Step Counter API

[Happypig375]

Description

Implements an API that allows to interact with integrated Step Counter when available in order to have:

• number of steps taken by the user since the last reboot while the sensor was activated

Public API Changes

public class StepCounter
{
    bool IsMonitoring { get; private set; }
    void Start();
    void Stop();
    event StepCounterChangedEventHandler ReadingChanged;
}
public class StepCounterChangedEventHandler : EventArgs
{
    DateTimeOffset Timestamp {get; private set}; // time of the most recent pedometer reading
    int TotalSteps {get; private set}; 
}

Android: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/sensors/sensors_motion iOS: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coremotion/cmpedometer UWP: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.sensors.pedometerreading

Intended Use-Case

To record steps using the step counter sensor, for health and sports app etc.

[Happypig375]

Old issue here https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials/issues/362 Workaround here https://github.com/shinyorg/shiny

[Xyncgas]

not every platform has a step counter, maybe we can install a third party library and use it in platform specific code in MAUI, the third party library would give you access to that platform's pedometer instead of provided by MAUI framework because it's an UI framework

[ghost]

We've added this issue to our backlog, and we will work to address it as time and resources allow. If you have any additional information or questions about this issue, please leave a comment. For additional info about issue management, please read our Triage Process.

[jfversluis]

In the meantime, I've wrapped the basic functionality for iOS and Android in a plugin here: https://github.com/jfversluis/Plugin.Maui.Pedometer