I don’t have the watch how do you get more steps in when your phone is on the table when you’re exercising

When you don’t have a watch, what should the settings be at because most of the day my iPhone is on the coffee table.

Posted on Nov 10, 2022 11:22 PM

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Rudegar

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Nov 10, 2022 11:57 PM in response to KathleenFord

if a watch or iphone is not placed on your body there is nothing to detect you take a step

suppose you can use their feedback channel to suggest using the iphone camera to view you taking steps?

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Nov 19, 2022 2:50 PM in response to KathleenFord

I don’t have a watch either so how am I supposed to track my movements without a watch and only my iPhone?

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