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Help with Apple Watch and iPhone fitness app tracking

Ever since I linked my Apple Watch to my phone. The apple fitness tracking app doesn’t show any steps. It’s as if it doesn’t connect with gps like it once had. Do I try disconnecting the watch and retry linking the two?

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 10:31 PM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2024 8:29 AM

The above recommendations DO NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM!

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Aug 18, 2023 1:41 AM in response to Runner072

  • Make sure that Fitness Tracking and Health are turned on. Go to Settings > Privacy &Security > Motion & Fitness on your iPhone. Make sure that Fitness Tracking and Health are turned on. See the pic below
  • Check your iPhone's Location settings. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Make sure that Location Services is turned on and that the Apple Watch app is allowed to use location services.
  • Restart your iPhone and your Apple Watch.
  • Update your iPhone and your Apple Watch to the latest iOS watchOS update.


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