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Should the step count be improved now? (self.walkscape)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Papanca to c/walkscape

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I had to update the app, but is this the update that was announced in the blog post? Or was this an update that had to do with the scheduled maintenance? Because i don't notice any difference in the step counter. I do have an older phone, but from my understanding it should have been much better now. Unfortunately, it still counts at most half the steps i take, usually even way less. I have a pedometer that does count them accurately.

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[–] reattach 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

My understanding is that the device does the step counting. If your device is only measuring 1/2 the steps you take, then any app that relies on that count will be inaccurate.

The improvements to Walkscape seem to be in loading the step count from your device to Walkscape. There were times before when I would open the app and the steps that I had taken wouldn't pull in. From the dev blog, this may have been due to something interrupting the process. Previously, those steps would have been lost. Now, they'll still load the next time the app is opened.

It does sound like they're working on wearable support though, so maybe that will help with your situation.

[–] Papanca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, i noticed that, since this update, it quickly shows the steps being uploaded to the server.