Move Streak, uninterrupted
Six Colors reader Len Dintzer wrote in with an Apple Watch daily tracking question—and then the answer!
Here’s my problem: I have a Move Streak message saying I interrupted my streak and a Move Activity record that shows that I did not miss a day.…
He included two screenshots:
The first is from my Apple Watch, which says my Move Streak ended on 4/29/25, but that I have a current store of 32 days. Problem 1: Today is May 20, and it hasn’t been 32 days since April 29. Problem 2: I haven’t missed any days.
There’s no reason for this to happen and I couldn’t find an answer in my device research or online. Fortunately, Len consulted a higher authority and received an accurate set of directions to fix, which I’m sharing here with some additional detail for how to carry out each task. Thanks, Len!
Reset a broken work streak
Apple told Len to follow these steps:
- Perform an iCloud backup on the iPhone.
- Go to Settings > Account Name > iCloud.
- Tap iCloud Backup.
- Tap Backup Now and wait for it to complete.
- Turn off Health Data on the iPhone.
- Go to Settings > Account Name > See All > Health.
- Turn off “Sync this iPhone.”
- Tap Turn Off.
- When prompted with “Keep or Delete Health Data?”, tap Keep on My iPhone. This is vital!
- Power down your iPhone and your Apple Watch.
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Start up your iPhone and your Apple Watch.
Apple apparently omitted the final step, but make sure to return to Settings > Account Name > See All > Health on your iPhone and turn “Sync this iPhone” back on.
Len said this resolved the streak problem just as promised.
For further reading
If you’re looking for more information about how iCloud works, consult Joe Kissell’s extensive Take Control of iCloud, updated earlier this month.
For more general information about Apple Watch, take a look at Jeff Carlson’s Take Control of Apple Watch, up to date with watchOS 11.
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[Glenn Fleishman is a printing and comics historian, Jeopardy champion, and serial Kickstarterer. His latest books are Six Centuries of Type & Printing (Aperiodical LLC) and How Comics Are Made (Andrews McMeel Publishing).]
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