Rejected app with unclear/unhelpful reason

[oconnoclast]

Hello. I decided to finally make my watch face work with the Versa 2 as well as the Versa. The only changes I made were to increase the SDK from 4.1 to 4.3 and select Versa 2 along with Versa and Versa Lite.

The app was previously accepted and has been live for some time. The rejection reason states:

"# the steps value is 0 even though the steps from the today apps if different ( you should show the values from the today app). Please consult the following link for more information: https://dev.fitbit.com/legal/app-gallery-guidelines/"

There is nothing in the linked material that references a "Today" app. Additionally, the clockface is displaying the footsteps, both on my own personal Versa 2 (where I have sideloaded it and been using it fine) and through the emulator.

The code for the footsteps is:

export function stepTracker() {
  if (appbit.permissions.granted("access_activity")) {
    clock.addEventListener("tick", () => {
      counter.text = `${userActivity.local.steps}`;
    });
  }
}

I am dubious about this rejection, and would appreciate any help in this matter.

[oconnoclast]

Apologies, as I short have also included this part of the code:

import { today as userActivity } from "user-activity";

So, in that sense, I am using today. I notice that the API guides now say this as an example:

today.adjusted.steps

Is there a difference between local and adjusted?

[Gondwana · Accepted solution]

Definitely use 'adjusted'. That value also includes steps coming from other sources (web site, other devices on same account). It's what the Today app shows.

[oconnoclast]

Thank you, Peter. I'll make a change to use adjusted, and then resubmit. Fingers crossed. Thanks for your help. 🙂

BTW, what is this mysterious Today app? I've never heard of it, and it clearly wasn't a requirement when I submitted my original release.

[Gondwana]

I think the 'Today' app is what you get if you swipe up (or some direction). It's the built-in thing that summarises your activity stats.