flutter_motion

pub package

Access to CMMotionActivityManager and CMPedometer classes for iOS, android implementation is coming soon.

This plugin gets realtime motion data starting from the time you started listening

Permissions for Android

For Android 10 and above add the following permission to the Android manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION" />

Permissions for iOS

Add the following entries to your Info.plist file in the Runner xcode project:

<key>NSMotionUsageDescription</key>
<string>This application tracks your steps</string>
<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
<array>
    <string>processing</string>
</array>

Step Count

The step count represents the number of steps taken since the last system boot. On Android, any steps taken before installing the application will not be counted.

Pedestrian Status

The Pedestrian status is either walking or stopped. In the case that of an error, the status will be unknown.

Availability of Sensors

Both Step Count and Pedestrian Status may not be available on some phones:

  • It was found that some Samsung phones did not support Step Count or Pedestrian Status
  • Older iPhones did not support Pedestrian Status in particular

There is nothing we can do to solve this problem, unfortunately.

In the case that a sensor is not available, an error will be thrown. It is important that you handle this error yourself.

Example Usage

See the example app for a fully-fledged example.

Below is shown a more generalized example. Remember to set the required permissions, as described above.

   StreamSubscription<Activity>? _pedestrianStatusSubscription;
  StreamSubscription<Motion>? _motionDetectorSubscription;
  bool isRunning = false;
  String? _motionError, _activityError;

  late ValueNotifier<Activity> _activityNotifier;
  late ValueNotifier<Motion> _motionNotifier;

  @override
  void initState() {
    _activityNotifier = ValueNotifier(Activity.unknown);
    _motionNotifier = ValueNotifier(const Motion());
    super.initState();
  }

  void onMotion(Motion event) {
    // print(event);
    _motionNotifier.value = event;
  }

  void onPedestrianStatusChanged(Activity event) {
    // print(event);
    _activityNotifier.value = event;
  }

  void onPedestrianStatusError(error) {
    // print('onPedestrianStatusError: $error');
    setState(() {
      _motionError = error.toString();
    });
    // print(_status);
  }

  void onMotionError(error) {
    setState(() {
      _activityError = error.toString();
    });
  }

  _listenToActivity() {
    _pedestrianStatusSubscription = FlutterPedometer.pedestrianStatusStream
        .listen(onPedestrianStatusChanged)
      ..onError(onPedestrianStatusError);
  }

  _listenToMotion() {
    _motionDetectorSubscription = FlutterPedometer.motionDetectorStream
        .listen(onMotion)
      ..onError(onMotionError);
  }

  _start() {
    _listenToActivity();
    _listenToMotion();
    setState(() {
      isRunning = true;
    });
  }

  _stop() {
    _pedestrianStatusSubscription?.cancel();
    _motionDetectorSubscription?.cancel();
    setState(() {
      isRunning = false;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return ChangeNotifierProvider(
        lazy: false,
        create: (context) => _motionNotifier,
        builder: (c, child) => ChangeNotifierProvider(
              lazy: false,
              create: (context) => _activityNotifier,
              builder: (c, child) => MaterialApp(
                home: Scaffold(
                  appBar: AppBar(
                    title: const Text('FlutterPedometer  example app'),
                  ),
                  floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
                    onPressed: isRunning ? _stop : _start,
                    child: isRunning
                        ? const Icon(Icons.pause)
                        : const Icon(Icons.play_arrow),
                  ),
                  body: Column(
                    mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
                    children: <Widget>[
                      if (_activityError != null) Text(_activityError ?? ''),
                      if (_motionError != null) Text(_motionError ?? ''),
                      Builder(builder: (context) {
                        return ListTile(
                          title: Text(
                              context
                                  .watch<ValueNotifier<Activity>>()
                                  .value
                                  .name,
                              style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4),
                          subtitle: const Text('Activity'),
                        );
                      }),
                      Builder(builder: (context) {
                        var motion = context.watch<ValueNotifier<Motion>>();
                        return Column(
                          children: [
                            ListTile(
                              title: Text(
                                  motion.value.averageActivePace
                                      .toStringAsFixed(2),
                                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4),
                              subtitle: const Text('averageActivePace'),
                            ),
                            ListTile(
                              title: Text(
                                  motion.value.currentPace.toStringAsFixed(2),
                                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4),
                              subtitle: const Text('currentPace'),
                            ),
                            ListTile(
                              title: Text(
                                  motion.value.distance.toStringAsFixed(2),
                                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4),
                              subtitle: const Text('distance'),
                            ),
                            ListTile(
                              title: Text(
                                  motion.value.floorsAscended
                                      .toStringAsFixed(2),
                                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4),
                              subtitle: const Text('floorsAscended'),
                            ),
                            ListTile(
                              title: Text('${motion.value.numberOfSteps}',
                                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4),
                              subtitle: const Text('numberOfSteps'),
                            ),
                          ],
                        );
                      }),
                    ],
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ));
  }

Query motion data between specific dates

    FlutterMotion.queryData( DateTime.now().subtract(
                                          const Duration(minutes: 10)),
                                      DateTime.now());
                                 .then((value) => print(value));