iPhone steps not showing up in fitness app

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iPhone steps not showing up in fitness app

Hi -

I am still trying to solve the underdesk treadmill problem. Apple Watch doesn’t capture steps while I’m typing. And the app that came w the walking pad vastly overestimates.

So keeping my iPhone in my pocket seems to be the best solution. The steps are showing up in the health app but not the fitness app. How do I get them to show up in fitness so I get “credit” in my circles? And the steps are accounted for in total calorie burn?

tia!

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 28, 2023 11:37 AM

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reardonke Author

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Jan 28, 2023 12:53 PM in response to LD150

Thank you - yes I’m wearing Apple Watch but it doesn’t capture steps if my arm isn’t moving - which it isn’t if I’m working while walking. The fitness app (rings) is an Apple Watch feature right? So I’m trying to understand how I get that to include the steps from my iPhone since watch not picking up steps accurately or consistently in this scenario. Let me know if I’ve posted in the wrong place - ty!

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Jan 28, 2023 12:58 PM in response to reardonke

If you imagine a stationary cycle (indoor cycle) your wrist and the watch will not move but it will measure your heart rate .

If you tell it that you started an indoor cycle workout it will start to measure heart rate, time, and from your body dimensions, sex and age do a calculation of calories for the red and possibly green rings. It cannot easily increment the step count without positional movement such as around the house or walking.

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reardonke Author

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Jan 28, 2023 1:54 PM in response to LD150

Exactly! Which is why I’m not using my watch to count steps. I’m fine using my phone in my pocket for step count but the fitness app should still count those. My step count at the end of the day is 11k in apple heath and 3k in the fitness app

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Jan 28, 2023 2:03 PM in response to reardonke

You would need to power down the Watch completely so that the iphone is used instead. I'm not sure the need for closing rings is worth the effort but give it a try

Turn off Watch by holding in side button til SOS etc appears. tap the little off button top right, and confirm.

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Jan 28, 2023 12:28 PM in response to reardonke

Can you clarify if you are wearing an Apple Watch? This is the Apple Watch forum.

Even with a Watch you would need to start an indoor cycling workout on it.

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