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Fitness Tracker Oura Ring Debuts Major Update, Lowering Step Counts
The update changed the activity algorithm.
A new update to the popular Oura Ring fitness tracker is causing concern among some users after the company warned it would drop most users' step counts.
According to The Street, the update to the "activity tracking system" was "aimed at improving accuracy," but "has sparked widespread frustration."
The company was trying to "better reflect real movement," but some users believe it made the data "unreliable," The Street reported.
The company explained that Oura's algorithms were updated on March 26, 2025, and it warned that most users' step counts would drop as a result.
"Starting March 26, 2025, Oura's activity algorithms were updated to function more like a pedometer. This enables Oura to more accurately distinguish actual steps from other activities that involve a high amount of hand motion," the website says.
"As a result, most Oura members will see a decrease in their daily step count of approximately 500 fewer steps as compared to their data before this date," the company wrote. "Members with high activity levels will see the greatest change to their steps, approximately 2,000 fewer steps per day. Members who are less active will likely not see a change."
The Oura Ring website has a page devoted to updates.
According to The Street, one user thought he went 2.5 miles, but his fitness tracker only counted 1.5.
An April 11 update was for "improvements for workout tracking" and "internal optimizations and bug fixes," according to the Oura Ring website. A March 27, 2025, update was instituted for "bug fixes and improvements," the website says.
On Feb. 20, 2025, an update was designed to improve "nap detection" and create "optimizations for charging and battery level reporting" as well as "various other internal optimizations and bug fixes."
"The Oura Ring registers all your daily movements and their intensities, from light housework to heavy workouts. Oura's activity algorithms are fine-tuned to recognize steps from the gathered data and can identify step patterns within a very small window of time (30 seconds) with a high level of precision from your finger," the company explains.
