Most smartphones have a built in pedometer which tracks your steps - you can use this data to participate in the Converge Move challenge without needing a smartwatch or fitness tracker.

The steps data collected by your phone needs to by synced to either Apple Health (for iPhones) or Google Fit (for Android devices) as the Converge App can only collect data from Apple Health of Google Fit.

Get started

There are 3 things you need to get started and for this feature to work:

1. You need a smartphone that has a built in pedometer (see the next section)

2. You need the Apple Health App or Google Fit App to collect this data from the pedometer

3. You then need to allow the Converge App to see the data collected by Apple Health or Google Fit

See below for these 3 steps in detail:

1. Does your phone have a built in pedometer?

The following devices have a built in pedometer:

2. Setup Apple Health or Google Fit

For Apple iPhone users:

• Make sure you have the Health App installed (if you don’t see it, go to the App Store and re-download it)

• On your iPhone, go to the Settings App, then scroll down to “Privacy” or “Privacy and Security”

• In the Privacy section, scroll down to the “Motion & Fitness” section

• Make sure “Fitness tracking” is on and also make sure “Health” is on below that

For Android users:

• Make sure you download the Google Fit App. If you have it, open the Google Fit app and follow any setup steps presented.

  • If you are a Samsung user, the Samsung Health App collects your steps movement - you’ll need to then connect Samsung Health to Google Fit which in-turn syncs data to the Converge App; see here: Sync Samsung Health with Google Fit

3. Sync Apple Health or Google Fit data to the Converge App

Finally, you’ll need to permit the Converge App to access fitness and steps data from Apple Health or Google Fit.

For Apple iPhone users:

Syncing Apple Health data

For Android users:

Syncing Google Fit data

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