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appleMoveTime

A quantity sample type that measures the amount of time the user has spent performing activities that involve full-body movements during the specified day.

Declaration

static let appleMoveTime: HKQuantityTypeIdentifier

Discussion

appleMoveTime measures every full minute where the watch detects the user actively moving. Apple Watch uses the accelerometer and gyroscopes to detect activities that involve full-body movements, like walking, running, or playing in the playground.

For younger users, HealthKit’s activity summary can track move time instead of active energy burned:

  • HealthKit automatically tracks move time for any users under 13 years old.

  • Users 13 to 18 years old can choose whether to track move time or active calorie burn.

  • All users over 18 years old track active calorie burn.

These samples use time units (described in HKUnit) and measure cumulative values (described in HKQuantityAggregationStyle).

See Also

Related Documentation

Activity