Forerunner 255 not detecting walking automatically

Hello,

it seems that Forerunner 255 is not detecting an activity automatically, such as walking. It counts steps, has all Sat Nav and tracking on, but no walks are detected automatically? Any advice, please?

0 ovekvam 3 months ago

It could be that the watch is detecting and recording your walks, but that you could not find where it is shown. I had a look around the web version of Google Connect, and I also failed to find it. I think it shows in the daily details view on the Connect app, but I could not verify it, since I have disabled Move IQ on my watch.

0 1134337 3 months ago

Thank you. I have been looking at the step count on the watch whils walking. at different pace. Did about 100 steps, indors, outdoors and it counted way less.

0 ovekvam 3 months ago in reply to 1134337

The watch is not really counting steps, but arm swings, since that is where the sensor is. If you only do a few arm swings, it will be filtered out. If you walk 100 steps with regular arm swing, it should count 100 steps. GPS is not used for steps, so it doesn't matter if it is indoors or outdoors.

0 6125703 3 months ago in reply to ovekvam

Also, it won't be updating in "real time" on the watch. The steps count will usually lag behind and jump a number of steps at once. I've never tried to time it precisely but suspect it might be every 30 seconds or so...?

0 ovekvam 3 months ago in reply to 6125703

Watch faces are lagging, but the step glance is updating continuously.