Mrsjmcdon

Q: Why doesn't it recognize that I've been standing?

I have a similar issue, perhaps in reverse.  I can be standing for 10-30 minutes at a time but within the same hour, I get a notice from the Activity app to stand up.  Why doesn't it recognize that I've been standing?  It appears to be doing it more often each day.

 

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Posted on Apr 7, 2016 8:49 AM

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Q: Why doesn't it recognize that I've been standing?

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  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Apr 7, 2016 8:51 AM in response to Mrsjmcdon
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    Apr 7, 2016 8:51 AM in response to Mrsjmcdon

    Hi

     

    The hourly Stand goal is achieved when you stand up and move around for at least one minute during that hour.

     

    Apple Watch uses an accelerometer to identify movement, so a minute's walk around with your arms swinging naturally should help to register this.

     

    More information:

    http://www.apple.com/watch/health-and-fitness/

    Use the Activity app on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Apr 7, 2016 8:52 AM in response to Mrsjmcdon
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    Apr 7, 2016 8:52 AM in response to Mrsjmcdon

    Mrsjmcdon wrote:

     

    .. It appears to be doing it more often each day.

     

    It may help to restart both your iPhone and your watch. Turn both devices off together, then restart your iPhone first:

     

    - To turn your watch off: press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off slider; drag it to turn off;

    - To turn it on: press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.

  • by jd2020,

    jd2020 jd2020 Apr 7, 2016 10:49 AM in response to Mrsjmcdon
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    Apr 7, 2016 10:49 AM in response to Mrsjmcdon

    I've had this problem too. First thing is, although t's called "stand" it's really "walk for more than a minute." You must walk enough to count., as Jonathan UK said, for at least a minute during the hour. If you just stand up, or Watch doesn't sense a minute worth of "walking" motion, then it won't count. I've sometimes thought I had walked around but perhaps not. Don't cut it too close: go for a short walk and see if that helps.

     

    Occasionally, my Watch seemed to miss logging my stand activity for an hour during which i was certainly walking around. I'm not sure I've seen this since WatchOS 2.2 though.