Apple Watch Undercuts Steps and Distance

Has anyone else realized their watch drastically undercounts their steps and distance when walking/jogging?

I was beating myself up trying to get 2 miles under my belt last night but my watch was saying I was at 1.9 ish — another GPS tracking app told me 2.43?!

Is there a way I can fix the Apple Watch tracker?

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 7

Posted on Aug 4, 2021 5:58 AM

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Aug 4, 2021 6:06 AM in response to jacklyn66

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