPS data always up-to-date;
2. Wait a few se seconds before you hit GO to start recording the active in order to get a better GPS fix (more satellites);
3. Tress and buildings can block/reflect GPS signal, adding noise so you won't get a good signal.
lfom said:
1. Make sure you sync watch to Amazfit app often in order to have A-GPS data always up-to-date;
2. Wait a few se seconds before you hit GO to start recording the active in order to get a better GPS fix (more satellites);
3. Tress and buildings can block/reflect GPS signal, adding noise so you won't get a good signal.
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- I updated the A-GPS a couple of days ago. I am a little afraid it has something to do with it. Is there any way to force another A-GPS update?
- I always wait for a GPS lockdown. Generally, I hit the run option almost 200 m before starting to run and wait for the green signal.
- I will try to run in an open space just to double check. Maybe the trees are indeed what is making this much noise in the signal.
LuizGustavo19 said:
- I updated the A-GPS a couple of days ago. I am a little afraid it has something to do with it. Is there any way to force another A-GPS update?
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If you sync daily, probably it is fine. I am almost sure that A-GPS is synced only once a day. You can always force a sync by pulling down from the top on main Amazfit page, but if A-GPS data is up-to-date it won't show anything related to GPS, only sports/health data sync.
Not sure what you are expecting.
1) GPS is creating a trackpoint during running aproximately every 2s. Between 2 points set a diagonal is artificially created!
2) A very good gps reception has an accuracy of +-3m (I think +-10m is more realistic), you will not get it more accurate with recent GPS technology!
3) There are allways signal reflections etc from trees and buildings which are falsifiing the result.
3) You didn't specify the distance one circle represents, but from the building I guess you got quite reliable results.
4) If you know the distance of one circuit you could use the more reliably time measurement to correct the results.
5) A-GPS data helps to get a quicker satfix but is not generally improving the reception of the GPS signal.
LuizGustavo19 said:
Hi guys, I was using the Pace in a running track and it was perfect. Now I started using the Pace to run around a square (which has a square shape), but it is not accurate at the corners. Due to that, I am getting speeds like 18 km/h and I ain't capable of that, for sure. Is there any fix?
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Can you try it in Trail Run activity mode and see if that makes a difference? Another poster claimed the trail run activity gives more accurate GPS readings, but I am not aware it has been proven yet.
nhedgehog said:
Not sure what you are expecting.
1) GPS is creating a trackpoint during running aproximately every 2s. Between 2 points set a diagonal is artificially created!
2) A very good gps reception has an accuracy of +-3m (I think +-10m is more realistic), you will not get it more accurate with recent GPS technology!
3) There are allways signal reflections etc from trees and buildings which are falsifiing the result.
3) You didn't specify the distance one circle represents, but from the building I guess you got quite reliable results.
4) If you know the distance of one circuit you could use the more reliably time measurement to correct the results.
5) A-GPS data helps to get a quicker satfix but is not generally improving the reception of the GPS signal.
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1. Ok, but I am not making that corner in less than 2 seconds. It should get an accurate read once in a while.
2. I see, but I believe it was not supposed to be all zigzagging like it is actually doing.
3. I agree that it is the most reasonable explanation for the inaccurate readings. It is not only the corners, but the entire track also gets faulty readings.
4. Yeah, but if I were to calculate the stats by myself I would not have bought a smartwatch. By the way, the square has a perimeter of 720 m, being one side 250 m and the other 110 m.
Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions
Decarabias said:
Can you try it in Trail Run activity mode and see if that makes a difference? Another poster claimed the trail run activity gives more accurate GPS readings, but I am not aware it has been proven yet.
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I will try that! Since the square has some trees maybe the trail mode would simulate/expect the same environment. Thank you!
I'm sorry rant ahead. But I've had enough.
I bought the Stratos, because I didn't really like my Mi Band 3 (constant connection problems and almost invisible screen in daylight). I wanted to buy the Bip, but I said, what the hell. Let's go big. Stratos also looks good (Bip does not). The transreflective always on display is also great. But here the good things end.
1. The watch is slooow. Sometimes it doesn't register a touch, and sometimes it registers a ghost touch. The menus are bad, the layout is bad, the navigation is bad (and slow). The watch is also way too thick.
2. The Amazfit app is abysmal. Once the acitivity is recorded, it cannot be edited in any way. Did you press "walking" when you started running by mistake (It can easily happen - see above)? Too bad. You cannot correct it. Amazfit can draw pretty GPS pictures and graphs, but that's about it. And it's so buggy, it's more or less unusable (see below). There is no internet page, like literally every other app has (Strava, Endomondo, Runkeeper), where you could edit the data. There is no homepage. There are no official help forums.
So, even if the watch and app were completely bug free, the whole package would still be, in best case, average. But they are not bug free. And that is an understatement of the century. I've seen buggy apps and gadgets before, but this one takes the cake.
3. When I got the watch, the battery life was a real rollercoaster. The watch could go form 100% to 0 in a few hours or in 5 days. Sometimes reboot or factory reset helped. And that is true for the watch as a whole. Three to four factory resets in a months is (was - it doesn't work anymore -see below) almost necessary for Stratos to work "normally".
4. Caller name on the watch started working with Amazfit app 3. It never worked before. So, this basic (and advertised) functionality started working almost a year after the watch was released.
5. So, you start to run/bicycle/whatever. You choose the appropriate workout, you wait for the GPS, you start, and.... nothing. You are riding a bicycle and the watch says your speed iz zero.
6. You are running, and suddenly you pace starts to drop like a stone. So, I run little below 5.00 min/km. Yesterday I was running, and suddenly I was at 11.00 min/km. Not in reality, just on the Stratos. I always run 6 km, but Stratos measured 4 km. A day before 5 km. I actually ran 6 km, as I know the way. Thank god for Strava, because when I got home and the Strava synced, the running length(and pace) was correct. But only in Strava. Amazfit app and the watch itself got the data wrong. No, I don't know, how that is possible.
7. So, I was bicycling downhill. Suddenly, my hearbeat goes to 160. 170. 180. Am I dying? I feel the chest. Everything is normal. The watch is just acting up again. A few days after that, I was bicycling uphill, usually my heartrate is somewhere around 130-140. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, my heartrate drops. 60. 50. 40. And I am paddling uphill in 35 degrees C! Am I Lance Armstrong? No, It's just the watch.
8. A few days ago heartrate and steps stopped syncing with the app. The watch is at 6000 steps and Continuous HR is on (and seems to work on the watch), but the app is at 0 steps and "no heart rate data. Syncing doesn't help. Rebooting the watch doesn't help. Factory reset doesn't help. Restarting the phone, reinstalling the watch, creating a new account doesn't help.
Let's end this. I paid 160 EUR for this POS. After many months on the market, even the basic functionality of the watch does not work. What does work now, might not work tomorrow, and what works, works badly.
Why are things like this? It's the age old truth: when you buy the product, you don't just buy plastic, steel and glass, you buy a service. You buy programmers, that will get your product running long after you bought it. And that's why Amazfit products just seem cheap. Because you just bought the plastic. Nothing else.
You got a broken watch, claim warranty.
I would also add there might be a problem with your smartphone bluetooth as well. I used Mi Band 1, 2, 3 and now 4. I also had 2 smartwatches and now Stratos. I also changed 2 smartphones and I never ever had connection problems with Mi Band on any version of it. Mi Band for me is by far the most stable bluetooth connection I've ever used on any bluetooth device and I have over dozen various bluetooth devices. Stable connection, along with battery life is why I'm still loyal to Mi Band. I had various situations where I couldn't connect to plain bluetooth speaker, or sometimes even Stratos disconnects and in each case Mi Band connection is the only one that would still be stable. But that is just my personal experience as it's impossible to account for all the different hardware out there.
Agree with you. I have an Verge, which is, till the moment, a money waste.
Software is the problem, let's see if Xiaomi do something.
hpto said:
Agree with you. I have an Verge, which is, till the moment, a money waste.
Software is the problem, let's see if Xiaomi do something.
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You will wait forever, Xiaomi has nothing to do with Pace, Verge or Stratos...
lfom said:
You will wait forever, Xiaomi has nothing to do with Pace, Verge or Stratos...
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Amazfit don't are an trademark from Xiaomi?
Btw, a money waste. Mi band do the job and far better.
hpto said:
Amazfit don't are an trademark from Xiaomi?
Btw, a money waste. Mi band do the job and far better.
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No, it's Huami's.
Thank you all for replies!
I don't think the watch is broken (in a sense, that warranty should be claimed) and I'll tell you why.
I may have been a little misunderstood in my first post (English is not my first language). The watch doesn't act up all the time. But frequently enough, that it cannot be relied upon. I don't need a watch that works 70 % of the time (which this one does). So, let me add a few things to my points in my previous post:
5. That happened twice (see number 5 in my first post). Rebooting the watch helped. And let me stress again, that it would happen a lot more often, if I didn't reboot or factory reset the watch every time it starts to act up (3-4 times per month).
6. If that was a hardware error (se number 6 in my first post), GPS data would be wrong (this happened only during my last two runs!). But the GPS data that the watch recorded during the run was correct. If it wasn't, Strava would be wrong, too. Activity (run) was measured (interpreted?) incorrectly by the watch and Amazfit app. Strava got the same (raw?) data and it gave correct results (kilometers, pace). If the watch was faulty, the GPS data would be faulty, too. But the hardware, it seems, is fine. Just the software is bad.
7. HR monitoring is just bad on this watch. I don't think I'm the only one that noticed that.
8. Steps and HR data syncing with the app currently works. It started to work the next day. But I noticed something strange. When syncing wasn't working, the Amazfit app said for steps and HR "08/17 19:52" (something like that, I don't remember the exact time). But it was only 11 o'clock! So, the app was claiming, that the last sync with the watch was in the future. Probably that's why it wasn't syncing. And that is not a harware error, it's the software.
So, I don't think the watch is faulty, it's just the software that's bad. That was my point all along. Right now, the watch is working fine. It was working fine yesterday and the day before that, when I was bicycling. But that is not enough. I want a watch that works all the time.
Amazfit stratos 3.0: poor watch
The watch is unreliable, sunset and sunrize notifications come and go without reason. Very disappointing.
You could use my app for sunrise and sunset times.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/app-amazfit-sun-widget-t4023903