Photo backgrounds are easier to read. On a photo background, the chart, progress bar and smaller labels now use the same colour as your step count instead of a faded shade of it, so they stand out against the picture just as clearly. Photo styles you've already saved pick this up the next time you edit them. Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Setting up Steps Widget is simpler. New installs now start with a short three-step guide: connect Apple Health, turn on goal reminders, and you're ready to go. Also in this update • Send feedback by email right from Settings Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Framing a photo feels steadier. In the photo editor, dragging and pinching now work together without the picture jumping, and zooming keeps whatever sits in the middle of the widget in place. Also in this update • Duplicate for This Widget now always makes a separate copy of the style • Deleting a style only resets the widgets it was saved to • Photo styles are marked in the style picker, so they're easy to spot Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Share a photo style, and the photo comes with it. When the widget you share is wearing one of your photo styles, the rest of the picture now spreads out around it, so the card reads as one photograph instead of a widget on a blank background. Also in this update • Swapping a style's photo keeps the framing and adjustments you already made • Pinch to zoom works on iPad as soon as a photo opens • Photo styles sync their pictures to your other devices more reliably • Large photos keep more of their detail, and zoom in further Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Make a widget style out of one of your photos. Pick a picture and Steps builds a style from it: either a palette drawn from its colours, or the photo itself behind your step count, framed how you like. Saved styles go to a library you can come back to and edit, and they follow you to your other devices along with the pictures. Also in this update • The app icons have been redrawn • Accent colours are corrected for contrast, so the numbers stay readable on any style • You can write your own caption when sharing a widget • Custom colours no longer reset your Apple Watch widget styles Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Reminder messages are now translated into six more languages. The new reminder wording added in the last update was still appearing in English. It now shows in German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese. Also in this update • Fixed a button on the goal card that could be hard to read with some widget colours Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Widgets keep up with you better. Every widget on screen now shares a single reading instead of each fetching its own. Also in this update • Steadier complications on Apple Watch • Chart gridlines line up with the clock in Last 24-Hour mode Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Widgets keep up with you better. Every widget on screen now shares a single reading instead of each fetching its own. Also in this update • Steadier complications on Apple Watch • Chart gridlines line up with the clock in Last 24-Hour mode • A new iMessage sticker icon Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Hit your goal, and the nudging stops. When your steps cross your daily goal, that day's reminder arrives as a congratulation instead of a nudge — and it's the last you'll hear from it until tomorrow. Also in this update • A refreshed app icon • Goal reminders now count the steps your iPhone has sensed but Health hasn't synced yet, so they stop nudging you when you've already walked • Fixes across the app, widgets and Apple Watch Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Goal reminders learn better, and now they share what they learn. The model behind your reminders reads the last 24 hours as a rolling window and works forward hour by hour, instead of guessing your total in one jump. It picks up daily, weekly and monthly patterns, and keeps adjusting as your routine moves. It also travels. Your iPhone and Apple Watch now share a single model through iCloud, so whichever device does the training, the other gets the result — instead of each one learning you separately. Also in this update • Settings shows when your model was last updated, and lets you reset it • The style picker now says which widget suits the way you read your day • Fixes across the app, widgets and Apple Watch Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

Your widget can now show the hours you stood. When your Apple Watch is recording stand hours, they appear as a row of dots under the chart — one for every hour, filled in for the ones you got up. A glance now shows not just how far you walked, but how the day was spread out. Also in this update • Steps Widget works without Health access: if you'd rather not connect the Health app, your steps can come straight from your iPhone's motion sensor instead • The chart moves instead of jumping — the line and the hours animate as your steps come in • Fixes across the app, widgets and Apple Watch Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About.

A small fix-up release. Steps Widget is made by one person, and I read everything that comes in. If something isn't working, or there's a widget style or a feature you wish existed, there's a way to reach me in Settings under About. A good part of this app started as someone else's suggestion.

This one is a round of polish. • Start of Day is easier to find, and now says what it does — steps before it count toward yesterday • A new Guide link in Settings opens the full documentation • What a one-time widget purchase includes is spelled out more clearly: design your widget once, and pay again only if you want a new look • Fixes and refinements across the app, widgets and Apple Watch

Insight Every week, Steps Widget finds the one thing worth noticing in your last seven days — a personal best, a milestone crossed, your steadiest week yet, or the hour when you do most of your walking. One headline, one card, and the chart behind it. Goal reminders that keep up with you When your walking routine shifts, the widget lets you know, and your reminders retrain around your new hours. Also in this release • Fixed an issue that could prevent access to Health data • A clearer explanation of one-time widget purchases, and yearly savings shown up front • Refinements across the Apple Watch app and widgets

A bug-fix update, with thanks to everyone who reported these. • Fixed an error some people saw when granting Apple Health access — the permission prompt now works reliably. • Apple Watch: the Health access request and your step count load properly in the watch app again. • Steps refresh right away when you reopen the app on iPhone or Apple Watch. • Fixed the "time ago" label on widgets so the last-updated time stays accurate. • Wording and translation polish in every language. If Steps Widget has earned its spot on your Lock Screen, a rating or a short review really helps a small indie app get found. Something still off? Tell us in the app — tap "Could be better" when we ask how it's going, and describe what happened. Every report gets read.

New Features, Enhanced Tracking, and Smoother Performance We updated the widget and tracking engine to make staying active effortless: • NEW WIDGET DESIGNS: Customise your Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with sleek colour palettes and layout options. • APPLE WATCH SYNC: Instant real-time step and distance synchronisation between your watch and iPhone. • SMART MOVE REMINDERS: Personalised sedentary alerts timed to help you reach your daily step goals. • BATTERY OPTIMIZATION: Lower background power consumption for all-day pedometer tracking. Enjoying Steps Widget? Please take a moment to leave a 5-star review on the App Store to support future updates.

Enjoying the Steps Widget? A quick App Store review helps other walkers find us — thank you! What's new: • Smarter widget refresh — learns when you move and when you check, so your count stays fresh while saving battery • Faster updates on Apple Watch while you're on the move • Translation updates and small fixes

• New "Day Ends At" setting keeps after-midnight steps on the previous day — perfect for night owls. • Widgets & complications refresh smarter: fresher when you're active, lighter on battery when you're not. • Redesigned watch layout and hourly-tracking fixes. Love the app? Please leave a rating or review — it really helps!

• New "Day Ends At" setting lets night owls keep after-midnight steps on the previous day. • Widgets and complications now refresh smarter — fresher when you're active, lighter on battery when you're not. • Redesigned watch layout and hourly-tracking fixes.

• Apple Watch: Goal reminders now run directly on your watch, so you'll get notified even when your iPhone isn't nearby • Apple Watch: Unlock premium styles right from your wrist — purchases sync with your iPhone automatically • iMessage: Redesigned share card with a cleaner activity ring look • Widgets: The rectangular lock screen widget now shows your stand hours at a glance • Widgets: New "last updated" display options (exact time or time ago) • Improved translations across all supported languages • Bug fixes and performance improvements, including a logging fix on Apple Watch

Add more options for widget configuration. Add a monthly report. Add iMessage support.

Rebuild the step update method. Update translation for Apple Watch

Combine step count data from the motion sensor with health data.

bug fix

Improve the colour swatch display