Pedometer (PFA) Apk

Pedometer (PFA) Apk

Latest version 3.1.0
14 Nov 2024

Older Versions

Apk Infos

Version3.1.0
Rating3.4/5, based on 220 votes
Size‎5.9 MB
Requires AndroidAndroid 4.2+ (Jelly Bean)
Author's NotesCounts steps and provides overview on walked steps.

About Pedometer (PFA) APK

Pedometer (PFA) APK Download for Android
Pedometer (PFA) APK Download for Android

Description

Privacy Friendly Pedometer can count your steps in background, provides you an overview about your walked steps and allows you to define custom walking modes and notifications if the achievement of your daily step goal is in danger. The app requires minimal permissions (Run at startup and prevent phone from sleeping). It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Technische Universität Darmstadt. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

Privacy Friendly Pedometer can count your daily walked steps while it runs in background. It gives you an overview about your walked steps, distance and about the calories you have burned while walking. You can add and choose different walking modes with different step lengths, such as walking or running, to improve the calculation of distance and calories.

In a special training mode you can track your training sessions. To each training session additional information, such as feeling or a description, can be added.

What makes Privacy Friendly Pedometer different from other pedometers?

1. Minimal amount of permissions:
* Run at startup: This permission is required to restart the step counting when your phone boots.
* prevent phone from sleeping: On some devices the processor falls asleep and prevents counting steps. With this permission the app can keep the processor awake while counting steps.

Most of Pedometer Apps in the Google Play Store require additional permissions. E.g. accessing the network or Internet which is mostly used to display advertisement. Some apps have access to GPS or telephony data.

2. No advertisement.
Many other free apps in the Google Play Store dazzle annoying advertising and also shortens battery life.

You can reach us via
Twitter - @SECUSOResearch (https://twitter.com/secusoresearch)
Mastodon - @SECUSO_Research@bawü.social (https://xn--baw-joa.social/@SECUSO_Research/)
Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers_1557.php

Latest updates

What's new in version 3.1.0

- Update translations
- Bug fixes and improvements

How to install Pedometer (PFA) APK on Android phone or tablet?

Download Pedometer (PFA) APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:

Update Phone Settings

  • Go to your phone Settings page
  • Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
  • Check the Unknown Sources box
  • Confirm with OK

Go to Downloads

  • Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
  • Tap the APK file you downloaded (org.secuso.privacyfriendlyactivitytracker-v3.1.0-ApkClean.apk)
  • Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.

Older Versions

3.1.0 (16)5.9 MB

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User's Reivew

4 ★Would love a reset button
1 ★Uses far too much battery power.
1 ★Doesn't work (Xiaomi)
1 ★Last updated 2017
3 ★This app was great until the latest update - it stopped counting my steps at all. Please fix!
2 ★With my Honor 6X I cannot find out how to keep it alive. I enabled every option I could find to prevent it from being closed but it still shuts down at some point. Also it doesn't count reliable, having the phone in my pocket does almost nothing while fiddling in my hand or typing stuff increments the counter. Already tried different sensitivities with the same results.
2 ★It only seems to actually save your steps count about once every billion hours or so. If you have to turn off your phone or it restarts or you run out of battery you can be out literally thousands of steps. It would be quite good if not for this ridiculous flaw.
1 ★Stopped working for no reason
4 ★It not count steps when phone is in hand.and steps not count in ui.
5 ★Super. Tut genau was es soll ohne Cloud-Zwang.
1 ★Not counting right
5 ★Simple, useful. No unnecessary permissions.