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    <p>I'm implementing a pedometer on iOS. An important requirement is it must work even if the app were to put in the background mode (e.g., a device is locked or a user presses the home button). You can see such implementation in the App Store like Nike+, Runtastic Pedometer and so on. </p> <p>A few SO posts confirmed that this is made possible with Core Motion or, specifically, <code>CMMotionManager</code> with an additional property of <code>Required background modes</code> set to <code>location</code>.</p> <p>I ran a quick test with the code below and found a strange problem:</p> <pre><code>// AppDelegate.m - (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application { if(self.motionManager==nil) { self.motionManager=[[CMMotionManager alloc] init]; } self.motionManager.accelerometerUpdateInterval=1/50; if(self.accelerometerReadings==nil) self.accelerometerReadings=[[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; [self.motionManager startAccelerometerUpdatesToQueue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] withHandler:^(CMAccelerometerData *accelerometerData, NSError *error) { dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ [self.accelerometerReadings addObject:accelerometerData]; }); } } - (void)applicationWillEnterForeground:(UIApplication *)application { NSLog(@"The number of readings %d",self.accelerometerReadings.count); // do something with accelerometer data... } </code></pre> <p>I tried this code with an iPhone 4S and iOS 6.1. When the app is launched I press the home button and shake it (to simulate walking) for 5 seconds and open the app again. These actions get repeated a few times. The output I got is:</p> <pre><code>2013-02-05 16:41:42.028 [1147:907] readings 0 2013-02-05 16:41:51.572 [1147:907] readings 444 2013-02-05 16:42:00.386 [1147:907] readings 1032 2013-02-05 16:42:08.026 [1147:907] readings 1555 ... </code></pre> <p>I didn't check the correctness of the readings, but quick observation already reveals some problem. There is no readings (or sometimes only one reading) at the first time this app ran in the background mode. </p> <p>What am I doing wrong here? And is this a correct approach for implementing a pedometer?</p>
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    1. COYou should set [accelerometerUpdateInterval](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/CoreMotion/Reference/CMMotionManager_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/CMMotionManager/accelerometerUpdateInterval) to `1/50` instead of `deviceMotionUpdateInterval`
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    2. CONice catch! Unfortunately, this doesn't change the outcome.
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    3. COhi, did you find a solution to your problem?
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