Since the upgrade to iOS 12, my iphone SE has started adding a regular number of random steps each hour. It happens during the day when the phone is still, and overnight, even when it is powered off. They show up in the steps data in the Apple Health app. Screenshots attached. Is there any way to calibrate the phone or fix the app? Please dont tell me I have to buy a new phone - this one is less than 2 years old...
I have exactly the same problem. The Health app shows ghost steps throughout the night with the same number of steps each hour. I have two sources that give input for steps, i.e. my apple watch and my iphone SE. The ghost steps seem not to be related to either of these sources if I llook at the individual step count data of each source. But still the steps are undeniably shown in the Health app. For me the problem is only temporarily solved if I erase all data input from my iPhone SE. I am not happy with this solution and the problem re-occurs as soon as new input data from the iphone SE is collected. Please solve this problem.
Hi joseph_s
That did the trick! I found that I had an ancient version of Viewranger installed and linked to the health app .I never use it any more so I uninstalled it and all the overnight ghost steps have disappeared.
Thanks very much for taking the trouble to reply!
Iphone se counting non-existent steps overnight
