05-07-2021 13:55 - last edited on 05-08-2021 08:02 by WilsonFitbit
05-07-2021 13:55 - last edited on 05-08-2021 08:02 by WilsonFitbit
Hello everyone. I have just purchuased my fitbit sense but it is counting steps while driving my vespa. What can i do?????
Moderator edit: subject for clarity
05-08-2021 08:21 - edited 05-08-2021 08:21
05-08-2021 08:21 - edited 05-08-2021 08:21
Hello @VaiosTheGreek. Welcome to the community forums!
Thanks for choosing the Fitbit Sense and for the detailed information. Fitbit has worked hard to make sure that our devices do not pick up false steps or activity recordings while driving. Nevertheless; it is expected that some steps or floors are tracked while driving in a car, bus, motorcycle, etc.
If your Sense does record false activity, I recommend negating those steps by logging a non-step-based activity such as driving to override the steps or floors. For more information, please check: How do I add, edit, or delete Fitbit data and activities?
Hope this helps.
05-09-2021 06:54
05-09-2021 06:54
05-09-2021 10:32
05-09-2021 10:32
I have a similar issue. I've been wearing my Sense happily since November. In recent weeks, it's started "tracking" my wrist action rather than my steps. So I'm getting astounding "steps" and "miles" when I brush my teeth, wash the dishes, hoe the garden. I tried Restart. I tried Reset. I tried the other wrist. No help. Still way over counting my steps.
05-09-2021 10:36
05-09-2021 10:36
I was told to edit my data because of false activity (ie brushing teeth or hoeing the garden), but ...WHAT? I don't count my strokes! I can easily take off the Sense for brushing teeth, but leaving the watch off while gardening is not realistic, nor is estimating how many inaccurate steps are being accumulated. I'm disappointed because this has only started happening in recent weeks. 😞
05-10-2021 05:30 - edited 05-10-2021 05:44
05-10-2021 05:30 - edited 05-10-2021 05:44
One thing you could do to minimize (not eliminate) the false data is to wear your device on your
non-dominant wrist for now. That should take care of the teeth brushing and a few other activities.
05-10-2021 08:34
05-10-2021 08:34
Thank you very much but i have already done this
01-08-2022 09:34
01-08-2022 09:34
Logging after the fact is not only inconvenient, it can often be extremely difficult. I drive for a living and am constantly in and out of my truck. My Fitbit Sense is logging thousands of steps while I drive. I don’t have time at the end of my day to sort through all of that data. What the Sense really needs is a “Driving” button exactly like the “Sleep” button except the “Driving” button could disable the pedometer. With that we could easily change how the sense logs steps on the fly.
10-21-2022 20:49
10-21-2022 20:49
I just got the sense 2... I stayed home and did exactly nothing .. 8000 steps.... This is a joke.