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Samsung Health Sync - Big difference

  • April 4, 2025
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I synced my ride from Samsung Health to Strava, however the data is way off.  The mapped ride looks the same on both apps, there is a difference however of 4 miles between the apps, Strava being the lower, whilst Samsung being correct, the other stats were all wrong as well, such as average and max speed.

Samsung health uses my Garmin speed and cadence sensors, which I also have in Garmin connect, however Garmin connect doesn’t sync anything to Strava despite being enable.

Does Strava interpret the data differently?  I was at a bike park, so did a few laps in the same area before moving on.  I assumed it would just upload the same data, clearly this is not the case, so I’ve disable sync for now, but would like to understand why it’s so different and if it can be resolved.

Best answer by StearsOfWar

Thanks for the reply, honestly I gave up on it.  The sensors work correctly from Garmin connect, but when using the same settings in Samsung health, it’s miles out.  If I upload it to Strava, the distance gets corrected, so appears this issue is with Samsung Health. 

I ended up getting a Garmin Edge to record my rides and works flawlessly and offers better features.

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    Kimberly22
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    • Kimberly22
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    • April 23, 2025

    Hello ​@StearsOfWar 

    In some situations you can change the distance that is shown for your activity. Changing the distance stream may also update the pace or duration of an activity. If your device created a distance stream using sensors such as a speed sensor, pedometer, or accelerometer, you can switch your distance on Strava to use GPS data rather than the generated distance stream.

     

    To swap your distance stream:

    • Go to your activity page on the website (this feature is currently not accessible in our mobile apps)
    • From the activity page click on (◦◦◦) the more options menu > Correct Distance.
    • From the pop-up, click "Correct Distance".
    • When the status changes from "Calculating" to "Updated," refresh the page.

    If you would like to revert the change, you can click the same link and click "Revert Distance".
     

    For more information, see our article on How distance is calculated for your activity. 

    Kimberly22 (she/her)STRAVA | Community Hub Team
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    • StearsOfWar
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    • April 24, 2025

    Thanks for the reply, honestly I gave up on it.  The sensors work correctly from Garmin connect, but when using the same settings in Samsung health, it’s miles out.  If I upload it to Strava, the distance gets corrected, so appears this issue is with Samsung Health. 

    I ended up getting a Garmin Edge to record my rides and works flawlessly and offers better features.

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      Olá ​@Kimberly22, não encontrei a opção que você mencionou. Encontrei somente a opção “Recortar Atividade” que permite diminuir a distância. No meu caso, isso não me ajuda, pois o Strava está calculando uma distância menor que a calculada pelo Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (cerca de 150m para uma distância de 5km). Existe uma opção onde eu consiga corrigir para uma distância maior?

       

      Obrigado.

      Jan_Mantau
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      • Jan_Mantau
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      • January 8, 2026

      ​@lucasnguimaraes If you don’t have the “Correct Distance” option on the Strava website then it isn’t enabled for your watch. You could create an additional manual activity to add the missing distance as a workaround.

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