flights climbed on Apple Watch S3

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flights climbed on Apple Watch S3

Greetings, I'm very frustrated with my Apple Watch Series 3. it will not count flights climbed on a consistent basis. i walk up and down the stairs in my house and it never consistently counts them correctly. it counts maybe 1 or 2 out of 3 trips. Never counts the flights climbed in my mothers house, and at my office, it's more miss than hit. oddly enough, a cheap little fitbit never misses. Really Apple? Any thoughts?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 13, 2018 11:45 AM

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Answer 1

Teddy_B

Community Specialist

Mar 15, 2018 3:07 PM in response to Scott Loeffler

Hello Scott,

Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it seems you are experiencing issues with your Apple Watch not tracking accurately how many flights of stairs you have climbed. To help with this issue, please follow the relevant steps from these Apple resources on your situation, like resetting your calibration data.

Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Calibrating your Apple Watch Series 1 or earlier for improved Workout and Activity accuracy - Apple Support

Cheers!

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Answer 2

rhb456

Level 1

4 points

Apr 29, 2018 5:30 PM in response to Teddy_B

I just got back from a national parks trip and the watch severely undercounted the flights climbed on all my hikes. Example a 2300 foot climb was counted as 77 flights.

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Answer 3

Branta_uk

Level 7

32,434 points

Apr 29, 2018 6:43 PM in response to rhb456

I suspect most of your 2300ft was not a steep enough ascent to be interpreted as stairs.

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flights climbed on Apple Watch S3

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