Issues with my Apple Watch severely miscalculating flights climbed

I’m always have issues with my I watch severely miscalculating flights climbed. It has happened in all three Iwatches I’ve had. When climbing stairs it counts about 50% of the flights I’ve done. For example if I climb 20 flights of stairs in a day it may show 9. The bigger difference is when hiking. I will hike 1000 ft in elevation gain which the Iwatch will show accurately in the hiking app, but will say I’ve only done 6 flights of stairs. This has been going on for years. I feel like I’ve done everything to try and fix this. Is this just an apple problem?

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iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Sep 22, 2023 7:38 AM

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mancilg

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Posted on Mar 7, 2024 4:07 AM

I experienced a similar issue with my Apple Watch Ultra. This morning, after waking up and walking downstairs, it mistakenly counted 6 flights of stairs. Upon reaching work and climbing the stairs, it registered 13 flights. Yesterday, it recorded an unusually high count of 114 flights.

I suspected there might be dust or lint in the measurement hole, so I activated water mode and thoroughly rinsed off my watch. I repeatedly took the watch out of water mode to blow out any debris. Thankfully, my watch seems to be functioning normally now.

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