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Activity tracking on Oura Ring is about to get a whole lot better, but I've got bad news about your step count

Oura has announced a major upgrade to its activity tracking algorithms It says the changes will make Oura Ring more accurate for step counts and better at determining active calories burned The ...
MobiHealthNews

Study: iPhone’s step tracker is solid, but don’t rely on its distance measurement features

A Stanford study recently published in npj Digital Medicine suggests that the iPhone’s step measurement capabilities are sufficient enough to monitor and measure patients’ activity remotely. However, ...
MobiHealthNews

Google adds low-power step counting to Android 4.4

Paired with the announcement of the Nexus 5, Google also announced integration and details of the new version of Android, Android 4.4, or KitKat. Details on KitKat include information on an updated ...
Wareable

Whoop adds step count goal despite saying it never would

If you Google “Whoop step count,” you’ll find a combative post by the company about why it doesn’t count steps. “Simply put, no, it doesn’t [count steps]. Counting the number of steps you take ignores ...
MacRumors

Track Steps Count on Your Apple Watch Face

While Apple's built-in Activity app tracks your daily steps, it doesn't offer a way to display this information as a step count directly on your Apple Watch face. Fortunately, there's a simple ...