Inspire 3 counting steps while driving

[Tracy927]

I am a professional driver and my Fitbit counts steps while I am driving. 

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[Daisy1972]

I believe all FitBits records some steps while driving. Mine does. Its to do with arm movements as often the FitBit takes arm movements as taking a step.

[dDc22]

It also counts steps while on a boat ride. I took a boat ride to NY and it logged about 2.5k steps. I couldn't find a "shut down" option in the menu. This was very upsetting because during that time, the app awarded me about 3 achievement badges but they were all false accomplishments. 

[Tracy927]

Thanks for the insight. Never thought of it that way. I am in my truck for
12 to 14 hours a day, so it is doing thousands of steps, not just some.

[YojanaFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hi there, @Tracy927 @dDc22 and @Daisy1972. Nice to see you around the Community Forums. Thanks for sharing the details about the issue with your Inspire 3.

Please not wrist trackers count steps depending on the movement of your arms. Fitbit has worked hard to make sure that our devices do not pick up false steps or activity recordings while driving. Unless you're driving in a car with a very stiff transmission or on bumpy roads, your device should not give you false readings. Also, if you place it in a surface with something vibrating or if you make hard hand movements. You can learn more about how your Fitbit tracks steps by checking the article: How accurate are Fitbit devices?

However, there are 2 ways you can prevent this from happening while you drive:

1. You can plug your tracker into the charging cable while you are driving -- the Fitbit will not count steps while it is charging.  
2. You can log the driving manually by following the steps in this article. 

Hope that helps. 

[Sabb53]

I have a Fitbit that tracks steps when I move my arm this can't be correct

[Sabb53]

How can I correct this?

[unidentifiable]

Hi @Tracy927, Have you tried ever putting you watch on the clip, in quick settings? It doesn't count steps then. Or maybe even get a clip, to stop it counting steps. You can check out the clip here - https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/accessories/inspire3-clip 

[Latro666]

@Tracy927 You can record previous exercise in the app and record this as 'Driving' and then it will take off all the steps in that time.