Permissions and Source Priority
Bluetooth is required
Section titled “Bluetooth is required”Bluetooth permission is what lets the iPhone app talk to your StepSprite device.
Without it, there is no pairing, no live status, and no sync.
Apple Health is optional
Section titled “Apple Health is optional”Apple Health access is a separate choice.
When you allow it, StepSprite can:
- write steps
- optionally write distance
- optionally write active calories
- optionally write workouts
- optionally read Health totals for charts
Default Health behavior
Section titled “Default Health behavior”If you enable Health access and leave everything at the default settings:
- steps are on
- distance is off
- calories is off
- workouts is off
That is intentional. StepSprite treats steps as the main measured value and leaves the rest opt-in.
Add a screenshot of the HealthKit section in Settings showing the write toggles and the status line.
Why Apple Health totals can look different
Section titled “Why Apple Health totals can look different”Apple Health uses source priority when more than one device writes the same category.
That means:
- your Apple Watch can still be higher priority for steps
- StepSprite can be enabled but not the top source
- one metric can behave differently from another
For example, you might allow StepSprite to write steps but keep distance off. Or you might allow both, but Health still prefers another source for one category.
Where to change source priority
Section titled “Where to change source priority”On iPhone:
Health → Browse → Activity → choose a metric → Data Sources & Access
That is where you can:
- reorder sources
- disable StepSprite for a specific metric
- check whether another device is winning
Good rule of thumb
Section titled “Good rule of thumb”If the StepSprite app looks correct but Apple Health does not, the next thing to check is not Bluetooth. It is usually Health permissions or source priority.