Discussion - I spent a week with the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Why can't I see my workout stats?

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Victor Hristov
Victor Hristov
Phonearena team
• 1mo ago
↵AltronLivez51 said:

Doesn't the data sync back to Samsung Health on the device itself?

It syncs to the phone, but I don't have the option to view recent workouts on the watch itself.

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MsPooks
MsPooks
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵VictorHristov said:

I swim in a 50m pool, and it's doing a pretty good job. I also really like the way the data is then presented in Samsung Health. I cannot comment about open water swimming, but with previous Samsung watches (Apple watches too) the tracking was not super accurate.

Thank you. I meant lap swims in a pool. "Pretty accurate" doesn't sound very good. 😐

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Nokfan1603
Nokfan1603
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

The title is misleading: You can see your workout stats on your phone. 99% of users won't care if you can't see every detail on your watch, as long as you can see the information on your phone.


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Cj5neal
Cj5neal
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Not exactly insuring confidence in your tech reviews or opinions that you cannot figure out how to do this.

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AltronLivez51
AltronLivez51
Arena Legend
• 1mo ago
↵VictorHristov said:

It syncs to the phone, but I don't have the option to view recent workouts on the watch itself.

That seems really weird.

I can't say much or suggest because I don't use my Watch 7 to track workouts. I use a Garmin because a dedicated device will always be better.

But that seems weird.

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FabsUK
FabsUK
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

You are wrong. You have to make sure the "workouts this week" tile is present on Samsung Health your phone. You can do this by going to Samsung Health on your watch, scrolling all the way down and clicking on "edit on your phone" and finally adding the tile.

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Brewski
Brewski
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵Nokfan1603 said:

The title is misleading: You can see your workout stats on your phone. 99% of users won't care if you can't see every detail on your watch, as long as you can see the information on your phone.


Exactly.

"there is no way to view my workout brief once I've dismissed it"

He dismissed it, it went away, why is he crying? If he wants to view it, don't dismiss it. Or simply view it on the phone. There's no issue here other than PEBKAC.

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Brewski
Brewski
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵FabsUK said:

You are wrong. You have to make sure the "workouts this week" tile is present on Samsung Health your phone. You can do this by going to Samsung Health on your watch, scrolling all the way down and clicking on "edit on your phone" and finally adding the tile.

I suspected it was this way, a simple settings/configuration change. Most watches require both phone and watch to access all available features. It's unreasonable for a user (especially a veteran tech reviewer) to demand the watch be able to standalone and be able to do everything without ever using the phone at least a few times to set everything up.

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phatphlap
phatphlap
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago
↵phatphlap said:

On my Galaxy watch 7, I am fully able to go into my activity logs and see detailed information for every recent activity without using my phone. I find it unlikely that this feature was removed, but I suppose it is possible. I'll see when my ultra2 arrives.

Can confirm now that I have my ultra that workout stats are completely visible on the watch and this article is completely wrong

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