Don't trust your Pixel Watch steps after the latest firmware update

March 2026 security patch was installed and then started causing issues, march 2026 security patch rollout began about two weeks before reports.

Pixel Watch is reporting inflated step counts and calories burned users reported step counts and calorie estimates increasing without activity.

Fitbit integration showed missing health data such as SpO2 and skin temperature readings, fitbit integration data became missing initially.

User reports included unusually high step and calorie values while inactive users reported examples including 14,000 steps and 6,300 calories without leaving the sofa.

Affected devices include devices running older firmware versions, not only the latest update, some affected users were on older software versions.