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Why didnt I receive my badge for recording an activity at -2 deg?

Former Member over 5 years ago

That's three times now that I have recorded an activity in freezing temperatures and still not received a badge for my efforts. An almost 4 mile walk, a 3 mile walk and just shy of a 2 mile walk in the past 2 days.

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago

Can you post links to those activities?

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

How do I do that? I've got screenshots I can share?

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Yes, for a start screenshots should do.

The thing with temperature-related badges is that a temperature from a local weather station is used, rather than the temperature indicated by your watch. You can see this temperature in the small circle displayed on the map. If this temperature - as I suspect - is above zero, then no badge for you, even if in reality it was sub-zero.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to tmk2

I've sent you the screenshots via pm. My watch and phone both said -2 when I started my walks and they will still saying the same at 3pm today.

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Somehow I did not receive your message. My inbox is empty.

Anyway the real temperature measured by your devices is not relevant. Look at the activity map. There, in one of the corners of the map, you'll find a small circle with weather data for the time of the activity. This data does not come from your device, it comes from the internet from one of local weather stations. If the temperature indicated there is above zero, then no badge for you.

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to tmk2

I prepared a screenshot of one of my activities to show you where to look:

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to tmk2

I cant find this anywhere on the app. I have the garmin forerunner 35.

0 tmk2 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

It's not device-dependend.

If you do not see any weather info on your map, then it means that for some reason weather data was not available for the time and area you were running. And that's why no badge was awarded.

0 Notibiru over 5 years ago

What about indoor activities or activities which I do not want to provide positions? Wouldn't tempe readings be more accurate?

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Notibiru

Notibiru said:
What about indoor activities or activities which I do not want to provide positions? Wouldn't tempe readings be more accurate?

As written above, the temperature measured by the device is irrelevant for the badge (regardless whether it was with the internal sensor, or with an external one like Tempe). You'll get the badge only if the local weather report at the time of your activity has shown freezing temperatures.