Step Counter - Pedometer 1.6.8: what changed
The latest build highlights changes to the Today screen, heart-rate monitoring and step notifications. The app also tracks walking activity and offers goals, charts and related fitness tools.
What changed
- 01Rearrange modules on Today
The build adds customization for Today modules: add the ones you want, remove those you do not use, and change their order. That gives you a way to arrange the view around the activity information you prefer to see. Step Counter tracks steps, distance, activity time and estimated calories, so the Today screen can be shaped around your routine.
- 02Refined heart-rate monitoring
This build upgrades the algorithm used for heart-rate monitoring, with the stated aim of improving accuracy and reliability. The app’s broader tracking tools also cover water intake, weight and BMI trends alongside steps and walking activity. For useful records, enter accurate information in the app’s pedometer settings, as the description says this affects distance and calorie estimates.
- 03More responsive live step alerts
The notes describe optimization of live step notifications, specifically for faster and more responsive updates. Step Counter automatically records movement using the phone’s built-in sensor, and its description says tracking can continue with the screen locked. Some phones may stop counting when power-saving settings intervene, so check whether the app is counting as expected during your usual walk.
- Version
- 1.6.8
- On Google Play
- Sep 4, 2026
- Rollout
- Rolling out via Google Play
- Developer
- Leap Fitness Group
Should you update now?
It is worth installing now if you use Step Counter: you get a more customizable Today view, refined heart-rate monitoring and more responsive step notifications. The app brings step totals, distance, activity time and estimated calories together, with goals and charts to follow progress. The notes do not touch permissions, accounts or payments.
Get the update
Open Step Counter - Pedometer in Google PlayOfficial listing by Leap Fitness Group
On the listing, Update means this build is waiting for your phone; Open means you already have it or a newer one.
Worth knowing
Step Counter uses your phone’s built-in sensor and can track while the screen is locked, although some phones’ power-saving settings may interrupt counting. You can adjust sensitivity in the app to help step detection, and accurate information in pedometer settings is used for distance and calorie calculations. Installing an update from Google Play keeps your mail/data and settings; the app description also says activity data and settings can be backed up to Google Drive and restored.
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