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Fitbit versa tracks steps when I move my arm?

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‎06-13-2019 11:19

‎06-13-2019 11:19

Hoping someone can help, I've had my Fitbit versa a week now and it's brillant I love it, but when I was sat feeding a bottle to my baby it flashed up to say I've reached my target, which I thought odd as hadn't moved! And then when I moved my arm the steps went up more! Any help on this please? 

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‎06-14-2019 00:18

‎06-14-2019 00:18

Your fitbit tracks steps by detecting movement of the fitbit (i.e. your wrist) and then deciding whether that movement was the result of a step or just random arm movement. Unfortunately, it is not a precise science and fitbits - like any wrist-worn tracker - sometimes get it wrong. Fitbit's comments on this can be found in the following help file: Help article: How accurate are Fitbit trackers?

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