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Your Phone's Calorie Burn Number Is a Guess

Your Phone's Calorie Burn Number Is a Guess

Your phone counts steps well, but its active-calorie number is only a rough estimate from a formula. Burnie lets you fix that number with a manual override when you know better.

13 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Your phone says you burned 320 active calories today. That number looks exact and final. But it is really a smart guess, not a true measurement. Your phone is great at counting steps. It is only okay at turning those steps into calories. Here is what is going on, and the simple fix Burnie gives you.

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