Watch Counts Calories while Not Wearing

[TechLuv4L]

Why does the Samsung Watch count calories when it’s on the charger?? I wake up and the calories are not at zero. I left the watch on the charger all day and it calculated over 1,000 calories by itself. How do I stop this or at least reset it back to zero?

[Fiona26]

I don't have this issue myself. But I wear my watch at night to track my sleep. If left on charge over night, could possibly turn the watch off. Or it could be possible that it's syncing with your phone. Don't forget that Samsung health combines steps from both phone and watch.

[Chistery]

Is it getting data from your phone as well, not just the watch?

[AndrewL]

@TechLuv4L: I'm not too sure what could be causing the Watch to register burnt calories while it is not being worn. As mentioned above, you may wish to disconnect the Watch from your phone while it is on charge to see if this helps. Also, head to the Samsung Health app on your Watch > Settings > Auto detect workouts, and disable this feature. 

[TechLuv4L]

That makes sense! But it’s only calories. Not steps, heart rate, or incline. Which is weird. I’ve even factory reset the watch because I forgot the passcode. 

[TechLuv4L]

I thought is that but it’s only the calories that’s being counted. Not steps, incline, or heart rate. So maybe it’s guesstimating what I could be burning as I sleep even though I’m not wearing it.