ios - Use similar technology as CMMotionActivity on older iPhones

Question

I'm looking to use the CMMotionActivity for iPhone 5s's, but also want to be able to use similar functionality on older iPhone's, is this possible?

Could I create a less accurate alternative maybe, by tracking GPS and not using the M7 chip? Any advice/tutorials/sample code?

Answer 1

You can create your own algorithm which will utilize accelerometer data and estimate number of steps taken. Its not as accurate and its not a good idea to have 2 separate logic in the same app.

In case, you want to give it a try, check this answer..How to count steps using an Accelerometer?