ActivityMonitor.getInfo() idles

In my watch app, I noticed that ActivityMonitor.getInfo() does not update my step count from the time when onHide is typically called (e.g. when I am not looking at my watch). Apparently (of course!) the steps continue to be counted during this time, but obviously ActivityMonitor is not getting updated. This seems to be a weird behavior that I don't understand. Is there a reason for this?

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jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to flowstate +1

It works fine for me in devices apps.

For example, https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/116a5b59-29ae-4397-a70e-907d7e5f8e44

I suspect it's something that's app specific.
Rob over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58 +1

I have tried your app today. In fact, also your step count does not update all the time. It tends to pause sometimes - similar to the observation in my watch app. I guess that this is rather an issue with…

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jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to Rob

That's actually normal. Steps won't be updating at 1hz, and don't in the case of a watch face either. And there is the whole "10 or more" thing I mentioned. You'll likely only see it update a few times a minute.