Fitbit Double Counting Floors

Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.

Fitbit double counting floors. Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time. If i pause after one floor then make the next flight it will count two. I ve seen the suggestion to restart the charge so will try that tomorrow. An altimeter is a sensor that calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure.

This seems to have changed within the last couple of days. I assume that fitbit haven t started pushing upgrades to the device. It s now registering about 3 out of every 4 or 5 flights. It is showing me reaching my step goals way earlier than i should and i haven t changed my exercise routine since the update.

Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation. I live in a house which has three floors with two flights of stairs. It does not count floors accurately and i have been trying to determine when it does and doesn t count. Before you toss your fitbit into the closest drawer out of frustration here are some troubleshooting tips from the company.

Double check that your charger is securely connected to your device and usb port. Fitbit trackers that count floors use an altimeter to calculate how many floors you ve climbed. My fitbit has been working fine for year or so i ve had it. I have noticed that if i go up the two flights in one continuous trip it will count only one floor.

Another cause of inaccurate floors is moisture. The device on your wrist takes these readings to estimate. This is a sensor that measures altitude based on atmospheric pressure. 84 floors today when it should be under 20 probably more like 10.

Before that average was probably 30 a day. Make sure the contacts on your charging cable and fitbit are clean. Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation. 10 feet is an average between residential and commercial floor heights.

I ve turned off and back on. Since sunday it has stopped counting floors i have 0 recorded in last 3 days. Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing elevation so the tracker calculates elevation gain based on the reduction in atmospheric pressure. It s fully charged etc.

After updating my charge 3 with the latest software my step count is counting two steps for every one as well as the floors climbed. I do a double tap just to be sure.