why do samsung allow cheating on samsunghealth challenges

[davert123]

trying to understand why Samsung provide a service like global step challenge and then allow cheats to dominate the board every month.. it's not rocket science that if someone dies 200000 steps a day they are cheating or if on average they have done 2 steps a second , every second eithout sleep since the challenge opened they are cheating. why don't Samsung care about this and stop it ? it puts a lot of people off using the service

[DRUIDDOODE]

Hi I am pretty sure it's not that its being allowed it's just that its not policed as it's not a security threat 

If people are cheating it then they are cheating themselves more than any thing 

I do understand your frustration though as I use it myself on my gear fit 2 and without even trying I have 250000 up to now 

[Balanced4life15]

I'm sure that 250k you got wasn't in one day like the people on there now. It's just not possible unless you have multiple gears, phones, and other things that is tracking more than one person's real steps.

[Dukovich]

Actually look this up on Youtube. People make videos of the crappy homemade setups they use to cheat.

Like taping your phone to the ceiling, over a ceiling fan, and the blades hit the phone and make steps. It's rediculous.

[Qwurky1]

Yeah, some folks on for five different fitness trackers and strap them to their arm and leg while they run.  Wanted to test them to a paint Shaker and give the cheating accelerated to a really ridiculous point?

[Vulcanthunder]

But I bet you didn't do that in one day like the cheaters do!

[ScarlettKitsune]

The fact that it can even be registered means it's being allowed.

[Fucco]

Did you know that is allegedly more than 20 miles of walking?

[raklik]

I think is much more! In the days I make 29000 steps per day, that being a lot of walking during one day, it means 18.93km which translates to 11 miles. From here do the math. Also, I'm constantly in top 5% of all users which are using SHealth, still in challenges I hardly finish in top 20% !? We should not forget that this is on daily basis for them, no rest, no sleep, no shopping, no eat, no going to pub, no sex, no nothing.. just walking! :)) 

[Maarten3]

and they do not offer themselves for one day , no they do it every day again again and again ...

[Dukovich]

Yes. Cheating, unfortunately is a big part of some people's DNA. YOU ARE SO RIGHT! If they get banned, there will be 10 new ones.

[Robbyn]

So sad real sad.. But I would rather not cheat I want to be some what fit ...

[salmankk]

i also complained samsung about that this software is more about who cheats more rather than real steps

[Moha_1]

100% you are cheater

[Moha_1]

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@DRUIDDOODE wrote:

Hi I am pretty sure it's not that its being allowed it's just that its not policed as it's not a security threat 

If people are cheating it then they are cheating themselves more than any thing 

I do understand your frustration though as I use it myself on my gear fit 2 and without even trying I have 250000 up to now 

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100% you are cheater

[Magameek]

The person in the lead of the tomato challenge is 2/3 done with the challenge when it just started 11 hours ago. How ? They "won" the last 20 in a row? Samsung needs to bust the cheaters!Cheat!

[Kitkat28]

They are dirty pathetic cheating scum. Sick of them.  

[Orren]

Nothing has changed...

I walk 7 to 10 miles a day, 5 days a week. It is physically impossible to walk over 2 million steps in 12 days. These people need to be banned from global challenges! They are ruining it for the rest of us! If Samsung does not do something I will no longer participate in this nonsense. I feel sorry for the sad pathetic human beings that think this is ok. You only cheat yourself and your health and prevent those of us that actually do try from getting any recognition for our true accomplishments. I wish you nothing but self respect!

[Balanced4life15]

I agree

[Mufasa2008]

You wall 7-10 miles a day I'm guessing your a postal worker, I walk the same so I know these people aren' walkong 2 mil

[Sabet]

Leaders are doing 100,000 to 170,000 steps a day which is 50 to 80 miles everyday. is no fun to watch them doing this for past 6 month and samsung is not taking actions....