On the apple I watch message boards, TONS of people are still having this problem with the activity tracker not working with outdoor walks. Really disappointing for such a pricey watch that markets itself to help keep track of activity.
yup, we aren't the only ones. For whatever reason with this latest update it doesn't work. Like you said.. expensive watch, doesn't do what it's supposed to!
I did the calibration yesterday and my exercise ring finally moved/closed. Yay! Now this morning, it’s back to not moving after 30 minutes of exercise (still at the top, hasn’t moved a bit). Frustrating not to see results.
Really disappointed in my new watch. Wish I’d just bought a new Fitbit. Doesn’t track anything. Gone over these steps twice this week. Works for a short time then back to not working again. Total rip off🤬
Thank You!!! totally fixed my Apple Watch workout time! Mine was not just a little off; it was horrible. I could walk for 30 min and it would only show anywhere from 3 to 10 min 😳 I was stumped! However I did have to take your advice on recalibrating the Apple Watch with my phone by first reseting the data on the iPhone then taking it with me in my pocket (which I hadn't done but once before) and Boom! started working perfect! HALLELUJAH!!! 🎉🙌🙏✝️🦅 Thank You so much! Oh, and by the way my "standing" tracking works MUCH BETTER now too!
I have been having a recurring problem with the workout app on Apple Watch. I am also running Cyclemeter app simultaneously which seems to track fine. However, the workout app when I said it to outdoor cycling, it stops tracking only a few minutes after starting, however the Cyclemeter app continues running just fine.
I'm assuming that the distance is measured in steps converted to miles. My watch seems to show a lesser distance walked. Can I set my personal stride lengths to give a more accurate measurement. Thanks for your help.
I walked 6 miles & only got 1 minute exercise credit. 😡. I got home & filled made 3 or four trips to the freezer for ice to fill a jug & earned 3 minutes of exercise. The day before, I walked 7 miles & got 82 minutes exercise credit. So something is wrong with Apple
I do not have a problem with the motion and fitness tracking. I suppose it works just fine. However, I updated my weight details on both health app on the phone and the apple watch app. Do I need to re calibrate? Thanks
My issue is not that accuracy of tracking but the fact that when I close my rings I often do not see the animation "celebrating" it. I get a standard notification saying I closed the Move ring etc. Some goes for the three rings being closed. No idea why this is as it happens sometimes. Latest Watch OS7 and OS14 running all ok.
Works for my watch SE after resetting the motion calibration and distance, but will still have 1-2 min variance, you would need to swing your hand moderately to register the exercise to get the ring closing. Hope Apple can update the firmware to improve the sensitivity soon. Thanks
I cycled today, and at one point i noticed my watch was "asking" if I wanted to lock, end or pause my workout. I wanted to keep going and wanted none of those options. What may have happened to cause it to show that screen?
Hello! I have a problem with my apple watch. Since last software updates I don't know why my workout map is not tracked when I run or walk. I have all the settings exactly like you. Do you have any idea?
Well done video. A recent update stopped my watch from recognizing my aerobic sessions. My "Motion and Distance calibration" was somehow turned off (presumably after my last OS update). Haven't tested yet, but surely this is the fix. Thanks!
cheers, that works. Do you know why when I walk I get a time for each kilometre and then it repeats exactly the same number as an average. Surely it should calculate an average of all the k's which just doesn't seem to work. Very annoying.
This was very helpful. Thank you for making it so easy. I followed all of these directions and my watch is still not working as expected. The movement ring is tracking just fine. The exercise ring is only tracking exercise that I manually set. It is not tracking exercise throughout the day like it used to. Is there a way that I can fix that?
Same problem in the newest ios 7.6.1 Kinda suk I collecting badges and didn't get my National forest eprissiaion day badge ,28 of august I did the 1,6 km challenge..really wanted that..
I find that periodically my Apple Watch keeps pausing during workouts, which is really frustrating especially when rowing! Doesn’t do it all the time , but when it plays up, it pauses every 10 seconds or so.
how do you calibrate apple watch for hand moving . i use a power chair . i no that the apple watch can pick up pushing a manual wheel chair but what the closet activity i need pick to pick up when i move my power chair control i do have a bar my hand is on so it will pick up vibration of movement .
Does resetting the fitness calibration data erase all of your data, workouts, etc, or just recalibrates? Also, I find the apple watch and the heart app count the steps the same, without 100 give or take. But I also use my fitnesspal to track my calories and based on my step tracking before getting the watch, the myfitnesspal is more accurate at tracking my treadmill usage and I'm not sure if it's because 90% of the time, I'm holding on with both hands? There are days that there is a 1500 step difference, with the watch and heart app being less. Kinda frustrating considering the cost of the watch.
My Ultra 2 has been very accurate with tracking. The only problem I have is the Pausing when I rest for a minute or two on long hikes. If I don't check and dismiss it then I lose tracking and heart rate etc as I continue my walk. . I have Auto Pause turned off but that doesn't help. Super Frustrating
can you please do a video to help with the stand reminder, Mine goes off at 12:05 am and drives me nuts, Is there a way to reset that one, I'm sleeping then, thanks
My phone health app has steps off 8k and on the activity app it says 600 how can I sync my health steps to the activity as my move ring should be closed now
I'm having a problem with heart rate not showing up in walk or run exercise on the watch 4. my old original 1st version Apple Watch has it showing. anyone else has this problem or know how to fix it??
Hi guys, any advice welcome, my watch track my walks and hiking but refuses to track my equestrian. It used to but not anymore, no map and no distance and elevation....help
Will resetting the calibration data delete all of my workout history and awards? Has anyone tried this? Or does it just like relearn my movements? Please help. I’m scared. Until then, I’m having to log my workouts manually for though the health app to get exercise ring credit.
So I’m wondering if the reason my workout didn’t show up on the exercise ring is because I didn’t have my phone with me? The location, hr, distance, calories, etc all show up in my phone but they don’t give me the credit on the exercise ring
How do I sync my apple watch fitness app with my actual sleep and awake schedule? I go to bed really late and sleep late due to my work schedule. It's very frustrating for me when all of my stats such as calories burned, steps and workout goals for my day are split between two days. The watch starts over at midnight every night. Is there a fix for this? Thanks
I reseted my iphone to factory setings, so i needed do the same thing with my apple watch. After that, when i paired it back i saw my circles in activity app only from jul 2018 to october 2018. From november until today i DONT see my activity. I lost also my awards. Can someone help me please? Really dont know what to do
I have a problem that when I have sleep mode enabled and I sleep with it I wake up and it says I have 5 hours of standing today but I was asleep the entire time
Problem is, it doesn’t auto-update on your watch face. You have to manually click it to update it to correct steps. A cheap Fitbit does this and not a Apple Watch. Blows my mind
I have reset mine so many times and it always drifts. The distance accuracy is so bad I dont even bother using it anymore. I can run the same route everyday for a week and get significantly different distances each time. Pretty disappointing for $429.
Hello mate just got a quick one every time i go for a outdoor walk 10 or 20 seconds in it automatically pauses I have turned off auto pause and it keeps doing so can you or anyone help please thanks
I got my first Apple watch two weeks ago. I am partialy handicaped so the excercise I do the most is outdoor walk. I start the workout manually, walk for more than 30 minutes, the summary even says so but the excercise ring closes only for 9 or 10 minutes. Idk what’s the problem because I don’t have time for much more workout and I close both red and blue rings and the green one is an eyesore.
The Green Ring is the exercise ring, and it closes with "brisk activity." It partially closes because part of your walk might be more intense than the other parts.
My story is exactly the same. I thought it’s because I’m walking with sticks but it didn’t make sense because like you said the summary tells the exact time. From the comment I now understand it’s because I don’t walk fast enough for my Apple Watch smh
Read my comment above. I believe if you do this it will fix it. mine was terribly off until I did what he said and also recalibrated the watch with my iPhone.
Thank you for this... I calibrated my watch but I did not did the 20 min walk... my 60 min HIIT workouts are only reading at 200-300 calories when I normally burn 400-600 calories!
Also, since my company tracks my fitness and rewards me for it, this is costing me $$. Solution. Track outdoor activity as 'other' and it only tracks the minutes.
Has anyone had an issue with the move ring... I hit my move mark and it shows up that I completed it.. but later it drops by way more than half... I hope I’m making sense So let’s say I have 450 at 11 am then later on in the day my move ring drops to only 130
On the apple I watch message boards, TONS of people are still having this problem with the activity tracker not working with outdoor walks. Really disappointing for such a pricey watch that markets itself to help keep track of activity.
yup, we aren't the only ones. For whatever reason with this latest update it doesn't work. Like you said.. expensive watch, doesn't do what it's supposed to!
I did the calibration yesterday and my exercise ring finally moved/closed. Yay! Now this morning, it’s back to not moving after 30 minutes of exercise (still at the top, hasn’t moved a bit). Frustrating not to see results.
@@tkdematteo apple needs to fix this.
Inexcusable for the price, I’m close to done with Apple.
Really disappointed in my new watch. Wish I’d just bought a new Fitbit. Doesn’t track anything. Gone over these steps twice this week. Works for a short time then back to not working again. Total rip off🤬
Thank You. The exercise rings are working after reset and calibration.
My activity doesn’t work at all and I’ve had a series 1 for Christmas 2018 and it worked fine. Any suggestions on what to do
Thank You!!! totally fixed my Apple Watch workout time! Mine was not just a little off; it was horrible. I could walk for 30 min and it would only show anywhere from 3 to 10 min 😳 I was stumped! However I did have to take your advice on recalibrating the Apple Watch with my phone by first reseting the data on the iPhone then taking it with me in my pocket (which I hadn't done but once before) and Boom! started working perfect! HALLELUJAH!!! 🎉🙌🙏✝️🦅 Thank You so much! Oh, and by the way my "standing" tracking works MUCH BETTER now too!
I have been having a recurring problem with the workout app on Apple Watch. I am also running Cyclemeter app simultaneously which seems to track fine. However, the workout app when I said it to outdoor cycling, it stops tracking only a few minutes after starting, however the Cyclemeter app continues running just fine.
I'm assuming that the distance is measured in steps converted to miles. My watch seems to show a lesser distance walked. Can I set my personal stride lengths to give a more accurate measurement. Thanks for your help.
Can you download the activity to a spreadsheet from the apple watch like one can do with a Garmin?
I walked 6 miles & only got 1 minute exercise credit. 😡. I got home & filled made 3 or four trips to the freezer for ice to fill a jug & earned 3 minutes of exercise. The day before, I walked 7 miles & got 82 minutes exercise credit. So something is wrong with Apple
Just the exercise for me 😊
Bro what r u doing walking 6 miles
@@everydayepicchill4731burning calories. it’s quite affective
Mine says I went up 69 flights of step in my sleep. 😂
It also gave me 300 workout minutes for just randomly going about my day. It started with the latest watch iOS update. This sucks!
Does it make any difference we do the calibration with our phone or without phone. I have done a calibration before with only my series 4.
Does it have to be exactly 20 minutes to calibrate or just a relatively significant amount of time?
Do I have to start a workout every time I’m going to move, or will the activity app track calories and steps effectively on its own?
I do not have a problem with the motion and fitness tracking. I suppose it works just fine. However, I updated my weight details on both health app on the phone and the apple watch app. Do I need to re calibrate? Thanks
My issue is not that accuracy of tracking but the fact that when I close my rings I often do not see the animation "celebrating" it. I get a standard notification saying I closed the Move ring etc. Some goes for the three rings being closed. No idea why this is as it happens sometimes. Latest Watch OS7 and OS14 running all ok.
The BPM used to display on Outdoor Walk, I Watch 5 but it just went away recently. How do I edit the watch face on Outdoor Walk?
Works for my watch SE after resetting the motion calibration and distance, but will still have 1-2 min variance, you would need to swing your hand moderately to register the exercise to get the ring closing. Hope Apple can update the firmware to improve the sensitivity soon. Thanks
I cycled today, and at one point i noticed my watch was "asking" if I wanted to lock, end or pause my workout. I wanted to keep going and wanted none of those options. What may have happened to cause it to show that screen?
Wondering if you can help me. In regards to sharing activity on the Apple Watch, can you share with friends in other countries?
I have a problem with the activity app freezing every morning when I wake up and I have to reset the app all the time
Is there a fix for my problem?
Do I have to have both my watch & phone to work? & log my activity?
Can it be a good idea to do the calibration reset before those other steps?!
Does it have to be a 20 minute walk can it be a run or just doing the stair stepper or something or is it important to do a walk outside
Thank you so much!!! I tried everything and the exercise tracker fixed it.
What's more accurate Fitbit or Apple Watch?
Hello! I have a problem with my apple watch. Since last software updates I don't know why my workout map is not tracked when I run or walk. I have all the settings exactly like you. Do you have any idea?
When you reset it through the watched does your history and awards delete?
Well done video. A recent update stopped my watch from recognizing my aerobic sessions. My "Motion and Distance calibration" was somehow turned off (presumably after my last OS update). Haven't tested yet, but surely this is the fix. Thanks!
My count car trips also don’t know how to fix it. It shows iPhone data from car trips and Apple Watch from my walk and adds up.
If I forgot to start a walk does my Apple Watch not automatically record it for me and recognize Ive been walking awhile?
POS is too pricey for this to be a constant problem. I sometimes get it working but NEVER works with Apple ear pods when listening to music.
cheers, that works. Do you know why when I walk I get a time for each kilometre and then it repeats exactly the same number as an average. Surely it should calculate an average of all the k's which just doesn't seem to work. Very annoying.
If you reset the data calibration in the Apple Watch, does it reset all of your achievements and clear the rings?
New watch update now movement and calorie tracker not counting at all. Very disappointing!
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Yes! It worked. My watch is tracking my exercise again. Thanks so much for this video!
why heart rate is grey out in workout in apple watch
This was very helpful. Thank you for making it so easy. I followed all of these directions and my watch is still not working as expected. The movement ring is tracking just fine. The exercise ring is only tracking exercise that I manually set. It is not tracking exercise throughout the day like it used to. Is there a way that I can fix that?
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Did you end up finding a solution? bc same
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Thank you!!! It’s was the location thing!! Ups 🙊
Same problem in the newest ios 7.6.1
Kinda suk I collecting badges and didn't get my National forest eprissiaion day badge ,28 of august I did the 1,6 km challenge..really wanted that..
I find that periodically my Apple Watch keeps pausing during workouts, which is really frustrating especially when rowing! Doesn’t do it all the time , but when it plays up, it pauses every 10 seconds or so.
I’m at the end of my Apple Watch rope right now. Hope this fix works. Thanks!
Will the activity app still calculate my calories even if the background app refresh is disabled?
how do you calibrate apple watch for hand moving . i use a power chair . i no that the apple watch can pick up pushing a manual wheel chair but what the closet activity i need pick to pick up when i move my power chair control i do have a bar my hand is on so it will pick up vibration of movement .
Does resetting the fitness calibration data erase all of your data, workouts, etc, or just recalibrates?
Also, I find the apple watch and the heart app count the steps the same, without 100 give or take. But I also use my fitnesspal to track my calories and based on my step tracking before getting the watch, the myfitnesspal is more accurate at tracking my treadmill usage and I'm not sure if it's because 90% of the time, I'm holding on with both hands? There are days that there is a 1500 step difference, with the watch and heart app being less. Kinda frustrating considering the cost of the watch.
If we reset, does it mean all our past walk data, badges etc date will be wiped out?
My watch tracks properly, but the fitness app on my phone doesn’t track anything at all
My Ultra 2 has been very accurate with tracking. The only problem I have is the Pausing when I rest for a minute or two on long hikes. If I don't check and dismiss it then I lose tracking and heart rate etc as I continue my walk. . I have Auto Pause turned off but that doesn't help. Super Frustrating
How can I track just using my Apple Watch?
can you please do a video to help with the stand reminder, Mine goes off at 12:05 am and drives me nuts, Is there a way to reset that one, I'm sleeping then, thanks
stand more often during the day, turn off coaching, set a smaller goal, or mute ur watch
My phone health app has steps off 8k and on the activity app it says 600 how can I sync my health steps to the activity as my move ring should be closed now
I'm having a problem with heart rate not showing up in walk or run exercise on the watch 4. my old original 1st version Apple Watch has it showing. anyone else has this problem or know how to fix it??
How about tracking sleep?? My S4 isn’t tracking my sleep and even 2hrs in the Apple Store no one could figure it out 😢
Mines just a blank screan idk what to do
did everything you said - still doesn't work, since the latest update my activity, heart rate and oxygen dont work anymore, any ideas anyone?
My calories wouldnt track and i did the reset thing and i didnt even have to do the walk and it worked
How do I remove elapsed workout
Hi guys, any advice welcome, my watch track my walks and hiking but refuses to track my equestrian. It used to but not anymore, no map and no distance and elevation....help
Love your watch band ! Where did you get it?
Will resetting the calibration data delete all of my workout history and awards? Has anyone tried this? Or does it just like relearn my movements? Please help. I’m scared. Until then, I’m having to log my workouts manually for though the health app to get exercise ring credit.
The map does not show my path when I'm paddling. It shows my path then I'm jogging or walking but nothing in the ocean. Why?
So I’m wondering if the reason my workout didn’t show up on the exercise ring is because I didn’t have my phone with me? The location, hr, distance, calories, etc all show up in my phone but they don’t give me the credit on the exercise ring
Upgraded iPhone now Apple Watch 4 is not syncing correctly
How do I sync my apple watch fitness app with my actual sleep and awake schedule? I go to bed really late and sleep late due to my work schedule. It's very frustrating for me when all of my stats such as calories burned, steps and workout goals for my day are split between two days. The watch starts over at midnight every night. Is there a fix for this? Thanks
I reseted my iphone to factory setings, so i needed do the same thing with my apple watch. After that, when i paired it back i saw my circles in activity app only from jul 2018 to october 2018. From november until today i DONT see my activity. I lost also my awards. Can someone help me please? Really dont know what to do
My rings are still dark but watch is working how do I fix that?
I have a problem that when I have sleep mode enabled and I sleep with it I wake up and it says I have 5 hours of standing today but I was asleep the entire time
why every time i go in the car adds steps
Thank you a lot. Your video helpful.
My green sensor stopped flashing .
Do you know how to turn off acivity but keep the pedometer++ that i downloaded?
My problem is it’s tracking my time but not my steps calories or mileage which pisses me off hopefully this will do the job
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Problem is, it doesn’t auto-update on your watch face. You have to manually click it to update it to correct steps. A cheap Fitbit does this and not a Apple Watch. Blows my mind
I have reset mine so many times and it always drifts. The distance accuracy is so bad I dont even bother using it anymore. I can run the same route everyday for a week and get significantly different distances each time. Pretty disappointing for $429.
Thank you so much!!
I changed the date on my phone and now I think it’s messed up
Thanks for the great tips!!
Hello mate just got a quick one every time i go for a outdoor walk 10 or 20 seconds in it automatically pauses I have turned off auto pause and it keeps doing so can you or anyone help please thanks
If this doesn’t work what else can I do?
Thank you
I don’t see system services???
i cant open my fitness app at all, it just loads forever. My health app is also empty with no data in it. My isn't my watch syncing any data
Thx so much I was worried 😟 but now got relief thx thx so much
While i walk it keeps stopping
Thank you bud
I got my first Apple watch two weeks ago. I am partialy handicaped so the excercise I do the most is outdoor walk. I start the workout manually, walk for more than 30 minutes, the summary even says so but the excercise ring closes only for 9 or 10 minutes. Idk what’s the problem because I don’t have time for much more workout and I close both red and blue rings and the green one is an eyesore.
The Green Ring is the exercise ring, and it closes with "brisk activity." It partially closes because part of your walk might be more intense than the other parts.
My story is exactly the same. I thought it’s because I’m walking with sticks but it didn’t make sense because like you said the summary tells the exact time. From the comment I now understand it’s because I don’t walk fast enough for my Apple Watch smh
Read my comment above. I believe if you do this it will fix it. mine was terribly off until I did what he said and also recalibrated the watch with my iPhone.
why isn't my activity tracker not showing as a circle
Is it worth it to have a smartwatch?
Please help ASAP. My watch will count my exercise and my stand but not my calories.
Why does my iwatch “steps” still working even if I’m driving, please help.
Thank you for this... I calibrated my watch but I did not did the 20 min walk... my 60 min HIIT workouts are only reading at 200-300 calories when I normally burn 400-600 calories!
same! How did you fix this?
did you ever get a fix for this as mine is now doing the same
How do you fix this?
I think my apple watch sensor is too sensitive does anyone have a same problem?
Also, since my company tracks my fitness and rewards me for it, this is costing me $$. Solution. Track outdoor activity as 'other' and it only tracks the minutes.
You help a lot thank you
Would it erase all of my tracking stuff that I did before my Series 3 stop tracking Thursday or Wednesday on my phone?
that really sucks
Has anyone had an issue with the move ring... I hit my move mark and it shows up that I completed it.. but later it drops by way more than half... I hope I’m making sense
So let’s say I have 450 at 11 am then later on in the day my move ring drops to only 130
Do I always have to have my phone on my when doing a workout?
I pressed reset on the fitness calibration data and nothing happened
Thank you so much! 🤗
That was very helpful
My watch face says I burned 55 calories but when I go in activity tracker app I’ve burnt 14 calories