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Workout option?

I'm coming from a fitbit which had decent fitness tracking capability but was pretty hopeless as a smartwatch.
Is there any option or application for general workouts for the GS2? I mean, I don't expect there to be a workout item for every exercise that you would find on a fitbit tracker with all the detailed option they include but a general option which is just listed in the menu as "Workout" which uses a timer and tracks heart-rate would be a good start. Does such an option exist?
Second, has there been any feedback from Samsung regarding automatic sleep tracking? This should be a fairly simple function to implement, yet I can't seem to find any good info about it anywhere.

S Health watch app (which syncs with the android app of the same name from Samsung) has heart rate monitoring, workouts (step count, running, walking, cycling, hiking, elliptical, stationary bike, step machine). Some of these auto-start (e.g. cycling). There's also an app from Samsung called "Strength Training," and some 3rd party apps like Workout Trainer (Skimble) and Pear Trainer. There's a standalone rather limited sleep monitoring app called GNight. There have been rumors and/or vague responses from Samsung to the effect that they are working on sleep tracking, and the folks that make the
Sleep as Android app have beta sleep tracking software for the S2, but the story is it drains the battery too much.

tstreete said:
S Health watch app (which syncs with the android app of the same name from Samsung) has heart rate monitoring, workouts (step count, running, walking, cycling, hiking, elliptical, stationary bike, step machine). Some of these auto-start (e.g. cycling). There's also an app from Samsung called "Strength Training," and some 3rd party apps like Workout Trainer (Skimble) and Pear Trainer. There's a standalone rather limited sleep monitoring app called GNight. There have been rumors and/or vague responses from Samsung to the effect that they are working on sleep tracking, and the folks that make the
Sleep as Android app have beta sleep tracking software for the S2, but the story is it drains the battery too much.
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I'll look into those workout apps.
Good to know that there may be sleep tracking for the S2 at a later stage, thanks for the info.

Fitness Apps? Other Apps?

Hey guys, new to the S2, and smartwatches, etc. What fitness apps are recommended? S-Health on it doesn't seem to do much, and the heart rate monitor only checks when I hit the widget... Sooo pretty much only step count right out of the box.
While I'm at it, what other apps are recommended? I do not need notifications for anything outside of text and calls, so anything like that is unnecessary. But I am trying to get the most out of this thing, so let me know!
Please and thanks!

Seriously, nothing? Are there no apps to recommend?

It depends what are you looking for. I saw some apps, but haven't tried them (I use special watch for sport tracking):
- Fit Evolution
- Lifesum
- Nike
- PEAR
... Search App Manager for fitness.

Thanks. I did a search too, but I was hoping some people could tell me what's good or not. Most have good and bad reviews. Guess I'll just start trying things

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Hey guys, new to the S2, and smartwatches, etc. What fitness apps are recommended? S-Health on it doesn't seem to do much, and the heart rate monitor only checks when I hit the widget... Sooo pretty much only step count right out of the box.
While I'm at it, what other apps are recommended? I do not need notifications for anything outside of text and calls, so anything like that is unnecessary. But I am trying to get the most out of this thing, so let me know!
Please and thanks!
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S Health and Nike are the two apps that come with the watch, and as others have noticed, a number of other more specialized apps are dribbling out. S Health automatically checks heart rate (you can set it to "try" to measure every 10 minutes or every hour throughout the day), and also has routines the user can initiate for running, walking, cycling, hiking, elliptical, exercise bike, step machine, and treadmill. All of them record heart rate, some of them more: cycling, for example, also tracks your route, altitude, and speed throughout your ride.

Any apps out there for measuring rowing?? Besides heart rate, that is.

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Any apps out there for measuring rowing?? Besides heart rate, that is.
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Something I would like to. I'd really also like something that senses and accounts for other types of exercises outside of running/biking/etc., such as lifting weights, sit-ups, these kinds of things. Fitbit offers this with their Alta (who knows how well it works though...). At least something that you can enter in the reps, etc. for each workout and calculates calories burned.

Does Strava work here?

I've released two fitness apps so for: Always-On Speed and Always-On Pace. They don't track your activity though, all they do is show current time and your speed or pace.
When I bike, I use Endomondo on my phone for tracking and Always-On Speed on my watch so that I can always see the most important instantaneous information, which is time and speed, of course

Apps I Use Daily
Daily Usage Apps, Professional & Personal
- S Health (does the tracking I need at work, home, etc. love it so much.)
- Workout Trainer (helps me work out daily, even with only 5 minutes of time)
- Lifesum (track food)
- Heart Rate
- Water & Caffeine Intake
- Tip Calculator
- Here Maps
- Flipboard
I'm looking into others but these I use a lot.

Endomondo will be released soon for the Gear S2 and S3.
My apps (Always-On Speed and Always-On Pace) have been there for while.

UnderArmour just released MapMyRun and Endomondo.
I have been using SHealth for a while to track runs. It works, doesn't use too much battery, but I have a lot of issues with the way they present data. Like splits and pace are in miles per hour and there is no way to see your actual average pace while running (only an instantaneous pace, which jumps all over the place). Also the watch only displays one thing at a time, so elapsed time is on one screen and you have to move to another screen to see distance, which is annoying. Then you have to mentally do the math to figure out your average min/mile pace, which on a 20 mile run gets harder and harder to do as mental function starts to break down...
I just downloaded MapMyRun (never used it before) and I like the interface better. It allegedly connects to SHealth so I can store my history of workouts there. It also displays elapsed time and distance on the same screen in big bold numbers, which is nice. Also has an average pace if you swipe down. We will see, I'll try using it for a while.

S Health distance and heartrate are not accurate. Off by .5 for a 1.5 walk and heartrate 30 plus more that it measures manually.

Yes, i agree with rogerperk and it's impossible to change manualy the distance after the run, sad. I hope it'will be updated soon bacause in other ways, it's a good app.

Step Counting Accuracy Comparison

I recently got a Huawei Watch 2 Classic and coming from a Fitbit Charge 2, and am getting a bit confused with step counting and the magnitude of apps I seem to have now and the wild difference between step counting.
I realise none of them are going to 100% accurate and am just looking for a rough guide of what I am getting during the day.
So now I seem to have a variety of places I can view my step count (as I am currently wearing both the Classic & my Fitbit), and the results vary massively, an example from yesterday...
Application - Device - Total
Google Fit - Phone / Web - 5326
Google Fit - Watch 2 Classic - 5305
Daily Tracking - Watch 2 Classic - 3113
Huawei Health - Phone - 4193
Fitbit - Charge 2 - 9282
So thats a high of 9282 and a low of 3113, for the same day wearing both wearables constantly, with the difference that the Watch was on my non-dominant wrist and Fitbit was on my dominant wrist but set as such within the Fitbit app.
A couple of points I don't understand:
* Google Fit differently reports on the Phone app differs from that displayed on the Watch.
I thought it could be that the phone also records movement but shouldn't the two apps resolve to the same number for historical values?
* Daily Tracking & Health app report differently, but I thought Daily Tracking was the watch version of the Health app? as above I thought the Health phone app would record movement, but again would of thought it resolved for historical numbers
* Daily Tracking, Health & Fit are essentially using the same Watch and phone hardware, but are 1000 to 2000 steps different. I realise they probably have different algorithms for step calculation, but this seems a lot.
* Fitbit is way more!
I am looking to get a look at my step count (and would prefer to consolidate everything in Google Fit) but unsure where the differences come from and which one is more reliable and why the two Google Fit sources differ (albeit only by a small margin).
Has anyone worked out how to get them to align, or which to go with, or what is the best method to consolidate?
Any advice would be appreciated!

Fitbit has been known to over estimate step counts.

huawie watch I have proved over estimates steps after update. Fitbit and Xiaomi are more accurate.
In fact the cheapest Xiaomi is more accurate than all. I am wondering if my Huawie watch 2 has faulty sensors...
It is a shame Huawie is not addressing this...

I'm having the same issue. Currently using Pixel 2 XL and Huawei Watch 2 Classic. Please join this thread and send a bug report so we can get it fixed. Thanks! https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/77606997

[APP] New Altimeter app - working core, collecting suggestions for design

Hi,
I want to do a little survey about redesign my app. Somebody may remember it - Elevation Tracker (here you can find some info: https://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s3/themes/app-elevation-tracker-gear-app-store-t3635451). I'm using it for a year and I want to find out if there will be enough interest from users.
Mission
To make the most out of the Gear S3's barometric data.
Default Altimeter has nice design, but it's not so practical.
Features
Algorithm for automatic recognizing of altitude change due to movement or barometric change due to weather. Example: You are sitting in the office for 4 hours withnout movement, than took a lunch in the kitchen - two floors higher, then come back for another 4 hours. The weather changes during the day, raining...
Samsung's altimeter: Shows growing the altitude, because the pressure decreases. Looks like you ascended 50m, descended 6m.
This app: Altitude is polished by Suunto algorithm (rule = alti change less than 2 meters in 2 minuts is marked as weather change). It shows you exacly ascended 6m and descended 6m. Graph is clearly flat when you are sitting, ignoring weather changes.
Ascended and descended elevation counter in selected interval. You can go 30 days back in precision of 1 minute. Of course, only if Gear S3 is turned on. Otherwise, gap if filled by flat line.
Using the bezel, you can read single altitude at specified time (date pickers, time pickers implemented). At specified time, you can calibrate altitude, which is taken as reference point for whole selected interval.
Graph shows MIN / MAX.
Main problem
It's not possible to support Tizen OS 2.3 and 3.0 at the same time. That's the reason I deleted the app from store. I updated it to support OS 3.0, but many users are still on 2.3 (I don't know why). Samsung did there very very bad job, unpossible to support both OS at the same time. Also, OS 3.0 is full of bugs for developers, but that is another story...
I like the circle graph. But most of you don't. So I want to add other layouts, recommended by you!
What I need from you
Do you want to use this app? Are you using Tizen OS 3.0? (app will not support OS 2.3)
Please help me with layout, post here some samples. It is easy to redesign the app now, because I have working core. But when I look at Garmin Fenix 5 or Suunto Spartan (see layouts in attached files) altimeters, I'm not sure if that is what the most pople want.
What another function you would like to see in the app?
Donate would be nice - in XDA profile The app will be always free, as it's mainly for me
Other...
My idea of using this app is:
-You are on trail and you can switch Gear S3 to offline mode with display turned off. At evening, in basecamp, you can analyse altitude data. Or event after 30 days!
-During working day, you can easily track when did you used elevator, went the steps etc...
The process of loading a new data (when you select new interval):
1. Graph of barometric pressure[blue] ->
2. Graph of calculated altitude[orange] ->
3. Graph of polished altitude[green], now bezel is enabled.
Thank you so much for ideas!!

Hey mate,
i've been here on XDA for a while now, but you got my attention enough to finally make an account.
I'd love to support you and your app, but first of all, it needs to be downloadable in Europe (Gears S3 frontier, without LTE).
As a gliderpilot this App could be a real help.
Some ideas include:
- Increase and decrease of altitude (in ft/min and m/s)
- Warning at: above, below, passing through a certain height
- Time between heights (interesting for high altitude hikers as well, like: above XXX ft for YY minutes)
As a pilot I also would like to see the glide slope, but this wouldn't fit into this app.
I'd like to offer my help as developer. I'm goood in C#/Photoshop but never have written something for Tizen. I would need some advice.
Otherwise i could offer a donation (but prefer to work^^)
Greetings
Diego

Hi Diego,
thank you for your post!
About developing for Tizen - it's a bit nightmare It is not difficult, the problem is OS bugs and no compatibility between different versions of OS, which cause bad reviews, which caused suspend of my apps in store. I want to support only latest OS for Gear S3.
Overall, it's not a problem to code your ideas at all. I'm using chart.js, where it's possible to graph almost everything.
I'm using this app a lot by myself, but I deleted it from the store, because OS 3.0 has a bug with rotary bezel (bezel is frozen after date/time picker shows) and I don't want to receive bad reviews. I may rename it as "beta" and post it again...
About your effort, it would be really helpful to design a layout in Photoshop. Than I can try to code it.
As the app is now working in history mode (browsing collected data (1 sample minute)), I would imagine splitting the app for
REAL-TIME mode (new)
HISTORY mode
So, what do you think about making some layouts?
Thanks!

Really interested in this app for Tizen 3.0.
Will it be available in the app store at some point?

Hi Dev,
Thanks for your work.
I used and installed your app, but as many users say, the 360 deg chart is counter-intuitive and ended up uninstalling.
I very much prefer the Suunto one, Garmin in second place.
Altitude charts always with linear x-y axis in my opinion, very intuitive.
Have you considered using altitude data based on location (like Strava does) instead of relying on barometric changes?
If the chart was linear I'd be happy to use again and donate.
IIRC, it was somewhat intricate to pick the timespan for the chart -don't remember the details.
Thanks

Hello,
but many users are still on 2.3 (I don't know why) => because there is not Tizen os 3 on some devices (Gear S2 for instance).
I’ve just reset my watch because I have to change my phone.
There is no way to get all old apps
Dashboard Watchface and altimeter for exemple disappears from my watch and there is no possibility to get it from Galaxy store.
What a shame. This is planned obsolescence.

Apple Watch functions

Hey Guys,
Tell me Which functions of Apple Watch do you like most?

I used to be an Android adept, untill Apple released their Watch 6. I was completely amazed what this watch was capable off compared to a lot of Android watches. So I bought one and what amazes me? The design of the watch, the fact that updates are released regularly, inclusing older series like the 3, the saturation measurement (certainly in this Corona time), the accuracy of the heart rate monitoring and steps counting, it's security and last but not least, the app store. I downloaded an app called iCardio for measuring my health condition and it works flawlesly. Shows my HR during several exercises, count my steps, keeps track of my calories used and also counts my steps speed, all in beautiful graphs, etc. Kind regards, kuzibri