09-09-2018 11:51 AM
Received my galaxy watch on Friday but no matter what I do I cannot get the step counter to work properly, I've tried all the suggested things to fix the problem but nothing works, the step count is so intermittent or dosent work at all.
If I get up and walk around it counts nothing, jog up the stairs and it starts counting, sit down and get up again and the watch stops counting.
I've seen alot of posts with people with the same problem and all of them returning there watches, I love the watch and don't really want to return it if it's a software issue that can be fixed.
Anyone else UK having the same issue
20-09-2018 11:51 AM
It's seems to be me that the pedometer does not "wake up" fast enough because once you are walking it works fine. The delay from getting up to start recording steps is the issue. Seems like the software is putting the pedometer to sleep.
20-09-2018 11:55 AM
I would totally agree with that, my one certainly had exactly those problems. Once you manage to get the pedometer to wake up its fine. Hopefully Samsung are monitoring these comments which should hopefully help them find a fix.
20-09-2018 11:57 AM
Sokiey - I'd agree with that completely but on my watch it definitely catches up with itself.
As sad as I am I have done quite a few tests on this, just this minute was this one:
Seems for me at least thats close enough, however over a 24 period its still somehow 2500 - 3500 down on Fitbit / S Health & Google Fit. Clueless where it is losing so many
20-09-2018 12:00 PM - last edited 20-09-2018 12:19 PM
Dobba - Surely that does suggest its software related then, could 2 different models have the same issue?
Are both running the UK software version R800XXU1ARH1?
20-09-2018 12:13 PM
20-09-2018 12:18 PM
For me, the less than 20 steps don't trigger an update on the watch face until I do more steops but they DO seem to be included in the total when it does update. That is fine for me.
20-09-2018 12:19 PM
To my mind, the issue HAS to be software related. If it can count steps at all, which it can, but isn't "waking up" initially after a period of inactivity, something in the software must be preventing that.
If it couldn't count steps at all, then I'd be querying the hardware.
I have the same issue with my watch purchased from John Lewis on Monday, but I won't be sending it back just yet. I think that any replacement watches will carry the same issue until the software update with a fix in is released.
I'm dissapointed that the latest watch hasn't undergone more vigorous testing, because this issue would have been an obvious spot for any user.
20-09-2018 12:21 PM
20-09-2018 12:27 PM
Mine is the same
20-09-2018 12:32 PM
My 2 local shops are taking orders for collection from shop tuesday 25th.