How to Sync Android Steps With STRYNER on Telegram

Your Android phone can count a walk before STRYNER knows you've taken a single step. To get the two totals talking, open STRYNER in Telegram and go to Step Providers. This is where you pair the mini app with the Android companion that reads steps from Health Connect.

Connect your Android step count

1. In Step Providers, follow the Google Play button for the STRYNER companion. The project's screenshot labels it Get STRYNER Sync on Google Play.
2. Return to the same Telegram screen and tap Generate Connection Code. Copy the code into the companion app on your Android phone and tap Connect.
3. When Android asks, allow the companion to read your steps from Health Connect. Back in STRYNER, look for Active Source beside Health Connect.
4. Open the home screen and check Today's Steps. The seven-day chart below it helps you tell today's reading from earlier walks.

If your walk is missing

Start with Health Connect on your phone. Can you see today's steps there? If the total is missing there too, check that the fitness app or watch you walked with is sharing step data with Health Connect. Then check the companion's permission to read it. The Step Providers screen shows Google Fit, Samsung Health and Garmin as possible sources feeding Health Connect.

If Health Connect already has the walk, give the companion time to sync. STRYNER says it normally updates about every 15 minutes. If the total only changes when you open the companion, check the battery setting for that app. The official setup FAQ gives Android background and autostart guidance. It also says that manually entered steps are filtered out and lists iOS support as upcoming.

Choose a free walking challenge

Once you can see steps coming through, open New Challenge. The setup screen separates three decisions that are easy to mix up: how many days the challenge runs, how long other people have to join, and how many steps each person needs per day.

For example, the project's screenshot shows 7 days, a 24-hour registration window and 7,000 steps. That gives people a day to sign up for a week of daily goals. If you're organizing a group walk, tell people the daily target and the registration deadline when you invite them.

Choose Free under Mode, pick Public or Private, then read the summary above Create Challenge. Look for Free to play there. The project's site also describes challenges with a GRAM entry, which involve a financial commitment. Its XP score records progress in the app.

Where to find your crew

In our earlier walkthrough, Get Started opened the mini app. Under Friends, we found Build your crew and the Recruit button. Use this area when you want to invite someone to your crew. Use New Challenge when you want to set the rules for a particular walk.

We reviewed the project's published Android setup instructions and the screens shown above. Our walkthrough covered the crew invitation flow. We didn't pair a phone, measure sync times or enter a paid challenge.

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