Honestly, you might expect something a bit like that.
It's not magic, so it has to guess - and especially if you're trying to find ways to fool it you will. But the reality is that in normal use it'll be well within 10% of your actual step count, and for most people that's more than good enough as it's just to give you an idea of the amount of exercise you are getting
Espruino is a JavaScript interpreter for low-power Microcontrollers. This site is both a support community for Espruino and a place to share what you are working on.
Honestly, you might expect something a bit like that.
It's not magic, so it has to guess - and especially if you're trying to find ways to fool it you will. But the reality is that in normal use it'll be well within 10% of your actual step count, and for most people that's more than good enough as it's just to give you an idea of the amount of exercise you are getting