Step counting guides

Answers to the questions people ask about counting steps on iPhone, from the team that makes Footprints.

• How to see your step history on iPhone
  Where your iPhone keeps past step counts, how to look up how many steps you walked yesterday or last month, and how to see every day at a glance.
• Why is my iPhone not counting steps?
  Why an iPhone stops counting steps or shows zero, and the settings to check: Fitness Tracking, Health permissions, where you carry the phone, and widgets that look out of date.
• How to add a step counter to your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen
  Put today's step count and a goal ring on your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen. Step by step instructions for both, plus which sizes the Footprints widget comes in.
• Does iPhone count steps without an Apple Watch?
  Yes: an iPhone counts steps, floors climbed and walking distance on its own. How it works, when an Apple Watch adds steps, and how to see your daily total.