“Will this count steps if my arms are not swinging, like while pushing a cart?”
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It should. Both of my kids own the watch so I had them walk around without moving their arms and it still counted their steps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi there, Amazfit has a finely tuned algorithm for step counting. The algorithm is designed to look for motion patterns that are most indicative of people walking. The algorithm determines whether a motion's size is large enough by setting a threshold. If the motion and its subsequent acceleration measurement meet the threshold, the motion will be counted as a step. If the threshold is not met, the motion won’t be counted as a step. Other factors can create enough acceleration to meet our threshold and cause some over counting of steps, such as shaking hands or moving arms. Equally, it's possible for the algorithm to undercount (not meet the required acceleration threshold). Examples include walking on a very soft surface such as a plush carpet or you didn't move your arms when walking. With the latest algorithm update, our watch has stricter requirements for step counting. And the watch will filter out those unreal walking, like playing basketball， traveling by car or motorcycle. To reduce errors, Amazfit sets an initial value of 10, which means it will count steps when you walk more than 10 steps. In other words, the APP will show the real walking steps and start counting from step 10. When you make 10 steps and rest for 5 seconds, and make another 10 steps, the watch may not record your steps. For the best results, please allow your arm on which you are wearing the watch to swing naturally as you move around during daily wear and to move as expected during workouts. Kieron | Amazfit Support
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It didn't for me. I was with friends, i was wearing the amazfit 7, one friend had a fitbit one an apple watch. We walked together , the same distance but i was not moving my arms much. My step count was way under both of theirs. Their steps were within a couple hundred of each other. Mine were almost a thousand steps less.
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