Re: Steps counting apps

Jim the Geordie wrote on Thu, 16 May 2024 19:19:28 +0100 :

The whole issue depends on the sensor quality of the phone and how/where
the phone is placed during the count.

 
all on the same phone at the same time

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.secuso.privacyfriendlyactivitytracker
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendlyactivitytracker/

Pedometer (PFA)
Privacy Friendly Pedometer can count your steps in background, provides you
an overview about your walked steps and allows you to define custom walking
modes and notifications if the achievement of your daily step goal is in
danger. The app requires minimal permissions (Run at startup and prevent
phone from sleeping). It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group
developed by the research group SECUSO at Technische Universit�t Darmstadt.
More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

Privacy Friendly Pedometer can count your daily walked steps while it runs
in background. It gives you an overview about your walked steps, distance
and about the calories you have burned while walking. You can add and
choose different walking modes with different step lengths, such as walking
or running, to improve the calculation of distance and calories.

In a special training mode you can track your training sessions. To each
training session additional information, such as feeling or a description,
can be added.

What makes Privacy Friendly Pedometer different from other pedometers?

1. Minimal amount of permissions:
* Run at startup: This permission is required to restart the step counting
when your phone boots.
* prevent phone from sleeping: On some devices the processor falls asleep
and prevents counting steps. With this permission the app can keep the
processor awake while counting steps.

Most of Pedometer Apps in the Google Play Store require additional
permissions. E.g. accessing the network or Internet which is mostly used to
display advertisement. Some apps have access to GPS or telephony data.

2. No advertisement.
Many other free apps in the Google Play Store dazzle annoying advertising
and also shortens battery life.