13-09-2018 11:44 AM - last edited 15-05-2019 04:26 PM by AntS ) in
I have the new Galaxy watch, received on 7th September and after 1 recorded exercise the heart rate monitor is flatlining after 10 minutes.
First walk
First run below
Second recorded walk
I am annoyed as I want to keep track of my heart rate during exercise. I also wonder if this effects the calories burned if it cannot record the heart rate correctly.
This appears to be a common theme for Samsung watches as my husbands S3 did the same, purchased Sept 2017, at the beginning of the year.
18-02-2019 06:45 PM - last edited 18-02-2019 06:47 PM
Maybe I need to get Gear Tracker then if what you say is correct. I have used Endomondo, but guess I need to check out Strava now. I hate not being able to track my heart rate when I work out.
Still haven't got the watch update here in Norway
19-02-2019 07:29 AM
My bad I stand corrected! I will give Gear tracker another go then. Still havent gotten the update here in sweden.
19-02-2019 03:32 PM
Would Gear tracker work along with S Health or I need to remove S health from my watch for Gear Tracker to work properly? Please let me know. S health is important for me to track my steps ( I am addicted to tracking my steps).
19-02-2019 04:04 PM
Gear Tracker works independently of Samsung Health, you cannot uninstall S Health its part of the structure unfortunately, bit like Bixby
19-02-2019 06:10 PM
19-02-2019 06:16 PM - last edited 19-02-2019 06:17 PM
Just to give you an idea of results, using Gear Tracker, here is the heart rate graph for my run last night. I steadily increased my pace over the hour and the HR graph (screenshot from Strava which is much more detailed than S Health by the way) reflects this perfectly.
19-02-2019 06:31 PM - last edited 19-02-2019 06:33 PM
If you look very carefully, you will see a (very) short flatline at 6km. This is when the sensor will have stopped. But GT has then restarted the HR service on discovering this so minimal disruption to my stats. And this all goes on in the background, so you don't have to worry about it, just concentrate on your exercise😁
20-02-2019 03:26 AM
Habe downloaded GEAR TRACKER and is excited to use it. Have not been able to figure out process to connect Gear Tracker to Strava or other apps. Can some one answer that please.
20-02-2019 04:01 PM
Software update has been rolled out in India today. Now I have new updated software and Gear Tracker. Dont think anything should go wrong now. Will test it tomorrow morning.
21-02-2019 03:47 PM