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Can I Enter Steps Manually?

Former Member over 4 years ago

does anyone know if i can manually adjust my step count. i added a manual activity but the step count doesn't adjust to this knew activity or mu intensity minustes?? is there nother way to record this, im new to Garmin and with fit bit you could do these things?? Help!!!

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leica0000 over 5 years ago +12

Every once in a while I forget to take my Vivosmart out of the charger and go off on my morning walk or work or whatever. The number steps on the morning walk or even an average day at work doesn't change…
4607979 over 4 years ago +12

Hi. I have been diligetly getting 10k steps for months, yesterday I went for my usual evening walk that I take every night but I forgot to wear my watch, as such I only got 9900 steps!
How can I manually…
4607979 over 4 years ago in reply to olni65 +7

well i will need to contact Garmin then because I'm not having that! lol. Im not loosing out on months of step streaks because of 80 steps. (That I did anyway just forgot the watch) you can manually adjust…

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0 6094753 over 3 years ago in reply to trux

What are these workarounds?

0 7984714 over 3 years ago

I found after using my Aeroski, that if I want the activity to be automatically added, I have to put the watch on my ankle. I'm ok with that, at least its counting.

0 3186669 over 3 years ago in reply to 8189891

Legendary thank you!! I was on a 6 night hike and smashed my goals everyday but something was up with one day and it didn't record properly.

0 7234683 over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

Are you perhaps a steering wheel drummer or a person that talks with your hands? I got a watch because the accelerometer in my phone was so sensitive it thought my hand tremor was me jogging! The watch knows better.

0 7234683 over 3 years ago in reply to trux

Thank you! I'm ok with this answer I just needed to know I wasn't a moron who couldn't figure out their activity tracker.

0 6094753 over 3 years ago

Still no solutions. I might have to go through hoops and seek official support :-(

0 6094753 over 3 years ago in reply to 7234683

My Vivosmart can't reliably tell if I'm walking or running: hopeless!

0 6094753 over 3 years ago

Still no solutions. I might have to jump through hoops and seek official support :-(

0 BillyAsh over 2 years ago in reply to trux

Are Garmin incapable of distinguishing between manually added data and actually recorded data? This is an inadequate answer - although appreciated - it doesn't excuse why Garmin can't allow manual entry!!

0 pwright10 over 2 years ago

Damnit!! I hiked Machu Picchu, but with walking poles. Walked 11 miles over two summits one day and got about 3,000 steps. My wife's Fitbit recorded all her steps. Come on Garmin!! Ruined a 235 day record of making my daily goal of 11k steps.