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Steps and data

Where your step count comes from, how to reshape the day it measures, and what stays on your device.

  1. 01The step windowChange what "today" means — push the day boundary up to six hours past midnight for night owls, or drop the calendar day for a rolling 24-hour window.
  2. 02Motion SensorFill the gap between Apple Health's last step sample and now by reading the iPhone pedometer, so your count moves while you are still walking.
  3. 03InsightA month of daily steps as a chart with a draggable goal line, plus one chosen insight from your week that you can share.
  4. 04Privacy and syncWhat Steps reads, what stays on your device, what iCloud carries, and why there is no account, no leaderboard, and no server holding your steps.