What the Group Activities setting actually controls
Grouped-with visibility is not the same as activity visibility. A grouping shows that two or more athletes recorded an activity together; it does not prove a personal relationship, and it does not change who can open the underlying activity. That distinction matters because readers often assume that hiding a grouping also hides the activity itself.
Strava’s Group Activities control offers Everyone, Followers and No One, and applies to existing and new activities. Source
No One removes past activity groupings and prevents your activities from appearing grouped with other athletes. Source
Group visibility does not itself change who can see the activity; an individual activity can also be removed from a grouping with Leave group. Source
Default-wide versus single-activity control
The account-level setting is broad: it applies to existing and new activities. The single-activity action, Leave group, is narrow: it removes one activity from a grouping without changing the account-wide default. Use the table below to decide which control fits your goal.
| Goal | Control to use | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Stop all current and future groupings | Group Activities → No One | Account-wide, existing and new activities |
| Keep groupings for followers only | Group Activities → Followers | Account-wide, existing and new activities |
| Remove one activity from a grouping | Leave group on that activity | Single activity only |
| Change who can see an activity | Activity visibility setting | Per activity, separate from grouping |
Manual verification checklist
- Open the activity in question and note whether it shows a grouped-with section.
- Check the Group Activities setting for the account and confirm which option is active.
- If you only want one activity ungrouped, use Leave group on that activity and re-check the activity page.
- Separately review the activity’s own visibility; grouping changes do not alter it.
- Repeat after posting a new activity to confirm the account-level setting still applies.
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Key facts
- Strava’s Group Activities control offers Everyone, Followers and No One, and applies to existing and new activities.
- Selecting No One removes past activity groupings and prevents your activities from appearing grouped with other athletes.
- Group visibility does not itself change who can see the activity.
- An individual activity can be removed from a grouping with Leave group.