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Your phone counts steps well, but not perfectly

Your phone counts steps well, but not perfectly

Your phone's step counter is fairly honest on a real walk, but it misses steps when the phone sits on the table during cooking and chores. Use it to follow the trend, not the exact count.

1 Aug 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Your phone says 8,420 steps today. You feel proud. But is that number the full truth? Most of it is real. Some of it is missing. This short read is about how honest your phone's step counter really is, and how to use that number without fooling yourself.

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