Apple Watch Users Add 10,000-Step Widget via Third-Party Apps
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Updated · Mashable · May 28
Apple Watch Users Add 10,000-Step Widget via Third-Party Apps
2 articles · Updated · Mashable · May 28
Third-party pedometer apps let Apple Watch users place a live step-count complication directly on the watch face, avoiding the built-in Fitness app’s buried metric.
Apple’s default option shows distance rather than actual steps, pushing users who track goals like 10,000 steps a day to download alternatives such as StepsApp, Steps or Pedometer++.
The setup requires granting Health data access on iPhone, then installing the same app on Apple Watch through the Watch app before its complication appears in supported watch faces.
Modular and Modular Compact are among the faces that can display the widget, with each app offering a slightly different visual style for at-a-glance fitness tracking.
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