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This wikiHow teaches you how to use your Apple Watch's Pedometer feature, which documents the number of steps that you take. The Activity app begins counting your steps as soon as you finish setting up your Apple Watch, but you can check your steps from within the Activity app on both your Apple Watch and your iPhone.
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Unlock your Apple Watch. If your Apple Watch is passcode-locked, press the Digital Crown (the dial on the right side of the Apple Watch's housing), then enter your passcode and press the Digital Crown again.- If your Apple Watch is asleep but on your wrist, raise your wrist and then press the Digital Crown once (or twice if there are notifications on the screen).
- If your Apple Watch is unlocked but you have an app open, press the Digital Crown once.
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Open the Activity app. Find the Activity app icon—which resembles a series of pink, green, and blue spirals—and tap it. The Activity app will open to the current day's activity statistics.- If your Apple Watch's watch face has the Activity app icon on it, you can tap the icon to open the Activity app.
- If this is your first time opening the Activity app, swipe through the four introductory screens, then tap Get Started at the bottom of the fifth screen before proceeding.
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Scroll down to the "TOTAL STEPS" section. You'll find this section near the very bottom of the page. -
Review your day's steps. The number below the "TOTAL STEPS" heading refers to the number of steps that you've taken since 12:00 AM on the current day.- This number often takes anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes to update if you're constantly moving.
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Find your number of steps for the week. Press down on your Apple Watch screen to prompt a pop-up menu, tap Weekly Summary in the pop-up menu, and scroll down to the "STEPS" section. The number that you see here is representative of the steps you've taken this week, starting with Monday.- You can close the Weekly Summary section and return to the Activity app's daily section by tapping Done in the upper-left corner of the screen.
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Open the Activity app on your iPhone. Tap the Activity app icon, which resembles a series of pink, green, and blue circles on a black background.- If you don't see this app, you may have accidentally deleted it. You can re-download it from your iPhone's App Store .
- Viewing your activity on your iPhone is useful if you don't currently have access to your Apple Watch.
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Tap the History tab. It's in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Doing so brings up a calendar for the current month. -
Select a day. Tap the day for which you want to view your step count. This will open the day's Activity statistics.- You can select a day in a previous month by scrolling up to the month in question.
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Scroll down to the "Steps" heading. You'll find this heading near the bottom of the page and on the left side of the screen. -
Review your number of steps. The number below the "Steps" heading refers to the number of steps that you've taken since 12:00 AM on your selected day.
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QuestionAre the steps counted by Apple Watch accurate?John Diaz is a personal trainer and exercise professional with over 35 years of experience, based in Los Angeles, CA. John was first certified as a personal trainer in 1984 and later in 1989 co-founded Ultimate Health Medical Exercise Center with his sister Joanne. He creates prescriptive exercise programs designed specifically for his clients’ needs ranging from chronic pain relief, sports injury recovery, weight loss goals, and more. John has a degree in Exercise Science, is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, and is certified through the National Federation of Personal Trainers (NFPT). He also holds a 2nd degree Black Belt in martial arts and is a certified self-defense instructor.They can be pretty accurate, but just like any other fitness tracker, they are not always spot on with every single detail. It does a solid job of tracking things like steps, heart rate, and calories burned, especially if you’re doing regular activities like walking, running, or cycling. If you’re the type of person who likes to have that data in front of you to stay motivated—like seeing your heart rate or how many calories you’ve burned throughout the day—it’s really helpful for keeping you on track. But it’s good to remember that, just like with other fitness trackers, the numbers might not be completely accurate.
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- The iPhone's Activity app can also track steps for you. Any steps that you take with your iPhone will automatically be synchronized to your Apple Watch.Thanks
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Warnings
- Steps can take a few minutes to synchronize between your iPhone and your Apple Watch.Thanks
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1. Open the Activity
app.
2. Scroll down to "TOTAL STEPS".
3. Review the number of total steps.
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