Strava does not auto pause when one stops for a while when recording a walk

[4joey1]

Hi,

I have strava installed on my android phone and enable autopause on for both ride and run but when I record a walk and during that walk I stop for a few minutes,strava doesnt autopause and continue with the timer thus the recorded average speed for my walks is lower than actual speed.

Is there a way to enable auto pause for walks?

[anchskier · Accepted solution]

Run and Walk are two different activity types in Strava.  The auto pause feature you turned on works for rides and runs, but not for walks.  I think the problem lies in that walking pace is generally much slower and thus could more easily be confused with being stopped, causing the auto-pause feature to incorrectly stop the recording when you may still be moving.  If you want the auto-pause feature to work, you probably need to record your walk as a "run".