The Pixel Watch’s integration with Fitbit is having some teething issues, as some customers are reporting the watch is massively overestimating the variety of energy they burn, some by maybe triple the quantity they had been used to. A put up by Fitbit group moderator Rodrigo M. says the problem is affecting “many” customers, however there’s a easy technique to repair it.

One of many Pixel Watch’s primary promoting factors is its integration with Fitbit’s well being and health ecosystem, which collects knowledge equivalent to energy burned, coronary heart price, VO2 max, sleep monitoring, and so forth, presenting it in an accessible means. 

It means the Pixel Watch ought to be nearly as good as the perfect Fitbit, and equal to most of the finest operating watches with regards to its health credentials. That Fitbit integration is usually the very first thing proven on promotional supplies for the Pixel Watch, however the reality many individuals are experiencing early points with it reveals the Google group might not have labored out all of the kinks. 

One Fitbit group member (opens in new tab) mentioned: “The Pixel Watch is massively overestimating my calorie burn.  I’ve modified from a cost four to the pixel watch and my Kj burned attributable to train has tripled for a similar quantity of steps.  A 5 km run at a ~30min tempo with the cost four was about 400kj and with the pixel watch is over 900. Yesterday the watch mentioned I burnt 5900 cal, regardless of strolling solely 7000 steps and never doing a exercise.” 

One other consumer on the identical thread mentioned “My first full day with the Pixel Watch and I’m comfortably 1500 energy over too”. These are the posts that prompted the response from Fitbit, stating this isn’t an unusual subject and a repair is within the works.

Fortunately, when you’ve simply purchased a Pixel Watch, it’s good to know there’s a fast repair. Fitbit says you may restart your Pixel Watch utilizing the directions on Google’s WearOS assist web page, which ought to resolve the problem. 

 Evaluation: Extra Fitbit issues abound 

It looks as if all Fitbit gadgets are recognized for experiencing some kind of software program or {hardware} fault over their lifetimes. 

Whether or not it’s the high-profile story of Fitbit Ionics being recalled after customers had been bodily burned by their bands overheating, the Cost 5’s Bluetooth disconnection and battery drain points, or Versa fashions being blocked from the newest updates, there seems to be a recurring sample. It’s not all gadgets within the vary, however sufficient to hit the headlines.

The Pixel Watch is the primary instance of Fitbit expertise getting used on a WearOS watch, so it’s comprehensible there could be some teething points right here. Frankly, if it’s one thing a fast restart can repair slightly than ready for the Fitbit devs to roll out an replace or recall the gadget, Pixel Watch customers have gotten off simple.