Apple watch 4 miscounting flights climbed

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Apple watch 4 miscounting flights climbed

I bought Apple watch 4, second hand, 8 months ago. For 4 months watch was perfect in every way and fitness app motivated me to move more and close rings. And then one day fitness app started miscounting flights climbed. Normally i would have around 30, which was 2-3 off of the actual number, and now i have 300+ which i think my legs would not be able to sustain :D I am currently sick and i have 30 floors even though i have been only moving from bed to bathroom which is 5 meters away...

I have tried resetting and setting up again, emptied battery completely, installed latest OS version. None of them worked.

Battery lasts 2 days and other functions work as before.

Thank you in advance for any kind of help!

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Posted on Mar 16, 2021 10:27 AM

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Answer 1

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Randy-12

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Mar 16, 2021 10:49 AM in response to GravityDefyingApple

Have you tried resetting your fitness calibration data?

From your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Reset Fitness Calibration Data>Tap this

You will just get a confirmation box that tells you that your metrics will not be as good if you do this.

Tap confirm and do it. You will get nothing else, no confirmation but it is done.

Then go for a 20 minute outdoor run or walk using the workout app at your normal speed on a flat road/path etc

This will re-calibrate the watch.

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Answer 2

Mar 16, 2021 11:04 AM in response to Randy-12

Yes, forgot to write that in the post.

Once i reset it, i went on multiple 20min walks around city.

It immediately started miscounting again.

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Apple watch 4 miscounting flights climbed

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