I have Huawei Mate 9 with Huawei health app preloaded. I travel most of the time by trains. I noticed the Huawei health recogizes any shaking in the train as steps while I am just standing or sitting. That's why I quickly reach 10,000 steps which are not real steps and the burned calories are not real in return.
How do I stop my phone from identifying shaking in public transport as real steps while I am standing still. Do I have something wrong with my device?
I'm not sure what all sensor data is being used by the app, but most would rely on the input of the accelerometer. And as such it is all based on its algorithm as to what kind of moments it identifies as steps.
While it is hard, the sensor on the device can be giving out wrong values. But I'd still suspect that the companion app is not able to differentiate between steps and the shaking of hands due to you being on the train. It's quite tricky for it too. I'd probably just turn off the app while in the train. We can't expect a very good amount of accuracy from an app which isn't reading anything from the body.
They can probably improve it by using GPS data and other sensor data to understand if the person was actually moving at the natural pace.
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