Fitness app help (pedometer)

[TechInterest]

Will the pedometer count steps in background or foreground? (when app is not active)?

[techxsarthak]

No, but you can use itoo along with it to run it even when app is closed

Pedometer with Itoo

In this tutorial we will learn how to program an app that counts the steps we take continuously thanks to the Itoo extension For this we will use the following components [componentes] NotifyBasic is its own extension to create a notification that gives us data on steps and distance traveled. First we start the service from Screen1.Initialize [Screen1Initialize] Next we start the pedometer and register the Pedometer1.WalkStep event [paso] We tell the service what to do when it detects …

[SteveJG]

A different way to keep the pedometer working in the foreground:

Foreground Pedometer by SteveJG

Foreground Pedometer ===================== This basic Pedometer app uses the Pedometer component with Ullis' Foreground extension. The Android Pedometer is used as a Foreground service. The app can either be used as a service (is always active) or as a normal App Inventor app (that goes to 'sleep' and stops working when the user changes apps). When the Foreground (KAS) service is activated: the app continues to count your steps when and after the device screen closes. users …

[TechInterest]

I really thank you both guys