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Jul 25, 2015 10:39 PM in response to lbvnby Mike Kornienko,Same here! Let's notify Apple about this issue…
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Jul 26, 2015 2:22 AM in response to lbvnby Jonathan UK,You can calibrate your Apple Watch.
As well as improving the accuracy of workout data:
"This calibration process can also help improve the accuracy of your overall calorie estimations in many of the other workout categories in the Workout app, and the calorie, distance, Move, and Exercise estimations in the Activity app."
There are detailed instructions here: Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support
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Jul 26, 2015 2:39 AM in response to Jonathan UKby Mike Kornienko,But that's a calibration for an actual activity (distance covered, based on information from the watch motion sensor, using iPhone's GPS to compare how far the watch thinks you moved, with values recorded by iPhone's GPS - which are, but their nature, are correct to a very high degree)
What we're talking about here is Apple Watch recoding false positives (movement activity when there's only hands' micro-movement, and no actual "macro" stuff like walking). This would require a different kind of processing algorithms. I just hope the current hardware is capable of detecting such differences…
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Jul 26, 2015 3:05 AM in response to Mike Kornienkoby Jonathan UK,Hi Mike
The bold elements within the quote suggest that calibration will improve the accuracy of activity measurement at all levels.
For example, if you calibrate your Apple Watch whilst holding your iPhone in your hand, it seems reasonable to assume that this would help it to recognise the differences between your hand movements when seated and typing vs walking or running.
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Jul 26, 2015 3:55 AM in response to Jonathan UKby G3gator,Mine will record steps without arm movement. I have checked by walking a defined number of steps with a coffee cup in my watch hand (i.e. to assure no hand movement) and it recorded the steps accurately. However, I also was able to record steps by sitting at my desk and swinging my arms. It detects arm swings & records as steps and it records steps without arm swings. So, walking and swinging the arms will probably get the best results.
George