Apple Watch Series 6 Altimeter Completely Inaccurate

The altimeter in my series 6 is very often wrong. It’s currently saying ~147m +- 60m. My actual altitude is 87m. Sometimes it’s accurate but about 50% of the times it’s got some stupid reading. Very often it will say about 150m plus or -5 m. I mean, it’s not even attempting to be close.


Earlier during a 1.5 m walk on flat ground the reading range from 85 to 155 m. I had my phone with me with decent 4G connectivity. The weather was about 10° C, overcast and a bit damp.


This is my second series 6 and the altimeter is absolute garbage on both.


Why is it so useless?

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Posted on Dec 11, 2020 10:35 AM

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Apple Watch Series 6 Altimeter Completely Inaccurate

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