Show all steps on gear S3

[Bin_Ge]

Problem:

I don't wear the gears s3 while jogging because I use a different running watch. But I have my mobile with me.

So the steps made during running are recorded in S Health, but not on the Gear S3.

At the end of a day, my watch says that I  still have to do some steps to reach my goal. Even though I have already reached largely my goal in S Health. Thats a bit frustrating.

Question:

In S Health it is possible to sync the steps of the mobile and the Gear, so that you can see the total amount of steps on your phone.

Is there a possibility (other than wearing two watches during jogging ) to have the total amount of steps (mobile and gear) also on the gear?

 If not, I think that would be a great option.

Regards,

Gene

[Patch207]

Hi @Mbush 

Welcome to the discussion.

Short answer: no.

I wear my watch and also carry my phone in my pocket, as with many male users.  If I have my watch in airplane mode, my watch will count 15,000 steps for a work day.  Due to limited movement at times by carrying things, etc my watch doesnt get every single step.  My phone will be in my pocket the whole time at work except for use, and will count 15,600 steps.  When I get home, I will connect the watch and phone together and let them sync.  After the sync, my steps will show 17,300.  I imagine this is a calculation of steps not seen my both devices at the same time, steps counted by the watch but not the phone (phone use) and vise versa, adding steps to both counts.

I've done a standard walk of mine with both the phone and watch on, and then just the watch on while the phone stayed home with a count of steps very similar only differing by 200-300 steps out of 14,000 (7.3 miles [11.7km] walk).

If the synced steps were counted twice shouldn't the amounts above become 30,600, not 17,300? In 2 walks that follow the same route, shouldn't the watch only walk be half the watch and phone walk instead of differing only a few hundred?  Just my experience using both devices to count steps throughout a day, at 20,000-30,000 steps a day using each device separately and together. 

Seems they thought of this and Samsung Health on the phone dismisses duplicate steps giving a more accurate result.