The newly launched iPhone6 has added a barometer, which can be used to monitor our current altitude.
It is based on a series of sensors built into the iPhone, which can be used to detect whether we are resting or exercising.
IPhone5s, iPhone6 and other models
1 why do you want to say iPhone5s and iPhone6 first? This is because there are coprocessors on these machines, namely M7 and M8 processors. Its function is to record the data obtained by the sensor on the low-power mobile phone.
In addition, with the latest iOS8 system, we can check the number of steps we take in a day on the iPhone without other third-party software. In iOS8 system, there is a "health" function, where we can see the data we want to see.
3 In the "Health Data" of health application, find the column of "Fitness Data" and click Enter.
Then you can see the number of steps, frequency+distance, etc. After clicking enter, you can view the detailed data.
Take the number of steps as an example, you can see the frequency of my current walk. In addition, it is suggested to check the option of "Show in Chart Summary", which can be viewed directly in the chart summary column in the future.
As shown below, I can see the frequency, distance and how many floors I climbed. For the current iPhone6 model, you can see the floor you climbed all day. If it is an iPhone5s, because there is no air pressure sensor, you can only see it.
IPhone4, iPhone4s and iPhone5.
1 If you are an iPhone4, iPhone4s or iPhone5 model, even the latest system can't see the data mentioned above in the health application because the machine has no coprocessor. Although the system does not support direct record display, we can realize it through some third-party application software. We can find some third-party health applications in the App Store.
This three-party application software can also use the iPhone's sensors and their algorithms to count the number of walks or runs.