I think I might have figured out my problem. I normally mention my iPhone version if I think it is relevant to the post but forgot to do so with this thread. I'm running an iPhone 5 and believe I saw a post on another list that indicated that an iPhone 5S or higher was needed to automatically track steps with the pedometer built into the iOS 8 Health app.
Can someone confirm this? I tried calling Apple iPhone Support but got someone who was not helpful who suggested I reset my phone. I always know when I have a rep more clueless than me when they trot out that age old remedy. I know that resets are required from time to time but I'm pretty sure that's not the case here. Thanks. Alan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 8:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pedometer Apps That Work with Locked Screen? was RE: Pedometer App on iOS 8? Yeah, it takes a moment to populate those fields. Two things to try here. 1. Try tapping on the fields, or 2. Try switching from day view to week view. 3. Try switching from add data back to dashboard again. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda On Feb 1, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: Well, I'm showing both Steps and Walking Distance on the Health Dashboard but they both say no data. I usually have my iPhone 5 in my pocket listening to BARD books with the screen locked while I walk. I suspect the phone must be on and active for the Health Pedometer to track anything but when I tried this walking around the house, I still get no steps shown. Can someone confirm if the phone must be unlocked for the Steps app to track? Also, are there any accessible pedometer apps that work while the phone is locked? Thanks. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 2:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pedometer App on iOS 8? Also, you can select walking distance to be shown as well. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda On Jan 31, 2015, at 11:17 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: I had heard that iOS 8 had a pedometer app built into it. I went into the Health app and found the Steps section of that but I've been unable to figure out how to get it to track my steps. All I can see is a place to manually enter my steps which is not what I'm looking for. Does anyone know if iOS 8 has a pedometer app with it and how to get to and use it to automatically track steps walked? Thanks for any help. Alan Lemly -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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