How to find my steps on apple watch

Apple hasn't introduced a way for you to add step count to your Apple Watch face. However, with a third-party app like Complication Lab, you can make custom complications and add your step count to your Watch face. Once you download it, you can choose from the templates, or start from scratch. "Steps" will be an option under "Complication Lab" when editing a Watch face.

When I noticed I was putting on a few pounds, I pushed myself to be aware of my step count every day. My Apple Watch was instrumental in counting the steps, but after digging through settings, there was no convenient way to see my step count. This led me to find the best way to put my steps on my Watch face, and while I found many, this guide has the best.

If you've been struggling to figure out how to get steps on Apple Watch face, this is the guide for you. Let's get right into how you can track Apple Watch steps straight from your Watch face.

• How Do You Get Steps to Show on Apple Watch Face?
• Set Up Complication Lab
• Add Complications Through Watch App
• Add Complications from Apple Watch
• Can You View Steps on Apple Watch?
• How to View Steps on Apple Watch?
• How to Check Your Steps on Your Apple iPhone?
• How to Manually Add Step Count Using Health App?
• Final Words

How Do You Get Steps to Show on Apple Watch Face?

If you want to track steps from a place you can easily see your daily steps, like an Apple Watch face instead of buried inside Activity or a pedometer app, you can resort to using a third-party app to get this done.

While there are many options you can turn to that will let you do this, like the Duffy app or Pedometer++ app, my favorite option is certain Complication Lab.

Unlike the name might have you think, this app is far from complicated to use. As you might know, "complications" are the little bits you can add to customize an Apple Watch face. This app gives you more ways to get your Apple Watch data on your Watch face than the other ones do.

Set Up Complication Lab

Follow the steps below to have your step count on your Apple Watch face:

1. Download and install Complication Lab on the paired Apple iPhone.
2. Launch the app.
3. Allow the application to access the data from your Health app. It needs these to be able to provide a step complication.
4. Now, you will see some complication templates, but you can also press the plus icon to fully customize your own. You can give it a name, choose whether it takes a corner or circular form, select the data type it should hold (in this case, we want "Steps"), and even choose a color and target.

Add Complications Through Watch App

Once you have set up the complication you want to use to track steps on your Watch face, it is time to go and put it on your Apple Watch.

You can do this from the Watch app on your iPhone:

1. Open the "Watch" app on the iPhone paired to your Apple Watch.
2. Go into the "My Watch" tab.
3. You will see your Apple Watch faces at the top of the screen. Select the one that you want to add the daily steps count to.
4. Under the "Complications" section, tap the position where you want the steps to be on your Watch face. Keep in mind that not all Apple Watch faces support complications, so you may not see this section when you choose some.
5. Scroll down to the "Complication Lab" section.
6. From here, you will see different options. You can either choose the "Steps" template that comes with the app or your custom-made complication.

Now, when you check your Apple Watch face, you'll see that you can monitor your steps for the day straight from there. There's no need to dig through menus.

Add Complications from Apple Watch

Although it is less convenient, you can also add the step count to your Watch face from the Apple Watch itself.

1. With the face showing on your Apple Watch display, tap and hold your finger in place.
2. Tap "Edit".
3. Swipe left until you get to the end of the available pages. This is where the page with the complications will be. If it isn't there, it means the Watch face does not support complications.
4. Scroll through the list until you find the new step complication you just made. Tap to select it.
5. Press the Digital Crown to finish up.

Can You View Steps on Apple Watch?

While there might not be an obvious way for Apple Watch users to track their steps straight from the Apple Watch face, they can certainly view their steps on Apple Watch.

Your step count for the day can easily be seen in the Activity app on your Apple Watch, though steps for any other day will have to be viewed from the paired iPhone.

How to View Steps on Apple Watch?

You don't need a dedicated pedometer app with your Apple Watch as the Activity app can take care of counting your steps instead.

Follow the process below to see how many steps you've taken today:

1. Launch the "Activity" app on your Apple Watch.
2. Use the Digital Crown to scroll down past the Activity Rings towards the bottom of the app.
3. You will see your step count under "Total Steps", as well as other information relating to your daily fitness.
4. You can also use the Digital Crown to scroll down more and tap "Weekly Summary" to see all the data for the week.

How to Check Your Steps on Your Apple iPhone?

If you don't have your Apple Watch around but you still want to know how many steps you've taken, you can do it quite conveniently using the Fitness app on your Apple iPhone. Here's how.

1. Launch the "Fitness" app.
2. Enter the "Summary" tab by selecting it at the bottom, if you're not already in it.
3. Tap the Activity Rings.
4. Now, you will be able to see the steps and distance that you have moved for the day.

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How to Manually Add Step Count Using Health App?

As great as the Apple Watch is for recording your steps and distance, one thing that I've noticed is that even the best pedometer apps may not work very accurately sometimes.

If this is the case, or perhaps you forgot your Apple Watch before going on a walk, you'll probably want to add your estimated steps to your iPhone Health app on your own.

The good thing is that Apple gives you a way to do this quite easily.

1. Launch the "Health" app on your Apple iPhone.
2. Tap the "Browse" tab at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. Select "Activity".
4. Tap the "Steps" option.
5. In the top-right corner, you should see "Add Data". Press that.
6. You can type in the date and time these steps were taken, and then add the actual step count.
7. Press "Add" once you're done.
8. Tap "Confirm" to finalize this and manually add steps to your Health app.

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Final Words

Apple doesn't give you a native way to have your step count on your watch face. However, thanks to third-party apps like Complication Lab, you can. Install the application on your iPhone and set up a custom complication to show your steps.

Using the Watch application on your iPhone, you will now be able to add your steps to any compatible Watch face, just like that. However, keep in mind that you can also check your steps from your Apple Watch or the Fitness app on your iPhone.

We hope this article showed you how to add your step count and step goal to your Watch face. Take a look at our related articles to learn more about your Apple Watch and other Apple devices.

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