I just purchased an iPhone 16 and Apple Watch. Are the total steps count info collected from my phone, watch or both? I don’t always have both devices on me.
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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
Update after wearing the watch again:
The iPhone counted steps when I did not wear the watch, but as soon as I put on the watch again, the step count in the Health App was reduced to the number of steps the watch counted.
You might be able to change that behaviour, if you open the Health App/Steps/Data Sources & Access/ and change the ranking of your sources. In my case, the Apple Watch is on top, followed by the iPhone and Health App.
But, since I'm wearing my watch 24/7 I do not need to change that ranking.
Update after wearing the watch again:
The iPhone counted steps when I did not wear the watch, but as soon as I put on the watch again, the step count in the Health App was reduced to the number of steps the watch counted.
You might be able to change that behaviour, if you open the Health App/Steps/Data Sources & Access/ and change the ranking of your sources. In my case, the Apple Watch is on top, followed by the iPhone and Health App.
But, since I'm wearing my watch 24/7 I do not need to change that ranking.
If you wear the watch, it is the main source for counting steps, even if you have your iPhone with you.
In case you are not wearing your watch, the iPhone will add steps to the Health App, but not to the Fitness App.
I just tried that with my watch and iPhone.
Thanks for your response!
You're welcome 🙂
How are my step counts tracked on iPhone 16 and Apple Watch?
