Is your Pixel Watch suddenly hallucinating fitness data? ...

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: Users report double and even triple their regular step count Is your Pixel Watch suddenly hallucinating fitness data?

You’re not alone By Karandeep Singh Oberoi Published Mar 19, 2026, 6:18 PM EDT Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication MobileSyrup. Prior to joining Android Police, Oberoi worked on feature stories, reviews, evergreen articles, and focused on ‘how-to’ resources. (shocking, we know)

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Sign in to your Android Police account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Google’s March 2026 Pixel Feature Drop brought new bells and whistles not only to Pixel phones, but also to the Pixel Watch series. Pixel wearables running the latest drop can now tell you if you left your phone behind, complete with more smooth payments with Express Pay.

Why This Matters

But, it’s not all sunshine and roses. Related Pixel Watch SpO2 and skin temp vanish after March update Older builds work fine Posts 1 By Karandeep Singh Oberoi The same build has given rise to SpO2 (blood oxygen) and skin temperature tracking bugs, with users reporting that dropped health metrics simply vanished from the Fitbit app. Plus to taking data away, the March update is also causing Pixel wearables to make data up, as pointed out by 9to5Google .

This could have major implications for how we use technology going forward.

The Bottom Line

Plus to taking data away, the March update is also causing Pixel wearables to make data up, as pointed out by 9to5Google . Over the last week and a half, users have reported that the Fitbit app is grossly overestimating user activity.

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