I would like to have an option to delete an activity from my watch. When I sync with my computer, I also sync with Strava. Sometimes I don't want an activity on MySports or Strava. I'm 71 and some runs just aren't worth broadcasting, and sometimes it's just a test or something.
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Unfortunately it is not possible and is not likely to be added 4 years into production. This has been requested since the beginning with no change so it is not likely to change now. You can always go into MySports and pause an upload before syncing the watch or simply delete it from Strava or MySports after uploading. since the workarounds are so easy I don't think they have much incentive to change it. They do monitor the forums and note these sort of requests, but TomTom will not comment on planned or future updates publicly (here or elsewhere) so we will just have to wait and see.
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I regret I did not do my research properly before buying my watch, as this would have put me off TomTom altogether. I spend enough time in front of the computer as it is, I hate online accounts because I always forget usernames & passwords, and one of the reasons I go for a jog or a cycle is to get away from computers.
And although I am used to having to share all kind of data when using freebies, I think it is a bit much being forced to upload data about all the activities I carried out with a product I paid for.
One question for tfarabough: When you say that 'you can always go into MySports and pause an upload before syncing the watch', does this mean I could prevent the data from being uploaded altogether, or would I still have to upload them at some later point? And how do I do this, log on to MySports before connecting my watch and then do what? Thanks in advance.
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I hope this helped answer your question. If so, please mark it as a solution so others can look for it if they have the same question.
I suppose it is my age showing and what I want from a GPS watch is not what the majority want. I am really not into this trend of recording everything you do on some website and don't like the idea of having to upload my location and movements. I hope you are right about this info not being used for marketing purposes and won't be receiving any offers of weight loss and fitness products.
My last GPS was a Garmin which let me check my km splits from the watch and upload data to my computer off line - next time I have some money I will check whether this type of device still exists.
I would mark this answered, but don't know how to (maybe because I am not the original poster?), I think I ended up 'liking' your post instead.
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You are correct, as the original poster you cannot mark it (as it was not answering the question that started the thread).
Please let us know if you have more questions and feedback.
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Julian
The Strava API allows you to specify that the uploaded activity should be private:
https://strava.github.io/api/v3/uploads/#post-file
As you can see you are able to simply specify "private": 1, and that will upload the activity as private, allowing us to then review it and mark it as public if we choose too.
I too would love to be able to discard an activity on my watch if I don't want to save it, or delete an existing activity directly from my watch, but I realise that would all require more development on the watch firmware itself. The private strava upload option would largely solve my requirements and should be very simple for your developers to implement.
If you want to maintain the current functionality by default (public activity on strava after upload), then you could simply add a checkbox next to the strava integration for users to select whether they want to rather upload their activity as private.
I'm a developer & would be happy to assist in any way I can.
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