From b097b93bbfde10cd2e76ebcb9911f337c4cbc0a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gordon Williams Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:55:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] active pedometer notes --- apps/activepedom/README.md | 8 +++++++- apps/activepedom/metadata.json | 2 +- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/apps/activepedom/README.md b/apps/activepedom/README.md index ac32a1dd6..06ad280ee 100644 --- a/apps/activepedom/README.md +++ b/apps/activepedom/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ # Active Pedometer + Pedometer that filters out arm movement and displays a step goal progress. +**Note:** Since creation of this app, Bangle.js's step counting algorithm has +improved significantly - and as a result the algorithm in this app (which + runs *on top* of Bangle.js's algorithm) may no longer be accurate. + I changed the step counting algorithm completely. Now every step is counted when in status 'active', if the time difference between two steps is not too short or too long. To get in 'active' mode, you have to reach the step threshold before the active timer runs out. @@ -9,6 +14,7 @@ When you reach the step threshold, the steps needed to reach the threshold are c Steps are saved to a datafile every 5 minutes. You can watch a graph using the app. ## Screenshots + * 600 steps ![](600.png) @@ -70,4 +76,4 @@ Steps are saved to a datafile every 5 minutes. You can watch a graph using the a ## Requests -If you have any feature requests, please post in this forum thread: http://forum.espruino.com/conversations/345754/ \ No newline at end of file +If you have any feature requests, please post in this forum thread: http://forum.espruino.com/conversations/345754/ diff --git a/apps/activepedom/metadata.json b/apps/activepedom/metadata.json index 4deb7006d..81bafb573 100644 --- a/apps/activepedom/metadata.json +++ b/apps/activepedom/metadata.json @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "name": "Active Pedometer", "shortName": "Active Pedometer", "version": "0.09", - "description": "Pedometer that filters out arm movement and displays a step goal progress. Steps are saved to a daily file and can be viewed as graph.", + "description": "(NOT RECOMMENDED) Pedometer that filters out arm movement and displays a step goal progress. Steps are saved to a daily file and can be viewed as graph. The `Health` app now provides step logging and graphs.", "icon": "app.png", "tags": "outdoors,widget", "supports": ["BANGLEJS"],