I'm standing, Apple Watch thinks I'm sitting

The "Standing" tracking feature of my Apple Watch hasn't worked since I've owned it. How so?

  • I have a stand-up desk and often work standing for periods more than an hour, and I get notifications that it's "Time to stand up!".
  • On the other hand, while sitting on a 14-hour flight from Dubai to Seattle last week, I managed to exceed my daily stand up goal.


Is there an easy way to fix this besides wearing the watch on my ankle? Thanks!

Apple Watch Series 2

Posted on Feb 7, 2018 8:59 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Feb 7, 2018 9:04 AM

Hi


For the purpose of crediting the hourly Stand achievement, your Apple Watch aims to identify when you have stood up and moved around for at least one minute during that hour.


Apple Watch uses an accelerometer to identify movement, so arm movement equivalent to changing from a seated to a standing position followed by a minute's walk around with your arms swinging naturally should help to register this.


Credit may be earned when seated if your arm movements are misinterpreted.


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


Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support


Resetting your calibration data and following the instructions for calibrating your Apple Watch can be equally as helpful for Series 2 models and will not erase your Activity history.


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.

1 reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Feb 7, 2018 9:04 AM in response to pacoomes

Hi


For the purpose of crediting the hourly Stand achievement, your Apple Watch aims to identify when you have stood up and moved around for at least one minute during that hour.


Apple Watch uses an accelerometer to identify movement, so arm movement equivalent to changing from a seated to a standing position followed by a minute's walk around with your arms swinging naturally should help to register this.


Credit may be earned when seated if your arm movements are misinterpreted.


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


Calibrating your Apple Watch for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support


Resetting your calibration data and following the instructions for calibrating your Apple Watch can be equally as helpful for Series 2 models and will not erase your Activity history.


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.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

I'm standing, Apple Watch thinks I'm sitting

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.