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#63 ·
Harold said:
the problem is not with android itself. it's with the specific version of strava on the android OS. using a different app altogether on android (such as Trailforks) has satisfactory results, which illustrates that it's not android itself that's the problem.
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Does not change the fact that I fixed the problem by removing the Android device, not Strava. That's all I'm trying to say.
 
#65 ·
J.B. Weld said:
Does not change the fact that I fixed the problem by removing the Android device, not Strava. That's all I'm trying to say.
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sounded like, even after saying you're not very techy, that the phone was the source of the problem. you do realize that android and apple versions of apps are very different from each other, right? just because they have the same name doesn't mean they're necessarily going to use the same programming to make them look and function similarly
 
#71 ·
tom tom said:
Is Garmin an android device? Apple seams to work also but not my android phone for some reason!
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Harold answered you, but the Garmin watch syncs to strava on my Android phone. I have a Samsung S23 Ultra.

Since getting the watch 2 weeks ago i have yet to try recording a ride with the strava app alone on my phone.
 
#75 ·
There are some helpful tools for FIT file manipulation at FIT File Tools. Apps do differ in how they process and overlay the tracks, so it can be tricky to figure out if it's the rendering that got screwed up or the recording. If you see big waypoint jumps try the "Corrupt Time Fixer," delete the uploaded activity (with a local backup copy of course, like /GARMIN/Activity on the device itself) then try the 'fixed' version.

You generally can't beat a dedicated watch/device with a smartphone or watch (except Ultra), because the smart platform generally lowers sampling rates to save power by default, or may not even have radios to pick up complementary satnav. If I'm having problems with GPS when in the northwest woods I turn on GLONASS; turn on Galileo when traveling in Europe. The more constellations you enable the more accurate your tracks can be, at the expense of battery life. (Same with sampling rate).

The older Edge devices could show the position and strength of fixed birds in a graphic, but I think it's simplified now to a single "Satellite Strength" score. There's a ConnectIQ app called "GNSS" you can use, and likely similar apps on various smarthphone and smartwatch platforms.

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#77 ·
Harold said:
this hasn't really been a thing on smartphones for a LONG time. maybe it's a thing for some cheap smart watches, but they'd be pulling your location from your phone if that's the case.
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It always comes down to battery size and life. More radios and higher sampling rates drain them. Solar charging on bike computers helps. The batteries will hold less and less charge over time and eventually need to be replaced, which isn't really a thing with modern smartphones or watches. I think I'm on my fourth or fifth battery in my Garmin Edge 1000, and even still use my ancient 705 for indoor spins and tandem rides (my late stoker loved to see our speed and distance but hated tech of all kinds... used a flip-phone til the very end!).
 
#78 ·
shreddagorge said:
which isn't really a thing with modern smartphones or watches
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oh, it very much is a thing with pretty much anything with a battery. modern battery chemistry and better charge profiles (in better chargers) might allow for more charge cycles before it becomes an issue, but it absolutely still occurs.

doesn't change the fact that smart phones have had their own GPS chips in them for a very, very long time now. the antennas they're attached to might be smaller than what you'd find in a standalone device due to size constraints of the devices themselves and you absolutely can turn off "precise location" for battery savings, but those chips are still present in pretty much every device now. IIRC, they're present for emergency services to get that precise location during emergency calls (assuming emergency services has compatible equipment - not all do).
 
#80 ·
It is NOT strava, it is the device you are recording with. Strava just takes your GPS recorded from your device and maps it. If your device gives strava garbage, garbage is coming out. I've noticed this a lot with guys using older phones with battery life that isn't what it used to be. They will have a bunch of straight line segments and times on segments magically way faster than any of their previous best times. Funny part is they still think their times are legit. Anyway, use a dedicated recording device like a Garmin and your recordings will be much more accurate.
 
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