Can the pedometer in app inventor still count if the user is on another page

[Kiks]

I'm going to put a pedometer in my app. If the user has pressed, "begin" and the pedometer is on, then will it still count the steps even after the user has gone somewhere else, such as YouTube? What if the phone is turned off? What about notifications? Can they still recieve?

[SteveJG]

Welcome Kiks.

Here are several discussion about using the pedometer that should answer most of your questions.

Pedometer work in background

Yes, it should work only when the app is open Rick . App Inventor 2 apps do not run as Services, that means they do not run in the background. However,see my last comment which suggests the pedometer might keep counting when the screen sleeps. What you can do is prevent the screen from closing using a Stay Awake routine . A Stay Awake block routine using a Notifier How to keep the screen on or use Taifun’s Tools Extension: https://puravidaapps.com/tools.php [image] Be aware using e…

and a lot more discussions Search results for 'pedometer' - MIT App Inventor Community
that may contain additional advice.

[nishyanthkumar]

The Pedometer will only function when the app is in the foreground. You can try using a Background Tasks extension, but that consumes a lot of battery life.

There are several extensions for Push Notifications, including: Redirects to purvidaapps.com