inaccuracy of steps

I've noticed this as well, especially if there is enough shaking that may cause it to register as a step. Also will register steps when the watch is on the same wrist as the hand used to brush your teeth.

unfortunately this happens with a plane and tramway too.

I will contact the support team once more.

Mine counts steps when I take a shower and just move my hand to rub the shampoo on my head. Pathetic!

As of last 3 firmware updates, I noticed that I achieve my steps target target in very inactive days. It looks like there is an issue which was introduced just recently. 

I filed a report to Garmin support, hope they solve the issue. Since also a distance is registered, it should be possible to connect steps with a speed that can be done walking.

Merry Christmas everone!

If I understand correctly, steps are counted using an internal accelerometer that counts your arm swing as you walk.

Washing your hair and rubbing / rinsing is causing a similar acceleration.

To count steps via accelerometer is not enough. Combined with gps you get a more accurate result. Somebody here wrote that if gps is of or not receiving the step count could be wrong. This sounds logic to me. Yet my watch does not work fine at all. Far too many steps and distances are counted, at home, in a plane, in a tramway, ...skiing app is freezing.

Hope did not die yet that Garmin solves the problems

Same here. Counting steps when I wash my teeth (even more pathetic given the speed)

They should also adjust this with the frequency of the swing... it’s just basics...