Fitness tracking without phone

[limawan]

Hi I've just gotten LG Watch Style last week and noticed that it is only tracking my walking when my phone is in my pocket and when I put the phone on the table it doesn't track my movement unless I start Google Fit app and press walking. Is this how it's supposed to be or is there a setting somewhere which I missed?

 

[woody nh]

My wife did a check walking without the phone. The watch counted the steps as noted on the watch google fit app. When reconnected via bluetooth the step count on the phone google fit was updated.

 

[limawan]

Thanks for your reply but do you have to press walking on the watch Google Fit app first or does it do so automatically?

 

[woody nh]

She leaves the Fit app on the watch set to walking all the time. Don't know if the step count would be automatic if not set to walking.