If you enjoy keeping track of your steps, the Apple Watch is one of the most convenient and accurate devices available. Steps can be tracked immediately on your Apple Watch with the Fitness app, or your iPhone with the Fitness app or the Health app. Once you’ve paired your Apple Watch with your iPhone and it’s up and running, it’ll track your steps automatically anytime you’re wearing it.
You may add a pedometer complication to your Watch face to show how many steps you’ve taken each day without having to open the Fitness app on your Apple Watch.
That takes us to the focus of this guide – How to see steps with Apple Watch including distance and custom complications. So, stay tuned as we get started.
How to see your Steps with Apple Watch
- To begin, go to your Apple Watch and open the Fitness App.
- To check your total step count for the day, turn the Digital Crown down or swipe up on the watch face. You can also see how far you’ve gone in each of the rings throughout each hour of the day, your total distance, and the number of flights of stairs you’ve climbed for the day in percentages.
- To see your progress for the current week, scroll down to the bottom of the list and tap Weekly Summary. This will show you the total amount of steps you’ve taken thus far.
How to track Apple Watch steps on iPhone
- To begin, launch your iPhone’s Fitness app.
- Tap the Summary tab to continue.
- Swipe down to see your average stats for Move, Stand, Distance, and more in the Trends section.
- To see more information, click Show More.
Note: In the Health app’s Activity area, you can see your step history. Trends reflect if your movement, exercise, and distance activity are increasing or decreasing. To see daily, monthly, and yearly data, tap one of them.
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Keep in mind that your Apple Watch and iPhone data will not always be in sync. However, after a few minutes of the new activity, your phone and watch should sync.
How to see the steps on the Apple Watch face
- To get started, get Pedometer++.
- On your iPhone, open the Watch app.
- Tap the watch face you want to add the pedometer complication to in the My Watch tab.
- Note that complications pull data from apps and display it on your Apple Watch’s face.
- Select a place for the pedometer complication under Complications.
- Select the specific information you wish to show on your Apple Watch face by clicking.
- Next to today’s date, click the Calendar icon.
- Choose a month and then tap on any day to see your current state.
- The page that appears displays everything from your workout minutes to your total distance traveled and steps taken for the day.
If you’re looking at progress over time, this is an excellent way to keep track of your step goals.
Conclusion
That completes the steps on how to see steps with Apple Watch including distance and custom complications. Knowing how to use your Apple Watch to track steps is an easy and effective way to keep track of your fitness progress. Hopefully, this guide was able to guide you as you proceed with the process. If so, don’t hesitate to share your experience below!
