Tracking in health on iPhone

I’d like to add my milage to my steps on my I phone is there noway to manually input my distance?

Posted on Oct 21, 2022 09:01 PM

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Axel Foley

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Posted on Oct 21, 2022 09:10 PM

No. You cannot manually input mileage into the Health app.

Axel F.

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Axel Foley

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Oct 21, 2022 09:10 PM in response to MattytheDude

No. You cannot manually input mileage into the Health app.

Axel F.

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