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Writer says Stride’s step reminders help more than Google Health
A writer who restarted tracking daily exercise switched from Google Health to Stride, a step-counting app.
Both apps can track steps using a smartphone, but the writer says Stride’s reminders are less irritating.
Stride shows a live step count on the lock screen and in the status bar.
Seeing the count can prompt the writer to take a short walk to reach a smaller goal or get closer to the daily target.
The app also sends an evening reminder if the writer has not reached 8,000 steps.
The writer says Google Health offers more tracking and analysis, but finds its AI reminders patronizing.
Stride’s reminder time cannot be customized, which the writer says would make it more useful.
Android Police writer Jon Gilbert says Stride’s step reminders help him move more than Google Health’s reminders.
Stride displays a live step count in a lock-screen notification and status bar.
The app also sends an evening notification if Gilbert has not reached his 8,000-step goal.
Gilbert says Stride’s reminders are gentle, while he finds Google Health’s AI reminders irritating and patronizing.
He says Stride offers fewer tracking features and less analysis than Google Health.
- Who
- Jon Gilbert, a features writer for Android Police.
- What
- Gilbert says Stride’s step reminders help him reach his activity goals more effectively than Google Health’s reminders.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Gilbert says Stride’s live step count and gentle reminders encourage him to move, while Google Health’s AI reminders irritate him.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Stride, on the other hand, is the perfect balance.
The first reason is that I find Google Health's AI reminders patronizing and irritating.
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- Writer
- Jon Gilbert
- Outlet
- Android Police
- Article publication date
- October 11, 2026
- Stride daily step goal
- 8,000 steps
- Stride step-count display
- Lock-screen notification and status bar
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