Largely it's automatic. Just keep your phone in a pocket (or otherwise on your person, armband, whatever) and start walking. Check the app, it should have picked up that was what you were doing. Apple doesn't details "how" but there's an accelerometer in the phone and it's "just a matter of software" to turn that into a pedometer. However, it's not as accurate as a real one: https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/9kdbj3/iphone-step-tracker-accuracy
Keith Bierman khb...@gmail.com 303 997 2749 On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 1:10 PM Anthony Borg <anthonyborg...@gmail.com> wrote: > No, I don’t have an apple watch. But I want to use the healeh for walking > mostly. > > Could you please explaing to me how it works > > With thanks in advance > > Anthony > > > > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf Of > *Keith Bierman > *Sent:* 25 April 2019 20:26 > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: apple health app > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 11:12 AM Anthony Borg <anthonyborg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi folks > Could somebody explain to me please on how the apple health works? > > > > Largely it collects data from other applications providing a secure "hub" > for your data. For example, users of Strava (popular running/cycling/etc. > tracker) can configure things so that all your workouts are automatically > uploaded into Apple Health. users of various glucose meters can configure > them to upload their data as well. Then, looking at Apple Health you can > see both your workouts and your glucose history. You can configure several > major US based labs (no doubt nonUS as well, but I haven't exercised them) > so that your blood or other lab results are automatically downloaded as > well. > > > > In addition to it's function as a hub, it has some limited built in > monitoring ... walking/stair climbing are reasonably picked up from the > phone itself. you can manually input data (such as weight or other > results). If you have an Apple Watch (latest models) you can have your > heart data stored as well. No doubt Apple will add other sensors over time. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
