Apple Watch not registering standing

Lately my watch hasn’t been registering when I’m standing. For instance, I spent 11:30-12:15 standing and food prepping/cooking in my kitchen. Then sat down and got up 3 more times to walk to the kitchen and deal with food (washing my hands, walking back and forth, etc.). At 12:50 my watch buzzed to alert me that I needed to stand. I was standing for I’d say at least a total of 45 minutes in that how and it didn’t register anything.

This is one instance, but instances like this occur often.

Posted on Mar 12, 2024 10:07 AM

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Posted on Mar 25, 2024 8:39 PM

Hi Lind-Z

Try these options:

On your iPhone in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Passcode > check that Wrist Detection is turned on.


  • Note that Wrist Detection can be affected by temporary or permanent skin changes, such as by some wrist tattoos.


  • Stand credit will not be awarded unless Wrist Detection is enabled.


If Passcode is enabled, check that you are unlocking your watch each day after placing it on your wrist and that you are wearing your watch sufficiently snugly (neither too tightly nor too loosely).


Re-enable Fitness Tracking.


It may also help to calibrate your Apple Watch, including resetting any existing calibration data:



Activity-related estimations also depend, in part, on your personal information. To check that this is accurate - and to update it over time:


On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Health > Edit - tap and adjust items, then tap on Done.


On your iPhone, in the Watch app, to go: My Watch > Health.


  • If the setting for Wheelchair currently states "Not Set", then tap on Edit (upper-right) > tap on "Not Set" and change it to "No" (options are shown in the bottom area of the screen) > tap on Done (upper-right).


Let me know if any of these work.

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Mar 25, 2024 8:39 PM in response to Lind-Z

Hi Lind-Z

Try these options:

On your iPhone in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Passcode > check that Wrist Detection is turned on.


  • Note that Wrist Detection can be affected by temporary or permanent skin changes, such as by some wrist tattoos.


  • Stand credit will not be awarded unless Wrist Detection is enabled.


If Passcode is enabled, check that you are unlocking your watch each day after placing it on your wrist and that you are wearing your watch sufficiently snugly (neither too tightly nor too loosely).


Re-enable Fitness Tracking.


It may also help to calibrate your Apple Watch, including resetting any existing calibration data:



Activity-related estimations also depend, in part, on your personal information. To check that this is accurate - and to update it over time:


On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Health > Edit - tap and adjust items, then tap on Done.


On your iPhone, in the Watch app, to go: My Watch > Health.


  • If the setting for Wheelchair currently states "Not Set", then tap on Edit (upper-right) > tap on "Not Set" and change it to "No" (options are shown in the bottom area of the screen) > tap on Done (upper-right).


Let me know if any of these work.

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