Apple Watch Step Accuracy

Sometimes I check my watch before bedtime. Last night at 8:00PM is showed almost 16,000 steps. That matched my buddy who I played golf with. Two hours later I looked at it again and it only showed 13,000 steps. This 'rollback' has happened more than once. Why? And how do I stop it from happening again?

iPad mini 5, iPadOS 16

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 4:49 AM

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WheelieNick

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Oct 4, 2023 4:59 AM in response to Paul8004

Try and restart the watch to see if the issues persist. If they persist, you can try and calibrate your watch

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

Paul8004 Author

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Oct 5, 2023 11:13 AM in response to WheelieNick

Thanks. I just shut it down and restarted. It's weird that it does fine, though, but occasionally sheds a few thousand steps at the end of the day. That doesn't sound like a calibration problem. But I'll give that a shot if the reboot didn't work. Thanks!

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