Health app

The HEALTH app is showing wrong walked distance. I compared walking the exact same distance with a friend and her HEALTH app showed 1 mile more ( correct distance) than my app.

How can I adjust the app?

iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 29, 2022 9:38 AM

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1 reply

LD150

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Mar 29, 2022 12:46 PM in response to bernhard146

The step counting will auto-calibrate against random gps and mast triangualtion data, but it is only an approximation and if you are walking with someone else the chances are you have changed your pace and step length to match theirs, thus ruining your personal calibration.

If you want accuracy to 1% then use a proper gps app like Strava or one that will interface with Health like Polar, Nike etc

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