fitness app not tracking since ios 26

Since I updated to ios26, my fitness app has had issues tracking and recently completely stopped tracking. I tried updating to the ios26 public beta and that seemed to make it switch from "sometimes" working to not working.

iPhone 16, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 26, 2025 6:51 AM

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Oct 7, 2025 12:51 PM in response to OGMcNasty

I finally got activity and workouts to start working properly on my Apple Watch Series 10. I was messing with a bunch of settings but what I think did it was resetting the sync data via the Watch app on my iPhone (General > Reset > Reset Sync Data). It says this is only for Contacts and Calendar so maybe it wasn't the fix. I also swapped out the Watch charger I was using as I noticed my watch was randomly lighting up during the night.

Sep 30, 2025 8:20 AM in response to bguggie

Same with me. Just updated to 26.0.1 and still have the issue. Furthermore, workouts and fitness apps are not working properly since upgrading my watch to WatchOS 26 (now on 26.0.2). When I try starting an outdoor walk it just freezes and I have to reboot the watch multiple times for fitness to start tracking my stats. I wiped the watch and it worked okay for a few days before reverting back to the issue. Insanely frustrating.

fitness app not tracking since ios 26

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