Since I have had it a few weeks go by and the feature does not recognize that I am standing. I have made sure the updates are done and have unpaired the watch a few time only to have it start doing it again several weeks later. I got the watch to help me with a severe injury I sustained so I'm quite disappointed seeing as I had to up date my phone to get the watch to work in the first place.
The Apple Watch does not really know what position your body is in.
The Apple Watch uses the accelerometer to determine that your Apple Watch arm is swinging as you are walking.
It takes between 30 and 60 full back and forth, normal walking, arm swings in a short period of time before the Apple Watch decides you have accomplished you “Stand” for the current hour.
If you interrupt the arm swinging for a few minutes, it will reset, and you have to start the 30-60 swings over again.
In reality, you can just wave your arm around 30-60 times in a short period of time and get stand credit.
Knitters, sitting in a chair, always get their stand credit and huge step counts.
Professional Chefs, on their feet, working in a kitchen all day, miss their hourly stands, because their Apple Watch arm is often holding food being chopped, or carrying something when walking, or holding a pot, pan, etc…
No 30-60 arm swings in a short period of time, then no stand credit.
The Apple Watch does not really know what position your body is in.
The Apple Watch uses the accelerometer to determine that your Apple Watch arm is swinging as you are walking.
It takes between 30 and 60 full back and forth, normal walking, arm swings in a short period of time before the Apple Watch decides you have accomplished you “Stand” for the current hour.
If you interrupt the arm swinging for a few minutes, it will reset, and you have to start the 30-60 swings over again.
In reality, you can just wave your arm around 30-60 times in a short period of time and get stand credit.
Knitters, sitting in a chair, always get their stand credit and huge step counts.
Professional Chefs, on their feet, working in a kitchen all day, miss their hourly stands, because their Apple Watch arm is often holding food being chopped, or carrying something when walking, or holding a pot, pan, etc…
No 30-60 arm swings in a short period of time, then no stand credit.
Thanks Bob this was very helpful.
stand feature on the apple SE watch
