How do fitness watches and smart phones track your steps? Is it very accurate?

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How do fitness watches and smart phones track your steps? Is it very accurate?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Sophisticated ones use a combination of movement sensors and GPS tracking to determine it.

Cheaper ones will just sense movement and the cheapest will not be very accurate at all.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I think it counts your arm motions, so swinging your arms. It’s usually quite accurate, but take it off before you do..certain things because it will mistake it for you running